The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-03
Tho News from Mexlco-The Progress OF Dis
membe rment.

The community was thrown into small amount
Of excitement yesterday, by the intelligence that
q revolution in favor of Santa Anna had broken
out on the twentieth of May last in Guadalaxara,
in the department of Jalisco. 1t appears that the
revoutonists were very impetuous and hasty
and were composed partly of the military and
partly Of the people. The palace ofthe governor
was assaled and taken, and preparations were
being made for an engagement, when General
Dugue, commander of the Mexican forces, pru-
IDENTITY brought about party, by which he was
allowed to proceed to the City of Mexico with
the forces under his command. The insurgents
published a declaration in favor of the consttu-
ton of 1924, and the exclusion of the monarchi-
cal principle
II appears from this news that the disnember-
ment of the Mexican nation, as now constituted,
IS progressing rapidly, and ere long the spirit of
discomfort and hatred to the military usurpers of
the capital, will become general, and result in the
establishing ola number of independent republics,
that will be united under constitution similar to
that of 1924, or that will maintain their rank in
dependent of any central government If the
constitution of 1924 were restored and carried out
according to its spirit, there might be yet some
hope for this unfortunate country But the ele-
ments of revolution and discord have been too
long al work, we fear, and no prospect remains
but its gradual and total ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The constitution of 1924 was counterpart of
ours, except that it declared the Catholic to be the
religion of the country. The country prospered
under this constitution-its resources were being
developed-the hand of industry was visible
every where-every thing went on prosper
ously, until, in an evil hour, the sacrilegious
hands of ambitious military leaders grasped it.
From the fall of the constitution, until the present
day, revolution has succeeded revolution-the
country and the people have b cen plundered and
harrassed; and, TO crown all, the usurpers of
Mexico have embroiled their country in IA war
with a powerful neghboring republic, whose
armies are now marching triumphantly through
the country.
As far as this country is concerned, the ntel-
gence may be considered favorable, inasmuch as
1t will divert Paredes from carrying on the war
with any degree of energy. 1t is, indeed, rea-
sonable to suppose, as we have before limited in
this journal, that Paredcs' object in accommodating
forces. was for the purpose Of facing the storm,
which he saw gathering around him; and insread
of marching to the frontier to give battle to the
Americans, to strengthen his position at home,
and sustain it, if possible, against the friends and
adherents of Santa Anna.
There is one thing connected with this new
revolution, that must not be overlooked We al
lude to the hostility ofthe insurgents to the Anne
ncans. This hostility is accounted for, when we
recoect that the Mexicans are Catholics. and
that II has been the policy of their rulers to re-
present rs in the light of enemies to their reli-
gon; thus playing upon the tenderest cord, for
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OF Texas, and recently for prosecuting the war.
The public mind of that country will be enlght-
ened in this respect ere long; for, as we have
mentioned in this paper, the administration has
despatched two or five Catholic priests to that
country, in the character of special chaplains, to
erase all feelings of this nature.