Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-02-22
ietor.

Jeendancy ho VIII e'lnce hug III far greater des.
pot and tyrani than he has !, displayed. he will
probably assume the Impcriburpe and the life
of all his subjects would hes forward be a, his
disposal and caprice. shatever forget the en-,
ergy with which the gen,lenI replied TO me. (ho
was gentleman of grea. lite " requirements
had travelled considerably in iU. S. and was en-
amoured of our institutions SItid he, in reply 10
my previous observations. eevtng his b,nd IN n
most impressive manner. the THU YOU have hintpd
at is impossible--It is impossible al Santa Anna
should prevail, whole nation sprayed agans,
him. But should such be the cas- &sbound he re.
gam, what trust IN God he has 'd forever, for
one will never again live under hlsbyernmrn,
Should he by some unhappy mIschat again curse
the country with his despoc rule, ksrIl dispose
of my effects, of every article Of vae possess
in the country and 60 and live nhe United
Statcs-never, never again will | list under
that yrunts government.
Such is verbatim what issued fromke lips Of
my Mexican friend.
During the war of independence mad iexnm.
plies OF horosm were evnced by the sotr sex
who on that occasion displayed II couragr. .esolu.
ton, and passive endurance that might cnpe,e
with some of the most renowned exhibitions val
or and determination, which at that period ere
conspicuous in many men whom their countrHi,t.
iy holds in the highest estimation for their devto
and patriotism.
A widow lady, it seems animated with anb-
tense do,eslalion of the Dictator. published a ID.
ument and caused it 10 be affixed to the cornerst
the principal streets. In it she invoked the cot
Grafton of her sex: sho remarks, although we al,
no, abI5 TO fire a muskct or pistol. we can throw
scaIding water and boiling oil upon our enem os
we can tear up the bricks Of our ground floors ant
hur them al their heads. call upon my country
women. resumes she, no longer to submit to the
mbruIe of robber.
A curious incident occurred during the preva
leEce of the antrSanta Anna exc lemcn,. In one
of the principal streets, there wns large store fig
enda de Santa Anna''--lShop Of Santa Anna. y
The obnoxious sign soon attracted the observani
ey 0 of the multitude, and it was only upon the So
lent assurance of the proprietor Immediately 10
effect m.amorphose, that his house was saved
from dest"tlion. ! passed about two hours after
and saw than the owner had verified his pledge, for
the hated sIgm,ure was already efncrd, and It s
now rejoicing n the far more welcome one of "Tl-
enda dc Libertad. --(Shop of Lberty.)
The suddenness of the revolution is one of its
most extraordinary features. Its universally is
the next circumstance calculated to awaken sur.
prise. This is the only revolution (remarked
Mexican gen.Iemanof rank to me) that Mexico has
witnessed since her independence. The previous
revolutions were but military excitemcnls, and the
changes which ensied thereon, were effected by
military ascendency--the people had no voice IN
the malter--but this this is the de,rrm ned. UNI.
versai expression Of he general will! and cannot
be resisted. ...
The suddenness Of tie revolu,on-its most re.
arkabe charactcristic--who could have suppos-
ed thai he who so long had enjoyed dosPotc sway
should in so incredibly short period become a
fugitive for his life. that he, who, while the debates
were agtating in Congress- a few months ago. with
regard to the reconquest of Texas. and when the
Dictator imperas7ely demanded four millions Of
dollars. to effect that enterprise, when dcputaton
from the Congress waited upon him, to reprcscn!
the impossibIity of realizing such tax. vouchsaf.
I'd, while turning his back upon them, no other an
swer ihan one the sly 10 and spirit Of Bonnparte
'Get me four millions of dollars" Every one
knew at the line that his professed intention of
sending an army into Texas. wus buta despicabe
ru@ 10 extract money from the citizen, but such
was his power and the dread in which he was held.
ha, none was found bodenough to protest against
he extortIonate practices which wore every where
'esored to in orde- to raise the sum in question.
The conduct Of the chiefs of the revolution Ger.
ainly demand some notice. Did we not know
hat winds and waves are stability itself when com.