The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-21


S ssS nsys. !" We depertnsrt q fArsign Affairs
= y oyiLloh said Mr.. Men sstsrio, chs adverse ~
1snss Avb n vote for Juan Bsutists Cebalios.n
ssono . intercss sod. my oyiniun, rspsd hs
$40 ssi Santa Anss; Ivo.s for General Santiago
D,1M' . The qa6stien was put to third, but he
'eiur I'd 20 snswer "Fsee safnags is &C ,erdei only
~ ke lst a. D. csmbn: on tsAs day shall make
= own my chs ice.' Presilest Canseso kssteued 70
an mun.cs . these details 70 Snts Anna, and two
hours after the psr.Izan of CtbsIlos and that Of
Bono wese dismissed for having expressed opin-
Ions contrary 10 Ma goysrDmsUs, shIlst sheir 0Sm-
panion lest his place for refusing 70 utter any
cpD on.
sergeant prsssrss himself n the poll. "whom
do you vote feyi' IN the question. al vote in tas
Ieea i've, }" repned tte sergeant, "for cannot sus
tam govtrnmsDt which does not offer tao siiahsess
icd vidoal guarantee" FIVE mirus after this
manifestation Of Independence, the homes, soldier
found himself In dnGg"Oo.
coulo cite a thousand similar occurrences, but
thsse samples ars sofll lent. am acquaiused with
and most violent abb rrelcs OF Santa Anna and his
1ibis efs, aa1 vnc nevertheless v0ts d for 6im. Al
though neither fuDcti0nari4s nor ep1ploses Of the
govern msnt. they dreaded lest thsir absen,e from
tbe polls would draw down upon them the 1rA'a Of
the tyrast.
T. 9 same results are u be expected in every qua-
ter Of the republic. In realty, this govern meni by
exercising system Of violenos poorly disguised,
srd BY playing 50 isncble On electoral farcs, must
have rsRsfded The Nexioan people as . naaon os
brutes Of asses.
Tho papers viii give you accounts Of triunphs
obtained py the government troops over the iasur
e. Dss in TIE department Of Mexico. Their sssts
ments are nfamously false and unworthy q The
sbah.est credit We have just LEARNED, on the con
trary, that The rebels, continuing taeir march In
this direction, have taken possession Of cAsco.
The capture Of MOrelia by the government forces
IL tue, but Jequires proper explanations. TAe fol-
lowing DETAILS believe to be exac.:--Gsneral TAv
era with his igade was stationed With an army of
observation few leagues distant from Morelia with
mt n nj mi hnJ d1nr
himself in readiness 70 mar h, II necessary in the
department. Of GuaIajuato. Toe insurgents, whose
otts has been constantly directed to Yards thai
department, STACKED Morsks, With view nj CON.
pellng TAvera 70 abandon his position. They hal
taken the city, and were sstabllshel therein when
General Tavera, % they expected, sst out 80 force
them 70 re.rsAs; they did not wait for him however
but retired in good order to resume their original
position But General Tavera vas anxious for VIC
tory, and the population Of Moreis had welcomed
the insurgents with enthusiasm, he treated them TO
certain fusladea and cannonades which killed some
three or four hundred. This glorious achievement
hardly comps Ysates for the loss Of General Echaga
ray, who was killed ct the head Of the government
forces.
something has been ssii Of the surrender Of A "a
pulcO to the government. The worst plausible
version is tho following, the authenticity Of which,
however, Cannot guGraAtse:- W.. r.s.s.
VillareM and Moreno, wnO commanded In the
name Of Alvarez = Acapulco, bad turned traitors,
ard together with three others undertook to betfsy
the cause of that General Their treachery il said
to have originated in private Misunderstanding.
Alvarez get wind Of the affair, repaired forth WITH
to Acapulco, and acted with 20 much promptitade
that the government troops travsrSng the Psregrino
70 take possession Of the port, encountered on the
heights bordering the road the dead bodies Of the
Ave traitors who had plotted the surrender Of the
city.
Yesterday the battalion Of artillery celebrated the
tete Of st. Barbe In like manner as has no doubt
bt EN- done in New Orleans. There was . banquet,
> serenade and q brilliant display Of fireworks.
The 162 French prisoners ct Perose have been
placed ct the disposition Of the French Charge
d'AGhires, as an evidence, say TIE papers, Of tho
high esteem entertained by the President for the
Emperor Louis Napoleon. te
The papers are full Of exultation at the reported
capture Of Aorelia by the Governments troops bat
~ the narrative OF our correspondent may in oil
respects be relied on, we do not think il worth
while to reproducs the fictitious statements Of tho
press.
General De Ia Vega has been recalled from the
post Of Governor Of Yucatap 1t Is said that SantA
Anra intends eltrusting him with . mission Of
great imp0rtsnce.
The cholera is prevailing ct several points In tina
department Of Tsmaulpaa.