The New York herald., 1876-09-30
THE REVOLUTION ON THE WANE.
The Change of Ministry To Give
a Permanent Peace.
THE OPERATIONS IN OAJACA.


not thoroughly understand the true spirit OF the demos
cratic institutions which govern tho country These
people, not comprehcnding the beautiful system and
perfect order upon which tho theory Of republican
laws is built, wrongly believe that republicansm and
an unbrldIed license for every man in the community
to do what he pcases are one and tho same thing
Men like CortinA Negrete, Canales, Garcia dc Ia Ca
denA Guerra and good many others crroneously
think that when the government docs nYthing OBJ
noxious TO their prcconceved notions OF good policy
they only exercising a right which every ct-
Is supposed to possess in rushing to arms for tho
purpose OF
UPsETrIxG THE GOVERNMENT.
never pausing think that their mad efforts to do
they destroy the peace Of land prevent progress
and throw the country back into that chaos from
which every OF her is most anxious to free
her fow OF those at present In arms against the
government doubtless good and conscientious but.
mistaken men, while by far the greater part OF them
is composed Of adventurors. bandits by profession.
and revolutionary characters who could never live
In peace under any government Certainly President
Lerdo do Tejada has a delicate task 10 per-
form In reconc,ling the factions which have
vvsd the French and tho struggle against the
called Empire In those days, when Mexico needed
the arm OF every among her sons who believed IN
a republican form Of government II frequently became
necessary for the tmo being, TO admit into the army
somo men who III normal periods would not be tocr-
a,ed there For this Nsgrcte Canales Guerra,
Cortina and tho rest Of them obtained footing and
established oertsin claims to consideration which the
government could not well ignore Anerward their in
science became such that they had to bo snubbed and
curbcd checks upon their unbecom ng conduct which
they resented BY lying to against the legal gov
crnment established under the constitution and taking
with thon the few dcluded and misguided followers
who were mad enough to risk their lives upon des-
perate Issue. General pornrio Diaz Is man Of some
natural and acquired ability who Ia tho past has lent
important services to the cause OF his country but the
hamery Of his friends and praises OF admirers.
turned his hoad From being at one time defender
OF law aud order he has now converted himself into
the contemplate character OF professional oGlce-
seeker He nagines that he rs destined TO 6li tho
Presidential chair with moro success than the immor-
tai Juarcz himself II that possible; and he Is
supported In his silly pretensons by
THE LAwLEss CHARACTERS
who expect to mend their wretchod fortunes at tho
simply Infamous He first obtained promotion by
tying his colonel to tree and assuming command OF
the regiment which he had entered as private His
first occupation was that OF tinsmith He served the
church party uuder zuuaGa and Miramon wtilo thero
OF the French invasion he received INTO
the army and served with distinction for
while until his wild mania for gambling drinking and
worse practices made 1t necessary for Juarez to sep
arate him from all command. he quixoticaly
who n the year 1866 aspircd to the Presidential chair
with No better right than Diaz has now. He became
an enemy not only TO the government, but traitor in
heart to the country for shortly before the fall OF the
so called Empire he was found In negotiations with
the Minister'S OF Maximilan, who contemplated re-
cevine him into and sending tho traitor raid
in the State Vera Cruz Although these
wild schemes OF treason fell to tho ground
he has after being SO frequently pnrdoned by an over
indulgent Executive avaed himself OF every oppor-
tunity to disturb the poace OF Mexico He has sunk
TO the lowest depths OF ,namy as a gambler and
worse Donate Guerra, who has lately been recog-
nzed by PorIro D!az rs his second In oinmand. was
At one time stage driver. who drove the ''digence"
between ZeptoIan and Guada!aara, the latter place
being the capital Of the State OF Jalisco During the
war against tho French he ceased TO be a Jehu and
acts while under tho orders Of General Don Ramon
Corona, JaIisco and snsloa IA 1870 he recognized
tho revolutionary movement Of Diaz and since then
has continued to be most determined enorny of tho
established order OF thngs. Garcia lie Ia Cadena 10
rsvolaiionsry oatburst ,ha. since ISL has ai,ctca
Mexico. II Is needless to say who and what Cortns H.
