New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-29

persons until Constitution was formed, wh.e't
was upon the model OF that Of the nited States,
ss:ing ONLY, that the Catholic Religion was alone
tolerated. and there was no trial by Jury, remind
inp one Of the Tragedy of Hamlet, with the
omission Of the part 1f the Prince of Dcnmara.
The country Was divided into States cores
bonding nearly with the division undcr the Old
Spanish Regime The first Prcsiden; and Vice
President were Guadalupe Victoria and Bravo
most unfortunate appointmsntses es neither of these
two Generals brave and determined as they were,
nosscsscd any civil talents. Besides this, thcy
h2d been rivals.
Since then the Mexican Republic has cve1 bee,
ruled by factions animated By no principle n'cI-
! ligiblc to foreigner.
The first step taken il, the United States rel,-
tive to Mexican afftirs, was passage in Mr.
,Iadison's message in 1911 expressing sympathy
for their cause, and desire so soon as they
should have established themselves, 10 enter into
commercial arrangements with them.
The Congress OF Panama met in 1926, at
which al American States exccp; our own were
represented. Agents were present from the king
doms OF netherlands and Great Britain, an;
were appointed from the U. States; death how
ever and uatoward circumstances prevented
their being present. In '25 Nj. Ponsett and
! Mr. Ward arrived in Mexico as Ministers frocl
this country and Great Britain. Mexico was
therefore acknowledged By these two powers as
independent.
Daring the legation Of Nfr. Poinse,t, attempts
were made to procure the recognition of a new
Inc OF Boundary between Mexico and the L States,
but unsucccssfully. 'this WIS aitcrward con.
sumn,ated by the Treaty at Washington, in the
administration Of Mr.. Adams, though disputes
upon that question may hc revived b. questions
now in agitation.
or the disputes between the Yorkinos and
Escosccses, Two masonic lodges grown into Po-
htical parties, no one can understand anything
except the results, which were that Santa Ana
succeeded in setting at variance the candidate OF
the Yorkinos, Gen. Guerrero and Gomez Pcdra-
"a the Escoscescs, and after the election of the
latter, in raising the banner Of revolt and publish
ing the plan of Pcrotc. Santa Aha was declared by
Pcdraza an outlaw, and having invoked the assls
lance of Guerrero, with tie acquesccncc oi
Zavala, an honest and brave man, succeeded i'll
driving Pedraza from the Capitol and in eStab
fishing the triumph OF the Yorkinos In . rev
election Guerrero and Bustamentc were chosen
President and Vice President, Pedraza cxed, Vie.
toria disappeared into private life, and Santa Ana
was appointed to the Government Of Vera Cruz
and the command OF the very troops which in Tho
commencement OF this last contest he had defeated
Since then his power in the Government has been
paramount.
In all the political in.rigucs relative TO this
contest of the Yorkinos and Escosescs, iew per
sons were more deeply i'tvoIvcd than the P!en-
potcntiary Of The United States, hir. Poinsett,
who went so far TO procure from De Witt Cna
ton, as head Of a similar fraternity III The United
States, Charter which gaze prcponderance 10
the Lodge favorable TO the views OF hs Govern.
Iacht.
Guerrero commenced the execution Of his
functions in April, 1929, with Bustamcnte as his
Vice President. He iouid the country disturbed
by intestine commotions and threatened by foreign
enemies. TIE Mexican Republic was threatened
with invasion from Cuba, to counteract which &
naval force was placed under the command Of
Commodore Porter, formerly Of the U. S. Navy
After sone delay, Porter got to sea, and having
lost one OF his irigates, it became evident that the
battle must be terminated by land. Soon after
Porter and nearly all the foreigners in the Mexi-
can naval seIvicc resi- gned their commissions.
The Captain. General Of Cuba now landed i
focce OF 5000 men, under the command OF Ba-
radas, at Tampico, benro which Boradas did not
sit down, but marched into The interior.
Guerrero seemed to have lost his old energy
and convened the Congress TO deliberate. One
person, however, was more decided, and upon
his own responsibility embarked from Vera Cruz
with all the men and money he could collect, and
landed al Tanpico. BE frs. took possession Of
New Tampico which was garrsoned by2 900 men,
after some hard fighting, and marching into the
interior, oyertook Baradas, who was held in check
by the Mexican General Garea. Baradas facing
about, attacked Santa Aha, drove him before
him, but being ultimately disappointed in re.
cciving rcniorcements, was, by the conjunction
of Gen. Miery Tcran and Santa Ana, surround
cd near the point of his Decentralization. Santa
Ana, afraid of delay, attacked Baradas. The
action was not decisive, and in a Conference
which soon after took place, Baradas promised to
deliver all his arms and Withdraw his forces from
the country, which was s0on done.
This Was the last effort Of The span;ards to re.
gain possession Of Mexico To Guerrero the re.
suIt was fatal The old Chief, who had iourbt
through The whole Of the revolution saw his
glory postponed to that Of a younger rival; and
State after State having pronounced against his
government, Bnstanente was proclaimed Pre-
sidcnt by the plan of Jalapa Santa Ana was
the moving spirit of this revolution, though his