The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1864, Page 2

The Rupture Beiween the French and Their Allies ‘he Clergy. eenennaee andi OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. Protest of the Archbishop and Bishops of Mexico. . Their Situation Declared to be Worse (han Under the Juarez Government. Dismissal of the Archbishop from the Regency and Removal of the Judges of the Supreme Court by Order of General Bazaiue, ben Ren kee ‘Tho following doouments give e full history of the re cont rupture between tbe oburch party ead the Freach SYNOPSIS OF DOCUMENTS, 1.—Protest of the Archbishop of Mexico, as one of the regents, agninst ceriain orders issued in the name of the Regency by Generals Almonte and Salas, under commatd of the French General-in Chief, whioh orders involve a recognition of the sequestration of the church property, — in 1899 by the Juarez government. November 10, 1863. 2.—Protest of the Archbishop against his removal from office, asRugent of the Em ire, Nov. 17, 1863. 3 —OMciat bote from General Bazaine to the Archbishop, acknow/lédging Uthat the aismissal of the Archbishop trom } laa was made by bis orders, Novembor 20, rey the Arcnbisbop to General Bazaine, Ho dec ares bis removal from the Regency null and voi. November 28, 1863 5.—United provest of the Archbishop of Mexi Archbishop of Mich acan, the Archbishop of Gi jara, the visbop of san Luis Potosi and the Bishop of Gnjaca, against the circulars wna orders issued with refer oe to the church proverty by commind of the Freach eneral, and dcc'ariug aginst all who shal! oxecule them, Or co-operate in executing them, the excommunication decreed by thie Holy ‘ouncil of Tront In this protest they deciare their situation to by worse than it was under the Juarez government, December 26, 1563. 6 —Decreo of the reeuts, Almonte and Salas, remov- ing all of (be Judges and other oilicers of the Supremo Court, on the ground o! their refusil to entorce any of the laws or orders regarding the nationalization of the church prperty, January 2, 1864. T.—Mantiesto of Almonte and Salas, explaining this sot, and declarin. that they found it necessary to son form their action to “‘Fronch policy,"" January 2, 18 4. 6.—Sharp lotter fr:m General Neigre to the Arcbishop of Mexioo, complaining of the lucendiary character of the publications which are being clandestinely circulated by the clergy in the capital January 16, 1654 9 —Roply of the Archbishop, declaring catezorically that mever was the oburch so bitterly persecuted, and that be, a8 prelate, finds himself in 8 worse position than under the Juarez government. PROTEST OF TUS AROHBISHOP OF MEXICO. Your Excattascr—Unuer this date {have communl- cated to their Excellencies Regents Generals D. Juan N. Almoote and D. Mariano Salas that of which the following is @ Copy =» Yoor Exoxtignciss—Being unable in avy case to make a sacrifice of MY Conscience and my dignity, | find myself obliged wot to your Excellencies, for your due knowledge-and fn the official ‘paper, the fol towing deolarations:— iré—That there baving been reosived by the weed at the conclusion its ‘stesive om Saturday, tho 7 inatant, a despaton (rdin’his Excellency General Bazaine, to which L0.tusisseds: the Regency stiould make dectaratioe sufflotent to ite fu the aad before tho Judg # the ovuree of the affairs to wBtch the comma wication or notice in the- of the ‘Wtof October ‘inet ri and’ which reqhirement is mado te &tranver which id strongly Claim the atten- @f the Regency, tely made known tbat the alfeir was, from tte nature, one of the greatest gravity importavt gad that tt should Yorp cautiously and ity, wot ‘hastity, to whicn we Were Of acoord, the subject lying over to treated of subsquently. i He bt i ri Hl gleeesi hi HH ' f | i i Hi i i iff iii al Bs i i i i : t i Hi i : 2 i $ é i : i & a4 f i if a ! i i if re &: F e 4 i He i = Fi i E Hi E i i t ‘Manioo, Nov. 10, 1948 the same to you Excellency for your PROTEST OF THE ARCHBISHOr OF MEXICO AGAINST BIS DISMISSAL FROM THE RVQBNCY. nid to thelr Kxcetioncies Geno- 4 D. Mariano Salas, Regents of ve just received a note from id Keciesiastical Affairs, in which Tam in open oppreition Lo Lhe red to my note of —— inst. thai 1 would not avain meet at ite sessions until the order of the 8th {vst and the decree of the same date hat been repealed, the Regency declare that I have cexced to form a» part of it, and the samo is communi cated to me, with the iformation that his Excellency Senor Bazaine concurs in the said resolution swor [ bave to Bay to your Exceitenoies:— —That | cannot be in opposition to the Regenoy, T form « part of it ‘Second—Uhat 1 bave not said J would not again meet at its sessions until the order end decree of the Bth inst. had boen revoked; but that as soon as your Excellencies your selves rovoke what you have done without my eoncur- rence, | would with’ pleasure taeet at the seasions of tbe Regency; two things very different, a8 may be seen Gt a ance. ard —vbat 1 do not covaider either your Excileacies or General Kazaine bave any right whatever toremove mo from the office of Regent of the Empire, because General Bazuine, even under the intervention, bas no power te do tbis, still less after the explicit, frank, loyal and highly. politic declaration of Generat Forey as. 4he igstaliation of the Mexican government; nor can two individuals of the Regency constitute and declare thempelves the Regency, without violating their