The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-11

Ihere mas been another shift in the Kaleidoscope
OF Mexican affairs. ZULoAGA who, for some time
past, has been reported as standing with one foot
In the shrrup and one on the pommeI, ready to
mount his horse and take to fight on the advance
OF the Liberals upon the capital has suddenly been
unsaddled by General RoBLEs, and compelled to
take refuge in the house of the British Minister
RoBLEs, 1t will be remembered, was but lately the
Mexican Minister at Washington. He received his
appointment from CoMoNFoRT but was subsequent
ly continued, as Envoy by ZULoAGA Since the
return Of General RoBLEs TO Mexico, his move
ments have created a certain degree of interest
from the impression which prevailed, in some
quarters, that in all probability, he would be
called upon 10 assume the Presidency of the Re
public. 1t was, also, well known, that Zu-
LoAGA caused his proceedings to be diligently
watched and that when RoBLEs reached
the Capital, and presented himself before the
President, his reception was far from cor
dial. The interposition of friends seems however,
to have succeeded in bringing about temporary
reconciliation, for we subsequently hear of ROBES
at the head of that division of the Constitution
alist force which for some time previous had been
under the command of EcHEAGARAY There seems
which it was stated had taken place at Perote, be-
tween RoBLEs and EcHEAGARAY, the plan of opera
tons was arranged that has recently been carried
out so successfully. Assuming the report to be
true-and there is much ground for entertaining
this belief-the elevation of RoBLEs to the pro.
visional Presidency of the Mexican Republic may
possibly work change for the better in the desti-
MES OF that country. Though not belonging to
that party of extreme Liberals by which the law
Lerdo, confiScatng the property of the Mexican
church, was passed, the principles avowed by
General ROBES approximate nearer to those of the
party which elevated CoMoNFoRT to power. than TO
those of the Constitutionalists He announces him
self as Conservative and by taking this interme-
date position between the two contendinp factions
he has, in all probability, succeeded in securing
theadheslon of many influential Mexicans of mod
crate views. lnded, the new turn which affairs
have taken at the Mexican Capital, appears to be
the result OF a compromise between a portion of
the partlsans Of the contending factions, and can
not, therefore, be regarded, with certainty, as a
termination of the contest. At present RoBLEs
simply occupies the seat vacated by ZuLoAGA, and
respect for his authority is limited to the Capital
1t yet remains to be determined, whether the Com
missioners he has dispatched to Vera Cruz can in
duce the Liberals to unite with the Conservatives
in forming new Government 1t is possible that
there has existed for some time an understanding
between JUAREz and ROBES with regard to the
basis upon which such coalition could be formed.
If this be so, the task of the Commissioners will be
comparatively easy one. But there are other
chieftalns, whose consent to the new order of
things must also be gained before the civil
war can be brought to close. Old A1ya
REF may insist upon the restoration of
CoMoNFoRT. VDAURRI and CARA NAV be dis
posed to withhold their adhesion; whilst young
MIRAMoN who is not only ardent and ambitious,
out is, at this time, PROFESSIONALLY the ablest
General that has commanded any portion of the
Consttutionalist forces since the death of OsoIIos
may refuse to accept the amnesty which will in
all probability, be proclaimed He is still at the
heao OF considerable body of troops, and by
coming to an understanding with the partsaus of
oANrA anna would, with the secret sympathies
vi Tue mexican Church in his favor be able TO con-
'inue the war with at least a better pros
pect vi Ultimately reaching the presidency
10 whlcn ne has latterly aspired-than by
submitting to the terms of the Conservatives In
Mexican politics, however, the CHANGES arr or fro
quent and so sudden, and the combina,;ors ono -
wholly different from what might naturs,lv ba ox
pected to take place, that any conclusions
based upon the rise of new party TO now.r
however plausible they might appear--must vet
be regarded as wholly conjectural But where
the elements of permauence are wanting-as they
certainly are in the case of the new Robes gov
ernment-t is safe to express the opinion, that the
term of its existence will depend more upon the
condition of exhaustion to which the contendino
factions have been reduced than upon their cor
dial desire to promote the best interests of the
Republic by general reconciliation of existing
differences.