Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-05-04


rejoicing in peace commenced new life.
But the clergy resumed their work, and
in January, 1858, a military rebellion,
instigated by them, broke out in the City
of Mexico, and drove the constitutional
authorities from the capital, Comonfort
fed from the country. In his absence, or
in default of President, that office devol-
we'd, under the Constitution, upon the
President of the Supreme Court of Justice.
The Constitution moreover declared, Art.
1873; "This Constitution shall not lose its
I" force and vigor, even if its observance
be interrupted by any rebellion In
case that by means of such an event
Government shall have been established
" contrary to the principles which it sane
tions. Immediately upon the people re.
covering their liberty its observance shall
" be re.established, and according to its
provisions and the laws which have been
framed in virtue of it, shall be judged, :,
" as well those who have figured in the
Government emanating from the rebell-
ion, as those who have co.operated with
them"
Tho President of the Supreme Court of
Justice was Don Benio Juarez. He pro-
we'd to be faithful and an able man
Proceeding to the City of Guanajuato, he
Immediately re.established the Constitu
tional Government, and, issuing procla-
nation to that effect, began to raise forces
to put down the rebellion. Thi; proca-
nation reached the City of Mexico before
any decision had been taken by the Dipo.
matte Corps with regard to the recognition
of the social led government set up by the
leaders of the military 'prenunciamiento y
The clergy, however, were not idle; and
in the Fregch Minister, NJ. Gabriac, and
the Minister of Guatemala, the head OF
the Diplomatic Corps, they have able and
willing allies. With the various inauer ces
these could bring to bear, and with that of
the apitalsts-who in Mexico have al
ways sided with the Church, and against
the Constitutional rule-the recognition OF
Zuloaga, the President installed by the
clerical party, was obtained from the
whole Diplomatic Corps, while, however
the rebellion was sustained only by the
single cities of Mexico and Puebla, and
their Immediately y-adj accent villages and
while its only title to authority was that oi
mere local force under "Plan' proclaim
ed by regiment of soldiers.
Commencing on the 1lth of January
the revolution gained possession of tbs
capital on the 2lst Of the fight of Com
onfort on the morning of that day. Or
the 22d, "Junta' of twenty. eight per
sons, named and convened by himself
declared Zuloaga-thc commander of thu
garrison, ard the nominal eader of tn,
"Plan of Tacubaya'-Presidcnt of tn,
Republic; and before the Both lis Gov
ernment was recognized by all the repre-
sentatives Of the foreign powers residen
in the capital, including the Minister 0
the United States. These representative
were: Don Felipe Merry del Barrio, Min
lister of Guatemala, Chief of the Diplo
matte Corps; NJ. Gabriac, Minister 0
France, and charged with the affairs o
Spain; John Forsyth, Minister of tn
United States Don Francisco P. Pastor
Minister OF Ecuador; John Lettsou
Charge de Affairs of Great Brtain an
Monsignor Clement, Papal Nuucio.
On the 9th of February, 1858, Juare
issued decree declaring all acts of tn
so called Zuloaga Government null and o
no effect. The recognition, however, b
the diplomatic corps gave to the Zuloag
Government certain character Of legti
macy and moral prestige, which, wit
the money of the clergy, enabled it t
make head against such forces as still re
mained faithful to the Constitutional Goy
ernment, or which, with the limited mean
at its command, it could raise. The con
sequence has been the struggle which, wit
varying result from time TO time, has onl
been terminated by the late entire trium
of the Liberal forces, and the re.establish
ment OF the Constitutional Government i
the capital of the Republic. The strug
gle has been between the money and tn
arms of the Church, sustained by th
countenance and recognition of foreig
powers, on the one side, and the people
: without means and without an army, br
rising spontaneously everywhere, on tn
, other.
The reverscs at first experienced cause
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