The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-04-24
From the N. o. Bullsd,
A NEW REPUBLIC

The accounts received from Texas No.,
terday, bring information ofanew moveISa,
Of the Federal party in the North Of Nsv;n.'
Hitherto, their efforts have been diroc,.Jt..
the plan Of TevOIutiOnizing the couDt,. |"
upsetting the Central Government and H.!
ing upon its ruins Republican instilu,;o"'
on the model Of the American coDCedss".1'
but after succession Of heroic s,rpgolo.
and disastrous failures, il is found thai 49,
reign Of military despotism and Of suns,s,
tiOnis too firmly established in the cent?,
provinces ofMexico to be shaken.-Tbos.' IS
shaved, debased and priest-ridden ponnlso.
are incapable ofaPpreciating the blessiDosor
liberty-equElly destitute Ofunderstapdin1
to discern, or YalOT 10 assert their riob,.
only fit TO be the dupcs and tIle-ysss,ls ~
sacerdotal and military despots. AoaiD al
again has the standard Of freedom bcen =.
furled, and insuneclion after insurrac,;o,
has broken out under the guidance Of EU
heroic and enlightened spirits. Buta sI00Io
hero or patriot, among a thousand Save.
can do but little towards a revolution
Hence it is, that every outbreak of the Ped
eralists in the interior has been Dut dow0
The force of numbers there is on tho s;Jo
of tyranny. In the North of Mexico ,So
state OF things is different. The agricnI,rT,I
life and pursuits of the inhabitants sitns,oJ
at distance from tho capital. the ccntro of
the Government, removes :hem bevond ,bo
influences that have corrupted the midJIo
provinces: They are people more hardy,
robust and Independent, among whom The
principles of Federalism have received =
hearty welcome. A resolute effort was ali
that was wanting togivc the party decided
performance.
Under these circumstances, considering
the hopeless bondage of the GENITAL States
OF Mexico, the leaders Of Federalism in the
Forth have acted wisely in separating from'
them and erecting themselves into distinef
learn from the arrival from Texas YESTERDAY
The Federllist population occupying the
Northeastern section of Mexico, have delar.
cd their independence. A provisional goy.
eminent he's been formed, which is called
the "RePublic Of Rio Grande." A comDleis
seems to have been GOT into
and the plan is now avOwed and carried in.
TO effect, Of establishing a confedency Of
Federal States. The measure is a bold ono.
showing great enterprise and stern resolution,
but cannot be called desperate. The whole
northern section is dsaGectcd to the Next
can authorities, aud are disposed to embrace
a project that accOrds so well with their
views, and promises such hattering results.
The Federalists who are scattered in great
numbers all over Mexico, will concentrate
at the North, and aid in sustaining move.
rnent that lends hopes of the establishment
of their political principles. The probabili.
ty is, then, that the Republic of Rio Grande
may not be quite so ephemcral in existence
as its enemies sneeringly predict. Circum.
stances favor the successful organization Of
the young Repablc. She has little to fear
from the exhausted and imbecile govern
ment of Mexico; and if the Fedealists are
only true 10 themselves, there is nothing to
hinder them from establishing a free and
independent State.