New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-31
DIR DUTY TOWARD MEXICO.

The revolution in Mexico does not seem
to be moving backward, as the news by
way Of Vera Cruz led us to announce III
the early part of the week. The promise
| of General Trevino. that his friends would
soon occupy Zacatecas, has been redeemed,
and the State of Tamaulipas will Offer
but little resistance to General Quiroga
if the position of Cortina is as desperate
as the dispatches of yesterday indicated.
With the fall of Matamoras the Juarists
will lose the customhouse at that point,
which will be an important gain to the
revolutionists, since it will afford them
the money that is badly wanted to pay of
the soldiers.
General Quiroga is one of the best mill.
tary commanders in Mexico. He was
Eidaurri's chief prop, having upheld
that able man i'll governing the
States. of Nuevo Leon and Goa
hula with signal ability. Brave,
courteous and active, he conciliates his
enemies after whipping them without losing
the confidence of his friends This man
! is the strength of the revolutionists in the
| Northern States, for he has never lost a
| campaign, and seldom changed bis allegl-
ance, which is record that but few Mex
| lean leaders can boast of. 1t has the double
effect of inspiring confidence in his su-
periors and enthusiasm in his followers.
He is the opposite Of Cortiua in every re-
spect, being both a gentleman and pa
triot. The frontier would be revolution
lied in the interest of honesty and good
order under the command Of Quiroga.
The force of the present rebellion against
President Juarez can be partially estimated
by the fact that it has successfully dis
lodged the government from the powerful
city of Zacatecas. If the revolutionists
had not had the active sympathy of large
portion of the people, the small army Of
Trevino ought to have been driven from
before Zacatecas which contains a popula-
ton Of twenty-five thousand, by the Or
binary rural militia of the State. Instead
of supporting General Rocha. as they
should have done, the people of Zacatecas
allowed him to be defeated and driven out
by force but little larger than his own.
This demonstrates that Juarez is very
weak in the entire range of States north
Of the capital, for Aguas Calientes and
Guanajuato sent larger assistance to the
rebels than they did to the government
authorities.
The rebels will next move upon the
central departments, which constitute the
main reliance of Juarez, by way of Guaju-
aIo or Guadalajara, both of which are
strongly disafected. General Ortega, who
was very powerful in those States during
his lifetime, left legacy of dislike toward
Juarez because he thought he was unfairly
defeated by the latter in the election for
President four years ago. His friends are
active sympathizers with the revolution
SITS. and their influence in GuanajUato and
and Guadalajara is sufficient to turn the
scale in those States whenever they feel
disposed to exercise it.
As We stated yesterday, all these known
and probable successes of the revolution
lists in Mexico can have but one result, to
break down the only government that has
existed with any degree of responsibility
in Mexico for ten years, and recreate the
anarchy and confusion which Juarez has
so long held in check. Trevino's success
will not make him nor any other man
President for longer period than six
months. Before he is fairly seated the
rival flctionists will start another revolt
ton, and one will precipitate a dozen
The republic will be torn again as it has
been torn in the past, and tie changes
will follow as fast as they did after
the final fall of Santa Anna,
or before his rise. The United States can
not stand aloof in presence Of this dis
graceful condition of affairs-frst, because
she owes duty to the world; and, secondly,
because 1t is not her interest to see this
disorder prevail in the household of a
friendly State. These revolutions are
generally folnented by European intrigu-
ants, and this is another reason why we
should interfere, Every disturbance in
that country is made in the interest of
some foreign Spectator, and we suffer by
them all. 1t is time that We arrested their
further existence.