title to legitimacy, and introduc- ing by thi# act 1 the constitution of the i an easentia: change of ‘a nature which can only be doue by the Arsembiy of Notables. ‘ jueatly , Lask your Excellencies, ta thes formal mat a use of the right conceded to me by article 17 Of the decree of the 16th July last, that for the determioa- tion of this Eger the asic ces Stem called logether, thi lag the iaapeesavie ‘an imate re- eauence of nat te accepted i eee ized source, even by the interven » form of ernment, of legality in the country, of the power of the Emperor elect and, of. 1 iveell; Desause boing ouliged, according to the law, to.referto the Assembly In case ‘Of grave itis ie theretore copveked for this, for what: called, or Bow can your Excelieneies ‘ or consider yourbdlved as the it, OF avoid your immense responsibility before God, the ma- tion and France. : T conclude, therefore, protesting against my removal, on the ground of nullity, and holding to reserve all the other rights which belong to mo as Regent and as Mexican. All of which I say to your Excelloncies for your due knowledge and that of General Bazaine, if your Excel tencies think proper to communicate the same ¢o him, the said removal haying been made in accord with his'Kx- colle: cy. ¢ uard your Fxoeliencies many yoars. ict Shaina TELAGIO ANTONIO, Archbishop of Mexico and Rogent of the Empire. Maxico, Noy. 17, 1863. OFFICIAL NOTE FROM GENERAL BAZAINE TO THE ARCHBISHOP OF MEXICO. No. 59. Corrs or Mzx100, Havquanrans OF ime, Muxico, Nov. 20, 1863. Your Guacx—I have received the protest which his Excellency General Almon‘e has caused: to reach me, with reference to the measures which have beca adopied by the Regency to remove your Grace {rom the provisional government. I must make known to your Grace that this measure was rendered necessary by the attitude of your Grace, and ft was taken with my accord, persuaded, as 1 am, that this was ther only: means of avoiding the interruption of the march of events, May I be permitted to express the desire that your Grace, well inspired, will accept the position ab it is to- day, aud will reject the advice and the imprudent (riends, against whom, notwithat well decided te take the most rigorous measures: sort, ment: am authorized to employ under the. powers with which I am.iavested. lreiyom the abnegatin of your Grace, andon your devotion to the country, that, at the moment Tam about setting out for the interior on the work of the. pacification and regeneration of Mexico, your opposition: will not delay tho march-of the government. f Your Grace will please to recieve the omy high and reapectiul consideration. ia General Commanding-in-Chief. To his Grace, the Arcimstor or Muxico. REPLY OF THE ARCHBISHOP TO GENBRAL BAZAINE. Your Exceiuxycy—I have not before answered the let. ter of your Excellency, datéd the 20th instant, which I received on the, aft ‘cf the, 24th, because I have ‘been odiiged to avall myself of the time for the despatch of the packet. Idomo now by stating what it appears to me proper to say to you with refercnce to each one of | ‘the points which in yoot teiter reiate to me. ‘ ———— his op cae etic Sanh ‘trans- mitted to your rosie pulley ogaiust the dismissal which his conieoey ‘aad his Excellency Sonor Salm, and not the Regency, wade of me in order to provis: government. J also un- to. your that Is, thatch or your Bxcellency as invested with = aut ever to remove tne, conse juentiy f insist protest of nullity. Your Excellency sa: sure was required by my attitude, and, y phe (a Suaded that my removal was the only means of ay jing the interraption of the march of events. Your Excel- lency will permit me to reply to you that my opinion ts exactly the contrary— Pirst—Bocause there ts not to be found in jurisprudence any law by which the attitude of @ public functionary, who legally Gills bis office, who Wl rinciples of justice, who in everything in conformity with the law, and who a) to the substantial forms of legality for the validity of his acts, canbe made the ground for such bis removal from office by other functionaries who are big equals in position and authori ty, avd who ere iacompetent, not only to remove him, but even to call bim to account or to judge him. Second— Because this removal, far trom tacifitatirg, 1s just what ts calculated to, oy io march of events; be- { Cause, say what yuu will, it implies tbe substitution of de facto for de jure m the question of legitimacy, and the Geatrurtion of the romeut constituted oo the 26th of June mat by the of the Saale: aie wa- thon, and accepted by the General in Chie! x tionary army, etter declared that be placed the bands, Tet of two, but of ihe three provisional chiefs of the pation,tme powers which circumstances had en- trusted to him for the benefit of the nation itself; and your Excellency will see that if these powers are placed in their cay do not remai uentiy, government was iv ot tay removal, and that whit exists today may be whatever you wish, but it will not be > seomgneneenya thea announced by Genera! Forey to the Mexican people, wo and to the world Third—That not only can it not be said that my removal was tbe only meana, but that there being many, none of ‘them were put im practice, and the National Assembly being inexistence, and the only competent means of giv- ing a lega! and national saaction to any resolution, not to apply to it, notwithstanding my formal retftion in con- formity with