New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-29


TO an invitation OF the Vice-king, ne accepted
command in the Army, and !eit the CITY osiensl-
blv to &C. against Guerrero, but i, is commonly
thought to keep in check the Spanish troops
while The Vicc-Kiog proclaimed in the Cspise!
the establishment OF the Absolute Monarchy.
S, far we have stated what were supposed 10 DC
Iturbides intentions Ills after actions are mat.
:ers OF history.
The word PIN, in the South american States,
means damon.tration against the Government ;
and for the frs. time nov find that word used
Iturbite, By The consent and acquiesccncc Of his
officers. published The famous Plan OF Iguals, 80
called from the city where he convened his partl-
sans. This took place on the 2lth Of February
lS2l. II contained three provisions LIST. That
Mexico should be Independent, and the Imperial
Crown be offered TO the King and, should he re-
fuse, 10 the Princes of the Royal blood IN sue
ccsson. with the condition that the person ac
ccpting it should swear To reside in the county
ID. That tho Romal, Catholic Religion should
continue that oil The State, and all the ir,nunitcs
and privileges OF its Ministers be prescrved.-5.
Tna. ali actual residents Of Mexico, whether na-
tive or not, should enjny the same privileges
and civil rights These constituted . TIC Great
Guarantees or las Tres Secaridetes; and, :of
their defence, an Amy was to be raised.
This Plan is usually thought 10 have been
drawn up by the high-mindcd and intelligent,
Bishop of Puehi, onc of I.urbidc's E-mest ad-
hcrcnts. ItubiGe himself claimed TO have been
the author OF t.
These Articles were, eight days after, submit
ted to the Troops, and received with enthusiasm.
They Immediately assumed to themselves the title
of the Army OF the Guarantees Iturbidc vas
before long reinforced by the Army OF the chival-
rous Guerrero; and the daring Guadalupe Victo-
ria, who had for three years been wandering in
the forests Of the Southern Provinces, alone,
brought the influence of his own name and his
single sword. Gen. Bustamentc, lately President
Of tho Mexican Republic, declared in favor of the
Plan, and, with his troops, joined Iturbide.
Miguel Lopez de Santa Ana, too, threw his
weight into the scale and the second cities OF
the country, and soon Mexico ITSELF were in the
power of the Army OF the Guarantees.
The Vice. King was supposed rather in favor OF
the demands of the new Party-a! least he took
no very active steps against it-and *as there
fore, dcposed by the troops faithful to the King,
and General De NoveIIa placed at the head OF
the Government. NovelIa marched against the
Army Of the Guarantees; but, before matters
came to crisis. General o. Donolu arrived in
the country from Cuba. O'Donoju saw at once
that all attempts 10 arrest the Insurrsction would
be vain, aud therefore proposed TO treat with
ltuIbde. The Two Generals met about thirty
leagues from Vera Cruz. late i'll August; ana
the result of the conference was, an entire &C
quicsccncc of the Captain General in the p!an o
Iguala.
4 Delegation was sent at once to Spain and &
Jnnta formed to administer The Government until
The arrival OF Prince, willing to assume the
crown or further The orders OF the Imperial Cortcs
There was an express provision that the Spanish
troops should as soon as possible be sent out OF
the Empire, and the strong and important points
be held in the interim by the army of the Guar
rentees.
From the date Of the conference between itur.
bide and the Captain General O Donoju, Mexico
may be considered as independent. The Bishop
of Pucbla was very properly chosen President 81
the Regency by lturblde, whose voice OF course
was decisive in all affairs. The Cories met by
virtue of the summons o! Perez in Oct. IS, 1921
aud lturbide was appointed Regent; O'Dongju
was forced to witness silently these arrangements,
atwhich he was 50 mortified as soon after to
have died OF broken heart
The Cortes had begun lis session by requiring
every member individually TO swear to supper, the
Constitution or Plan of Iguela Yet parties scon
arose TO distractil. The first consisted Of Repub-
cans who took ou. own Government as their
n.odeI. The ID. OF Bourbonists, who may lie con
sidcred as faithful to the Plan, and the 3rd o!
Iturbidisls who wished to proclaim the General
ssimo Emperor Against the last paIty the Re.
publicans and BOurbon:sts united.
The news of the Plan and the arrival of the
Delegates OF the Mexican Imperial Cortes, was
received by the Certes in Span, (Which was then
discussing mode OF restoring quet to slexicoQ
with dismay. The convention between lic Cap
tain General and Ilurbde WAS declared void and
arrangements made TO send !eintoFccmenis at once
10 Mexico. Spanish ambassadors all over the
world were ordered to protest against Jlo ncw or
der OF things
Immediately on the receipt of this detsr'nina-
ton in Mexico, the Regency ahdicatcd and Itur,
bide took the oath as Constitutional Emperor and
was installed in the Old Palace Of the Vice Kngs,
on the throne OF Montczuma
Oh course his popularity was not universal.
Bravo, Gaudalupc Victoria and Guerrero, who
were truly patriots, disappeared from the army,
and Santa Ana even began to assemble his
troops in oppositions to Iturbide. The Congress
having become refractory, Isurbide imprisoned a
member or two and finally closed its doors, and
replaced it by Junta of 45 persons, selected by