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arations for repelling Barradas, and were the very ones who was most active in spreading the alarm about another, invasion, yet they were the first and most violent in denouncing him for creating the Army of reserve, alledging that the nation was not· in a condition to bear such expenses.- · Things kept getting worse and worse. The heaviest denunciations against Zavala & Poinsett were daily uttered. Out of respect to the demands of the Escoses, Guerrero dismissed these men. This made things still worse, l\fanifestatfons of a conspiracy against the Govt. began to appear-in view of this, Guerrero ordered the disbandment -0f the Army of Reserve; but bustamte had already perfected his plans and proclaimed against the govt-4th Deer. to give more prestige to the revolution, Bustamente had given the troops of .his command to understand in a proclamation, that the illustrious conqueror of 'ram- pico (Santana) (they are his words) could not look with indifference -0n the evils of the country for whose liberty he had just given such distinguished services-his votes will be in agreement with yours. "Guerrero convoked the Congress which met 11 Deer- Bustamente was in movement-Guerrero asked permission to place himself at the head of a ·force to repel the rebel- After some opposition, it was finally granted him 16th Deer. The Congress proceeded to elect Bocanegra to act as President; and Guerrero accordingly took the field- Bocanegra was left in the capital without any military protection, and Quintanar at the head of the only force, proclaimed for the plan -0f J alapa. Anaya offered some resistance; but to little effect- The conspirators triumphed- Bocanegra was put down; and a Triumvirate formed composed of Quintanar, Alaman and Velez. The news of the destruction of the government and of the occupation of the city of Mexico by the rebels, reached J onacate, camp of Presi- dent Guerrero, together with the news that executive power had been set up, and D. Lorenzo Zavala, D. Manuel Crescencio Rejon and D. Fernando del Valle had been committed to prison. Guerrero consid- ered himself wholly lost, and his defeat completely consummated, aban- doning his soldiers the night of the 25, leaving Genl. D. Ignacio Mora in charge of the command, and himself retiring with a small escort to the city of Tixtla, the place of his birth. As soon as Mora saw him- self alone, he called a council of war in Ayacopixtla, and the 27 issued an act pronouncing himself for the plan of J alapa. The vice president Bustamante without effort took possession of the first magistracy on the 1st of January, 1830, and shortly afterwards presented himself in the legislative body in order to open the sessions of Congress, as if nothing had occurred, and as if the exercise of power had come into his hands by virtue of the laws. Guerrero resigned the presidency protesting obedience to the resolu- tions of the houses. In an exposition addressed to Congress, he de- clared his good intentions and his ardent desire to put an end to these disgraceful scenes. Harrassed and unsustained as Guerrero was it was impossible to carry out the reforms which the democratic party contemplated.-
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