New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-29

- wbstever spirit Vidaurri reasoDeo On W. III 81
Lift is certain that be promptly u.sa' - ~
oo5snton into which Cara had eh'e'I I't;Ii.;a,
led AN immediate commencement OF nos'''''' es
dersu 90 i" :. 80 bse, s,nce vsrously reported
x. Co.. Dioued at this turn OF a1alrs mas "ltn-
- b;nsilf from the alliance with Fidaurri :
80 ~ ,,oons had deserted him that he was out
of money &c : and lastly, that nc was s'ii WIN
Zu,zn, and still acknowledged Nldaurrl az gen
eralne chief Among sucn a nu,loet vi conliic'.os
minors II il impossible to decide Which 10 correct
~ di.tsrce incline 70 believe the 6rst, viz {:
inteo6s TO act On his wn hook in future. He
"a ,onno man but quite equal IN rank ndprestige
90 t;6.uTrj. having formerly been revolutionary
Covsrnor of Tamsulipas, aud now its popular aud
chosen chief. He i, warm adberent 10 the policy
OF separating from the other states and est1olls
ing new Republic but without foreign aid, and
considers discussion of the subject premature at
pressnt Except on the question Of personal pre-
eedenee there can be 10 weighty matter Of diff
ference between him and Nidaurii. They may
indeed, differ in opinion 10 the best method Of
attaining common object The plan for the esta-
bshment of which they became united c0ntem
plates the disbsndueJt Of the army at least until
form of government has been decided Oh, and
established by the popular will the restriction of
the CLERGY in certain alleged immoral practices;
and tie regulation BY law OF the enormous Church
revenues, which, drawn principally from the
poorer classes seriously retard their progress. IL
IT, Of course understood tbst they favor the esta-
blishment Of federal government, constituted pre-
cisely in the aDe manner a. that of the United
States.
To give practical weight to these ideas, good
policy would seem To require that they should not,
at the outset be rendered obnoxious TO mo 70 than
one at a time Of the three great interests which
altprI atey assume to he the guardians of the
national welfare This trio consists of the church,
the army, and the lawyers, or particulars. With
an intelligent population to second his efforts,
warm and earnest patriot would have little diff
Guilty in decapita ing two OF the monsters at a
blow, but here it seems hopeless task, and it is
the one undertaken by NidaufTi at least be has
arrayed against him, openly or secretly, the most
wtrful pair OF the three. Should he find 1t
necessary to hurry toward the Rio Grande at no
distant day it will not be because he did not seek
TO establish the welfare of his country on per-
msnent basis but because he lacked the tack TO
render his ideas acceptable or serviceable to his
cOuDtrymen.
1t has become quite fashionable for a shallow
class of foreigners who haze resided in this coun-
try for long time 10 snfer at the idea Of Mexicans
(rancheros) being capable OF selfgOyernment but
batting weakness for lying and stealing, in which
they are neither so acute successful as their ira
ducers they will compare very well with any sini-
lar Glars in the world.
But almost forgot to mention circumstance
which two or three days ago promised to be very
interesting. This was nothing more or less than
that Saltio had audaciously pronounced against
Santiago, General.in chief OF the army of the
North, restOrer of the Liberty Of the coun-
." try, and governor and cOmmandant. general
L" of the free and sovereign States of NuevO-
Leon and Coahuilan We wise ones laughed
Absurd. To be sure the illustrissimO senior, the
Bishop Of Monterey, bad passed through that place
within week on his return hitler from pastoral
visit aud il was whispered mo doubt maciOusy)
l. "A .H.I
the revolution in the interior; and wherefore not
also have made known his illusrious views to the
faithful in SatillOl Wherefore not, ia quiet
way! But what force was there in SaltllO to
give effect to any declaration, however TalOrOus
or Quixotic of an eiiete and old fOgyish ayunta-
mento' None. SO much the better Our laurels
will be the easier won The order came for five hun
dred men with four pieces OF artillery to prepare
for quick march on the devoted city. Great
deeds lay nesting on the lap of time whose full de-
velOpment would make the stars TO stand won
der-WOuhded listeners; when 10 the order was
cCuntermSuded SatIllo lad repented and repro
n0unced-haO sued for mercy and was PAFdonod
Military ardoI declined rapidly.
SatillO lad heard Of the MISUNDERSTANDING be-
tween the revolutionary chiefs OF San Luis POtos
and that Earo Tamariz, representing the dc tectS
Government at Mexico, ard Gen. COmOntOrt, rep
resentrDg the Alvarez interest, had parted on most
smicablc terms, with the ultimate object OF unit
ing 10 crush Vidaurrl 1t is true the latter, as
before stated, did refuse to sanction the action OF
Garza to which HarO TamsTiz and COmonfort
we're the other parties. Perhaps SaltlllO was not
far wrong in her estimate of the final result, but
little over hasty in her action. Time viii show
An agent leaves here in day or two TO purchase
arms and ammunition for NidaurTi either in New
Orleans or Newlork. Now as there is no money
here how are they 10 be procured! Have We
credit somewhere Have We listened to the ear
nest pleadings of our diplomatic friends III
Texas it is we'll known they are eager to loan us
more than we wsnt-their urgent friendship is
really affecting. II not they, who is to supply the
sinews of war QSieR safe
From Our Own Correspondent.
BROWNSVILLE, Thursday, Oct. IL, 1855.
On the 9th inst. Matamoros quietly surrendered to
the reyoiutionsts, who, under Guadalupe Garcia,
have for some time past occupied threatening
position near that city. AS the event was daily
looked for il created little or no sensation:
On the oth inst a gentleman from Monterey,
commits stoned BY NidSurri to buy arms and ammu-
milton, presented an order from '. on the Custom
house in MstamOros for Sl5, 900, which was
promptly refused The reason assigned for the
denial was that an order had been received from
Cen CARA to the effect that Nidsurri should no
longer be recognized as General in-chief IN Ia
maulpas This order was Willingly received and
joyful, Obeyed by the iunctonaries there, both
OWL srd military, lf such distinction may be
ssid to exist in that country \ good deal OF
jealousy has for some time been FELT toward Vi
dsurri BY the merchants aud people of MaNmo-
ros because be old not march on the city and open
the port months ago For months and mOntns no
goods have been passed through MatAmores, while