The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-05-05
LATE FROM MEXICO.
FROM the NEw ORLEANS BulLEris, ,rSiL !

teTudN, Tou 'etu SfuZi We uafc un"S
from that port TO the Both March, and from
the city OF Mexico to the 10Th. An ex.
tract from letter, dated Vera Cruz, 29th
March, states that "The excitement in the
city of Mexico against the foreign merchants
continues, aud they were compelled 10 ad.
vance the Government, $4,000 per day TO
pay The troops, as the only means OF pre-
venting them from armlng the rabbe aud
commencing general sack OF the CITY,
The revenues of the customs have been
mortgaged TO the merchants. The new
tariff, which goes into operation 10 Sepiem'
Der, has been published, and contains many
regulations to prevent smuggling.
General Bustamente will probably be
elected President. Santa Anna Is not a
candidate, but is quiet on his plantation
near Vera Cruz"
The orders for marching an army into
Texas has been revoked ior the present.
"Business Of all kinds is,ery doll, and
an entire wan, of confidence prevails through
out the Republic !"
The papers Of Vera Cruz and Mexico are
liberal 10 their nbuse OF the journals OF thus
city for supposlng the immaculate and IN.
corrup,ibIe Santa Anna could possibly have
been engaged IN any negotiations to destroy
the Integrity OF Mexico. Such thug they
deem beyo the bounds OF credibdiiy, aud
a base caIumny upon the spolless character
OF the " Hero Of Tampico, and the 4" Con.
queror of the Alamo" FL Censor dc Vera
Cruz, IN glowing apostrophe to the migh.
~ ch,eitaIn on the subject of this charge,
says: Virtue and justice will always tn.
umph. General Santa Anna Thy rirtue
sapes the events in which YOU could take
no part, exonerate YOU from the unjust ca.
lumnes OF party spirit. Ia due season will
the scales fall from The eyes Of those ~ho
have been blinded.
The same gazette gives the following nc.
cocni Of Santa Annals visit to ashnng,on
and OF the correspondence between ban aud
General Jackson, while a prisoner al Go.
lumbia. The explanation IS given as CON.
ng from Santa Anna himself
w hen General ID. Antonio Lopez de
Santa Anna was menaced BY a lroup Of
maleiaciors, (Malhechores, who had just
arrived from New Orleans, aud, noting with
their companions, demanded his head " bile
,n,Iriated, Austin, N gratitude for having
been saved by the President from the H..
QUESTION d Mexico, into winch fanas had
Z d h.
save his HE, aud 10 effect It, II occurred to
him 10 restrain them by telling them that
important communications With General
Jackson bad been commenced relative to
the affairs II Texas, and, 10 prove TO them
his statements, presented 10 them q letter
Cor Gen. Jackson, dictated and signed by
Gen. Santa Anna, which Is the same read
among the documents at the accompanying
supplement-, IA supplement from Neiamoras,
continuing The correspondence between the
two Presidents Tie oiiers, and whatey.
er else 1t (the letter. SAYS, had 10 other oh.
pet than to calm the Jury OF the highway
robbers, (Bandoleros,) who wished 10 effect
their design Of putting ham 10 death, ond
the straiagem had a marvellous effect, since
Il obtained the cud that vas desired. THIS
was also the cause Tint induced Gen. Santa
Anna to VISIT Washington, since there was
no o:her way of hberaling han than b. pre-.
tending that be- was gong there to sgrce
upon a method with Gen. jackson, winch
would tend uust eiiccually to obtain and
sanction the Independence of Texas. This
- the whole my siery, object, and motive oi
the Jpumey TO the United States, and is the
true import OF the documents which have
served the editors al the Commercial Bul
lclln, aud others, TO produce a suspicion OF
a secret treaty betaeen General jackson
and Santa Anna. The letter ol Gen. Santa
Anna IS, moreover, altered aud modified, To
SUIT the taste aud interests OF the editor OF
the Bee. The original does not contain a,
all that which Is read 10 the copy.