The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-18
The SONth of Mexico,

of Mexco-the States or provinces of Yucatan and Ia
basco-are of singular and somewhat suspicious nature
| On the 10th OF November last pr0nuncamento, or
declaration against the government of Mexico, took
place at San Juan de Bausta, the capital of Tabasco
under the auspices of the governor Traconis. The i'm
mediate alleged for this movement the refusal
on the part of the general government OF Mexico to
comply with requiston of Governor Tracons for 800
muskes for the defence of the State This refusal Gov
ernor Tracons chose to construe as determination
the part of the government to leave Tabasco to It's
resources and he complained bitterly of it UNI
grateful return for the valor which he had displayed
the repulse of our forces under Commodore Perry, of
whose men he says that he had killed and wounded more
than hundred The government endeavored to APP
pease him. promising to remit him by the first opport
nty four thousand dollars, and telling him that he might
procure arms in Yucatan or elsewhere. But the gov
ernor preferred to have the great pana
cea for all political maades in Mexico, and forthwith
declared the independence of Tabasco The "Diaro'
the Mexican official paper, attributes this movement of
Governor Traconis, not to the weghy reasons assigned
by him. but othe fact that he had been superseded in his
post governor by the appointment of another ndivid
ual, Don Justo Santa Anna
The following article from Tabasco paper, called Ell
Temistocles of the Goth of November doubt writ
ten dictated by Governor Tracons, and gives his
views of his'deeds. motives, and purposes:
ave have certain and positive information that
the commodore OF the United States squadron, at
place the 10Th instant, in which renowned the
government of Mexico he fastened TO make PROPOSE
era Don Juan Bautist Traconis, with the object OF raising
the blockade, and permitting national and foreign com.
no military supplies of any kind Tor the supreme govern
ency rrated by sofor, replied the said commodore
that he would enter into negotiations OF amy kind with
conquered with the valiant troops under his command,
committing against his country his convictions and
his oath He added also, in his reply, that he much
misunderstood the motives which mpeled him to break
of the 10Th instant he explained very clearly, thatt
desire procure for vigorous
cution OF the against the foreign enemy which had
placed him the exceptionabe situation in which he found
himself, and which he would not emerge FROM until he
had expelled the territory of Tabasco the Americans
against whom he would wage an incessant war and har
ass them in every way Finally, he concluded his reply,
entertained by all the soldiers and people OF
Tabasco."
This determination on the part Of the governor of
state containing population OF less than hundred thou
sand souls, to wage an Independent against two
powerful nations because of them had refused it the
means of defending itself against the other would be
simply ridiculous, but that the geographical position of
Tabasco renders the movements of its authorities and
people of importance at the present moment The
last from Tabasco, the Mexican papers lately
received, state that counterrevouon had taken place,
and that SeKor Traconis had been left completely iso
lated"
The state or province of Yucatan adjons that of Ia
basco and contains population of about 900 inhab
itants los to square eague-being one OF the most
densey peopled of the Mexican states This province
declared its independence of Mexico in January last,
der the auspices of the governor Don Miguel Barbacha
no, upon the ground that the supreme government had
"placed sacregous hand upon the conventions of the
nth of December s43" In consequence of this separa
ton, and upon the of its authorities Yucatan
admitted by us to the enjoyment of the rights of
neutral nation But in September last, after the return of
Santa Anna Mexico, the difficulties between the gene
raj government and that of Yucatan arranged and
she readmted into the conederacy a State. Bar
bachano being confirmed in his post governor, the
elections ordered TO be held in the State for depu
ties to the constituent congress sitting in Mexico.
Another change, however, has recently come over the
spirit of the dream of Yucatan new pronunciamento
'came off" at Campeachy on the sth of December last,
and the causes assigned for it infinitely discreet
and RATIONAL though far less magnanimous, than the
allied motives proessed by Senior Traconis. The pro-
nouncers OF Yucatan their address TO the peo
pie by stating that he union OF Yucatan with the Mex
lean republic under present circumstances, without being
of any utility to the said republic, TO Yucatan her
SELF subjects the latter to all the evils of with pow
erful nation which, until now, has displayed the great
est consideration towards this country, and which has
the power of reducing it to the most fghtiu misery by
simply preventing the expectation of ts humble produc
TONS the only means of subsistence which It's inhabitants
possess" This commencement is at candid simple,
and pathetic the address then ectes the wrongs received
from Mexico, details the plan of the pronouncers, and fin
sbes by declaration which, considering the outrages
alleged to have been suffered by them at the hands of
Mexico does credit to the hearts of the good people of
Yucatan. II says:
"The people of Campeachy, proclaimng this plan,
protest that they acated solely by the right OF pro
ydng for their safety and thai of the other people OF
ucatan, their brethren ohout easing 10 feel The strong
est synpathies apor of the Mericdn people, for whose
prosperity happiness and consolidation, they address the
most iervent Heaven; and they protest. likewise,
that their wish and desire is that the government OF fuea-
during its temporary independence of Mrico should be
strictly governed In its relations with foreign powers and