New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-15
MEXICO.
MR. sEwARD's SPEECH AT CHoLULA-REVOLu-
TON sPREA DING-THREATENED OVERTHROW
OF THE GOVERNMENT.

MR.. sEwARD's SPEECH AT CHoLuLA-REYOLu-
TON PREADISG-THREATENED OVERTHROW
OF THE GOVERNMENT
IRON OUR owS CORRESPONDENT
MEXICO, Dec. 29.-Nr Seward has been received
with all kinds of feasts in Pueba and Tascala and
ACCOMPANIED by the Governor aud authorities Of Pue-
ba he visited on the Goth ins the ancient, sacred
city of the Aztecs, Choula. He received by the
Indian authorities at the foot Of the Pyramid, which
has remained rs n monument of the sangulnary re-
ligion of the natives lie there made speech, IN
which he manIfests an important testimony regard
ing this republic in the following passage: " From
this place, at once sacred and imposing must
take leave to say to all States and nations that
Mexico neither need nor desires foreign protection;
that she is capable of independence and sefgOyern-
ment and susceptible of friendship; but that in her
case, az in all Others, those who would enjoy her
friendship must offer her, their part friendship
which, though it may not be benevolent, must at
least be sincere and disnterested"
But notwithstanding all the good desires of the
friends of Mexico there are times when fears pre-
dominate that these people will finally prove mad
eGuate for the reorganization of their country in the
difficult circumstances by which they encom-
passed We are now in one of these gloomy epochs.
The instruction in the mountains of Pueba is evil
IDENTIFY of a serious character, aud is occupying an
entire division of the Federal army together with the
State forces of Puebla and Tlascala While the at
tenton Of the Federal Government has been directed
to that quarter very serious occurrences have taken
place in San Luis Potos On the 18th inst, In that
capital the Governor the legislators, and the poit
zeal chef were all arrested in the palace by the
national guard in union with some of the citizens.
The movement was unanimous, and was effected
without the firing OF shot The Federal troops under
Gen. Larranaga remained neutral, but evidently
their sympathies were in favor OF the popular party
i'm the city, The leaders of the people and Of the ma
tional guard elected Gen. Don Francisco Antonio
Aguirre as Provisional Governor, and sent o comnnI-
nlcatiou to the General Government asking it to OF
der new elections in the State, alleging that those
Gently effected had not been fairly made. The Gov
ernment replied by ordering Lauauaga TO repress
the movement and 10 renstate the deposed authori-
ties; but this Chief. together with the Federal Gen.
Martinez and their subordinates of the Third
Division, answered by signing deed, stating that
as they considered the people and national guard OF
San LUIS IOtOsi were justified in Their action against
the authorities they could not use arms against them
and against just cause Consequently a large por-
ton of the Third Division have made common cause
with the national guard and people Of san LUIS
Potosi and the whole force under arms in that city
disobeying this Government will probably be now
at least 800 or 5000 Gen. Eguiluz lett Quere-
taro on rho oath, with small force In the direction
of San Luis Potosi aud Gen, Rocha has been or
dered TO proceed against that place FROM Taman-
Inns with all the troops he can muster, after leaving
carrsons in Matamoros and Tampco. But the gen
erol opinion is that the movement OF San Luis IOoS
cannot be put down by the limited force at the as
posal of the Federal Government; that on the con-
trary the existing administration may possibly DO
overtbrown. Considerable anxiety is felt regarding
the course that may be adopted IN this crisis 10y
Garcia de Ia Cadena, the Governor OF Lacatecas
who belongs to the liberal opposition, and has since
his accession TO power, steadily augmented his mill
tarv force and material of war. II he should boldly
support the rsyolers, his action would probably be
decisive in determining the fall OF the present HoF-
ernment
small force belonging to Vera Cruz was attacheu
lately by 80 of the Pucbla insurgents, but they nero
ically resisted until they were all killed
their chief was taken prisoner badly wounded ana
was Immediately shot by the insurgents. From the
action of the Pueblo revoltcrs in this affair ana IN
the fight at Xochiapuco on the 81 inst. against the
9th Regiment, we have evidence of stern ana crue'
determination on their part TO make the war san
culinary one. Taking advantage OF iog Whleh III
creased the darkness Of the hour, at 20eipoh d, w.
thew fell By surprise on the 9TH Regiment whch had
400 men and % officers IN Xocliapulco. and des'
perate fight took place. IN which officer and 10
soldiers were slain 10 officers with w rank ana lie
were wounded. aud lsJ dispersed or taken prisoners