Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-02-07
FROM MEXICO!
Parades triumphant-Ouerthrop of P,esi-
dent Herrera-War!

dent Herrera-War!
The u. s. brig Porpoise arrived at PEN
sacola. from Vera Cruz, on the 18th ult.
She brings news that Parades had been
completely successful in effecting revolu-
ton in Mexico. The capital opened its
gates to him without striking blow. Mr..
Slidell, American Minister, was at Jalapa.
1t was doubtful whether he would be per.
mitted to open negotiations with the gov.
eminent. The pronunciamento of Parades
sets forth his plan to organize new Gov
eminent, which, we may presume he has
carried into effect. He says:
81 shall no sooner enter the city of Mexico
than l will convoke an assembly, duly
elected by all the voters in the States, and
cl' thed with Unlimited authority for the
purpose of remodelling the government
according to the will Of the people. All
classes of society-the clergy, the military,
the magistracy, the learned professions,
commerce, industry, and agriculture, will
be represented in this assembly, and from
the moment it meets, all power will cease
to exist, except such as may eminate from
it. Happy, then, at having conscientiously
discharged my duty, shall retire to pri-
vate life, or I shall ask the privilege of
marching to the frontier to encounter tie
usurpers Of our territory and the enemies of
our independence and prosperity"
BY this last clause, it is evident that one
of the ostensible motives for exciting a rev.
olution, was the fact that Herrera had sig
nifed his willingness to open negotiations
with our government on the subject of
Texas. This aroused the army. The
manifesto of the garrison of Tampico sets
forth that
The officers here assembled are convn.
ced that the administration does not intend
to prosecute the war against Texas, thus
setting at defiance the will of the nation,
and that. with the greatest assurance in the
face of the whole people, it is actually rea.
ting Wih the government of the United
States, for the sale of Texas, and, for aught
we know, the CALIFORNIA; also, and that
therefore it behooves the army and the
people 10 depose an administration which
has so little regard for the national honor,
etc. etc.
We can hardly suppose that Parades can
be so fool-hardy as to attempt to renew the
struggle for Texas. He will probably al.
low it to be settled through the medium of
diplomacy. As some time, however, must
elapse before the organization of new
government, it is TO be presumed that the
home squadron will be ordered to the coast
of Mexico. Negotiations with that coun.
try can be conducted, we opine, with much
greater facility when our offers are backed
by the presence of squadron. Besides, il
is the duty of our government to take the
niative in this matter. Unless this is done,
the revolutionary feeling will continue 10
rage throughout Mexico, stimulated as il
constantly is by the bitter invective of the
press, and we shall in the end, be compelled
to accomplish by force what we can now
arrive at by promptitude and resolution.
The tone of the Mexican press is suffi.
GENTLY apparent from the following ex.
tracts from the Vera Cruzano of the Goth
ull-(we take the translation given in the
Gazette.) After inveighing against "the
perfidious and rapacious yankees" as il
styles US, it continues:
"When we see that they have even sent
us an enjoy extraordinary and Minister
Pienipotentiary, as if our peace and friend
ship for them had not been Interrupted
and finally, when we behold the supine.
ness of our own weak government, which
is on the point of running u.s. its tameness
under all these wrongs and insults-the re,
ccption which il gave the American Min.