The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-18
Counter Revolution Against the Plan Of
Jacubaya.
Vera Cruz, San Luis, ouaBajuato, nishoacan
and Oaxaea Threatened BY
the Pronmclades.
DEFEAT OF THE REACTIoNISTS At PUEBLA.
Address Of Dictator COm0nfOrt to
the People,
OUR VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE.
VERA CRUZ, Jan. 3, 1888.
Cbrronfovt Accepts tie Plan Of Tbeudau-Nao Vieos
of this Plan-Rec@,tatba and Rejetion-Don Ionocio
de la Lave CMsrch Movements Offers % Re
sos-Don Berito Jna,es-Astouasaing Proposals Of a
Church Jourxa1-Iless Of Mr. EtysyU- Vessels IN port,
de-, &C.
You will have received full accounts Of the late pronun
ciamiento al this place. at the capital md at other points,
support Of the plan proclaimed al scubsya the l7h
December by General zuloaga and his brigade.
The next thing in order the manifesto of President
Comonfor the occasion, dated l9th Decem
ber translation Of which, done in tolerabe English
send you herewith make upon this docu-
ment 1t speaks for Itself Besides, am hisori-
ographer Of events, and by no means commentator
would suggest, however, that you repubsh the "Plan"
of Ayutla cheek by jowl with this remarkable State paper
The Plan Of Tacubaya carried everything before for
a few days. but presently people began 70 reflect,
and in less than weeks time through the dodge
Short that which many proclaimed at FIRST to medida
saludora sort Of pacihcaon BILL stands revealed
in its true colors deep laid plan of the Conservatives
by which again to grasp the rens of power establish
religion fueros and perhaps recall General Santa
The Puros, "smelling mce" rather seeing
grown rat have risen in their majesty, and in
a precious hubbub.
Here in Vera Cruz the adhesion 70 the Plan Of Tacubaya
has been recanted and the knife proclaimed against
the enemies Of constitutional government As am nei-
ther commentator nor critic, will say nothing Of that
happy facility with which this people sup
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third return to II again. residence Of years
vnces me that foreigners never understand this
people, and that they understand themselves the writer
very much doubts Let us therefore, rather pity and
sympahise with them instead of rdiculng their msor
tunes.
scorn Among those States we ind already san Luis Po
tos Nuevo Leon and Coahuila Vidaurri's jursdicon)
Tauaulpas, Guadalajara Mchoacan Guanajuato Quere,
taro Zacstecas Durango chihuahua 0axaca and IT is pre-
samed Guerrero-or rather old Juan Alvarez who is in
himself Guerrero of We have yet heard from
the Southeast the result expected Thus you
the famous Plan left with orlorn hope and
Comonfort may be regarded politically dead unless
indeed, he turns about too and pronounces against him
seg-by means n novel expcdient in this country In
fact what else be expected Of the great vincor
constitutional government after having fasned all his
pledges and throwing himself bodily into the arms of the
conserrddores9
The result has been brought about in this State mainly
through II example influence Ignacio de la Lave
Of 0rzaba. This s the gentleman who rendered such
signal service two and half years ago the
hutton against Santa Anna lie was fact very instru
mental In aiding drive that chief Of country He
brief period last year member the Cabinet
and also elected Judge of the Supreme Court Jus
tice give this brief note OF him he destined
TO make figure in the impending struggle. Personally
l. physi:any-he is little like Mexican possible
reminding one very much Of Pike county Mssourian
Party lines being strictly drawn, would say
IL In other a civil *
hand but in Mexico we cannot reason by comparison or
from analogy. The de Mrico sui geeris and the
writer woud not be surprised TO see the whole affair end
in smoke by another compromise and pretended frser
But how can that be2 The Chur ,h and conser
rddores have been little too precpitaie-the Archbishop
having already shown the coven foot by taking steps for
the reclamation Of all the property sold under the Lev
Lerdo-the law, you will reccect for the seculsrzaion
Of The church property Certainly the most ulustrious
prelate has been rather brash In this matter.
very reliable correspondent at the capital writes
mo, under date Of December 81, that Comontort had
offered 70 resign power Into the hands OF Juarez-
a great gun among the puros-but that the latter
declined the profered honor Re h remembered that
this the identical Senor Jusrez whom the Comonort
Imprisoned days ago refusing 10 give his adhesion
70 the now famous Plan which has occasoned all the
wharros or Hoo ar is not unknown to the readers Of
the HKRALD He Is nearly not quito fun blooded in.
dian, and Ia said to be entirely soif oducaiod-havng
years ago-tbe greater part OF which he spent at New
orleans. The writer, wandering last year among the
mountains In the southern part Of tho State OF Oaxaca
being tour in search OF things picturesque by either
art chanced pass days at the quaint old
Indian Of San Juan Guichcovi This is the capital OF
petty tribe called the Mic (pronoupced Meeh)~said 10
be the most degraded civilized - natives the repub
Bc With audable thirst for Information he extracted
parish priest Suffice 20 say that he learned among
other things which will not be writ here, that Don Beno
Juarez native Of that village; that he away
the tender age Of fourteen half naked untu,orcd little
savage. Turning up ai the city Of oaxaca he became
the Of time General Governor Of the state Prcsi
dent OF the Supreme Court Of Justice Minister OF State
and has refused the Presidency But pardon this dgres
sion.
Pending all these troubles. various plans have been
suggested by which 10 harmonze matters and "savo the
country" Among the most notable Of these that pro-
posed by Ths Cross paper published at the Holy City Of
Puebla Of the Angels, as follows
l. To expel all Foreigners these and these alone
who have vaied customs and corrupted our people
by proragating immoral and mpous uiaxins
To close all pors, with the single exception Of that
Of Vera Cruz In the came manner as was practsed the
time Of the Spanish government
g. To prohibit absolutely the importation OF all species
Of cotton goods Of cotton and wool mixed aud OF cotton
hardware glass porcelain and genersy everything that
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