The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-14
TFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, 1859.
Private advices from Mexico, later than any
which have heretofore come to hand, give abundant
assurance Of the early and complete triumph of the
Lberl cause; and have from very reliable source
some interesting statements and suggestions in re-
gard to the general condition of affairs in that
country. The Liberal party continue most anxious
to the friendship of the UNITED STATES, and
to enter into the most cordial alliance with us
The sentiment against alternating selling terrific
ry, however, is so decided that no government
would dare to part with single foot of Mexican
soil. They are quite ready, however, to enter into
the most liberal commercial treaties, and to give to
American enterprise and capital as thorough pro
lection as they secure in the UNITED STATES
The Liberal party fully recognize the policy of our
Government in relation to the exclusion of Euro
pean control from this continent and make no OBJ
Ject on to its maintenance.
There is much to hope for Mexico from the revo-
luton now pending there, which differs from all
previous Mexican revolutions in the fact that it
is conflict between two parties only, while gener-
ally speaking there are from three to dozen am
bilious politicians at the head of many opposing
factions. The present Revolution clearly involves
principle-the Liberals maintaining the obliga-
tons of the Constitution of 1857, and perssting in
their maintenance against those who desire its
| throw. The Liberals are constantly advancing in
the confidence of the masses of the people, and al
| though they are comparatively without money and
arms, and have the regular army against them,
volunteers have focked to their standard bv thous
| ands. Thus far they have held their own against
all the wealth and influence of the clergy and privi-
legged classes. While ZULoAGA has fallen, and the
Church party has become so hopeless of success as
to refuse further supplies of the sinews of war,
JUAREz and his followers maintain their position
without serious difficulty, and are in easy circum-
stances. True, they are at present, without the
means with which to make successful assault upon
the capital, but these they will soon have if found
necessary.
The movement in which ZULoAGA was deposed by
HoDLEs, soems to have been personal one against
the former, but does not effect the policy of the two
parties The despatch of Commissioners to Vera
Cruz will amount to nothing, at least so far as any
propositions for the surrender of the Liberal cause
is concerned,-for all the Liberal leaders are deter
mined that the Constitution of 1857 shall be en-
forced in all its clauses and that the church property
shall be seized and appropriated to the State
RoBLEs can never consent to this, and the will
continue, unless ROBES himself sees the policy Of
yielding the struggle. He has personal friends
nor the political talent and skill to settle matters in
opposition to the evident views and feelings of the
masses of the people. On the other hand, JuAREz
makes no pretence to political leadership. He is
merely the representative of principle, being by
virtue of his position the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Mexico, the provisional Presi-
dent of the Republic until election can be had
under the Constitution. The real leaders in the
Liberal movement are Gen. ALVAREZ, sofas ITUR-
BIDE, DEGoLLADo and VDAURRI. IrURBIDE is the
man upon whom they are most likely to agree for
President The most perfect accord exists among
these leaders and they must ultimately break down
all opposition.
Gen. ROBES has many friends in the UNITED
STATES, where he has rather higher reputation for
talents than he deserves, and the credit for more
influence than he is able to exert. His blunders
when Minister of War under Gen. ARIsrA, and the
loss OF Vera Cruz while under his charge, when it
pronounced for SANTA ANNA, are still cited against
him with effect. The Liberals will have nothing to do
with him as leader or President. On his recent re
turn to Mexico they refused to permit him to land
either at Vera Cruz or Tampco, which are in their
hands. The nation has emphatically indicated its
determination not to be ruled by the Conservative
party, to which ROBES belongs. Since CoMoNFoRT
was faihess to the Constitution, the Liberals have
been able to make continual Roadway against the
combined influence and wealth of the clergy and
privileged classes, although the latter have had
the army, and the moral effect consequent upon the
possession of the Capital, to aid them. What they
have done they accomplished by means of the force
of popular sentiment alone, overpowering the army
itself, and despite the disadvantages of being with
out money sufficient arms Should an attempt still
be made to hold the city of Mexico against the Lib
erals, it is maintained, by those best competent TO
Judge, that the latter will within three months be-
siege the Capital with 10000 men, when all the en-
gineering and managing talent of ROBES will fail
of enabling him to resist the evident will of the
great majority of the nation.
The Senate galleries were crowded to-day with
citizens and strangers in anticipation of speech
by Senator HoUsroN, in reply to the remarks made
yesterday by Mr.. IvEEsoN, of Georgia The old
hero rather surpassed himself and fired some heavy
shots of caustic humor at the Georgia Senator
This controversy originated yesterday, when the
General made strong UNION speech. Mr.. IvERsoN
replied to it with good deal of feeling and some
acrimony, declaring that Gen. HoUsroN had been
repudated by the people of Texas and had no right
to claim to represent their sentiments.
Domestic news topics are scarce at Washington
just now, and even the usually seething political
cauldron is remarkably auiescent.