The New York herald., 1851-11-01
The Revolution In Nortncra Mcxico-Tae
Position OF Cnnaies In the Former Re-
NoiUtion.
fErom the New OrleAns Pica


BY MAIL
-, From the New Orleans picsyuue, Oct %
We must acknowledge that We cannot fully
fathcm the designs OF the leaders in the rsvo-
luton scross the Rio Grande, although on its face
tue movement has the semblsnce of "a nero i1tile
speculation, or grand smuggling coup. We gather
from the proolamations of Caravaja al frcm the vs.
papers printed along the Rio Urande, aud fro IN
private letters, that the revolutioniss have long
suffered from the onerous custom house du.ie iri.
posed upon them by the central government, from
the want OF protection promised them against the
INDIANS, and IRON other causes yet for years they
have suffered in the same way, and so have the in.
hsbtants In every part ef Mexico, north and south
The entire system Of government is one Of oppreg-
siot-e'er has been one Of oppre IsJn- and ever
Will be one OF oppression; the people have ever
grosAca nnder an erormoas taxation, without any
protection, and that any other state of thngs viii
obtain IN future, Is hoping more Of those in power
IN Mexico than tkeir past actions will warrant.
Almost any time for fifteen years before Arista
arrived at supreme power in Mexico, it was n
isvorite scheme Of his to cot loose from the cen.
trail government, and establish a new rep i6lio
out OF the states Of Tamaulipas, Coahuila aud
New Leon. His ambition may have taken a
broader flight may have covered n part OF tho
states Of Chihrshus and Durango-but whatever
the extent of his hopes, that he had dosiga Of
separating portion of the Northeastern torri-
tory OF Mexico from the parent government is
certain. His elevation TO the Presidency, z wing
his ambition a wider raoge, has OF course stiile1
all other schemes for tho present, and no no.
tion In putting down a revolution In q section
whore be has In former times been ready TO raise
the standard Of revolt himself Circumst lnces
alter cates, the world oyer-especially Ia Mexico
We repeat, that we do not fully understand the
real merits Of this new revolution. Carvajal may
have some grand scheme Of separating the states
this eide Of the Sierra Madre at heart, or he may
be only fighting In order TO get his goods through
the sustom houses free Of the onerous duties levied
Upon them by government which appears to have
70 farther use for its citizens than to oppress them
With unjust taxation. IL is ever difficult to ge. at
the secret motives which a,tuate Mexican leaders
in getting up their pronuncismentos They may
shout, Down with tyranny ~ until they are ho use
may cry out against Central oppression ~ un-
I'll their lung, crack-nsy tack " God and liberty"
to every sentence of their proclamatons; but in
that country these thipgs mean nothing. High
sounding patriotism in words is made to cover
some sinister design in deeds, and pure love Of
country has nothing to do with the question. We
will giye short history Of one revolution upon the
sane ground where this last outbreak has been TO-
nented
Some II years ago Canales-and perhaps this same
Carvajal was engaged with him-got up a regular
pronuneismento against the Central government,
which was as purely money making spec ila,ion
az was ever concocted. The proclama lions issued
at the time were fairly boiling over with liberty.
seath to oppression, and all that sort Of thing.
Obtaining, by false pretences, the services Of the
gallant Jordan and some two hundred Texans,
Canales succeeded in driving the Central forces en-
tirely beyond the Sierra Msdre. thus gaining pos
ssssoh VI SsieihV, 'he ANlhcOnaus, Nlontereys anu
all the strong points on the line. The slaughter
ELECTED BY Jordans men, In the Peach Orchard
fight near Saltillo, was terrible, that the Msxi-
can leader came to him afterwards, and asked him
II his men could not carry on q battle without
brrg'ng about such destruction Of life. Jordan
hsnkly told him that II was q way his men had,
and that he thought II would be difficult TO break
them ofit We have heard this story told so often
by Texans that we believe IL.
The route OF the Central forces at Satillo was 10
all intents and purposes successful finishing stroke
to the revolution, and Csnales had now bat little
TO do save to organize a pasate government, and
set up new republic for himself and friends. But
this was rot his object. He had gained o good
stand, III u may be so termed, and his only desire
wss to SC out his successful revelation at bar
gain We do not know how the sale and transfer we're
ehected-are unacquainted with the myfss ope-
but We can imagine that an agent or emissary from
the Central government, In the shape Of priest,
or, perhaps, some authorized civil or military func-
uoDsSy, appeared In the camp Of Csnales empow.
cred to make overtures. We can farther imagine
that Canales made answer to these overtures come
thing In the wise following - Here | am as Won
see, at the head Of revelation successful In yery
particular under the pop ular flag Of federalism we
have driven Centralisin beyond the mountains
NOW, IT will cost you I've give round fgures) one
million OF dollars TO collect force at Matehuala
and San Luis Potoei, the nearest points in ysur
power, sufficiently large TO cope with us with any
hope OF success. Why 20 to that heavy expense,
when am Wiling to sell ont all my right an title
70 this revolution have on my hands, for ave hun
dred thoutstd dollars make you this ptoposi-
uon-one certainly most libersl-snd ~ ssceding
70 ~ yos Will save hsfs million d dollars, besides