Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-31

time but that the fight Of Santa
Anna is impending con hardly be Il
matter OF doubt. Indeed, il is cur
ren,ly reported that the wary and
crafty Dictator is making his arrange
menls for taking French leave Of his
ungratcful country, the first object of
ms concern as on previous occasions,
being his lll-gottcn wealth, which he
is SAID TO I've investing IN this country
and elsewhere.
What form OF government and
what rulers will succeed santa Anna,
we cannot even conjecture. The in
surrection has almost as many lead
ers as there are States in the Mexi
can Union. 1t has spread TO every
State except the central one of Mex
leo, in which the capital is situated,
but there seems to be no combination
of action and no recognized head.
The glory Of Alvarez in the West
I pales before the successes of Vldaurrl,
leader who has suddenly smerpnd
rom ub,uurity ia the North, and who
seems to have completely supplan,ed
Carvajal, whose perseverance in rev.
oluiionizing Northern Mexico is
worthy Of better fate. Santa Anna
may say with far more force than
Melternich, cater me the deluge,"
for the success of the present revolu-
tionnry movement viii only he the
I Inauguration Of the reign Of anarchy.
/ The leaders of the revolution having
cytcrninatcd Santa Anna and his
government, will probably indulge
/ in "A Kilkenny cat affair among them
selves.
But whatever may be the result Of
the revolutionary movements upon
the central government, there are
movements going forward in North
ern Mexico which claim the serious
attention of the governmen, and peo-
pie Of this country. The separation
of large slice of territory from North
ern Mexico to be established into
Republic, and finally absorbed, like
Texas, into the United States, has
been a iavoritc object Of many South
crn politicians, particularly IN Texas.
The remark OF General faylor that,
in a military point OF view the Sierra
Madre was the natural boundary
between the United States and Mex
leo, has been treasured up, and
whatever movement promised to cs-
iablish the Republic Of Sierra Madre,
has met with marked favor in Texas,
where the neutrality laws have been
violated without scruplc, when assls-
lance could be afforded to the oppo-
ncnts of the Mexican government.
We know not what truth there may
be in the statement of the Monterey
: correspondent of New York pape
/, that uyeriures have been made TO Vi
: duurri 10y the planters OF Western
n Texas To afford him material aid il
the shape of a regiment Of volunteers
; 10 establish the Republic of Slerr
j. Mhdre, Oh condition that he WI
:, make treaty guaranteeing The sur
5 render OF all ugiuve slaves on the
Mexican side, they reclprocatlng The
acf by returning all persons who es-
cape TO Texas. The story certainly
hears evidence of improOaiIity upon
, the face ; for no parties IN Texas,
nor even The State itself, can make
treaty with foreign power. But
there may be foundation for the
report, lnasmuch as Intervention IN
t the affairs of Mexico is no new thing
: in Texas. Indeed it is reported that
, American volunteers are now serving
with Vldaurri, and it is well known
that Carvalal has repeatedly derived
IRON Texas money and men 10 pros
ecu,e his revolutionary schemes The
planters of Western Texas would not
scruple to aid in the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of Mexico, and our Government
: should watch the movements upon
the southwestern frontier with n
wary eye.
The present administration at
Washington has exhibited rcnarka-
bic energy in preventing and punish
ing The enlistment in this country OF
: mercenarIes for the English army.
j scarcely case of real or consiruc-
: tive violation Of the neutrality laws
on the part Of British agents has es.
capped the keenness Of scent Of III,
= officials of the general government,
5 l'his is well. But is Prcslden, Pierre
l. equally vigllant IN preventing IA vlo
u lallon Of our neutrality laws IN Texas
) We do not learn that government
y has taken any measures whatever I
'e warn the adventures and res,rai
-" the lawless 10 that quarter. Il h5
y turned blind eye TO the movement
Ill of the Texan filllbusters. Is il for tn
- reason that slice Of Mexico woul
X sliil further strengthen tic South an
rs perpeiuaie slavery, and has MS yea
"i against The English recruiting agent
ut been melted by an undue love 10
d Russia and its arbitrary institution
al and policy? This is the fair infer
n ence. We contend that equal ane
exact it slice should be meted out "a
IN all. The American government
sr ought TO be as Jealous IN maintaining
E the neutrality laws when neighbour
s. ing feeble Rupublic is threatened by
IA our citizens, as when a powerful des-
d polic monarchy ON the other side OF
Is the Atlantic has cause of complaint.
! -BoSfon J0nha.
!, Slavery in Kansas.