New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-12
The Revolution in Mexico.

Inc oC00m0r lily VI I1HV0uA, WuICu TX
rived yesterday from Vera Cruz, brought
files Of Mexican papers, from which no
news can be gathered to indicate that the |
revolution in the interest Of General Por- |
frio Diaz has assumed any degree Of mag
nitude. The Too Republics gives the fol.
lowing explanation OF the plan Of the revo- |
lutionists:
The revolutionary element in this city Is
in q futtering excitement over the pnbllca-
ton of certain revolutionary "pians. The
first one being promulgated IN Tuxtepec,
somewhere in Oaxaca. signed by NUMBER
of persons: some or all OF whom may De
we'll known in their own immediate locali-
ties but none are known to fame. This
document seems to have been issued from
the Office Of tho project Of the district, con-
tains q preamble and twelve articles, bears
the date of January Is, and was published
in this city on the twenty-eighth -,
On the twenty ninth ultimO, plan
with . preamble ESSENTIALLY the same, but
minus the three last articles OF the Tu1Se.
pee paper was published in this city. The
document ia dated December. 1875. bears
the signature of General PortiriO Disz. and
is accompanied by proclamation purport-
ing to be by General Donate Guerra, the
latter being dated Guanajuato. January a.
There appears to be no doubt about the
authenticity of the Tuxtepec plan but
genuineness of the other is BY no means 80
certain: in fact, many Of the friends OF Cen
eral D;az hope that ia . fraud. and it is not
generally considered an able document
Both preambles. az is usual in all such
cases, Get forth long lists OF grievances,
many Of them extravagant ana RIDICULOUS;
President Lerdo is charged with every KIND
Of political tr;ckery and fraud; the lorna
ton Of the Senate is denounced; 1t 10 nam,
tanned that the country has been delivered
over to the Mexican Railway Company.
which by its alleged exorbitant tar!tfs has
paralyzed commerce; that the constitution
has been infringed by permitting the estab-
lishment of the Central Railway Lottery;
that the President and his tavorites have
agreed to acknowledge the English debt;
that arrangements have been mAde LOT sell
ing this de0t to the United States, whlch Ii
equivalent to selling the country. etc.
In the first article Of the "plan tho con-
st;tution of 1857 and the amendments of
September 25, 1878 and December IA. 1874.
ara proclaimed. The second declares against
the reelection Of the President OF the re-
public. The third disavOws the Legitimacy
of President LsrdO and all his employees as
| we'll az all persons elected to office last july:
| The fourth recognizes the Governors OF
States who may adhere to the plan The
| ffth proyides for tho holding OF general
| aIectione for federal authorities two months
| after the occupation of the capital by the
rezenerating army. The sixth declares that
the temporary executive power VIII % DE-
posited in the person who may De the cnolce
If the majority of the Governors OF States
The seventh provides for reform Of the
constitution. The eighth makes those
VINO NAV directly or indirectly sup
port the government OF Mr.. Lerdo person
aIy and pecuniarily Responsible. The
| nineth guarantees the same rank a. az
present held to all army officers who may
second the plan Here the document
| sioned Profirio Diaz ends. but tae Tuxrepec
nsna- contains three other articles. the one
| numbered tenth recognizes General PornriO
Diaz "a general in chief of tho regenerat-
no srmy. The eleventh promises that the
name Of the commander of the army OF the
East shall soon be made known, and the
twelfth NJ axes it an offense punishable with
death to treat with the enemies OF inc
plan
an oninion. more than our belief that rev
olutions." which have borne so much bitter
fruit to tho country, are no longer popular
Fl Mexico, and that none can nave success
in the present state of public opinion; and
We are sure that the dragging IN OF the
Mexican railway. English debt. and the
selling Of the same to the Cniteo osstes'
telIigent portion of the people, az All m
derstood the sacrifices made by the Engilsh
companv instead Of reaping monopoilee
and the alleged arrangement about the sale
Of tina Euglish debt to the United States as
arrant humbugs, and too ridiculous to at
tempt to impose upon the community
The following items are compiled from
the columns Of the same paper:
II haa been reported on the streets that
oantjamen whose names head this para
oranh nave been ban;shed from the CITY 81
| far "a General Rivera is concerned, TINS 70
| mort ia wholly untrue; with regard to zen
| eral Neyrete, is appears that the author
tiles heard OF him approaching several per
sons for the object Of sounding them VIII
respect to joining revolution against niSod ~,
eh;ec,in9 TO this conduct on the part O.
Neorete in this city, where he Is supposed
70 enjoy q certain popularity, ana oeint
nersna AIDED of his impotence to cause mis-
. chief outside, determined to take action
General Negrete receives pension
$4,000 per annum from the government, an
"a the best means OF Influencing nlW '
leave the city, the authorizes gave n.l i ~;
privilege of remaining here without az
ppens;on or of leaving with it, and Negret'
elected to leave.
Information has reached this city OF tn
death of Colonel Francisco Castaneda
Najera. near Cruapam, Michoacan, 1eV
days ago. Colonel Castaneds has been 10
rwo sessions q member of Congress- frou
San Luis Potosi, and when General Esco
, hedo was ordered to Michoacan he offered
f | his services to that General, who giadiy AZ
| cented them as Colonel Casteneda hau ron
Sarad distinguished services on his stat
, llnrin1 the intervention. 1t appears tna
CoIonel Castapeda had been sent on an I'M
| nortan. mission. and was only Accompanies
l kv tan men: when ten leagues from Urua
nam h. was attacked by 80 revoiutonlsts
i, and after having fought and reiterated ~
q leagues his ammunition becoming e1naus
ed. and his horses tatlgued, ne was oNo'
taken and foully murdered.
By dispatch in the DIaIlo Ohe.a .:. a "a Z,
ale Hearers, with body OF his oandltsl
was completely routed in the vicinity Q
Matamoras (Laguna). by force OF the ma
Q tional onard. under the command OF 20
Gefs Politico, Doroteo Rosales. 1onz , alf
: Herrera and forty Of his men were cue,
The Mexican consul in Havana uen.s
Q that he defraved the expenses OF uene''
j MARQUEE to New Orleans. by 'n ma;,har
has transpired that Marquee IS neisn =,
:, France nor Spain, nor with fornrio Ia
- but living quietly in Havana.
General Mariscal LET, fer Sonora, WIN
E force of 800 men, on the twenty seventh y
T. limo. This force will be conveyed to qua
~ mas from Acapulco by the two men-ol-"'
~ in the latter port.
d General Huerto having offered his ser
D. ;oes 70 General Escobedo, has been place
n in command Of column Of cavalry opera
is III Fhe revolutionists of Michoacan recent
70 r,nrdered the mayor Of Indaparapeo 3
h cause he refused to abjure his poh1'c