The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-14
MExICO's REVOLUTION.
The Causes That Led to the Present Out
break-The Overthrow of Lerdo Fore
shadow ed.

The Causes That Led To the Present Out
bresk-The Overthrow of Lerdo Fore
shadowed.
The New Orleans correspondent o
the Chicago Times telegraphs to tina
journal the following interesting par
ticulars regarding the formidable insur
rection now In progress in our neigh
boring republic of Mexico
"From passengers just arrived here
by steamship from Mexico, much of in,
terest is learned concerning the revolu
ton in that republic. They say the
revolution has astonished everyone by
the absence of violence and bloodshed,
and by the extraordinary rapidity with
which it has succeeded. No one ia.
miliar with the condition of affairs in
that country has much doubt OF the
overthrow of the present government,
headed byPresidentLerdo deTejado. The
existing administration has represented
the moderate party in Mexico, q policy
which exposed it to the hostility of the
church, already stripped of 800, 900, ,09O
of property, and which in the last year
has witnessed the exclusion of some OF
its orders. Besides the descendants of the
States strongly under religious influence,
the present government incurred the
hostility of the red or most radical re-
pubGcans, who, far from beipg satisfied
with the changes or reforms already
made, demanded many others stil more
sweeping. They, besides, accused the
present government of fanaticism and
corruption, and, what to them is a still
more serious charge, that of keeping a
great many leaders out OF Office who
want to be in. The opposition in the
city of Mexico has for more than year
been extremely rancorous and active. as
expressed in the journals and speeches
of leading men. The headquarters of
the pronuncades and their great strong
hold is Jalapa and the surrounding
country. The State of Puebla, which
has very important industries, is revolu-
tionized, and Vera Cruz is well affected
toward the cause. The territory held
by the insurgents includes depth of
$50 miles, two-thirds of the distance to
the capital from the sea-coast, with an
equal length of territory going west.
One of the aqueducts, even that which
supplied Mexico with water, was cut
by band of insurgents. On the Amer
ican frontier Regina Colima, through
which the telegraph wires to the city of
Mexico passed, have been captured, with
most of the border country. twill thus
be seen that the telegraphic treaty for
connecting the wires of the two coun-
tries will not have much immediate
value. The strangest intelligence yet
brought from Mexico is that President
Lerdo should have allowed Cortinas to
escape from his hands and return to the
frontier, where he will, in short time,
be at the head of a considerable band.
So far as can be ascertained, while the
foreign population are opposed to all
revolutions, they, as yet, regard the
present one as an almost accomplished
fact. Porfirio Diaz is not viewed with
disfavor for the reason that he has been
know for his mild and courteous
manners and his liberal ideas of progress
and improvement. It is thought he will
take the field when Monterey falls or de-
clares in his favor. The army of Mexico
is supposed not to exceed $4,000 men. "