The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-02


no faith, no belief.
Es-PIcsident CebalIOs OF MexicO-The Late
Revolution and Its Effects.
We give place below to letter from ex-
President Juan b. Cebailos on the subject Of
the comments in the HERALD on the recent re-
volutiU in Mexico:--
PARIS, Sept. u, 1885,
70 THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
My correspondent your city writes to me- under date
III 9th of last August, that you have published art
Gle the late which determined the
overthrow General Santa Anna He has informed me,
likewise that you have mentioned my name in parteu
way and that you have given account of the rea-
which compelled me to emigrate from the Mexican
republic. Finally he informs that in the account of
the influences and which have FASTENED the recent
revolution you establish the following facts:-
1s-That the focus Of this revolution established
at New York. 2d-That in that city the emigrants had
organized club meeting in the Metropolitan Hotel,
and that several Americans Of note members Of this
meeting. 3d-That from this same meeting sprung the
plan the revolution and the ntrusing of its leader
ship to General Alvarez.
AS in this narration my name is prominent Icannothep
saying that whoever has given you such information has
made jest of you or has been deceived himself think 1t
that the events you make mention of happened
do recoect have heard the least alusion to the
meetings at the Metropolitan Hotel and consequently
conceive how any American whatever be his po-
siton, may have taken part
There fsw emigrants Of Mexico whs used to
meet in that place, merely in accidental way, and
with the only purpose Of social intercourse asst is
tomary with all persons in foreign country, especially
when misfortune stens them together To suppose that
this pretended meeting formed the plan of the revolution
and gave mandate to General Alvarez is to fall into
evident and incredible anachronism, for the plan
dated 18th March, 1854 whereas had only arrived at
New York 10Th May, and the other Mexicans of whom
you speak had arrived only in July and August of the
same year. would now ask how is 1t possible that
could have plotted the Mexican revolution in the city of
New York; That fact is decisive.
According to my correspondent you enter into several
political considerations concerning the influence of the
revolution in both countries destined to become one
that say hat the present revolution made with
the intention Of annexation between Mexico and the Uni
ted States" we'll understand that you should conjec
ture think So and take your desire for the reality
Under this head you completely free; but allow
to protest against the conclusion you draw from the
events
will not dwell longer this matter because think it
is impossible to change your opinions and BESIDES have
not undertaken political discussion. My only end is
recy those facts which begin to belong to hso
ny and which concern me personally.
hope you will be kind enough to insert this rectifca
ton in your journal.
thank you beforehand and beg of you consider me-
sir, Your very humble servant,
JUAN r. CEBALLOs.
Senior CeballOs relies, it seems, upon one of
his New York correspondents for information
concerning the course Of the HERALD toward
himself and his numerous emigrant Mexican
associates in this country, in connection with
the recent revolution. We need hardly say
that he has been wholly misnformed. We
never asserted that the plan of revolution was
the result of a conference at the Metropolitan
Hotel. What we did say was, that many of the
distinguished exiles, under the regime of Santa
Anna, frequently met at that place and con-
ferred together upon the condition Of their dis
tracted and oppressed country. This was quite
notorious; and it was equally well known that
Gen. Ceballos was regarded as not only the
most distinguished and prominent Mexican in
this city, but as favorite candidate of the re-
their republic, as announced by their leaders
at Acapulco. He was particularly applauded
wherever Santa Anna was denounced. He had
been regarded as an able and upright chief for
the Mexican people. He had steadily refused
and discarded the favors which Santa Anna had
conferred upon him. He had been rendered
the Grand Cross of the order Of Guadalupe,
which he took upon himself to reject; and on
the 18th of February, 1854, on his arrival at
New Orleans he published a formal and very
elaborate address to the Mexican people
through their then Minister of Foreign Rela-
TONS in which he said vastly more than can
be inferred from any conversations he may
have had at the Metropolitan in this city.
Now, let us repeat again what we said on the
occasion referred to by our distinguished cor
respondent. Santa Anna had gained power in
Mexico by violence and fraud. He superseded
President Ceballos. That gentleman refused
again and again to enter into his government
or to receive Office or honor at his hands
lie became a revolutionary exile from his
State. He did not come alone. He was
accompanied by numerous countrymen. all
of whom concurred in opinion concerning
They sympathized with the efforts to over
throw it. They often met at the Metropolitan
Hotel-and yet, without forming there plan
Of rev olution-which we had previously pub.
7lished as the work of other men-that plan,
and the persons engaged in it, both Mexicans
and Americans, were the subjects of frequent
conversation. And among the number of
Mexicans at that hotel at the time was no
less parsonage than Gen. Comonfort the dis
tinguished coadjutant of Alvarez.
Upon the tendencies OF things towards the
absorption of Mexico by the United States we
have aword to say. 1t is not possible to close
our eyes to the past. A third of that republic
within ten years has fallen into our hands.
We have extended our boundaries and our i'm.
provements up to its very borders on some.
thing more than two sides. While our people
pJap sob1 al. Al.