The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-02-13
Mexico.

ion and revolution quite unusual even for
that country. The government of Comon-
fort has finally come to an erd, after endur-
any other man, for the last forty years has
kept his place at the head of that disorder.
ly nation, except Santa Anna. The follow
ing, which is copied from the correspond
ence of the New York Times, details the Ia
test events in that quarter, except the .tf"Gie,
which may be inferred from the announce
mcnt, by telegraph, from New Orleans, OF
the arrival OF C0monfOrt and Grac.a at that
city as fusitives.
CRY OF Mexico, Jan. 10, 1858.
The last adviccs which you received from
this country left us under a plaa-the plan
proclaimed by General Zuloaga, and known
as the Plan of Tacubaya." You must
now know that that plan, alter an existence
Of one month, less six days, has Disappeared
Ii passed quietly away, and there Is left in
its place Tie most complete chaos OF gov
ernmeut.
The Government Of Comouiort, with the
weak Zuloaga as a tool, fell, tumbled, or ra-
Their wiited to the ground. 1t dissolved by
the weakness and imbcciity and vacilating
disposition of its nominal hgurehead. Poor
Iu!oaga has made himself Il subject FOR rid
icue in all future time. After creating a
plaza, for which he received a sum, he turn
ed round and has sold himself to the C0aser
rdd0res, the Santanistas, Church, &c.
On the morning of the 1lth inst, We awokc
to realize the fact that two parties had pro
nounced. during the night-both against the
plan OF Tacubaya-one for the Constitution
and one for the old school systematic rule
of the Church, the puros and Santa Anna.
This last movement was headed by Zuloa-
"a, the hero of the plan Of Tacubaya. Lu-
loaga was verdant enough 10 20 10 the PAL
ace the same morning, and the same morn
ing Zuloaga was made a prisoner for his 2u-
dacity.
Comonfort, ever ready to fall on his feet,
lost no time in settling himself right with the
puros. IL proclaimed Juarez President,
and at once discharged him from prison
Co.noniort put himself at the head Of the
army. The National Guard aaI troops-o!-
the-line at once took him W, and he soon
became as beloved as ever by tie D.moc-
racy.
Since that two days of fghtins ave en-
sued and another brisa; day is likely to en-
sue today.
81 o'CLocx, a N.-the firing recommend
Ell shortly after o'clock this morning. Ii
lasted till s. Ny room i exposed TO the
fires of the theatres " National" and " Itur-
bide," and have been compelled to stop
writing. We shall noT have truce for
three hours, aud | trust the mail will get
safely OF; o! the city and on 10 tue Tennessee.
Upon the above Eews, the St. Louis Ee-
publican comme.t is as follows:
The scenes presented in the Capital Of
Mexico, at last dates from that city, are IA
ther extraordinary evon for Mexico, the
normal state OF which is revolution. Revolt
at that point was 4 great surprise on the
government; and the manner of il Was par
.!cu!arly unexpected. The two par;ies-as
distinct and opposite as the P.r0s, or ultra
radicals. and the SataHiStas, or ultra con-
serva,ives, should simultaneously at the
same hour have raised each other in select
cd quarters, the flag OF sedition is a novelty
even in Mexico. Equally so, it would seem,
Is the going over OF the government to one
Of the parties opposed to il. Nor less so, is
the chivalrous proposition OF ComOnfort,
that the two should retire from the city
few leagues, and fight II out, where their
batteries could DO 10 harm to property.
Another novelty may be, the proposition of
the City Council, that the COUibataB;s should
respect certain areas within the city, 50 ma
ny hundred yards from points designated;
as also the arrangement actually entered in
to. that hoStiliiicS Shouid not commence tIH
IL o'c.ock, \. u, for the avowed purpose Of
allowing Aousc-hoGers - Go the.s market
ing without molesia;i0n.
Before Ibis rupture in the CAPITAL. there
were partial outbreaks against 1t all over
the country. And now that another gene
ial revolution is under way, It rcy.ves the
interest in the question, Low long can MCXI-
co stand such shocks, and aC!! together.
II is stated that our own Government : pos
sessc.! OF information, lcad.H: t. t.C belief
that the present CONFUSION, wI.. surely re-
suit in the di-ntCgration Of that country.
Il is a known fact, that Mexican leaders
have ior some time contemplated tHe sepa-
ration Of the Northern States Of Mexico
from the rest OF the States, and tie es;ab-
lshmept OF an independent Republic, fanii-
larry called SIRE Madre. The present Go
vernon OF Monterey, Gen. Eidauri, man Of
ability ami vigor, is fully spoken OF as fully
committed to that project, and as very likely
TO seize on the opportunity which row offers
Of constituting II. We have long thought
it probable that it only required the appear
ance, in these Northern States, OF some mas
ter spirit, bent on revolution, TO insure the
separation OF those States from the Central
Government Whether the desired Repub-
lie would follow, is less certain We can
imagine circumstances, in which the central
Government, percciving the separation to be-
in evitable, would, as a choice of evils, pre-
fer to trca' with the United States for their
annexation 20 this country. Perhaps, the
moment is now rapidly Fastening, when
overtures to that end, If not made to ours
5y the Mexican Govermen', will be respect
July listened TO by Mexico, should the L.
States invite to their consideration.