law, was to give a deathbiow to the gov- ernment of the country. Your Excellency continues, expressing your desire that I will accept she situation as it is, and will repel the coun eationg of imprudent friends, against whom your Ex: ig resolved to tuke the most rigor. ous measures in use of the powers with whicb you are invested. With reference to the frst, I have to say to your Excellency that I do not understand the exact meaning which you piace upon the werds “accept the tion?’ but ag accepting is conren’ ing god admitting bave to say to your Excellency that heve not, and { ever will, agree to any of the steps have beep takem against the.rights |bave deiended; but that, oo all and cach one of my protests. Uhat I entered the (I and to sacrifice myself for tions Of the most Mean that 1, in have to cepa and impasse these upon the supreme authority of the church, its right to lead and its immunt- tes, Thave to say, witn al! fraskness, that neither my- ber may tirastrions brethren cap maintain, silence witbout violence to our comec' 5 we are'disposed to suber everyth: raiber than prove rant- pt XY 00 of such uses when the ceca: a In the second piacé, I shoula tw your Excellency, with the same Srenue wheever way be those im” refers, I am satin Soar Boel. Excellency many years. * PELAGIO ANTONIO, Archbishop of Mexico. To his Excellency General Bazan, ( ‘of the Expe Gitionary Corps. Church reerewg ith the Neh aod, Nae inet te jurch ; returmiig wi and po had been led'to conceive, on the one tuaurd by toe intima, tions made at various times to the Holy Father, on the tt of the Em) r of the Freoch, that the bishops who ‘beea banished should return "to Mexico, and op the other by the bigbly signifcamt fact that oneof the bishops been named # momber of the executive of the Reyency and, ually by the with the the ala eek Ho not 6, ‘able. We ‘dedicate uur Jalen aya in ear, \ of @ Catholic government, pt ataty ‘te tbe sien et tociety HS edi of or labors, we bave been a surprise by encoun! a fs ot ed it, that through tho Bub Fcoretary of Justice the J and tribunals should ‘be plormod that they should have and that they must take cognizance of all causes arising under the allairs to waich tho said potices refer; tho insistavee of your Ex- cellencies tu (bis resoiution, notwithst: the protest O1 nullity Addressed to you On the f day by bis Excelievcy ‘enor Labastida, in his character of Rego>t tho formai dismissal of the Mlustrious Archbishop from hip charge of Rezent, made by your Excellencies in con currence with his Excetleney Goueral Bagaino: the stu dious omissian which has hoen made of the church in Certain measures regarding the property of public chart ties; the resistance to the return to the réligious socio. {493 Of the part not yet sold of their convents, and beid in |..te by the government, the indifference with which tt has becn seev that these nuns have been reduced to the utmostgpoverty, without permitting them to receive oven the pitiful p rtion which hod been left to them by tbe des poling gov. nent. various parkicular acts which brevity will Bot pe refer Lo, but whioh show a decided determinaiion to provect the rights croated by tho so-caliedlaws of seform; and, fually, the circular issued by the sub Secretary of Justice on the 16th instant at the instanceof his Excellency Senor Bavaine, remov- tog ali obstactea, and peer | that there is no legal im- pediment. to the oxeroise OT whatever rights o action which wore held with respect to the preperty called clergy property, on the arrival of the French interven: toa’ in ‘the codotry—all theso sote manifest with tho most weighty evidence that the Holy Catholic Church in Mexico suffers to day, at the hands of the goveromout which actually exists in the capital, @ compulsion in ils most boly righta and in ite canonical liborties outirely pd that which it suffered whon the authoritics oman! our C4 ment Dor ta the persons of those who compose it, but in toe thon of Jo full force the rights ChiODS | epring from tho jo ful eacriligious ond {Negal tawa and:from the ects comiiticd agarmet the immunity of the church by said authoritios, and even in the sate fanguago, for {hé samo odious ox ia now used which was, then employed to dosig- ata the occlosiastical property. 7 bees ‘would today be the’ ovils which the oburch were they mo moro than these, but by Be bes “agp which = Key up ond bonged deplore, shore. are ullar. circumstances « whic! render tlt " WOrke téan thom the situation of the church to-day-ta-Mexioo, and which fooreage its grief to ‘fan extraordinary degree. Thon the government frankly manifested its principles It appeared to the view of all this Catholic people ia the character of a0 opposition armod with power against religion and the church, and the jaw 88 @ victim immolated by the government, defer itself heroically suffering the consequoaces Of @ terrible porsecdtion aud periaking nobly for the holy cause of justice To aay a Government inaugurates itself with professions emi Dootly religious avd moral, after the French army had destroyed, in tho capital, that of Juarez, and it presouta itself Before the “Mexican people as the protector of its faith, of its religion, of the church and of the priesthood Then wo were bavished; today wo aro tovited and ro. ceived with expressions of consideration: creating by this means among the people a feeling of confi aS regards thoir tenderest affectionn, their dearest interests. on