The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-10

Country and Duty Of tho United
States.
Our readers are kept well informed of
the varying fortune of the war in Mexico
through correspondents of the HERALD who
have been detailed to watch the progress of
events in that country. The full and special
news by telegraph from the two important
points of the city Of Mexico and Brownsville,
on the Rio Grande border, which we pub
lished yesterday, shows the situation of affairs
in the neighboring republic up to last Friday.
According to this latest account the Juarez
government had been successful at several
points, and the insurgents had shown signs
General Mejia, the Secretary Of War, tele-
graphed that the rebels had retired
from San Luis Potosi, were falling back
toward Zacatecas, and that General
Rocha, with thirteen thousand men, was
pursuing them. 1t is said, also, that
General Sanchez Ochoa had defeated
the revolutionists at Lagos, where several of
the rebel leaders were killed, and that Gen.
eral Gomez Portugal had been compelled to
evacuate Aguas Calientes. Then it was
| reported that the rebel chiefs Donate Guerra
and Pedro Martinez were quarrellng with
their colleagues, Generals Trevino, Naranjo
and others, that their commands had sepa-
rated and each leader was acting on his own
responsibility. General Cevalo was proceed
| ing to operate against the rebels along the
Rio Grande. In addition to these apparently
| favorable movements for the government
| President Juarez has, it is represented two
millions Of dollars in the Treasury with which
to follow up the war, while the revolutionists
are reported to have little or no such
resources. This news, with reports of some
small victories over bands of insurgents,
summed up altogether gives hopeful aspect
Of the situation for the government.
On the other side we are told that General
tionists, who was reported to be dead, is alive
| and had arrived at the northern frontier to
| assume command over all the revolutionary
forces. The real centre of the revolution is
| said to be in the North, and that the govern
| ment was pressing forces forward 10 that d.
rection, but it is evident the disaffection was
more widespread than that, for General Cabo,
with four hundred government cavalry, had
pronounced near Puebla, and formidable
pronunciamento had been made in the State
of Hidalgo. The reports of the success of
General Rocha at San Luis Potosi and bis pur-
suit Of the revolutionsts are contradicted by
some. who say that this General has taken
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removal of the seat of government to Vera
Cruz was discussed at the capital shows that
the Juarists do not feel very secure. The
reason given for such proposed transfer of
the seat Of government appears to be signif-
cant. 1t is said the government would be in
better position at Vera Cruz to ask and receive
aid from the United States in case of necessity.
Whether well founded or not this report of
one of the parties in the civil war looking to
the United States for support shows that some
of the Mexicans at least see the inevitable
destiny Of their country, and that there is no
hope of salvation for it but under the protec-
ton Of our strong government.
| In connection with these movements in
Mexico and condition of that country there
| are other circumstances which show that the
current of events is leading to the extinction
of the Mexican republic and the absorption of
| it by the United States. According to one of
the telegraphic dispatches we published yes
terday from Brownsville the Mexicans have
invaded our territory and committed outrages
upon the persons and property of American
citizens. An armed body Of men, supposed
to belong to Cortina's command, crossed the
Rio Grande at Santa Maria Rancho and cap
tured the residents, including two customs
inspectors, who were held prisoners, and then
stole and carried across to the Mexican side
cattle and other things belonging to our citi-
zens in Texas. This Is but repetition Of
similar outrages that have been committed
before. In fact, there Is no security for the
persons or property of our citizens on
American soil along the Mexican border.
Neither the established government of that
country, which is recognized by the United
States, nor the revolutionists pay any regard to
the duties one nation owes to another. They
are either powerless to prevent invasion and
outrage, or, what is more likely, are utterly
Indifferent as to their duty to neighboring
people. Do they despise the authorities OF
this republic and think they can invade its
territory and plumber with impunity2 Or do
they commit such deeds with view to pro-
woke hostilities, and thus put an end to their
own internal troubles? There is not, per-
haps, another great civilized Power in the
world that would have submitted so long to such
depredations and injuries. Neither England,
France, Germany nor any other great nation
would have suffered tenth part of the provo
cation our country has endured from these
Mexicans. If there were any hope of an
established government in Mexico that would