Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-22

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sentative authority. This, in its turn, has been
followed by a fresh submission to despotic sway,
and tears, confession, and restitution to the
church.
So has unhappy Mexico gone on from year to
year, until revolution has sunk into anarchy,
and foreign governments interfere on the plea of
saving a great nation from selEdestruction and
the utter loss of civilization. The foot of the
foreign invader now presses her soil Spain,
England and France, united, have undertaken
the task of saving Mexico from herself. Spain,
apparently, is ambitious to coerce her old colony
once more INTO subsection, by placing over her a
monarch, by whose fundamentally she may
govern. This piece of craftsmanship has caused
France to strengthen her army, and England to
withdraw from the invasion, declaring she will
take no part in forcing a king upon unwilling
subjects. This, however, does not stop intrigue.
The correspondent of the New Orleans Ores
cent, writing from Matamoras on the 3Ist of
March, gives the latest Mexican news we have
seen. He states that great changes have taken
place in that country, and greater still are immi-
nent. On our Texan border-tbe Rio Grande-
the progress of events is affecting our own side of
the border, Some time ago SERNi was elected
Governor. A dispute, as usual, occurred, and
civil war took place. Both disputants appealed
20 YDAURRL, of Nueva Leon, for assistance. He
started with his troops to aid SERNA, but a mis-
understanding occurred and be took the other
side, BY which SERSA was defeated SERNA
continues his efforts, but so far VDAURRI has
remained successful Gen. CARvAJAL com
mands SERNNs troops, and reverses have com
PEELED him to take refuge on the Texan side Of
the Rio Grsnde, where be is organizing his forces.
This explanation will make the following extract
from the CresoeHts correspondence understood:
The singulaTity Of the matter, however. turns
upon the fact, that Gov. Niduari has been sp-
pointed military governor of the States OF Nuevs
Leon, San Luis P0tOsi and Tamsulipss. By
virtue Of this office be has virtually abolished
the civil offices Of the State, and is low the IN
disputed master Of all the States above named
You VIII see az a glance that this Is a very pc
culiar act, for il entirely abrOgates all State
authority. and c0nsOlidstes three communities
futn one, by q single decree from President
Jaurez Lincoln might learn a lesson from his
Mexican ~cotemporary for, according to my
idea by such q course of proceeding the twenty
Eve States Of Mexico may soon be consolidated
into one grand military centralism, and the fed
gratio1 would be destroyed at q single blow
7 believe that this is the danger, and thai Mexico
Is now undergoing p change from q contedera-
ZION 10 a centTalizssi0n. Aud l further believe
that this programme has its sanction with the
allied plenipo-snti2ries AZ Orzab8
Your readers are 10 doubt aware that Manuel
D0hlado. formerly governor of the State of Gu
a~naiuat0, is the Mexican Secretary of Foreign
Afsirs, and, in fact, is the actual head of the
government He has long felt the necessity Of
a change in the political status of his country,
and his idea has also been to introduce a body of
foreign troops into the country, with which 70
sustain 8 stronger form Of government. He is
az present negotiating with the allied ministers,
and the probabilities are that be has accepted from
them physical force, with the assurance that Mex
leo should be remcdeled As a monarchy or under
a dictatorship; that economy should be enforced
and that the law should protect the interests Of
all, foreign a. well as domestic. II this pro-
succeeds, this country viii enter upon a
new history. At present Mexico is ready for any
change, and the signs are, she viii come out as
a centralized monarchy. The government, the
foreign influence, and many Of the prominent
men in the different sections, are striving to this
end, and I believe they viii succeed. At all
events, YidauTTi has consolidated the three States
of Tamaulipas, Neuvs Leon and San Luis Pc
t0si, and my word for it, he does not intend to
relinquish his greatness short Of a big fight He
is accommodating a large force, some say as high
as seven thousand men, IN Tamsulipas, and his
officers hold, OF are preparing TO hold, the prin-
clpal cities OF MatsmOTas, TempicO, Victoria,
Reynosa and CamsrgO. He has friends all
through the country who are explaining the ad-
vantages that will result from consolidation, and
as a war is becoming distasteful, it is ~notimprob-
able that hundreds VIII be seduced into alegi-
ance to him under tue impression that they will
thus secure peaceful and prosperous times.
This gives us a lively idea Of the manner in
which the monarchical system is to be intro
duced. The individual powers of the States are
TO be destroyed and all authority ceutered in one
spot Place a king on that spot, and the crafty
scheme is d success. It Is the despotic influence
Of military power that makes war so dangerous
to republics. Liberty, in the ezigeucies Of the
contest, is invaded to carry out some object
When the object is accomplished, it is found
impossible to Withdraw the step taken from mo-
tiyes Of e1pedisucy. Despotism profits by the
eHor, and the liberties Of the people are pros
rated at the feet Of kings and aristocrscies.
The correspondent next speaks Of a matter of
Importance to ourselves:
In the meantime Mexican relations do not ssen
TO improve with respect to the Confederate
states Commissioner Pickett, who PASSED
through this city lately, reports that the Mexi-
cals are IS hostile 20 the South as the Yankees
are and on TINS frontier feel assured that YOU
have had but few friends. As a matter of course
I1~Geo IS not going to attack you; but she will
act pervefs--Vs as she has already done, in allow
ing our Commissioners 70 be maltrsated. ourmsiI
to be seized and detained a. Tsnpieo, and in
granting the right Of way % the Yankees Ia
march upon and attack you from Mexican soil
These grave wrongs, as yet Unsatis6ed, have
been followed lately by the imposition Of taxes
Ou all goods exported from Mstamoras Ia
Brownsville, and particularly in the leyyinp of &
T tax of two per cent en- ali cotton exported from
Mstamoras. The simple act displays more NAL
n ice than any other of her t~i8gitiOus proceedings
for the tax is levied by virtue Of d law which ha
long been considered defunct, because the season
for its passage has passed away years ago. Tn
Law was framed at a time when cotton wa
grown IN limited quantities on the Rio Grandt
p anE IN order 10 prevent itB expectation and sal
abroad. when it was wanted for the manufacture
at home, the government imposed a tax ot-tw
p cents on each bale sold out Of the States. Ihi
old law was recently exhumed because We hsE
: pened to have some five or ten thousand bales {
cotton 10 Matamoras, AID tE9 sHect has been
discourage parties from bringing any more
this market. In addition, q tax has been leT-1
on al goods, groceries snd provisions exporte
10 Brownsville, at the rate Of five cents for
yard o. calico, one cent per pound for potstoe:
etc. 49,,
More than this, the MeLicans are considerably
excited against your people, because they sa,
that your authorities are allowing Gen. Carvs
ial TO organize an army Oh your soil with whic
10 invade this country, for the purpose of restor
ing Serna to Office. And last week it was II