The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-03
Iglesais, the Constitutional Pres
ident of the Republic, Is
Interviewed in San
Francisco.
The Story OF His Elevation and Fall
Through the Treachery or Gen.
Daiz sueeinctly Related.
He is Determined to Make Every Endeayo,
10 Secure His Rights and viii
Probably Select the Texas
Fro ntier as his Basis
Of Operations.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 20 The
ex-PresideHt of Mexico, Iglesais, states
when Lerdo carried the presidential
election In July last, in defiance of the
Mexican Constitution, which limits
the incumbent to one term, he rs chief
justice, in the absence OF a legal eltc
tipn was entitled under the constitu
ton to said presidency. He put him
self in communication with Gen
Diaz, who agreed to assist him to his
rights, but after Congress. on the 26th
October last, declared Lerdo elected,
finding his position dangerous, he He'd
in disguise with four friends to Guapa-
jota, which had declared in his favor.
On November I6th last Diaz, with
seven or eight hundred volunteers,
defeated three thousand regular troops
at Tecoac, ending Lerdo's rule but
victory converted Diaz from partisan
To an aspirant. The army followed
him in a body, leaving Igiessis with
out support, On December 2lst Diaz
had lglesais brought befoie him for
a conference, and declared his inteu-
ton of following up his revolutionary
course and reap the benefit of his vic
tories Iglesias and party then struck
out for the Pacific coast, reaching
! ManziGlo on January 10. He says as
regards his future intentions he is de
termined to make every endeavor 10
secure his constitutional rights. The
only two Mexican war vessels in the
Pacific were, when he last heard from
them, both pledged To his cause. IL
still true TO him they will arrive here
! within two weeks. and he will return
with them at once. II they fail to
come he will, within twenty days,
leave for either Guaymas or Acapulco
probably the latter place, believ-
ing that General Alterez will hold
that city true to him. IL he eau not
obtain footbold in any of the Pacific
States, Iglesais will go to New Orleans,
and thence go into the Northeastern
States which favor his cause He says
Lerdo, after the battle OF Tehoac. found
fifteen, including EseobeGo, after
May dangers, res ebed Siquautyc, in
Querroa. Here the party were taken
prisoners by General Aiberez, a parti-
san Of Igissais, but we're allowed to
escape, as nothing could be gained by
holding them. Lerdo and the rest of
his party, on the Goth OF December,
embarked on German merchant YES
sci bound for Panama. irerdo deelar.
ed to General Alberez tn t he consid-
cred his cause hopeless, s1G would not
return to Mexico except as private
citizen.
NEW YORK, January 27.--News-
papers here publish statement to the
effect that number of officers of the
late war, some of whom served on one
side and some on the other, have de-
termined TO offer Iglesais their SER
vices. Al conference held In Wash.
ingtop yesterday afternoon, one oil
their number was deputed 10 wait
upon Iglcsais and formally tender him
their services This gentleman, wha
graduated at West, and was In the
regular army when the war broke out
and later one Of the principal cavalry
officers Of the Coufederacy, will leave
here immediately for st. Louis, where
he hopes to meet the ex-President and
his cabinet and lay the scheme before
them. They say they can easily raise
ten to fifteen thousand men in
Louisiana and Texas.