The republic., 1851-11-01
them oft. We have heard this story told SO often

them oft We have heard this story told so often
by Texans that we believe it.
The route of the Central forces at Saltillo was
to all intents and purposes successful finishing
stroke TO the revolution, and Canales had now
but little to do save to organize separate gov
ernment, and set up republic for himself
and friends. But this not his object. He
had gained good stand, if il may be 30 termed,
and his only desire to sell out his successful
revolution at bargain. We do not know how
the sale and transfer were efecicd-are unac-
quainted with the modus operandi by which a
compromise was brought about; but we can inn
agine that agent emissary from the Cen
trail government, in the shape of priest, or per-
haps some authorized civil or military function
ary, appeared in the camp of Canales empower
ed 10 make overtures. We can farther imagine
that Canales made answer TO these overtures
something in the wise following: Here ] am, as
you see, at the head of revolution successful
in every particular; under the popular flag of
Federalism we have driven Centralism beyond the
mountains. Now, IL will cost you 1--WE give round
fgures) million of dollars to collect force at
Matehuala and San Luis Pooa, the nearest points
in your power. sufficiently large to cope with US
with any hope of success. Why go to that heavy
expense, when am willing to sell out all my right
and title TO this revolution have my hands for
Il
proposition-one certainly most lberal-and by
acceding TO it you will half million of dol
lars, besides deal of bloodshed In consideration
OF the five hundred thousand dollars will strike
my flag, disband my Mexican followers, disarm
my Texan auxiliaries, and again come under and
swear fealy TO the yoke of the Central govern
ment.
Such, we can easily imagine, was the nature OF
the deliberations held in the camp of the Federal
leaders after the battle Salto. At all events,
il is matter Of history that Canales, when com
| pletely successful at every point-after having
been triumphant the Centralists in every bat
esuddenly gave up all the fruits of his victories
for a consideration in the way of dollars and cents,
disbanded his Mexican followers, and for a time
settled himself down good citizen of the entire
republic.
His main difficulty was with Jordan and his
men, who had borne the brunt of all the hard
fighting. When Canales told the Texans and
their leader that he had given up his revolu-
tionary undertaking, and that they must lay
down their arms and adopt peaceful pursuits,
they at that they had been betrayed
and utterly refused to part with their trusty
rifles. The perfdous Mexican persisted; yet
Jordan not only remained firm, but collecting all
his started off with the intention of cutting
his way out of country where he had been 30
shamefully treated. And in this daring under
taking he succeeded; for although force of Fed
eralists and Centralists five times greater than his
own, pursued and overlook him in q single en-
gagement, fought, we believe, near Lampasos, he
beat then back with loss, and after that found his
march into Texas unimpeded.
We do not say that such will be the ending of
the present revolution beyond the Rio G Grande-we
do not even think that such will be the result; but
we hastily throw the facts of former rupture with
the Central government together, to let our readers
know of what stuff some of the revolution mongers
in Mexico made. few weeks will let US
know more of the ultimate intentions of Carvajal,
and we shall use all endeavors to keep readers
acquainted with the progress of the revolution.