Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1834-07-26


Of arms, Immediately prevents their meet
ing again: imprisons several Of the Repeesep
tatives disarns the civic militia, and re-
mains, with few merccnary soldiers, the
sole ruler. with no other law than his will.
Such mad and criminal conduct can only
be compared TO that Of Nero, burning his
own capital
Santana has been at war with the Rep
fcsen,atives Of the people ever since Last
year; and the Congress of Mexico are, in a
manner, responsible for the new scandal
given to the liberal world. by il,cir President
for, had they been less lcnicni, and moro
jus; 10 their rights, they would have i'm
pcachod the iyrant. when, ON his return
from Guanalato, he had the audaci,y to ,n,i-
mate 10 that body, that they mus, suspend
their deliberations ON the act, which wa.
then passed. for disbanding tho the rebelli-
Gus army.
The present Congress is the most liberal.
land Santana knows it TO be the most in
eoruptble) which the Mexicsns ever had.
The pFoos'is. that they have adorted such
reforms rs were most conducive 10 the psos-
periy OF the people, and to the consclidn-
tons oltheir institutions. II is true that
| these reforms have been extended 70 The
snpprcssing Of converts, and applying their
not ineonsiderable property and rents to-
wards he liquidation Of the p,,blit. debt.
This measure was. however. we'll received.
and actually carried into effect in several
estates. Such measures do not cause that
impre ssion ID Mexico which would in Soaiu:
Tor, IN the foFfner country. the clergy never
had 50 much influence as in the latter: and
particularly SO, since the expulsion of the
Spanish friars; on the contrary, in the cities
we've there are more converts. as the capital
and faehia, the people have been known 10
exclairn. that they wish the continuance OF
their religion, but without Frars and Pre-
bendaries. Ii, therefore. there have been
amy eommotions IN the Estates Of Vera Cruz
and fnebia, they have been instgated
through the perfdy ofSantana.
Religion is too often made use Of by hyp-
Iocrites TO attain their ends; Il Santana has
now headed them in that country, in the
hope Of succeeding in the establishment Of
a monarchy,--an attempt which will as sure
i cause his ruin, as il has already covered
his name with everlasting disgrace.
But IL is not the ruin Of such man that
ought 10 occupy our attention.--It is that
of an innocent people, and worthy ola bet
Ter fate. fSan.ana had possessed the viz
Tue and the good sense to remain united 10
the Representatives Of the people, e. faith
ful TO tie Constitution, nothing coold have
interrupted the liberty and well-being Of tho
Mexican estates; commissions were now al
most impracticable, and the people were at
last prepared 10 enjoy that tranquility, for
which they had made so many sacrifices.
SaDtsna, without any effort on his part,
would have left name Ia history worthy Of
being cited as disciple Of Washington
But the cyl! genius of Mexico has otherwise
ordained. It's unworthy President has be-
come tyrant; & with the Prebandary, the
mercenary troops, and the partizans of alb
solute government, he may for some time
maintain cruel and disastrous war; there
will he new and numerous sictins,--some
innocent ones,--but at last the states,
Congress and Vice President Farias will
strengthen the federal institutions, by an
exemplary punishment of the tyrant and his
acconplices; and the name of Santana will
be perpetually exeerated by every friend Of
liberty. A. X.