the prelates joaving our ‘country carried with them tbo hope that (be first: political change-which should take place would bring with it a complete moral and religious restoration. ‘To day, returning after such a w be Present atthe immoilation of all our pri sumation of the ruin of the church, we hat blow such a8 is only received at the death: ‘Then the church had only one cnemy—tho govern: spersccuted i. To-day it haa two: that samo goveroment which still lives ih the country, which stil! has resourest-of ts own, an arm ‘ovbtonaa hand foot of grounds hag interests. tn whose frat ° and in err Ln enemy's camp —an OOmAy occupation.it 3 i =, into effect the deatructive piaus bas tacks, apd-tnat from {t bave come the exigencies which oul! ‘your Exceliencies to 80 ier ‘Then we verified our ects simply as j; to-day we have to make our passive and » because we Cxpnos pass that limit, alsoas Mexicans. Them, notwith- si the restrictions imposed by the laws of the: prese; we could publish our protests ead our pastorats to law, but also tn denial of the-vary epoch iteelf, to aay Rothing. more, even rious ci iy Tao pubti- cation of a Pontifical al neni aL press avd of prohibitions. to class ‘of articles, at the same ‘that antl ecclesiast:cal,and, at some times, even scandal- ous dcctrines, pass unnoticed. ‘It ts for these reasons that, speaking of the situation ta which circumstances have now placed us, we consider it worte (ban beiore. The Episcopacy of Mexico, considering its res; Dility, save by the manifestations made by his I; Jenoy ‘Segnor Labastida, and by certain steps which hay ‘veon takea by other prelates with reference to your Kx- celiencies, bed remaiued silent up to the present timo, ta order that it might bot be believed that it proceeded with ec . or lack of prudence. But to-day, when af- irs bavi fe reached thew utmost epee cag fon ya ‘a even the ne reserve with which the 1 positions cast » when the instance of s French subject has been sufficient to induce the declaration tpat ait the Fienge oh Sore Reed paisa eae es still ex a'l their, force ana vigor— 7 4 this sole act all eteitish of thane Siaire for Ube decision of the government whicd shail be definitely eetabtished jm the country bas ceased, our’ a! would no be excusable; it would conceal ‘the wroug¥ we suffer, end cause us to’ appear, in a Measure, a3 Accom: plices—e ; osition which it is our @uty to repelat all haz. ‘ards, in the name of the rights, of religion, vows of conscience and love of our ls ¥xcellencies in thisexpo Predecessors ‘What shall we say to your sition, after 60 much tbat ourselves ond our bave said at diferent times agairst (hese claims and pre- tended rights tbat your Exceliencies have just again Placed in vigor and reinvested with iegai force by your circular of the 15th instant? What cau we rate now that is not already demonstrated. or now set forth that will be new to any Mexican ordinarily well in- formed as to our politicul Distéry? What arguments, pecious they Bay be, can now be adduced by Jers of these sacrcligious laws of spoliation that have not been already refuted and utterly demolished, either by the bishops, (he ecleatastical authorities or the Catholic press? Ifthe law of the 11th of January, 1847, which took possession of the eclestastica! property only to the extent of fifteen millions, was considered by tne ilnstrious Senor Portugal—that preiate as wise as iliustriogs—as a law witho ¢ force, being in manifest oppasition to the will of the people, and impossible of ex- ecution with justice from ite repugnance tothe prin- ciples of sound morality, as the inexhaustible fountain of terrible misfortunes ior the church and society violative of the rights and illegal as against 4 cal law, immoral and incendiary—what can we now soy with reference to thoee lows, the pretended claims and rights upder which your Excellencies have revived by your circular of the 16th instapt? If that virtuous prelate, with the liberty which belongs toa truly apostolic zeal, cou!d not reconcile his Catholic professions with the ap- probatiod and execution of such laws and who sapposed as the i | momen soya of their origio either the grossest ignorance Priucipies of religion, oF, positive absuration and @ species of apostacy, what.shall ‘ge say when we rofer to laws which surpass induitely under every aspect, in arbitrariness, tyrasny, immorality, violence, disasters and ruin, those which then led to the complaints and protests of the former prelate of Michos- can’ Nothing remains to us, therefore, to say, after 90 much that bepaiready bees said, and still less whem ad- events, as well as Megs! romiue, u e laws 80 pom, cellencies. But we cannot do less, your Fxceliencies, than make known 1) ey ANS Sines surprise and confusion Into | which we been by the said circulara, not ‘bose religious oaatinoenee Rave eovernces : placed ¥ gious doubt, not merely from their cBaracter and im) dut more ‘Decanse we cannot find an: hy to justily them, for that is impossibie—bis | Mf at east eae 6 therm on the sround. at ‘Benor Juares with bis party should enact suck and should work unceasingly to carry them into weil as the energetic the prelates and the conscientious resistance ‘ell ; but that a government under the Hon of France (not a8 ® conqueror, pot as at to overthrow our independents, but a8 respectii 4 offeripg to cave it, and instructing its comma: -chief got ns interfere with the freedom of its acts),. which