The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-21
The Late Revelation la ,le,i.o.

/ The New York Herald OF the 4th, pub
lshed detailed accounts OF the late reyo,u-
tion in Mexico. by which CoNoSFoRr, by u
grand coup daat, succeeded in obtaining
the government, and declaring himself Pres
ident Of the Republic. Weeopy the follow
ing paragraphs from the Herald correspon-
| dence, dated City Of Mexico, Dee. Is:
| Events pregnant with the future state OF Mex.
! leo. and of scarcely less significance 10 the
people Of the United States. have taken place
/ within the past few days. In conformity with
! the predictions contained In my last letter the
I anamalous condition Of political affairs then ex.
| isting has been swept away by a coup d tsdt.
I and has given place 10 new system more in
accordance with the demands Of th, distracted
and politically corrupt community. The lion
and the lamb may lie down together, bat Il is a
moral and physical impOsslbllity for repre-.
I sentative Congress and an Executive endowed
with extraordinary powers TO exist for any
length Of time together IN a republic that has
any pretensions TO the name. | was By no
means surprised. therefore, yesterday morning,
when was informed that during the previous
/ night the brigade Of regular troops stationed at
/ Tacubaya under command Of Gen. Zuloaga,
! had marched into the city. and by single
/ blow, without shedding q drop of blood, had
overturned the old and naugurated a new pol.
J
constitution set aside, and Don lgnacio Com.
onfort made Dictator. with infinitely less noise
! and disturbance than usually attend a meeting
/ OF " the unterriied' ia the halls VI Old Tam
many.
Dire we're the threats OF the puros when they
! found that they had been outwitted and betrsy-
ed by President Comonfort. They rushed 10
/ the cafes and restaurants and drank coffee and
eau sdcre with the utmost ferocIty, discussed
various plans for bloody revolutions, poured
| ont vast quantity OF "pinchbeck' patriotism,
and then, Mexican.like, adjourned to their re-
| spective homes without taking the first step by
| way Of countervention.
| The Congress, AZ a matter Of course. was dis
persed yesterday. IL President, Seaor olyera,
and Juafel. Minister Of the Interior. were i'm
/ prs0ued, but | understand were released this
morning. Notice was despatched to the .eye-
raj States OF the Confederation OF the inaugura-
ton Of the new state OF affairs, and their ap-
proval requested. This was mere matter vi
FORM as Comonfort had already satisfied him
self of the cooperation Of nearly all Of them.
San Louis Potosi and Guadaljara are doubtful,
but money has been placed at the disposal OF
the President, with which To operate on them;
and that specific rarely falls in this country.
Vdaurri, with Nueva Leon at his back, will
probably offer resistance. But what can he do
without assistance rom the United States?-.- and
! that he fears to ask.
Comoniort and his very able Minister OF Fl.
nance. Senior Payne, are busiiy engaged in do.
yising ways and means to replenish the public
treasury Some Of the nabobs Of Mexico. who
/ are pleased with the new order Of things, will
furnish him with all they can spare. and it il
said that he will re establish the tobacco mon
Opoly, which has been suspended for the past
two years, and thus realize an additional in.
come. The church, too, stands ready with her
Golfers, to buy compromises from him. He will
become their tool, and Mexico will again fall
under the dominion Of corrupt and fsnatical
priesthood, who will set the dictator aside
whenever an opportunity offers. Better Dor.
row from foreign bankers at any discount bet
ter sell the national territory any thing, rather
than retrace the steps which have gained him
so much credit in the eyes OF the civilized world
during the past two years. fear that he Is not
the man for the place. Should he prove not to
be, then this is but the first step in the rapid
downward career of Mexico. few days will
solve the enigma. He must go ahead, or he
will be thrust back. His fate and that Of his
country are now in his own hands. II he falls.
he falls like luciier. never 10 rise again.