The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-04-21
MEXICAN NEWS.


and the LocoHoToR, embracing various
dates between the 9th and 10th ultimo.
From these we hastily select for transla-
tion the articles which seem Of most in
terest.-Nat. Intel.
The LocoMoToR of the 18th contains
the following details Of the military mu-
tiny mentioned In our last:
"SAN LUIS PoTosI.-In the capital of
this department has occurred military
tumult, which it gives us great pain to an
nounce. At the setting out of Gen. Am
pudia, with the division under his COM
mand, to pursue his march to the north
ern frontiers,' THAT Of Texas, Regiment
No. and the Puebla Activos, consisting
ofa little more than thousand men, re-
fused to march, under the preteRce that
the commandant of the former had been
imprisoned and must be released. Gen.
Ampudia presented himself in person to
the mutineers, and, grasping the national
standard, exhorted them, In the most en-
ergetic manner, TO return TO their duty,
pronouncing those who should refuse to
march towards. For the moment, the
decisive conduct of the General had
good effect; for the revolters at once re-
turned to their colors. But as soon thew
came TO the city walls, the insurrection
burst out afresh; the mutineers made their
wav back into town; seized upon several
churches, and prepared to resist the or
ders of the General; who, on his side,
was prepared to take strong measures for
reducing the two regiments to obedience.
"'Fhus far we learn the facts by pri-
vate letters. But we DO not hear whether
or not any political movement led to this
unfortunate disorganization, or was likely
to mix with it.
"a deep-seated malady corrupts the
discipline Of our army, which it is time
that our rulers should study and cure
This is not the first time that our soldiery
have fallen info revolt, at the signal to
march forth to defend the honor of their
country. This is not only a national
disgrace, but deeply impairs the public
strength. Nor do military seventies,
however exemplary, prevent the recur-
renee of the evil: it must be more deeply
looked into, therefore, and its causes
sought in the offering and organizing of
the army. When the former shall be
good, and the latter in more conformity
with the political principles that govern
the country, announced and enforced
with frankness but moderation, so that
the knowledge Of them may be able to
penetrate into the interior Of the compa-
ny and the platoon, they will bring a.
bout single feeling, habit of order and
obedience. The soldier, not less than
his officer. will learn to love honor and
duty, and the country will witness no
more with grief and alarm these scenes
of military tumult and disarray."
MONARCHY IN MExIco.-Thc same
paper has an article on one of the late
steps of the actual Government of Mexi-
CO:
According to what we have seen in
the DIARIo DEL GoBIERNo," the paper
published by the Government,) "certain
printed sheets, handbills, have lately been
circulated in the capital, in watch is urged
the cession TO the United States not only
OF Texas, but of New Mexico and Cali.
fornia into the bargain. 1t is not possible
that such writings, the mere reading of
which awakens nothing but Indignation,
should be sincerely published by any
Mexican; for no political party has given
any cause to believe il capable Of an in
1enticn so traitorous."
The Lccomo or then goes on to suggest
that the thing is device of the Monar-
chial party, meant to force the Govern
ment-which is extremely sensitive to
this particular intimation-to repress all
political discussion, in order that the
press "a majority of which is hotly an
ti-nonarchial) may be silenced.
The suspicion seems to have very lit
tie TO warrant it, and perhaps signifies
nothing so much as that the Locomotor is
the ultra Of some other party. For evi-
dently the Monarchical party-at frs
not tolerated-is now able to show Its
head in Mexico: at first, all the journals
were hostile to it; now, only majority.
If is thus gaining ground, the newspa.
pcrs are helping it, whether they oppose
il or not; and its interest is not to silence
them. Allopinions that need to be rap.
idly propagated have to depend chiefly
on the press, no matter whether good OF
bad. Besides all this, the Locomotor for.
gets that the United States, in common
with almost every thing else, has its par.
tisans IN Mexico-partisans who car
print, like the rest of the world.
AT any event, the government of Gen
Paredes, taking the alarm, has issued
through the Diaric, an order that the
newspapers shall close all discussions Of
internal forms of Government, under
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