bag jist been established ag the government of s — virtue of ae © Council of Notables, Opposition P goveromest of Senor na ch Qerremcent abould work for the laws. Deing, as they arey the division among the Mexicans avd: of the civil war, this we cannot under tical advantages cao be derived from course? Pitide from. those which will spri ‘ofiuence Of. tbe holders and immora) specu! ecalied themselves of the vagt riches of the ‘who are very few with the i najority of ttie Hexican natien who devest such specu! u fons, Wewell know that to it Buch ings ioe favoratie | Wa ihaoaabd pac xousen are lawenlode prineipa whieb i sot “het be and wip Over by surprise the Court of France, he damm whied is hudispeneable to pratt: Fo) Fh peclett bars. But the ile jong ng ite true ecandal of tbe world it will’ be the Mexicans Ayia, oad themselves \o fayor Of the tater: yoation, it Was becanse it presented itself as their protec: not inet the porsons—for that would be but a Senor doses a ae auet tn ie hercan w dot ude i a pede rolerven' ny a8 aud their end moral % pposing the anti-Catholic party does wot yield, but ob the Govtrary, ts streugthened by such concersious, te vation Anat the rest of ‘the considers: oppressed, fotervention may have physicat force ta tbe couutry, moral, politica} and Hit pave nove; that it wilt’ have ‘eb 60 ey et orebers | that, while” it we” become ihe’ pos- sessor Of tbe gratitude of a people, favoring thom io what thoy hold to be most valuable and sacred, it bas beeu left alone between ap armed party who com: vale it, abd & people vnar and who fear it, 4 position such #8 this, however much it mag, be cov- cred up or dvguised, oapnot be excused, and particularly when taking m0 Considerativn the spirit of the inssruc: tious givem by the Emperor to bis Hency General Fore: ver may be thé elements upon which Fravoe ) nt, ibisclear that # did not cuter iuto the mind of the Emperor Co cetabliah ai order of things bore sepa- rate and independent from th; rit yee the great of the Mexican people; this is, without doubt, t motive of those tustructiobs, @t oDes.o clrowmapect and iv evory respect 50 delicate es thoes given to bis Excel- loncy Genoral Bazaine by tee Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the communication @ the 17tn of August last, wick bas been poblishod tn the jourcals of the capital. ‘here deciared termivantiy that nothiug violent or which ta applying tho laws aud administering justice without mixing plemse!ves with acts which guavely 10 the logisiator, the Regency of the ewpire Anica 1. Albof the magiatrates and secretartos of the Supreme Tribunal eppointed in comormity with the do wis they dolayeda the magistracy to the limils of their attribetes, Cousise h belong ox oreo I-Bued by the Reyency of the empire on the 1oth of July, 1863, pA hereby dismissed. ARTO” 2 The reorgunization of tho-said tribune shall play pomp tat ae a “ye? fi ¥ part of it who sigeed-the exposition ad- freaked to the Regency en the 10t of bocember Inst, The under Socretary ef Stato and of the Departinent of Justice and Vublio Instruction ts charged with the oxecu- tidn of the Prepout ory ¥ will be allompted or Rot ovon sacotat Dated in (he Imperial Paluce of Mexico, the 24-day of advantages over other uations; there: the acta of tho | January, 1864. JUAN N. ALMONTE. government of Sowor Juarcs are’ ‘Af iniquitous, JOSE MARIANO: SALAS. nod the situation which, that omit ote ro- ‘To the Vader Seeretary of State and of the Department garded 95 the culminating of, tions. teere of Public {natruction, it is detared that France, trlumphant by of And 1 communicate the gamo to you for its pablication its good iptontions towards owr country, rejects. | and due observance. ox PRLIPE RAYOORA alt “idoa of custicutinig its influence “for the | Under Secretary of State and of tbe-Departinent of Sus- free dotorminations _ of ouuiry ;. there th: |} tice and Pablic fostruction. aulhority of tho Nothbles is Oousldored as of groas woight ‘nammaiay 414m, Mxs00, Jan. 2, 1864, from “subatl Fine nes anltinies ee ete MgnUrRetO OF THE RROENTS ALMONTE AND @ALAS. boat ertogn Pron oe wy ux peccepsing she clovased- mission which bas bat only : 1 Ub8 vices fy 5 % tard-interests an whore pr: gone ty pte Aint verre ore pc Phin Be oy satel tion oF renee. ® gingle moment of the ia Sons aeneee whoee. ¢ a bewe come to free oxtco from tyraany in order for what is now passing, tho support that is protended; Jy tho reason of the resolves that avo beew taken? Se GO Bond Seaton Sere: Whee his Excelioncy General Foroy issued eR fosto t® the nation,deoiaring before tts-face thet” ir wore possible to give auy r who had acquired onatoh® ty frauduient coutracts should not bo sustaiged, apd, iv consonance witt ‘this, inaued big Agoreo of "tbo 224 of May, he gaveevideace of impartiality apd.of equity .. But ali this has disappoared by (ho issuance of the notices or communications of the 24th of October, begauge these, placing ia toga! course, without any restriction whatever, tho notes given for church property And oxpediting tho suits for col: lectivn of reais without the requisite of provious qualificadony bases Mestroycd outirely the moral guarantees which tho manifesto: and’ decrees before cited: had Eivou~ “BEI, “these “notices, themselves ostablisbing ‘in principio at the moagure wis (eavaitory, that ft did not iimply the solution of tio priu- cipal questions, nor tho dofintieve legitimigation of any