New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-30
REVOLUTIONARY ATTEMPTS IN MEXICO,

GeneraI lreVlnO, WITH whose name the
rebellion in Northern Mexico has made
us familiar. is not a bad man, but he has
certainly been an unfortunate revolution
list. Time and time again he has at
tempted to capture the State of Tamaul-
pas, and just as often he has been de-
feated and forced to seek refuge in Texas.
Commencing his revolutions with the most
brilliant prospects, some mistake III his
calculations or some detection among his
partisans has lost him the fight He was
born in Mexico but received his education
in the United States, where he imbi5ed
strong republican political ideas, and all
his endeavors have been directed to
making his own country copy of our
own in its institutions For years be was
connected with General Caravajal in the
design to detach the northern States of
Mexico into separate nationality for the
purpose Of anneXing them to the United
States: and this project, which is well
known to his friends, has often frustrated
his revolutions just at the moment of sue
cess, for the Mexican politicians as class
do not favor the design of being made
subjects of the American government
General Trevino is connected with a
very wealthy and influential family, and
be is largely interested il lands in the
States Of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon. If
that portion of Mexico lying north and
east Of the Sierra Madre mountains could
be added to the United States, the public
and private lands that are now almost
worthless, would soon acquire great value,
because they are productive and healthy.
They are bow Of bit little account, owing
to the unsettled condition of the govern
ment and the uncertainty of the labor.
the owners being at all times subject to
pay forced loans to all sorts of military
upstairs, and the poor people being liable
to military draft at any time. Besides,
the proximity of the Texas frontier renders
their stock insecure, thieves running of
horses and cattle across the Rio Grande
quite as frequently as our people complain
that their cattle have been stolen and
driven into Mexico
General Trevino, besides being sup
ported by his individual family and
friends, has always had the friendship of
very powerful American interest on the
Texas side Of the Rio Grande All the
Texans who favor the annexation of
Northern Mexico to the United States, all
the commercial interests about Browns
vile that look to this project Of annexa-
ton as their surest way to fortune, have
helped Treyino with money and informa-
ton. General Caravajal, probably the most
popular Mexican Oh the frontier in his in
diyidual capacity, has always managed to
secure this friendship for Treyino, on the
ground that his revolutionary aims were
directed to bring about the flyorite project
of annexation.
Within the last three years Trevino has
changed his base of operations. Having
failed 50 often in Tamaulipas, he made an
attempt on Nuevo Leon, after the fall Of
Nidaurri, four years ago, and succeeded in
making himself Governor Of that State.
At Monterey he organized his present re-
beilion against President Iicarez and to
that place he has returned since his defeat |
by General Rocha at Zacatecas. The !
great desert which lies between Monterey |
and central Mexico and which was always !
the terror Of Santa Anna, protects him from
pursuit, and the prospect is that he viii
there reorganize his forces for the new "a.
tempt against Zacatecas. II fact, tie pre-
iude to this reorganization is also discover
abie IN the announcement that forced loans
are beng ezacted from the wealthy citizens
OF Auevo Leon amid the salyos Of the sa-
lutte that he has ordered to be fred il
honor OF what he calls his victory over
General Rocha, but which was really de-
feat
If General Trevino succeeds in refornina
bis columns and in successfully defaat;nor
President Juarez, it will then become nee