The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-12


Irterssa1ng fvOn the Rao Csrsnde.
REVOLUTIONS EXPECTED ON rHw MExrC AN FRONT
UBIQUITOUS DEGREES ny SANTA ANNA.
The Brownsville Fog. 81 tho 24th ult., cont
the following items Of news:---
The black clouds Of discomfort sdll continu
gather around the political horizon Of our nelghm
Of hatsmoras. Within the past week many Of
leading men OF that place have left and takea rel
beneath the starry eDb)tns OF . pures liberty &
at present vouchsafed to the citizens Of The nov
called sister republic.
Foremost among these stands the celebrated
chero chieftain. DON MacedoniG Capistran,
tlemsn reported to weld moro influence than
other man In the State Of Tamaulipas. A few
since, notice was given Ss. Capisfran that he
marked out a. one Of the victims necessary = |
maintenance Of peace and order; In other words
stamp the impress Of terror upon the balance Of
Quick upon the heel Of this timely escape
lowed decree c0nfascating the property. real !
personal, Of all Mexican citizens who did not reI
themselves within the period Of fifteen days
Deeertions are daily occurring, active prepared
being made 70 meet an anticipated attack, and !
dent alarm Is everywhere manifest.
That desperate struggle h inevitable is evs'
where apparent, but that It win blaze forth al
Mexican soil, and n0t-as has been wrongly
mised-by men organized among foreigpers. q
accusation is wholly unjust and unfoundcd In tEu|
We do not believe there Is single American In
movement, nor do We believe that Il is desired ~
h0uld be.
Within the last few weeks the Mexican govs||
ment has issued some most iniquitous DEGREES.
tending TO the utter ruinati0n OF the commerce.
ihis frontier.
The most outrageous Of all these DEGREES n d
providing that the property Of every Mexican q
zen who shall absent himself from the country IL
period 81 fifteen days shall be confscated.
Another and hardly less 0di0us decree Is isszI
or trymmeling the commerce OF this frontier, a.
learn that 1t is to take effect only on this line.
provides that all moneys leaving the, interior
be frontier shall pay double duty, fret for clr
alton, Of four per cent, and expectation six
cent on the dollar. before documents will be Civ
TOR the safe conduct of the funds; and in additi(
we learn that the merchant having funds in any
the interior towns for transportation, after havi
complied with all these ex0rbitsnt requiremeu
must still have to consult the pleasure Of his mi
Serene Highness before he can venture to move.
decree allows .conducta" once In four mont
and thus the merchant Is forced to allow his CAPT
to remain idle during that time. sf
1t Is provided that papers for these "condusts
can only be given from the capital of the State IN
which the money may be sent, so that q man
Linares, who desires TO remit money to Matam0r
has first to have it transported to Monterey, .
there procure his papers for the frontier. This
ditional ten per cent falls most heavily upoa
merchant, as at least one third part of al {
remains In Mexico-for this about covers the dut
exacted upon them. and upon these duties the
per cent Ii now demanded. s
Still another decree has been promulgated, Will
imposes an extra duty of one half Of one per cent
all goods imported into the country, which, in q
Is equivalent to about five per cent. 1t Is not 9
prising, therefore, that deep and settled disc
ment, whose every law seems to be one Of
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