right—bec:.uso this remained reserved to thosoveroiga— tort alive tho be pes, although very feeble, that bis Excel- jonoy Senor Fo oy bad caused to conceive, and above alt, facilitated cp to @ cortain polut In the critical sitva- tion of the country tho resignation of the fatth(u! and the prudonce of (ho pastors. But to day, after the circular of (ho 15th instant, thore is aa end to the-roiga of principles, tho ompire of right, the encodragement’ of hope, cunfi- dence in the sitnationyand, in fine, of ‘alt ‘promises, atep has been” taken 80 g: hat it would not baye been-taken even by tho cabloct of the Tullerics. And what bas been the causo? What poweriu) motive bag precipitated et Perhaps tho supreme inter- oats of society? "haps an oxtrome necessity;:a sudden emergorcy, a tempest which could not be conjured by any cther means?) ‘No! it" was) tie: niost trifiog Cause, the ie ete Rack eh rma a aq oe f feeere pce cae coos Exce! incl by et comspiaint cause of all; this is what Mexico bas to hope (roms the ‘imparetatity inion pro mised, and from Be Boa tatorference of that chiof in order to leave the government fred in ita sota; this. 1s she motancholy, SERORRE is situation in whioh the Moxis itself, cam church today Your Sucelioncies, turnings backwards over tho dispositions and acts to which'we have referret, should determine ~to ay tho teeny ich ont) jut from your Exte! Fis a em a F ate wile We our, sotves ask it, with the most pressing, urgency, tn tho gitimate inspiration of the third, Weesk it in gre ees most sacred duty as lates of ‘the church an ‘ors of the flock of Jesus ist. Weaakit with the confidence which is’ inspired bythe religious'and patriotic: sentimonts of your Excel. tencies, and the lofty and'genoroas views that the French goverpraent has ao clearly mani ested in its instructions ‘to the two chiels of the army in Mexico. We therefore ‘ope that these circulars will: be annulled. Jonce they inflict upon us will cease, aud that al ings wilt be juspendod tn these aflairs, waich, (rom their character, thetr tm; }, the. nature of the situation, and even from tte understandiag withthe French gov- erpment, sboula 1@ postponed until they cam have a eulu. tion capable of placing in harmony cuvsoience al mate interests, a solution canoaicatand. civil; a solutti concur the spiritual and the temporal lution which the hopes of religion try now dependent. But if, unfortunately, the sald circulars are to remain {a force, we, a8 proiates of the use of our Gamouical faculties and to compliance with our duties. protest Ta the most solomy form toe eal circulara aB@ thelr effects. Wetiold the or the church reserved from the thability and aoullity tested of eald circulars. We reproduce and now ox; ly apply our manifestation of the 80th August, 1850, of which we cuclose to-your Excetieucies four copia tasucd, 7 ae the lawa of the 12h, L3tn ang 28d of July that yoat, decresd'by Senor Juarez, ia Vora Ceuz, the ¢'aims aud rights under which your Exoelleacics revive by your circular of tho 15th instant, and im-consonance with what we thon set forth we. conclude this exposition, protesting our respect, with (he following declarations: Fired-—lbat it ts cotiawtul to obey olther the Noromiver aod the 16th iaotdat, sor any dlapeniion Bae rember and the 16th i nor any tion wifat. ever.of those that tond 19 the execution of the said di cee, 4 ay Juarez, aor to co-operate ia the complianc therowit! Second—That neithor that government nor aoy govora- Ment, whatever it may be, has avy authority to take PpossesBion Of the property of tho church; that, there- tore, ag well the decrees of that g vornment as the no- tices and circulars issued by order of your Excellencies, involye an. aud — tyrannical disposition of the sacred property, and are» subject to the of » the holy ‘and especially to the cxcommunication (ulmioated ty the Holy Council of Trent, in chapter 11 of session 22 de re Sormatione. 10 consoquonce there are comprehended ia this canonical penalty not only the authors and executors of the decrees, notices and circulars aforesaid, but also all those who.ja-any-way co-operate or baye co operated towards their (uldimont. Third—Toas the political change which has taken place in Mexico in consequence of the intervontion has not al- tered or Jeasebed in any respect the ob!igationg and moral and canonical res lites to which those of whom wa have just spoken Are subject, and that there’ore ail of our protoats, cirowiars-and diocesan orders, 1asued by reason Of the so-cailed constitution and | of reform, romain in all their force ‘and vigor, and applicable to the motices aad circulars of your Fxcell atready men- tioned, and to whatever other dispositi: of your I-xcei- Toncies that tend bo Place in execution the laws, decrees gad acts to which oli caconical protests, said manifesta- tion, Circular and-dicoesan ordere These incurring the censure of the said canon, in virtue either of the iaw-of the26th of July, 1856, of the decrees published in Vera Cruz by Senor Juarez im July, 1859, or afterwards {0 Mexico, of the communications and circu- tars issued by order of your Excellencies, or of the dis. “position or orders of whatever authority or person, pub- or private—thatis to say, the authors, executors or tors in the despoliatior of = arenas ty, lahds, rents, possessions, claims, rights, armplen, objects contained tterets destited to public wor. ship, &c , af Btrictly obliged to make restitution