Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-13
AFFAIRS III EExf;

! IHc loiloWlDS HiSniy intcIeN
condition of affairs in the F'uoi'
In my last letter I infheu gu mat You
,.,o,,,d soo,, I,o,.o o,,,o,nst on Messrs. Haro
Tamoriz P,cbeco and IEires, who..had been
cont from, Mexico 70 Va Cruz, to be shipped
on board the Texas. @ uins'ances nave some
what modified the aciTaey Oh tfls statement.
The tlree exiIes ds leave Mexico under an
escort of % men. etnmanded by three officers,
| Nessrs Rrito F;eera and Garcia Conde.-
| Orders had been5Iven them to travel night
and dav. and + the purpose of frustrating
anv attempt ofhc insurgents TO liberate the
prisoners. tele4phic communication had been
suspended. eance, however, favored singu-
Iarly Haro Tmariz. In the environs Of Cor
doba the dfEence, too heavily laden with
eight sotiioi on the top, lost its balance, and
was oyerturrd in the middle of dreadfully
bad road. 5r Brito, the officer most confded
in by the dvernment, was grieYously wound
ed, and colo no longer continue his journey.
Just then baro was incontinently attacked by
a violent isentery, which compelled him fro-
quently 10 leave the diligence, in company
with Figuera. Repeating this manguvre again
sitlt again, ilG ODldittSt 4iJ4G 1OI
sounding his companion, and securing his com
plicity by heavy bribc. At length, when the
diligence reached place called Salsipuedes,
it was perceived that Haro had suddenly dis
appeared. Figuera has been arrested as an ac-
complce in his escape, and is now in prison
here, but l doubt whether anything will be
done to him. After the flight of Uaro, Pache-
co and Zires might have easily decamped, but
they remained quiet, and did not seek to avoid
their destiny. The latter two arrived ct New
Orleans, on board the Texas.
For some days after the disappearance Of
Haro, We were inignorance of his whereabouts,
but have finally ascertained that he Joined
the insurgents st Zacapoantia, under the COM
mand of Guitian and Orolios, and was imme-
diately appointed General-in-Chicf of the
movement.
Comonfort, after the treachery Of Lallave' 5
command, which deserted him, and passed o.
yer to the insurgents, organized a select bri-
gade, and appointed Us its commander Severe
Castillo. General in whom he reposcd the ut
most confidence. Castillo left Mexico osten-
sibiy to attack Guitian. Before his departure
~ Lifit " At4tSIhtcH Win COL4lObioias Aill ltSS
sing his hand, swore soIemnly to be faithful tc
him even unto death. Having reached San
Juan de los ilanos, beyond Puebla. he paused
and remained inactive. The government as
tonishcd at his conduct, demanded an explaaa-
ton. He answered that he needed supply
of money. The sum required was forthwith
sent, and no sooner was il received, than the
perfidous scoundrel united his forces with
those of the Insurgents, and declared against
the government. This is a spectacle to be
witnessed nowhere out of Mexico, and even
here Castillo's detection has inspired univer-
sal feeling Of Indignation and disgust.
Castllo's brigade, together with that of Gui-
tian, and Haro ut the head, proceeded to Pue-
bla, which is now under siege. Public atten-
tion is absorbed by these movements, and il
seems to have completely overlooked Gen. T.
raga, who is drumming up his partisans in Que
rctaro and San Luis, with, as I learn, indifier.
ent success.
Haro the leader of the rcactionary revolution
is ambitious, unprincipled, and dissolute
without particle Of prestige. lie is the last
man ever to become the liberator Of his conn
try His plan is simply undisguised reaction
the tyranny of the army, theEdespotiSm of the
clergy, the dictatorship-in short, a return TO
all the evils which have afflicted Mexico SO
long and so severely. His success, in my op-
inion, would bring about more terrible days
in Mexico, than those experienced under the
administration OF Santa Anna. But will he
succeed!
l should rejoice at being able to assure you
of the contrary, but the present Government
has committed so many blunders from the vc-
ry commencement, that it has inspired the re-
acsiOnists with strong hopes of trinmph. If II
had struck first, and paralyzed afterwards, its
strength would now be irresistible, but instead
Of this, it first amused the public with innu-
merable manifcstos, and then concocted Sc
rics Of inefficient, lifeless measures that pleas
cd no party, and diSgusted all. A capital mis-.
take was its hostility simultaneously proclaim
ed to The army and clergy, while it failed to
act with decision against either the one or the
other. Forgetting the maxim s.Divide and
Govern . it failed to use the army in order to
break up the clergy, which, in its turn. would
have been subsequently destroyed Its half
measure, hesitation, and lack of energy. have
occasioncd the alliance now completed be-
tween its two adversaries. The clergy foments
the fanaticism of the lower classes, and furn-
ishes the funds, while the army points It's
weapons against the Government.
Nevertheless, the people, am satisfied, are
opposed to reaction, and if the Governmen,
acts with even tolerahle wisdom and sagacitv.
the insurgents will be overthrown. The posi-
tion of things is now clearly and unequivocal-
iy defined. 1t is struggle between liberal
principles and absolutism. The trimnnh nj