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MEXICO. 



people. The internal situation becoming worse, 

 a general gloom began to pervade the country. 

 "Every thing," says a local paper, "indicates 

 that there will be no remedy. When revolu- 

 tion has destroyed the republic, when our fields, 

 laid waste, shall be saturated with the blood of 

 our brothers, and the eagle of the North shall 

 swoop down upon the corpse of our country, 

 the men who to-day have brought this abyss 

 will forget at once the land of their birth, 

 and go abroad to enjoy the pleasures which 

 riches purchase, while the sons of Mexico 

 will be dragging in the dust the chains of sla- 

 very." 



A treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, 

 in September, signed by the Minister of Foreign 

 Relations and the charge d'affaires of the 

 North-German Confederation between the Uni- 

 ted States of Mexico and the King of Prussia, 

 in the name of the Confederation and the 

 States of the Zollverein, was sent to Prussia, 

 and submitted to the ratification of the national 

 Congress. 



A proof of the feelings entertained by the 

 charge d? affaires toward the Government ap- 

 pears in a note sent to the Minister of Foreign 

 Relations relative to the design of a few mal- 

 contents, who wished to bring about a sedition 

 on the 20th of August. 



MEXICO, August 23, 1869. 



MR. MINISTER : I have just learned, through the 

 Opinion Natwnale of to-day, that the rumors in cir- 

 culation in the city since Friday, and to which I 

 attributed no importance, were nevertheless well 

 founded. 



I hasten, therefore, Mr. Minister, to congratulate 

 most cordially and sincerely your Excellency, and 

 also in the name of my fellow-countrymen, for the 

 activity with which the Government has checked 

 the dangerous projects of the enemies of the republic. 



In one of my first reports to M. Bismarck, in the 

 month of May I stated, that your Excellency had 

 then said to me, in a conversation relative to the 

 affairs of Mexico 



_ " We fear no revolution. The Government is suffi- 

 ciently strong to suffocate all revolutionary move- 

 ments." 



It is very pleasing and satisfactory for me to be 

 able to forward by the next packet a new report to 

 M. Bismarck, informing him that those words of 

 your Excellency have just happily been fulfilled. 



All the German inhabitants of Mexico entertain 

 the same feelings, and will thus inform their corre- 

 spondents in Europe. 



If an opportunity offers, I beg your Excellency to be 

 pleased to be the interpreter of my feelings, thus ex- 

 pressed, to the President. 



Accept the assurance of the distinguished consid- 

 eration of your obedient servant, SCHLOZER. 



To Senor SEBASTIAN LEBDO DE TEJADA, Minister 

 of Foreign Eolations. 



OFFICE OF FOREIGN" KELATIONS, ' 

 MEXICO, August 24, 1869. \ 



SIR : I have the honor to state to you, in answer to 

 your note of yesterday, that I have communicated to 

 the President of the republic the sentiments you have 

 seen fit to expresSj in your own name and in that of 

 all the German residents of the capital, relative to the 

 fact that the Government has avoided the realization 

 of the projects of some who desired to disturb the 

 public peace. 



Indeed, as I have told you before, the Government, 

 emanated from the people, has had and still has con- 



fidence that, by the authority of the law, and the aid 

 of public opinion, peace may "be preserved, suppress- 

 ing all kinds of revolutionary movements. 



It is very satisfactory for me to state to you that 

 the President appreciates your kind feelings and those 

 of your countrymen residing in Mexico, who are so 

 worthy of praise, on account of the intelligence and 

 probity with which they dedicate themselves to the 

 exercise of their professions, industries, and commerce. 



I embrace this opportunity to renew to you the 

 assurance of my distinguished consideration, with 

 which I am your obedient servant, 



S. LERDO DE TEJADA. 



M. KURD DE SCHLOZER, Charge" d' Affaires of the 

 North-German Confederation in Mexico. 



On September 16th the Fifth Congress of the 

 Mexican Union met and was opened by Pres- 

 ident Juarez, who read the following message : 



Citizen Deputies: It is very satisfactory, in com- 

 pliance with the precepts of our fundamental code, 

 to meet to congratulate the representatives of the 

 people in the Fifth Constitutional Congress, which 

 to-day commences the first period of its august func- 

 tions. As in the union which exists among the 

 States, so the _ periodic and regular renewal of the 

 public authorities, for two years past, since the ter- 

 mination of our war, is demonstrating each day more 

 and more the consolidation of our institutions. "We 

 are also, with good reason, able to hope that the re- 

 lations of the republic with, some European powers, 

 interrupted by tne late war, would very soon be re- 

 established in a just and proper manner in a short 

 time. Those which the repuolic have maintained 

 with the United States of America will be preserved 

 on the best terms of amity and friendship. 



The treaty of commerce, friendship, and navigation, 

 recently concluded with the North-German Confed- 

 eration, will be immediately submitted to Congress 

 for its approval. In consequence of the disposition 

 which Spain and Italy have manifested, and which 

 lias been equally expressed by the Government of 

 this republic, there is reason to believe that the rela- 

 tions with these two powers will be soon reestab- 

 lished. 



In the mean time, the citizens of those nations, and 

 whatever may be their foreign origin, residing in 

 Mexico, have no reason for complaint, as they are 

 enjoying the most ample and secure protection in 

 their persons and interests. I hope tnat this just 

 and benevolent conduct on the part of the republic 

 will be duly recognized abroad. The forces which 

 won the revolution against the State authorities of 

 Tamaulipas having submitted, the blessings of peace 

 are now oeing enjoyed by the whole nation. 



It has been seen that public opinion has resisted 

 those few unquiet spirits who have proposed to dis- 

 turb the peace. The Government has depended en- 

 tirely upon the forces which the fundamental law of 

 the nation gives to it, and the solid support of public 

 opinion, which condemns the thought of appealing 

 to arms against the authorities elected by the people. 

 It has calculated also upon the respect and obedience 

 to the laws which distinguished our republican army, 

 composed of good citizens, who defended with so 

 much patriotism our independence and our national 

 institutions. 



The Executive will omit nothing in preserving the 

 peace, which is his first duty, not doubting thatj in 

 order to comply therewith, Congress would lend him, 

 if it may be necessary, its most efficacious cooperation. 



The application of the law against robbers and 

 kidnappers, intended to reduce the number of such 

 cases, has already had its proper effect, by putting to 

 flight these criminals, and contributing to the reestab- 

 lishment of public security. 



Our society being profoundly disturbed by; the 

 effects of a war so prolonged, many objects of inter- 

 est and various branches of our administrative 

 affairs yet require the urgent attention of our legisla- 



