Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-21
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From the National G.zoilsOf January 49,
:, We have received by tbs Bevan, New York, from
Mexico hles oil newspapers, and mandscrp, commune.
raiions, down TO the iih ult Two of the cominuni.
cations are laid before readersNehe Of them i.
rom member OF the legation OF the United ates in
Tile Mexican capital but both come from higly re.
spectacle sdnfces Between the goth and SOlh of No
vrmber, the United States ships Peacock Falmouth and
Ete, Commodore Elliot, arrived at the anchorage a.
Sdcnh 'io' The Peacock aud lie soon sailed thence
or crnizr; tn Falmouth mIined, subj to The or.
ger oil MI PVin's, WHO, it thought, would return
home in that ship.
On the 1h uIt., all the rrncph officers Of the Mex
ican Army oil Reserve at Jaapa, held solemn meet
Ing there and framed decarati IN ia favour of the
Federal system OF Government, adding call upon the
President OF the Republic, TO convoke a. soon az Dos.
tble the Supreme Congress resign the dictaioria
powers with which he had been invested and 10 make
tuch changes IN the ministry and adopt such reforms
as 'nisht appear necessary Tor The preservation Of thu
government ms proceeding was Immediately promp
Ell y The sediiious military movement in Yucatan
gdinst the Federal System. General Santa Anna wa,
invited by The ARMY Of Reserve TO take the comnan d
JON ~ with Generdl BtamenP in order to
'hn more efficiently, in prevs. ing new revolution
AID inducing the correction Of abuses In his answer
he declines The of-r alleging sickness bu, he express
tg' himself theoretically and unequivocsIly against
consultation. His language u fitted 10 excite an o.
pnion OF his sentiments and Intentions more ayoura.
DIE Than that which enc Of our Orrespondents con
veys WI
There Is a Violent ferment throughout Mexico with
regard to The constitution. Several OF the States have
"doped the declaration of the army Of Reserve and
'htH Ie~OulOn 10 d-Sist ~ tHainta aiming the
present order Of things form of poily. We have
more nope OF the repu lie than the author Of the inter.
eshng communication dated 18th ut The MexicaDs
may yet work out their political salvdtond scordant
elements now produce confusion AMI uncertainty hut
rely upon the saluary aud potent scI ~ Of the pn.
clP'es "nn no"ledge which have been widely dlused
among them
, "MExGCo, 18th Dec, 1929
"Ppe"S 70 me That the idea, the part OF tn
people OF The United States hat the people of this coun
try were, At the cloe Of their war of ind, nonJ,ncs /,
1871, prepared TO discharge he duties inpo.ed ror
the citizens OF representative federal Repubr ga.
not warranted by any circumstance viii
their past hsory or present situation. The popuI,ioV
Of the Mexican Republic IL estimated at from six Il
seven millions Of nbabants ofwhom milllon onl,
are strictly whites. OF this number The half per
maps SIX ttntbs, are females and Of the remaining ou
or hve hundred thousand full proportion consists il
boys and children Suppo.e then that there are, aboy
he age OF ~ two hundred thousand white males
really do not be eye there are more II 80 many-tba
they arc we-informed, intelligent men, aud zealom
advocates ofrernblican Institution; vet having hal NJ
previous pratcd experience with such institutions borr
hnh ednc",eh a4 hey were under that system OF Span
zen rule which ls Inc impress o espotism iodeibIy
stamped n the character q evofy naive and unde,