The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-02-10
LATER FROM MEXICO.

wsek. Yours, &c, j. W.
LATER FROM MEXICO.
New Orleans papers of the 25th, which
reached us by last nights mail, bring us
the particulars of the last revolution in
Mexico, brief mention of which has been
made by telegraph. The capital is barri-
caded and in arms; the blood of citizens
has already been shed therein, and uni
versal civil war seems now to impend
upon this distracted and unhappy coun-
try.
One of these revolutions ia Godsend
to the popuiace, the leperos, as the begarly
and cowardly thieves and assasins are cal
led. In this instance there was no excsp-
ton to the ordinary ruIe-plunder was
the order of the day. In one instance
they attacked clerk in the house of j.
B. decker 4 Co., and robbed him of $5,-
600 at the very door of the mint. When
ever a house is unprotected, bands of L.
peros are certain to invade it, steal every
thing portable and break up the furniture.
A friend OF the Government, if not les-
coTted by troops, ascertain to be ass all
ed.
The Monitor, a government journal, esti-
mates the forces ofthe revolutionists in the
capital at about two thousand soldiers
and officers. Among them are large
number of Spaniards.
A letter from the capital, dated the 9th
alt, written by an American, after
speaking Of a temporary cessation of the
fight on the previous night says
Heavy firing began about four O'Clock
this morning, and has continued ever since
with slight iniermisson, but l hear no de-
cided advantage on either side There
is 40 such thing as assaults and hand-to-
hand fighting, but they content themselves
with firing at each other at long range,
and frequently at random, Judging by the
whistlinS of Musket and Mimic balls.
Another letter in the briefest space, ex-
presses the full idea of how deep seated is
the feelings involved in one of these farci-
cal revolutions. It ssys:
The most melancholy sight to our minds
is the deplorabls apathy that pcrvades the
great bulk of the native Mexican inhabit-
ants of this capital. During the heat of
the firing ON Friday the saloons, cafes,
the protected balconies and the shady side
of the streets were crowded with we'll
dressed and gentlemanly looking men,
who whitfield their cigarettes and dealt in
such topics of conversation as were most
interesting But few manifested any
great interest, except what might be
prompted by fear or curiosity The number
of genteel-looking people who appeared
to take real interest in what was trans.
piring was really small.
Their order of fighting is Mexican, and
nothing else-cowardly in the extreme.
Another letter thus speaks of it:
Neither party seems to dream of attack
ing the other; they content themselves
with blazing away at each other from
behind walls, and every person is in dan
ger except the combatants OF course
the streets ire unsafe, except for the three
hours from eight to eleven in the mernng
when hostilities are suspended for the
purpose of sending the settlers and allow
ing the towns people to 60 to market
believe three hundred resslute men
would drive both parties out of the city.
Still another letter on this point adds:
Nobody except the men Immediately
connected with the guns remain in the
streets, and they would not do SO if it were
possible to get the guns up to the top Of
house, or into church steeple. All
the Others get on the tops of the houses,
or in the steeples of churches, and fire
away at one another necessarily, but at
such distances that their shots are hardly
ever effective. In this manner they can
manage to keep up tremendous fire
many days without killing many men, ex-
cept the poor unfortunate citizens who
are imprudent enough to go in the streets
during the firing, whether for business OF
pleasure. The casualties among tho lat
ter have been quite heavy during the las,
few days.