, 1859-07-01


The lntest ecceniricity Of 1texican politics il
The capture Of a Government condncta Of i've
millions Of dollars, On its way from the capital
to the seabord. This feat was accomplished,
the telegraph informs us, By Gen, Rob!es-Pez-
uela, some forty miles from the city. 1t is fur
thcr stated that two.tifths Of the amount was
American property, and the remainder p prsne..
had in vain negotiated for its release Minister
McLane had dispatched M cnyoy to beg oil the
American share oftbe spoils, with what success
ne are not told; and IN English fleet had resum
I'd its position before Vera Cruz, by way of re-
covering the British dollars.
pressure Of pgyerty and the, foreign 1eEatiousi
the rival Presidents Of Mexico had established
tacit understanding that any eondaeta OF spe,
Gle leaving the capital should have undlsturhed
'.egrcss" ut Vera Cruz. The arrangement has
diverted the onward flow Of the precious met
ais from difficult and dangerous mountain roads
lending to distant seaports back to the OLD chan
aud greatly to tho security. it had been suppos,
ed, Of the valuable convoy: 6urToanded r.
body Of well tried troops, the train has hereto
fore passed in safety-the numbers guarding 1t
proving too formidable Tor the daring Of the Or
dinasy bTgsnds that bcset the road. but an
extraordinary hrigaud pas suddenly appeared
IN the person u al Et.lnsoy E1tfaosu'naf5
bles, the Minister Of Comonfort and Zulesa IN
this country, won for himself position o. great
influence with the Administration OF Nr. Bu-
chanan. In the earlier stages Of the struggle
between the Conslitptioualikts and the church
party, he tas the ehief reliance Of our otate De-
partment for information upon ale1'ean anass;
and finally acquired 80 e1trayayant an 1nnnence
Us to succeed in impressing our Government
with the idea that lie had only to return to the
Mexic:n capital 10 sallr about him party
drawn from the two contendinS factions winch
should restore peace ut once to the skepublf-
At that tint ali American journalists whose ae-
| quaiutnnce with Mexican affairs prompted them
| 10 urge that recognition of the Liberal cause.
! which has since been effected. were constantly
met with assurances Of the entire settlement OF
the question. The suggestion ofthe topic mere
/ Is caused our venerable Secretary OF State to
| lay one finger metaphoEica1ty upon his nose,
and assure US with wink Of wisdom, that al!
! was right Robles WAS to do business for u.s.
Robles, not Juarex, was the man "Codlin not
Short" There we're grave suspicious hanging
/ about the business uu4acstionably- 1t vas not
FORGOTTEN that Mr. buchanan lad been Secrcta-
~ Ur State when that shrewd device Of sending
! Santa Anna back to turn the American success
/ es in Mexico to defeat Wis contEi1ed and com;
| pleted, andthc cases were uupleasantly ssul-
| lar.
The sequel is too fresh for us to detail it agun.
Roblcs returned to his country, performed his
pron"ncadmtnt0, ascertained tlc wishes Of the
| part;zans upon whom he had been counting,
| and found them unanimously in tavor Of the
beardless Miramon rather than Of his confident
self. The position of Kobles was thercupon ut
once defined. lie became camp follower Of
the new master, whom he had unwitting1y
raised to power, and an active supporter Of the
ultra-ecclesiastical faction. When Nirauion
made that bootlcss foray into the State Of Vera
Cruz last lfarch, Robles rras at his side; and
I when aguin tie young chieftain beat hassy
retreat to saye his capital from the hesleging
enemy and himself from capture, Robes was
left in charge Of the infantry and guns. wficl.
the mountain aight of MiraInon Obliged him to
abandon. With this force, Kob1es las at last
distinguished himself. 1t is quite probable that
he may regard his splendid financial operation
Us anuther p" forced loan," and use the treasure
to accomplish that ambitious ain, which was
missed So shabbi'y in December. hut in the
meantime, tic plundered parties arc without
redress. It is vain for English or French sub
jcc.s to demand reparation Of sliramon. and
quite out Of the question for the United States
TO apply to the friendly Juarez to make good
this theft, perpetrated upon his Impoverished
cxclsequcr. Is not this. ttcn, that 'eycntlul
crisis in Mexican aitairs, which should makt
external Intervention inevitable and immediate!