Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-24
THE FALL CAMPAIGN IN MEXIco.

J-tCTgtfnc
Our very late correspondence direct from the ety Of
Mexico for lnd for GOOD an idle r,no,
which bad gotten into circulation the Rio Grand that
Miramon had entered San Lui, Potos In trirrrnL G
late the 2sh ult he was still AT his summer n1I,c. n
Chapultepec engaged in the more pleasing ceremony nj
celebrating the birth of an heir There on the other
hand however doubt the report that reach
ed Vera Cruz just before the left to the efc
that the President had actually out for the head of
his army.
Our correspondent at Vera Cruz seems 10 bsv. bes
in possession Of some - hours later from the
capital than his colleague Of the latter city besides no
thing il probable than that the eie AT Chapuep
lad for one OF s objects the celebration OF the General
departure.
However this may be- we have good reason for beI.y
ng that the fall campaign in Mexico has now already he
gun, perhaps that engagements have already taken place
between the advanced forces aud that out of hi- b,
grown the rumor before alluded to- It, ultimate i.sr,
none can predict On their side, the Liberals boa.t of
having some ten thousand well organized and effective
men, many oi them bold iroutcrsmrn, armed aud pr.c-
iiSed with the rifle from the North; hut thew are conf
ed on all hands To be very poorly commanded by officers
oi little or no military talent, all jealous OF each her
aud laboring moreover, under te weight of disastrous
defeat and fight the close of the last campaign
of the strength Of the reactonary army we have not
from the difficulty OF communicating with the interior
intelligence 80 late minute. II j. certain harvey
that with the of the church upon which IN
draw IN the capital OF any rich ecclesiastical city
were threatened Mramon could raise at once twice the
number OF well armed opposed to him Most of b.
officers, too, like himself, of science 80
@ M % to arms t a. 81 s9S sduGfsS SS sioS 81 3Ss
over, the prestige of coming victorious OF the last
campaign and the advantage OF acting if necessary on
the Defensive though We have knowledg- that such
is the plan determined upon by the juna at the
capital So far material strength goes er, fore the
chances certainly in favor OF vctOry prching
| the banners of Miramon.
On the other hand, the Liberal party are counting
strongly on the moral support of the people by whom
it i claimed the late radical reforms decreed by Jnar,z
have been received with much favor And that this il
the we have doubt. The proposed re-
forms are certainly of nature warmly 10 enlist the
sympathies Of such people; besides, have direct
and pretty satisfactory intelligence that they have been
50 received 10y the masses Of the people even at the
capital But this hardly for ANYTHING in such
contest of all people in the world the MeIcans are
the least calculated to take any important part ia the
pending campaign. They have arms most Of them
are in destitute condition and therefore open to the
eorruptng influences "f money Besides the very dan.
ger which the opposing party impending upon them
from the favorable reception the radical reforms alluded
to have had throughout the country will naturally arouse
them to greater action. The Liberals however are con
hdent in their strength and Is very possible notwt-
standing the apparent chances against them that the
fortunes of war and far see the greater
justice of their cause will yet open to them the gates
| the capital.