The New York herald., 1870-01-15
NJ E xIc O.
The lnsurrcctiOn IN Sam Luis
POtOsi.
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Extent Of the Rising and Means Adopted
to Suppress 1t.
Mr.. Stewards Speech at
ChOIuIa.
CITY or MEXICO, Dec. 20, 1859.

The mort important subject now agltating the
Mexican government Is the peculiar movement
which has been so successfully carried out IN The
Stase OF san Luis On the 18TH OF this month Gene
raa Aaurre. with force OF troops, and claiming to
have the support OF the people captured and i'm.
prisoned the Governor ana the entire Legislature.
the federal troops who were garrsoned there pa.
troled the streets, and, though claiming to be
neutral, virtually sustained tue revolutlonsts and
prevented any action OF the people in support OF the
authorities. No doubt they induced TO believe
that, as the reyoluuonists continued to recognize
the central government they justified in carry
ing out what they saw ut against their own State
authorities. small garrison which had been
ordered TO the State capital refused proceed any
further when they learned the nature OF the
events which had transpired In that city, aud
retired. General Equiluz has been sent from
Queretaro with a body OF troops. General Laranaga
Is reported to have refused to take the Offensive
on the ground tnat his force was TOO insigniilcanr
Agnlrre ordered the telegraph be cut, thus pre-
ventng tho possibility OF any communication with
Mexico by that means. He has also levied forced
loan OF $4,000, and is recruiting and organizing his
forces which are said 10 be increasing rapidly The
nature OF this revolt may be better understood from
the following plan, "walcn extensively promui-
gated
poLITIcaL Acr VERIFIED THE l5rH or TUE pRFsnNr
MONTH ~ riiE PEOPLE or tuE FKEE AND sovERKfas
STATE OF BAN LUIS Porosf:--
In the city OF San Luis Pooni, 18th of December
the republican institutions in hs State have been pelyeea ra
ID ma manner manner contrary to the forms Of law the people
Sides there has been exercised them such pressure
ss ta. he only easaS winch ea, e
people have to free Aeaseves from the abuses
have proauced such evils; considering that the people
shsos o. sSrsnea IN Of tho unjust
hat
tolerate the huating situation in Which said acts have
citizens who compose should perish thousand
n asy w Ms IL as that
inslted democratic institutions the fact Of
this ee os sy ae u f
@ the @ aRs s state As s
can can very wen change its authorities as it may deem
break The ,ss wheS une Il tse e
" ne sdera.on and eon.ering finally that the constitution
~ are sm,neny progressive and liberal and which are found
agreed and to susan even a. the cost of
our lives, the political plan which founded the follow
fpThe people OF the State of San Luis Fo.osi reas
their soycfegny recognizing every particular the
constitution Of 1891 and the authorities which there
FROM refung to recognize the local authorities which
unil 1 now g9yernsd Ss nnnI,s =. nowsr !. o0n,.r..
General Francisco Antonio 1gare a,horans "e MIN -
sscop. @ s M tue me end e two MONTHS when new
IMa-The Congress which will be elected will have
Of names.
In the proceedings or Congress OF the 27th the
Minister OF War was questioned as to the condition
OF affairs at San Luis Potosi, in reply to which
he siated:-As soon as the revolution OF that city
(cxc.ted by the National Guard) was known to the
government the Executive took the necessary
measures for the establishment OF peace and order.
On the 18th General LaraIaga was teegraphed tnat
the government considered the arrest OF the author
ties OF that State attack upon the sovereignty
Uf the nation, and he was ordered t O take such
means as he deemed necessary to put down the
revolution.
Another telegram was sent to the Generals Lara.
Gaga and Juan Lopez. In this despatch General
Rocha was ordered to concentrate his forces from
Matamoros and Iepic to reinforce those directed
against San Luis General Larafaga replied on the
ED stating that he would willingly re eestablish the
legitimate authorities notwithstanding the reyolu-
tionists numbered three times his force but that it
was Impossible for preserve order thr oug nout
the country.
The government replied to this despatch and gave
orders to General Eaulluz assist General Laraago
In the reestablisbment Of order and TO advise the
revolutlonlsts TO submit to the government ana de-
liver up their arms and should they fail to do 90
directed him TO declare that portion Of the State IN
state Of siege ne should deem Unnecessary. advs.
ting him to open communicatlon with General Rocha.
The forces Of General Laraiago were ordered to be
concentrated, though he reported their number 10 be
small.
As the government thought the movement Of that
force might ba slow, Eguluz was ordered to march
on TO Saa LUIS. Laranaaa was advised by tele-
graph OF That order. The Minister OF War had writ
ten private letter TO General Agulrre, informing
him tina the government was astonlshed that he
should place himself at the head OF mob thereby
lnJurltg his reputation before unsuIlied, and re-
minding him of the valuable services which he had
true liberty could hot exist where Illegal armed
booies destroyed the constituted authorities; that he
Should continue In command OF the force to restrain
the people from extreme measures, and that the
government connded to his known loyalty that he
ought to obey the laws and rc-cstabsh order
In his reply he stated tnat he had read his letter.
In which he said THAI he lrbe Minlsef having been
informed OF the occurrences which took place in t1s
CITY, that he had seen with sl prise that ne Agurre
was at the head OF the mob, ne begs TO inform bIm
HIM that he does not view this matter in the same
light as the government does tfat IN accepting the
position a first considerations were to avoid the
evlls OF the movement and 10 examine whether tac
OBJECTS OF tic favolutlon were lst and legitimate,
but that he had become satisfied that the people
were right IN what they had doae, and that from
thls moment their cause was his, and his lot cast
Win theirs. As patriot he would say that In the
exercise OF every power which Is not democratic lie
would neither admit nor consent to be IN ,tructed,
that all sovereignty resided III the people, and they
having, manifested thcir viii lie should respect u;
that nls reputation would not suiler IN conse.
quencc Of what he had done ba., the CON
trary, that he mad complied with oil rns duties
OF citizen yielding full respect 10 popular sovel-
eiG My: that the Mlnisier concluded BY advlsi1g
him 10 abandon his movement, that he should
receive this as an order and not an ADVICE II he
did not surrender nimseii willingly TO tue true
sovereignty. To which lie replied that ne should
ldentfy himself with the people and by this act hc
could not be guilty or treason: even though IL would
cost him his lie, lie would not be guilty oi infany.
Tue Minister considered the above sufficient
evaence tnat not only every enoIt within the power
OF the government mad been made with the use OF
troops, but It also sought all pacific means accom-
plish the object without shedding Of blood. Bus an
IN vain because the ievolatlonIsis have conceived
exraYagant idea OF the sovereignty OF the peope
which has resulted III revolution. lie said without
doubt the people are sovereign, when acting In ac.
coidance with law at tho moment oi eiectiug their
authority; but these once elected the people no
longer sovereign but SUBJECT 10 the authorl-
ties. Unfortunately Generdi Aguirre not only
has the soldiers alluded 20, but Generals Larahaga
anu Martinez, OF the 1hlrd DIVISION support hlm,
as shown by documents received inc night bc.Ore,
among when came the above proclamation OF Tie
reyojutionsts (Which TIC tnen reaGl. Inc Mllilstel
urged Congress tlat Important steps might be tdken
~ the NATTER but that was noS aGVsable TO make
them known publicly
IL is noticeable that this Is the first time during
the present administration that the generals ol the
army have refused TO obey oraers. Ii Is rumofed