Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-28
Our Rio Grande Csrre.psndence.

BROWNSVILLE, Aug. IL, 1860.
Dear Star Since my Last nothing Of importance
mas Ganspired save the State and county elections
which came of on the 9TH inst. The State ticket
OF the popular democracy Of Texas came out til
umphant on the Rio Ora nde, and we will doubt.
less hear that has also been victorious throug
out the State. The election took place with but
little local rivalry being manifested by our loca,
candidates, Notwithstanding that several persons
were In the canvass aspiring for the sheriffalty.
The vote on the Rio Grande for State officers
has been, and at the next Presidential election vii,
be, the smallest that has ever been cast since on,
counties were organized. Why this is, shall en-
dsavor to explain: Unjustly, and with little more
than prejudice for a cause IL was proposed by
some one not long since that no polls should BE-
opened In the upper precincts Of our county a,
that the greater part Of the population in thai
quarter are Mexicans and, hence, illegal voters.
shall not stop to explain the motive for this in
tended outrage on the rights Of citizens of Mexi.
can origin; suffice 1t SO say, that the late Cortinas
war has wrought climax In the feelings of Mex.
lean haters which are now beginning to find vent
That this mode Of revenge should have been sup.
gested and approved by men who formerly on
election days were foremost In legalizing Mexican
votes, is not at all strange when in the words oi
Decker. l tell you that
eve have here some
So api'h and fantastic, will play with feather;
Others again we have like hungry lions.
Fierce as wild bulls, untamabie as fiesn
Again, the Mexicans In general are not Eartic u.
Larry anxious to cast their votes good citizens AZ
they may be, and when they do, It is simnlv
because they are carried to the polls They fear
the rscriminations of Americans, and this will
must be said, however, IN 5uit Re yg 20 me
proper authorities that the upper precincts OF the
county all held polls and gave a majority for Tue
right candidates.
One thing is to be remembered, however, that
IL anarchy and contention Is to reign among u..
we know who have sown the seed Of discord
On the 10th instant a grand mass meeting was
held at the Market Hall Of this city, for the pur-
pose Of ratifying the nomination Of BRECKENRIDGE
and Lane for President and Vice President The
demonstration was certainly grand one The
enthusiasm manifested for the democratic cause
on that occasion. not only by speakers but by the
people in general, makes Ii indubitable that the
Rio Grande people, at least, will O the thing SUN
brownn for the candidates Of the Union democ-
Iacy some correspondent, writing from this city
to one Of the New Orleans papers, has said with
more loquacity than knowledge Of our political
affairs, that on the frontier, those who are NOT
Douglastes are BellEveretites but the late ratif-
cation meeting, attended by almost every citizen
OF Brownsville, has tacitly given the lie to this
statement, far as the New Orleans Crescent NAV
circulate. Deeds speak higher than words, and
this Is an instance. Our true position politically
ana otherwise has more than once been mistak ken;
but this once, at least we will assert that the
reasoning Of our traducer, addressed to sensible
men,
Falls on their heads like an inverted cone,
wanting Its own base to stand uponn
Things In Mexico remain in their former state :
little done, much lost, and nothing gained Gen.
Nidanrri, governor Of the State Of Nueva Leon.
has, by his late acts lost all the prestige which he
formerly had. He has been playing his h-hand,d
game. He has enforced loans on merchants and
private citizens, detained whole conductas pass
ing through the State and done everything To ius.
my movement which was set on foot to depose
him. f'''
The general-in-chief Of his forces Juan Zuagua.
was recently killed, which has thrown great CON.
sternation, not only among the Vidaurri CLIQUE,
out also among the greater part of the Liberals
who appreciated his valour staunch ness and mi n.
itary skill, all of which he possessed in high
degree translate the following item of news
concerning this affair from the newspaper pub-
llshed In Matamoras, Mexico:
On the 3Oth ultimo d. Santiago Vidaurri left
monterey, accompanied by d. Juan Zuagua and
considerable escort, taking the road to Saltillo.
and having been preceded by several parties OF
tue state forces, who, some days previous had left
ior the same place. On the night of the Both Sr
Vldaurri and bis men bivouaced at San Greserio.
where they were surprised at about two o'cloc K
In the morning by small force said to number
twenty men. -Four of these separated from the
rest and came up to the place where Vidaurri and
Iuagua slept, where was also to be found the ia
nous Galyon. They heard their approach but
mad no time left them for defence and Zuapua
was kiieo, having been struck by two balls VII
daurr is said to have escaped by crawling unde,
the cot, on which he had been living, although
some would make him out to have been stand no
as sentinel In one Of the dark corners of the room
where they were attacked. 1t is said that vi
daurri's bed received three shots -
Zuagua was buried at La Cafullaina. and VI
daurri continued his march towards Saltillo
More anon. Excuse haste. Yoxrs ever
FRONTIERsMAN.