His Infamous biography has been givoL aore than
once IN the columns Of the HERALD. Born thisi he
has lived TO bo an ASSASSIN, and In ali likelihood VIII
die by
THE BULLET THE KNIFE,
the instruments which he has ursparngy used to pro-
mote his selfish ends Canales. who Is as present
Governor the State OF Tamaulipas, is n character
who sprung into lifo during tho French He is o
revolutonist by preference, and has for pumbcr or
years KEEP. the State in hot water By his desperate
pedents, sometimes attended with much bIoodshed,
whereby he acquired powell 1t would not DO saying
too much to That ncary all the petty leaders who
at Nsr backs are OF the same CLASS as
those just mentioned. II was most natural
that the government should concccc something
TO conciaic such people; but the favors which they
received only seemed to serve prelexts for asking
stli further privileges until time came when tho
National Executive saw that 1t must fall INTO their
hands or else get rio OF them forever. The momens
when the government shut down upon thom aud re-
fused to comply with their mmcasurabic demands, was
the signal for their taking TO the hills with such despe
rate Characters could be- The spur OF the moment
scrapcd together. There rs always u large slpply OF
arms be found among tie lower classes w.o have
belonged to the army and deserted, carrying their
equipments with them therefore II e that local
revolutionary outbreak the worst ca sracers OF
the place, who aud direct tho affair. always
Command number OF arms to begin the fray with.
After while, II the movement acquires any lmpor-i
tance the dcspcrsdoos who join II usually bring in
with thcm some followers, who are moro or less pro-
ufIsh .ytfh II pa "a INIT
bias been that the old Church party although beaten
from The heid at as early date as lsDs and again
socalIed Empire, has always been ready to-
help with men and arms my movement
like the present which might tend to throw
discredn upon the liberal government that es,nb
shcd upon tho ruin Of the conservatives rno rs.r-
earth bring about revolutionary rising In 1884
and they have and arc subscribing secretly the
to keep tho civil ealdron boiling.
WITH RESPECT TO rHE CHANGE
In tho Ministry which took place on the last day OF
last month there bc doubt about its ben clcis
effects upon the coantry's AFFAIRS. On that date Cen
erak Don Mariana Escobsdo assumed charge OF tho
portfolio OF War He is man OF undoubted cn.-sy
and valor loyal to the principles OF republicanlsin
for which he fought nobly and we'll AS tho
conqueror and captor Of Msxiniiian, tho prestige,
Of .scObedo !. doservsdIy great mU s Da'y en-
now will have placed In the field force superior in
point OF discipline and equipment TO anything that has
General Alaorre who Is operating against tbs States
OF Vera Cruz and Oajaca the only remaining strong
OF inc Tevoluton, nhu over men ready 70
march against the capital OF the latter State, whore Is
Is said Diaz has his headquarters with some 900
5000 poorly armed and worse disciplined Indians
In the State of Mexico there ~ now hardly any dis
turbanec excepting by thc nroads Of few marsuders
from the mountain Businesses OF tho negheorag States
OF pucbls and Oajaca.
MILITARY OPERATIONS
confined, In the southern part Of the Republic to
the States OF OAjaca and the part OF Vera
Cruz where there are small parties headed by deg.
perado named Cutolin
la zacatccss Garcia do la Cadcna had msdo hair
Drained cash into the city of that name, but was COM
peled TO evacuatc II at once
Jalisao under the judcious management OF General
Ccvallos romans quiet-a state Of affairs which has
never been known oxst there before in revolution
ary times
Sonora aud Durango by raidiBg in them with small
parties, wherever he can strike blow at tho pros.
perity OF the country
General Diaz Is In the city OF Oajaca whittier Ala
torre had gone, the ist Of this month 10 besege
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