Year: 1859

d not desirous that Senior Tejada should succeed
in the United States, q he knows that By such
means ~ loan would give him, the Msxbcans would
be enabled TO prolong the present struggle inded-
nitely even II the Liberals succeeded, that they
would proceed at once to divide up and commence
cutting each others throats. And do not think be
10 willing that this should be effected at the expense
Of American dollars. As have cautioned your read.
before, they had better look we'll to their secur
ties before they open their purses.


BOLD AvowAL OF DISHONESTY.


A courier was intercepted between Mexico and
Jalapa, with letters for General Robes from Corona
Secretary OF War. In one Of these precious docu.
ments the Secretary tells the General that the Gov
ernment is out of money, and that it cannot supply
the army at Jalapa with more funds. But, says the
war Office we are bound to have money, or we are
lost and with the country. To avoid this calamity
the Government has taken firm and decided inten-
ton To raise money by any MEANS letting the conse
quences take care of themselves and advises Gen.
Robles to throw aside his scrupes and put funds in
his pocket in the same way" There is . priuate
Mexican letter, and it Is honest think it is the first
one ever saw, and If rogues had not fallen out,
think It is doubtful if the world would have bad the
benefit Of their secrets in this open handed way.
You know the old saying, "when thieves fall out,
honest men get their due"


WAR COUNCIL OF BISHOPS.


The Bishops Of the various doceses of Mexico were
assembled together by order Of the Archbishops in
the city Of Mexico, to consider the merits and de-
mands of the war. The voice Of the Church is still
for war; though its pockets clamor loudly against the
expenses The padres willing to see the slaughter
90 IN orav Mo hpkt thauo on
misery with their cash. that nightly fear they are
not only losing the country, but they are losing
caste. Every body says, give money and the revo-
luton shall be put down and though all this gas is
for their benefit to maintain their odious proscrip.
tions yet they fail to make those pecuniary sacrifices
which are needful to bring about such sanguinary
results The Archbishop proposed to let the war out
on contract to any party who would do the rough
work cheapest. Miramon was the only bidder, and
he proposed in consideration of the sum of 100000
in cash. and IS 900 900 in short nstallments to put
an end to the row, and reinstate the Church in its
prerogatives. Now, have but little doubt of Mira
mons success, il the Church should come down hand
somely and stick up to him courageously for the
man who pays best gets the biggest crowd Of sol.
ders behind him in this country But, unfortunately,
dissenting voice was raised and the Bishop of
Mungia said, Let the war take care of itself; we
have paid out enough money we are cheated on all
sides" That sentence told the story, and the
balance of the session was held in secret. l think
the determination of the council has not TRANSFERRED
and whatever it is, no good has come of it yet


THE ARCHBISHOP CHEATED HIS ExcnEoUER


BANKRUPT AND HIS PAPER PROTESTED.


Letters from Mexico relate I" transaction" I" be.
tween Miramon and the Archbishop, which reflects
on the honesty Of the one and the sagacity OF the
other. The venerable preate was In debt, or rather
Mramon held his paper for 100000, payable in one
year. He offered to shave these obligations at the
rate Of so per cent, which Mramon agreed to- and
the Archbishop paid $50 900 into the treasury. He
then for bis notes. and was rather astonished to
find that Miramon had just sold them to broker at
discount of 35 per cent thereby obtaining within
Is per cent. of the full value. His reverence was
full of anger and sought to protest. but the notaries
could do nothing for him. as the Church now has its
own judges, who arescaled ecclesiastical, and who
alone can take cognizance of religious disputes and
the notary Of the Arch bishop is now in Rome. But
it is poor rule that only works one way so, when
certain large demands fell due against the Archbishop
few days after, be denied the payment, saying he
had no money. The creditor in this case could do
nothing, for the ecclesiastical judge is in Rome, and
therefore no protest could be entered But the
broker applied to Miramon in this extremity, and
the latter very ungratefully appointed commission
to inquire into the matter, so his reverence was lilly
treated all round.


GRAND BAPTIsH-SoMETHNG FOR THE LADIES.


Mexican news is usually barren of items which
are supposed to interest ladies, for they bless their
souls, in our country, detest towards and liars and
therefore naturally hate to read of the treachery,
cowardce and fasehoods of which my letters 80 con-
tinuay speak. On the 2Sth Of September, as the
twilight closed over the valley of Mexico, and the
lingering sunshine played around the turrets of Castle
Chaputepec, that splendid residence and fortitica-
tion shone out from its emerald setting like new
sun. 1t was lit up from baston to flagstaff with
lanterns and gas lights and inside gathered the
wealth. power and beauty Of the city of the ancient
kings. The occasion was the baptism of the first
son and only child with which Madame Miramon has
blessed her lord. The Archbishop, or rather the
Pope of Mexico-for while this country has been cut
off from Rome the Archbishop has acted as Vice.
Gerent of Jesus Christ-oficiated at the ceremony,
and invoked the blessing of Heaven. The little fel.
low was called Miguel Napoleon de Miramon, and
seemed to be very happy, never crying once, says a
letter have seen to lady. After the baptism, the
young Miramon was taken possession of by the
crowd, who passed him from hand to hand like a
piece of wax-work, exclaiming all the while +" how
beautiful" The ladies ultimately got him into their
hands, and smothered the little fellow with kisses.
A splendid repast followed the ceremony, and many
bumper of champaign was offered to the newly
born successor to the present ruler in Chapultepec


PROTECTIVE SYSTEM IN A NEW LIGHT.


The beauties Of the protective system +" are re-
fined and developed to perfection in this country,
and think your Massachusetts men had better cut
this paragraph out for reference when their partcu.
lar ideas triumph in the United States. Nothing is
undertaken here without Government aid, which is
usually vouchsafed in the form Of monopoly or ex.
elusive privilege. We have published in the Pro.
gresso, in one day, four applications for benefits of
the most trivial character One man has discovered
new mode Of navigating the water, and asks to be
protected in its exclusive benefits for eight years
He says bis machine is SO simple, and yet SO effective,
that when once discovered the commonest intellect
can comprehend and build it, and the country will be


flooded with them to his great disadvantage. Another
wants the exclusive privilege of supplying the in.
terror of the Republic with shell and other kinds of
fish. Another wants to be the monopolst of all
saw mills in the State of Tobasco for the dressing of
mahogany; and another, having discovered new
crater to an old volcano wants to be the sole
facturer of powder; and fifth desires to have the
coastng trade from this place to Tlacotalpan under
his conto because he has steamer or can get one.
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