The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-10
INTERESTING FROM MEXICO.
The Revolutionary Condition Of the Republic,
&c., &c., Sc.

Our Nc xican Correspondence.
rAMPIc0, Nov IL, 1852
The Late Excitement IN the City The Rer oliliionavy
attempts, &c, &c &c.
Will you pardon an old friend whose trembling
lin be have borne him hther for his 6rst attempt to
furnish you With nkng Of affairs in this tod sity,
of al least 5000 forms, belonging in all probability
to the human species, although the eondu,t Of their
military chief would most positively contradict
such belief allude to tho various acs Of folly, or
supidity, which have been recently committed BY
the Commandsnt General of this State, who has
been laboriDg under The vague impression that he
was surrounded by fierce oonspirators whose deep and
dangerous plots were laid for his utter destruction.
To the vigilance Of this General wo are indebted for
the lively state of excitement and anxiety with
which this community has been entertained daring
the past six months. Numerous and mysterious
were the conjseures given cut ~ to the caasss Of
our alarmed General.
The SpaLafds with vindictivs looks, asserted that
expeditions, composed of Glibusteros, were the
way rsrs from New Orleans, whilst the crsdulous
Me1icass declared that tho disembodisd spirits Of
the thirty one victims, whs were brought here by
General hsxia captured by the late Col Thonp-
son. and subsequently, shot by the bloody mandate
Of General SANTA AnDa, on tho l4th Of September,
1885, are nightly fitting their ghostly forms before
the troops Of this garrison, to the great dsmay Of
But the undaunted General has at length made q
bold attack on his supposed enemies having 40
tually seized and imprisoned seven Of the most in
nocent Of his own countrymen, on tho frivolous
charge that they were engaged in scheme to annex
this State to the United States But after six
months constant alarm. the General vAs bound to
do something to establish his military fame, and,
like his great and ilu ;trious predecessor, Artists,
"Save the national honor !"
Arista has proved himself to be equally rs cspable
at the head Of his cabinet he was in the field Of
| m Al fhA honh nj and IN in
both capacities We clearly SEQ that his acts have
brought two fold ruin upon his coustry.
His military mask was doubtless stripped from his
brow BY General Tsylor and bis last deeds at the
head Of his government of sufficient notoristy To
prove to the world that be has involved this Eden Of
. country in inextricsbls ruin.
! Having lost oil confidence in his own originality,
be valpy attempted to emulate the virtues OF Presi'
dert Napoleon, whose decrss OF the 2lst September
lsst will substantiate tho truth of this assertion
But the fIiRhtful features of that Decree having
bssn viewed with just horror throughout the rspnb-
c and in the absence Of the ability Of the French
President to sustain him in his fanciful flights to
greatness he must inevitably fall back upon his old
trade, and the material upon which no will work,
will doubtless, lend its lustre to his future fame.
In 1888, Arista belonged to an unsuccessful revo-
lutionsry party, was expelled, went to Cincinnati,
and there learned tho trade Of tinsmith.
On the night Of the 9th ult the prisoners were
| all embarked on board the small schooner of war
Tanaulpss, to be handed to other military ty.
rants ut Vera Cruz. who are in charge of stronger
walls than those of Tampco for their incarceration
Tne Congress has recently met in extraordinary
session, and we are anxiousy looking for the mea-
sures it will adopt in the present derauged state Of
affairs; but We are fearful that all its labors will
terminate ~ fruitlessly as did the last.
JONATHAN BARNsrABLH.
The Condiu0n OF Mexico.
WARRINGTON, Dec. A, 1852.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
The New York HERALD of the first December pub
fishes letter from Mexico in which it is stated that
'during tho late revolution in Maza.lan on the Pa
cifc coast. which was entirely got up by the mer-
chants there an enormous quantity Of British goods
had been fraudulently i'm ported; vessel alone,
called the British Queen, had f70 900 sterling worth
Of dry goods on board, for which the Mexican gov.
eminent had received only 900 duty, instead Of
100000; others paid even less.''
The sAme,is true Of the late revolution at Vera
Cruz and of the famous Sierra Madre revolution on
the Rio Grande Both were set on foot by the mer-
chants to cover the introduction of large amour
Of merchandise without psyiog duty.
1t has been the interest of many, and the habit 0
others, not sufficiently familiar with the domesti,
history Of Mexico rightly TO appreciate tho difficult
ties with which she has had to contend represent
her rs faithless and unmindful Of her obligations
and incapable Of maintaining any regular 20 yern-
ment; and this idea has been streng thened by tho
fact that, overwhelmed by debt originating in
her struggle for independence, she has been unable
to meet her recognized obligation promptly in gold
and silver. But what nation il there, which has
not, At some period of its existence, been in tho
same condition? Great Britain, Franee, Russia and
the United States have all passed through the Same
ordeal. The first found it necessary to prohibi.
specie payments by the Bank Of England,
and to sustain her government by the issue
OF an irredeemsble paper currency. France has
been compelled to have recourse to her assig aats
Russia to her paperrubles; and the United States,
having paid their soldiers maintained their mics,
and achieved their independence, BY the issue Of
continental money, practically repudiated their re-
volutionsry debts, the price of the free government
Ii is in all cases difficult for the fortunate to bear
m indugent mind towards the unsuccessful; and
our own experiment Of free government and popu-
lar rights has been brilliantly prosperous. that
We cannot readily forgive the misfortunes of Mex
leo, understand Why her efforts to follow our ex
ample and adopt our institutions have not produced
equal results But il must be borne in mind that
the auspices under which Mexico, as 4 repu Ollie,
took her place among the nations of the earth
| were very different from those watch marked our
separation from Great Britain. Our people we're
fully educated, and prepared for that event ~hi,h
can scarce be called, with propriety, revolution.
IL WAS separation without revolution, for it was
unaccempanied by any great and sudden domestic
changes. The same social organization, and, with
very slight and gradual notifications, tho same
political 81 stems remained This was not the ease
in Mexico. Hers was indeed q revolution, socially
and politically, and her people were wholly unpre-
pared for the sudden transiton from despotism to
democracy, which they embraced more from the in
huenoe OF our example taan from any conviction Of
| its benefits or attachment to it's principles That
Mexico under such circumstances, has SO far failed
in her experiment of free government and
popular rights is not 50 muca q mGtter Of
surprise her peIssyering adherence, under oil her
Ds'ortunes, to republican ard democratic principles,
which alone gives her streng claim to the sympa-
Thy. and countebanoe Of The American people.
But the chief cause Of Der present unhappy condi
tion 10 the poverty Of her govern ment aud ner claim
upon US is greatly strengthened by tho fact that the
Deb, which Is now crushing her is in great part the
cost OF her revolution tho penalty of her efforts to-
sssinilate her institutions TO ours II she bs, not
profted by independence as much as we, she mas q.