and ro- paration for their scandslous crime; and thoy cannot be absolved, in, if estavliahed’ reter. b, the 24th October and the circulars of the 9th November and 16th December re. maia im force, we shall have to make, and now, in fact, ry of 200 ition, which we far from feeling, but solely t0 comply with ‘Hard itis to find ourseivés pisced oven tree were 1 bg Of a national {a thts sitaation, 2 ile, What is it, theref iF ry have been themeel ven as (riends’ Ezcellencion oan believe us, we cannot sop silence the strict ec eas govertineet ‘bp fore ‘(riDOHAl we shall have to appear at the end of Jie wich la rapidly eacaping. . When terrible occasions it themselves. which call the exer- cise of pastoral charge, when we see that a soul lost our silence will call | @own ‘ourselves same perditios, we trembic iy : H is ‘THR SUPREME COURT. on Joeics and Poouc Instavction. y of the Empire to all of its inhabitants ‘The kuown:— ‘That considering that (be (rset duty of the supreme of a State consiste in the laws and #0 pro- |) hundred hands i 88-100 fron, two 46 100 al seven Hees dod ge TO Cd iffo athe armortes in tho wr Ii re be Eortaat ‘tn, oebeetag s gun, no two o0e as al fore, therlntéregutiqn, aad by. the tntereata of our country y wh was necessary not'to soparate-from the Freoch 3. | That polioy all know. In tho folds of tho banuer -which repregevts it ave always boru® tho bouciits o:. ia dependence, abd the concitiation of partics in order to scaler bonelits jm, the midet of oppressed peopies, as: suring © ual justice to al and the- protection of their rights by tho daithiul execution of the laws i“ Ail good Moxicans have been moved with pleasure. when they have seen this nobid binnor displayed, its colors side by sido with our own Tho reasou was because: that banver brought to our beautifulcountry , devoured ly Oty yoars.ct revolutions, Usat peave and ordor ivdtspens4- ble to our true regeneration We ourseivos, tho same. ae tho «grodt majority of the atin, bave 80.¢ mprebended jt, aud. calling to our aide io the diflor-, ent posts of the magistracy and of tho admivistration those wh in otber times bad been distinguishea tor (heir wisdom and their patriotism,-we-wore persuaded that they would com. rehend tho now situation of Mexico, and would loyaliy second us in the truly patriotic work}, wo had undoriakéa; which 13 nothing jess thaa tho re conci'iation of all partios om the ground of their common intoroste. What has taken piace, however? Tho administration of justice, that drat and most imperious necessity of a Poop'e freed: from tyranny, bas from the beginning of Our roorganization proved rocreant to ita .noble.object. eee carrot Paitin bend Anoelek a te a other courts. wi erior.:to.it, bas for. poibing. eed nothin, at DAs It doarucd. ‘The magis. trates of past ti who. had> been reinvested 4 our confidence, ictuary of thoir Geliberations 0 whtoh is oppeiod w justice, and-which ‘by fostering jous keeps mitvo the ovils of batrod and dispord.’ ‘Daving Ox hausted all moans of porsussion and tolerance with re a Ubese magistrates. whese reform eg eo sign iteeit to the painful thelr publio fanotions the Be ull, eecure. The , te. weated with authority, will wich over your interests cosjointly with the ohiels of the intervention. The course eerie pes a a catecramtes, Ia. om new nomi. 088 are barged wi (ration wo. sball wot inguits oF Att we at but Pemanetact pasty thoy, havo Delon; ly, soaiotain equal’ rights for alt, and i{ 1 be necessar: that they will faith last, aod was even more Of iss Sass Gam rant ial about ten the ‘oud Br after. The Entree cars yale gumre dross, trimmed with geriaods and round hey neck apd on her head ‘The Princesa Mathiide and the Princoss Clotilds were also in winite, The Princoay Anna Murat fn white and biue, sec zees perf in & white ‘ei fomiry ay Po dreee wmmed diamonds and biaci pearls, — = Of the other tollettes were Al ‘the most str! wo Maw te Sut Dense satay Baronve Havasmanun, &. CES « ¢ a Supper was norvod at twelve, and at threo’ the'fitial agalop was danded in the Salle de Marechaux. @RAND! FANOT DRESS BALL BY MADAME DROUXN BE naUYS. (From oer Feb. 10. Tho fancy ball.givon by the Mi of Foi end Mme. ay ae Lbuys wan ‘itonded Sr aoe! Sd nine bundred persons, and-seldom has.a more picturesqee seenebeen ‘thay was eso ok r that stowd were observed a Russia and Turkey, and Teal There ‘tbe ‘Beciate, tho princt/al aplabuities of tae ery aad cay, Soa Saresscaag rey tt ak Tis Emperor aod Empress were also said to bo preseat » The fancy contumes, riob an were more cupere than the dominoes, and re) covery period of history, the chief mythological cherae- ters ot every ciyilization, andfantastio allegorical per onations in almost endless variety: iE etroere de Lhuys wore a costume of ‘the reign of 3 The Princess de Castotcicala appeared in a-aplendid mantlo studded with gold » ‘The Princesa Troubetskol as a Pierrette, wr.) nem Domidof In w coatnme of tho time of jonry 11, jo. Tho Countess do Pourtalalcs as a bat spangled with diamonds Tho Baroneas de Seebach in a Pompadour costume; ime, do Mackau as a Moori-h Princess; Mire,’ Say ae jay de Medici, in @ most anéndid costume, studded with, amends, coried from a@ picture of Rubens; Mme. Perel: ra AS & personification of Snow: the Viscountess de Ie ‘Gueropniore an a Louis XV. Marciloness; Mine, Pollen ag Undine, decorated att ovor with corals; Mile. Guerinet ae @ Polish Hussar; Mile. Hausmann as a Circa sian; the