Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-01-25
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

of in our last, sketched by Mr.. Gushing for
the press Of the country. Parts of it have
reference to the same events given in the
New Orleans statement, but as his infor.
nation is the result of actual knowledge
and his conclusions are somewhat differ.
ent. the whole may be read with advan.
tage. The affairs of Mexico have become
so interesting, by accidental circumstances
as to justify the space which is allotted to
the intelligence.
Mr.. CUSHING writes:
"The revolution OF Mexico was rapidly an
preaching a decisive crisis, and the utmost con.
fusion and disorder exist in all parts Of the Re.
public
The great object OF the revolution is to decide
whether Santa Anna shall be precipitated from
power, or whether, on the other hand, be shall
be the permanent dictator and arbitrary master
Of the government.
In order to understand well the actual state oil
things it is necessary, in the first place. to give
brief explanation Of the previous state Of
things.
General Anastasio Bustamente, under tie consti.
lie. In August lS41. General Parades and the
department Of JaIisco, pronounced against the
government OF Bustamente.
A civil war of brief duration ensued, which
was terminated on the 2Sth OF December, 1911,
by an arrangement, in virtue OF which the pre-.
existing constitution was abolished, and General
Santa Anna was invested with the powers OF
dictator, for the purpose Of recognizing the
constitution and the poyernnent
This temporary arrangement is known by the
name OF the basis Of Tacubaya and the agree
ments Of La Estanzuela.
Under the auspices Of Santa Anna, a Con
gress assembled in June, 1912, and proceeded
10 deliberate on new constitution. Santa Anna
himself retired 10 Magma de Cavo, leaving Gen
eral Bravo as President dd interim; and the pro
ceedings Of Congress not being agreeable to
Santa Anna, it was dissolved by General Brave
in December, 1912, and National Junte, OF
Assembly Of Notables, was convened in it:
place.
On the 18th OF June, 1913, a new constu
ton was completed and ma de public, by which
(among other thlngs) the supreme power was
lodged in the hands OF a President, to be elected
for five years; Of an elective body called the
Council OF Government, and OF a Congress com
posed Of a Senate Chamber Of Deputies; and
Santa Anna himself was immediately elected
President under the new constitution.
During this period the Republic had been
distracted, not only by the civil war which dis
placed Bus;amente and elevated Santa Anna tc
power, but also by the instruction Of Yucatar
and the long civil war which ensued in tina
quarter-by an extensive rising Of the Indians
in the extreme south-by incursons Of the In
dams in the norh-by controversies with foreign
powers-by the question Of Texas-and abov,
all by incompeency and corruption in all mem
bers Of the government
| By the 9Th Basis Of Tacu5aya it was provided
that The provisional Executive shall answe
! for his acts before the first constitutional Con
gress;" and this was confirmed by the agreemen
Of La Estanzuela,
Nevertheless by decree Of Santa Anna ISSUED
on the Bid Of October, 1S43 (hefore assuming
the Office Of constitutional PIesdent.) it was de
clared that as the power exercised by him unde
the Basis Of Tacubaya was, by its very tenor
without limitation, the responsibility referred t
in the 9th OF the said Basis, was merely g
responsibility Of opinion; that all the acts Of hi
Dictatorship we've OF the same permanent force
as if performed by a co nstitu tional governmer
and must be observed as such by the first const
,utional Congress.
stalled in January, when the first Congress unde
the new constitution assem- bled. It's earl act
seem to have been in accordance with the view
Of Santa Anne, for it voted an extraordinary cor
tributon Of four millions with which TO prosecul
the war against Texas.
But, on his requiring authority for loan
ten millions, the Congress hesitated 10 give i
assent; though it was notorious that but sma
portion Of the extraordinary contribution ha
been realized, and that the Treasury, 50 far tro
being competent TO supply the means Of carryr
on war against Texas, was in fact ncomp,
tent for the ordinary daily necessities Of the 60
eminent.
Meanwhile, as affairs proceeded, heavy o.
position TO Santa Anna began TO manifest ilse
, in Congress and throughout the republic. /
had been raised TO power, though apparent
with great unanlmIty, yet, as The event h
shown, by military revolution, ather than
the spontaneous general choice Of the people.
For, on bis expressing a wish 10 retire a she
time to Magma &c Clava for the care OF |
-, private affairs, (as he had done in 1912 in viii
case the new constitution required that the SenG
should make choice Of President ad interi
TO ofieiate during his absence from the seat
government, the ministerial candidate, Geuel
Naletin Canaliza, prevailed by one vote or
over his opponent General Rincon.
Such, then, was the position Of things in c
toher 1874; Santa Anna being President prop
etario, Canalzo President INFERNO, and the CO
gress assembled in special session, occupied "
the foreign relations and the financial embarra
ments Of the republic, when the revolution bro
out in the large and powerful department
Jasco.