The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-03-01
Frsn lhs Sssisnal inielligencg.
mr. PoINsETT 70 Senator BUTLER


whias Hoass. Pee DE. Pet. n, ls4s-
Nr DEAR Sm:-In ths few hurried
lines addressed IN yom from Slslrshnrg
On the suhjrri u Inc Mrxissn sar. ! IN.
ssanred The opposilian made by The hero
ir csnrasi.ns % lhe power q Isnssia. 40
an Example Of The difficulties 10 be en-
tounirred in sahtiuing nation. however
ferble. whrn snimaled BY The love OF H.
berry and Independence. II has since as-
cunrd 20 me that . hrief eapiinlalion &c
the circumstances attending he drsperais
struggle maintained nv Mexico hersrlf a.
g.ins, We p"wer and influrnee 81 spain
Cor twelve years. and whirh terminated in
her emancipation from mnsl Oppressive
colonial dependence. win furnish an Illus
iraiion of nv p,ssliion still more spplica
bic and instructive.
Il appears that The curaies and The law
yers Of Mexiro uniled Ia hiring about re-
salylion. which was rendered urgent BY
the long-rontinned systematic oppression
Of ihe mother country. and which, Al the
eosi of 50 murh blood and 80 alany ssrn-
fees. succeeded in libcraiing millions nf
people and future generations. The frsI
movement was made by ihe CuraIe Iii
,lslgo. in the small Town Of Dolores, sIIn-
aied in The province Of GnanajualO, on The
night of The 18th September. 1910. This
first outbreak WAS responded to through.
oul all New Spain. and the capital 'f the
prnyince opened its gates 10 the cuTaie Of
Dolores. Here The first blond was split !;
for all the European inhabitants in the
rich and populous city Of Guanajualo
were pu, 10 death BY The infurialed native
inhabitants.
The Indian population formed The chief
portion Of Hidalgo's fnrces, and on all oc-
casions evinced The most obstinate cour-
age. And here il may be well to remark
that the Mexican Indians are and ever
have been an agricultural lace, and there
fore susceptible Of the highest civiliznlion.
After this exploit. the revolutionary army
marched towards the capital. Within eigh
leagues Of The city gates they encounter
ed and defeated the forces of the Viceroy
sen, ON, 10 arrest their progress; but, in
stead Of following up their victory. they
1 hesitaird. and had the weakness to receivs
. proposals. Of peace from Canegas. VIII,
i sought 10 tcmporize. and, in effect. dis
= gain time TO reorganize his forces ard pu
: them in position TO contend advantage
. casslv Eilh the irregular troops canss'ss.l
ed BY Iildaigo. Afrer Tie f0ss OF much
precious time, the insurgents. with an ar.
ray of one hundred thousand men. com.
manded by llidalgo and Allenda, retired
|, to Aculeo. where lhey were overiaken and
I. attacked by Gen. CalIeja, al The head o
, ten Thousand Spaniards. Alter sangai.
5 nary contest the insurgents were defeated,
leaving IN The hands Of calleja their arlil.
lery. military chest. and great number oI
? prisoners. This chiefiain treated his rap
! iives as lehels, and his rrneliies covered
, all Mexico with mourning. The prison.
; of the city were filed with victims. and
many viriunus citzrns were pni 10 death
/ heranse they were suspected with favor
/, ing the revalt. These fragrant acts Of cru
D city. instead of suhjuing the spiri Of Mex
: leans, excited their profound resenimen
/ and rendered the cause OF The iusnrgenil
!. national. The small body af men who
remained with Tldalgo retired toward,
(iuadalajara. and were every where re.
!. eeved with open doors and open arms.
They met with no resistance in any al
the towns or provinces through which
they passed, and they entered The city ol
Guadalajara. and remained there some Time
unmolesied. When they If, thai place
Hilalgo was at the head Of force still
more numerous than that which had heeu
defeated al Acnleo. But his men were bad.
Is armed. and the leaders entirely igno'
: ran, Of the ar, of war, aud they were a.
. gain defeated by the disciplined troops ol
l Callejs. although not quite one to ten,
. with still greater slaughter than before.
; Upwards of eighteen Thousand Mexicans
, were killed. and double that number woun.
ded. The leaders fled towards The north.
ern provinces. were met there by Col. Sal
: cedo, again defeated. taken prisoners. and
: shot al the village Of chihunalhua. These
I disasters would have terminated The revo-
luton, IL the sentiments of liberty had no,
: taken deep root in the minds oil the Peo-
: pie. A national feeling is not 10 be snf-
. located in blood. A lawyer BY the name
: Of Rajon assumed the command. and re.
: assembled the scattered forces Of Hi,iaigo,
, and. united with his two brothers and oilieI
, patriotic Mrxicans. maintained the cause
:. Of independence for the whole year a.
{ gains. the repeated assaults Of the royal
) ISIS. A, tins period appeared two curaies.
e Morelos and Matamoros. the former The
mos, distinguished leader Of the Mexican
revolution. The latter ran > brilliant bns
s short career. After several successful ac-
| tons. he was defeated and taken prisoner
d nv bo!y of men commanded by itur-
l hide, who at tina, period was distinguish.
: ed for the courage and activity which he
= displayed agains. his counirymen. Ma
4 ltamoros was sho,. Morelos maintained
1 himself much longer. His forces were
b augmented. aud he deemed il expedien