be spared, and they were to surrender their arms — a condition that they failed to fulfil.[1] A force under Pueblita was despatched to intercept Osollo and Gutierrez, who had attempted to relieve Puebla by occupying Tlascala. Public opinion, and not a few members of the congress, disapproved of the capitulation, and so did the president, on the ground that the leaders who had caused so much bloodshed being left with life, it was reasonable to expect there would soon be another attempt at revolution. Peremptory orders were given for the prisoners to give up arms, or they would be dealt with as conspirators. Orihuela was taken at Atlangatepec and shot in Huamantla. Other rebel forces were dispersed by Moreno's energetic action. But others continued their depredations in several parts. In fact, there was hardly a state in which the rebels had not marauding bands. Comonfort succeeded, however, with the aid of public opinion, in subduing the spirit of rebellion for the moment at least.[2]
He banished several persons, one of whom was General Pacheco, for plotting another sedition in the capital, and enacted on December 6th a law for the punishment of crimes against the nation, public order, and peace.[3]
- ↑ La Nacion, Nov. 3-29, Dec. 4-17, 1856; El Estandarte Nac., 1856, Nov. 16-30, Dec. 3-28; 1857, Jan. 4-26; Bandera de Ayutla, Nov. 29, Dec. 20, 29, 1856; Jan. 3, 1857; Diario de Avisos, Nov. 10-29, Dec. 3-30, 1856; Jan. 17, 1857; Zarco, Hist. Cong. Constituy., ii. 633–40; Méx., Legisl. Mej., 1856, July-Dec., 283-5; Puebla, Parte Gen., iv. 1. During the deadly strife, the bishops said nothing to the priests who were fighting in Puebla against the government. Before that they had raised their voices for the fueros and against the ley Lerdo. When their party succumbed, upon being urged by the government, they began making protestations of respect for law and order. Rivera, Gob. de Méx., ii. 509.
- ↑ Méx., Legisl. Mej., 1856, July-Dec., 189-94. An arrangement initiated by Vidaurri was concluded November 18th, at the Cuesta de los Muertos, between him and Vicente Rosas Landa, commander of the government forces, under which Vidaurri, his troops, and the state of Nuevo Leon submitted to the federal authority, and the states on the northern frontier saw peace restored within their boundaries. Vidaurri surrendered the office of governor to the senior member of the state council. Rosas' course was approved, as appears in the correspondence between Comonfort and the minister with him. Diario de Avisos, Dec. 17, 1856; Archivo Mex., Col. Ley., iii. 117.
- ↑ It gave force to the 3d article of the royal pragmática of April 17, 1774, which placed all subjects on an equal footing in trials for violations of the