twe tremely elegant fney ‘costumes; costume; Mile. % a8 x Mexican; Mile. Chemate- Gilloy ag an Oriental; and Mile. Erazu as a Roman Dame, One lady (name.unknown) personified. photography, being covered from bead to fot with portraits. and.wear-: ing the enmera as a boad drese, There ,were.also two bog and one gentleman as Touaregs, and wearing biack volls ‘ ‘The courteous affability with which the honors of the evening were done by the host and hostess gave a pece- liar charm to this foto. A magnificent supper. was served cept up till four, when whole: inated see animated cotillion lea By the Baroa de Soovach, isha THR DUCHESS DE BASGANO’S PANOY BALL. elao had jagn: fary—velvet em! with Diazing with diamonds and. other wore Indies dresned..as ‘and in every knowaeational tostume. Tho costumes of the gentiomes were mo lens varies, ‘and some o: them very origina’. ‘One appeared asa oock, wi it-epurs, but in the rick- mn Jumage; another as Doe Quixote, dressed in wi th without distinction of: be y y wore either histor! Hbeabor (ne gation’ were puduoting 0 cortain tale; [dancing wie Meth oe MISE dane th tee wes up with great spirit $i ve when the erful band of the Emperor as |: morning. Hicotod out to arreat ion the penne Ah org ve Sete $ SN. MON’ to me JOSE MARIANO DE SALAS: fee: Te Folict.) em pe I , Pano sheets i womill only devatea prabiipede § at we ww iy al creat wom row oman, senso ran |G a she st 1100, daa. 26, 1804. | Steen ttner siuate, Ore oa heart et fe le tae | eae tae ir wi vag! are worn se he d ve Doce put under tbe | Goudie falling bows: the sleeve ia doatilonne tifve my hands. reat Tholy’ religion revudt our And appeal the mést detestable passions against ee arm; hhia Majesty the Em:eror, which bas como rescue @narchy aad to tion area sy anicye aer pene i 1 Heed aC Tato Caaae ervtcdioio (he organ, and whom they make to as bumilieted and 1. ave pover been surrounded with taore rape aad T desire to love, Gi that Ignorant ro |, Four Grace, you are of these or Prdccediogs. “i therefore bars to do Pg oe eg een rg sa gree oy io the interest of public order “and tranquillity; an the aaa oe Catholic re lou, of ee ce treet mon are dost song, and iu’ the name a whom we cover with our respect, a degraded party Is in movement to disturb the national repose, Tell that party, your ey that wo are watebing it, and know Ite * , thet Bee Fei ne Redon of the country, Will maintain wo are always roluctant “ WO shall kaow buw, circumstances putius uader that painful obligation, to they are daring to par tarts Glareibee mich “(bom pal wi vet to be the real evemies of Mexico. 4 Be pleased to toll them this, your Grace, and if they ‘Qt your evangelical words your Grace will have done ‘a great service to humanity, and, failing their gratitude, you will bavo ours. BARON NEIGRE, General in Command, To his Grace tho Axcumsuor ov Mexioo. REPLY OF THE ARCHBISHOP TO GENERAL NETGRR. Your Excsturncr—In roply to the communication of yoar Excellency of the 16th instant, 1 bave the honor to ‘assure you, with rospect to buted through the city, that 1 le vow bave, avy knowledge of them up to the present time. it would, therefore, have been necossary that | should have read them tobe abie to answer you,and J would thank you sincorcly if you would have tho kindness to send me a copy of them. Here I would finish my. br it ra Dot make in law yours certain assertions. that, tly of the Writings teferred to, you throw upon Moxtcan clergy. It is, thereforo, ind! reotity these nssortions ia oes, Soe not exact. t bllel cre {8 an acknowledged fact—one publicly noto- rious—which is, that we have all pus. against the two individuals who assume to bes government, and against the circulars of the 9th of November and 16th of December last, and we declare ee that the church, in ‘i ities righta, is at resent the object the attacks’ that it the ment of Juarez ; chief prelate eae in wi we worse situation than et that period. ‘Your. Excellency tells me that fn the atercise of their of suffer during govern was tho church &@ bitter! ES i Abn » from Will be pleased to accept the expres- ‘ANTONIO, Areb! of Mexico. Baron Nmcae, in Comman Tagxtox mt ergo Co dety ry coat about arse About five taal ant neta teak of beck without repodrae to ‘an arm as the model tranquillity; | ta ee Fi t i i i i ie i tt i f i } i An azure dive satin, with a natrow flounce of bugios round the bottom of the skirt. white tutte. tr ith wide blonde, wilvor. commence at finished off with a bow and white bugle fri body ts made of white tulle -over biue drapery formed of blue satin trimmed with sleovet—vory short—also made of satio, with drapery aad blonde A ball droas:—A skirt of very fine white tariatane Several narrow fleancos,‘aliornatoly of white tariatane: above these somo bouitlounes whole skirt is covered in this he freed white or delored chentile aro about: peer is made of white taffotas, with a plastroa julle. A robe with throe skirts of white tulle trina ruches over a skirt of iu satin. The satin, bouilionne with tulle, and the sleeves, * ii ie siley suit i t iy if 5a made very short, are alsoof full tulle. All over this rolege bouquets of flowers with gree A dress of white oripe ovér white satin, the orape ekirt formis ich te trimmed rouad with peach blossome sleeves and skirt have y which are Boiss atyle, rH i | ! i 5 E g 3 Fi 3 >, = 8 3 He Fi # i i ge trim: i R zt iti eI if : i i : i g i ee Hy i i i 4 | i ui j f sii i Pe if & ; fL i