The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-25
The Revelation I'm Northern Mexico-its
Causes and Probable Results.

readers have been appfsef TOR several weeks,
for, in the meantime, the cos;rabamsstas under
Caravsjal and anales, have swept the whole Sierra
Madre country from Monterey down to Ma.amoras.
At the last accounts, they were in front of Mata-
moras with an active force augmented to ten
thousand effective men.
This revolution is a funny affair. It beats any
thing in the way of a revolution that has ever been
attempted in modern times, in its causes, in its
materials its leaders, its Objects and 10 its successes
II beats the late elections 1t throws all previous
Mexican prounca o,entos and revelations ,om pete-
ly into the shade. 1t seems to have taken even
the "ousel owl" by surprise, who for several
years past have been instiga.ing some such move
mert. 1t has paralyzed the poor rickety central
government of Mexico, while Caravajal, advancing
down the RIO Grande, has been issuing his edicss
with the air of an Emperor.
The tariff question appears TO have been at the bot
tom Of the whole movement, and notification has
carried the day Whether these revolutionized pro-
virces will follow it up with immediate secession, or
wait for operation we shall presently consider.
The Mexican tariff is Ugh tariff, ranging from TWEEN
ty to two hundred per cent. Along the Rio Grande
il offers very considerable inducements to enterprs
ing smugglers. There we're plenty Of traders, on
both sides of the river, prompt to take hold Of such
advantages. Immense quantities Of goods, avoid
ing the customs, we're carried over the river and
wareboused on the Mexican side, at various points.
Canales, the late authorized Governor of Tanauli-
pas, it appears, was engaged in this business TO
very profitable extent. But the central govern
ment, apprised of the evil enforced more rigid
Sarpeilasce; the practical free trade which had been
established was suppressed, and the warehousng
system of struggled goods was suspended by their
seizure A large quantity OF goods thus seized was
held in possession Of the central government off,
GERS at Camargo, when Caravajal with his gre-
rillas ana their effective allies Of several hundred
Texan rangers, made descent upon the place,
and, after sharp fight, aptured it, occupied 1t,
and released the goods from confscation and from
6u.y, by turning ttem to their former owners,
under cover Of mock auction. Such appear to
have been the objects o: this movement-the re-
lease of smuggled goods, and the opening of the
northern provinces of Mexico TO the benefits of tree
trade in contrahand imports The proc.amations
Of Caravsjsl co not declare for an independent
government The whole mo yement thus far, is the
result Of combination of interested parties both
sides Of the river, in free trade speculation.
Novel as the of this revolt, the charac'
ter Of the parties engaged In it is still more
interesting Carayea and Canaes were the chiefs
of the most active guerllas along he Rio Graude
during the Mexican war The baggage ami pro-
vision trains Of Genera Taylor suffered terribly
from their depredations. They r!oted in p.under-
were always on hand when ar unprotected train
could be safely attacked, but to be found by
the dragons, or the more deadly rangers These
men are at the ne id Of this revolution, commanding
rank and file of gueiLGS, co1rdbaadist3s, raiders,
aud devil magyar Texas rangers. all engaged in
the grand work Of liberating imported goods from
the pay aent of Mexican duties
IN the meantime, the Mexican government is
Iowerless- withou: mexns-its cabinet: diss 1lved-
its trade destroyed, With the high roads 10 the
occupat Of robbers, ana the capita at the mercy
Of isr'os-overhead and ears in debt, and pressed
upon every side for money-crippled with a corrup,
pTietthood, and forever in state Of revolution.
with the frontiers occupied By fIeobooters or over
I'm by the Apa:hes, and the interior suffering from
the combined evils Of Incidence, i:ial rapacity
and famine, poor Mexico do nothing sac is
compelled 20 let this revolution take its course,
AID iIust 70 tae precarious chances Of bad manage
next. We learn that she is anxious TO anticipate
one 100000 Of the indemnity TO be paid he. by
he United States, and that the local authorities
be Rio Grsnie have entered into a compact with
Wild Cat for assistance against Caravsjal. Wild
Cat was conspicuous chief in the Seminole var;
but, under treaty, was removed with most OF his
trite to the ia West, leaving Billy 5owlegs 70
tgtt l. out in the eTergladss with Gene raj T~iggs.
since. lis removal to Texas, Wild Cat has led an
active career, and is now 10 ;a,sd near the Rio
Grade, viii large force OF runaway negroes
under bis command. Gen. Avalos, in co n nand at
Matsmoras, IL is reported, will have this great
chef TO aid him in putting down tie revelation.
The resul. nas yet 70 be known.
What may be the ultimate consequences Of this
singular piece Of business II is somewha. diIcclt
70 conjecture It may possibly lead TO declaration
Of independence, and the formation Of a separate
republic Of these Northern provinces When tina,
IL done, the next movement will be 10 follow the
example Of Texas in the work Of anne ration. Ba.
tie probabilities that this revelation will turn
out mere farce ard tina. after the parties inter
es'ed IL the recsptuTed goods are satisie Carava-
ja! and Carsles Will make some sort Of a comp.0-
mise with the central government, b. which the
rCvolted provinces will be restored t. .h:ir alie
glance. This viii uost likely be tie end Of Il f1s
tie present OF the final destiny Of these Northern
provinces, and indeed Of all the provinces Of deE
leo, there can he little doub.. As surely a. the
Mae!stTom draTE into is vortex ali the dating
materials around IL, 90 surely the dc5ri5 CT the
Mexican republic. az it tumbles 20 pieces, DO 40.
sorbed by this Union. Bat We doust whether the
fruit is yet RICE The present revol. has all the
appcararccs CT q buccaneering farce, which wall be
ssisdsd With the establishment OF free trade across
the Rio GTLnde IL has nov, however, arrived at
point when the question must soon be determined
one way or another IL must soon turn out 10 be q
mere smuggling forsy on a large scale, or a strike
for q new republic 90 a very small scale.
TIE DONALDSON CoREESFoNDENcE-i LITTLE
MORE LieHT.-We give below valuable extract,
as fer as il goes, from the Houston (Texas) Tide
goYh, in reference TO Gen Houston's agency in the
Ionaldson correspondence n an,ears ,h., Gan