Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-03

blioerr or similar means; bull IN TINS II IS thouSht
he Will Tot succeed. In case that he is taken pr-
soner, The people will probably demand his execu-
lion, as they deem his liberty dangerous 10 the
public safety.
ARRIVAL OF Mr.. GUSHING.
Hon. C. Gushing, late Minister Penipotentia-
nv of The Un:icd States 10 China, who arrived in
town this mo-ang, in the barque Eugenia, has
communicate. 10 US The following Information
In passing ,,rongn Mexico, Mr.. Gushing was
robbed of nearly all his private papers, bur, for
tunaiely, The puhic papers were lett unmolested
Mr.. Fletcher Webster is expected To arrive BY
way Of England in abcuta fortnight.
Santa Anna was proclaimed Dictator, and all
seemed to go on we'll. but about midday the
troops barracsed in The Accordada ST. Francia
and the citadel pronounced aga,ns, Santa Anna
and Canalizo Al the head Of the movement
was General Don Jose J. Herero, President OF
the Council, who addressed proclamation 10
the city, anil the whole Congress Immediately
threw itself into his arms, who Immediately took
possession Of the National palace wihou, blood
shed
The Congress constituted its sessions perma-
nen, The administers fled. CanaliZo is in ar
rest a; his own house.
The new authorities maintained perfect quiet.
The Chambers are occupied in deyislng
means to remedy tsc injury the country has suf-
Tered.
On the Is, ofNoyember, 1914, The Departmen.
tai Assembly of JaliSco adopted and published
VIVA, is called an Initiative, being an act provided
,or bY the Constitution, in virtue OF which The As
sembly submitted the proposition following:
the National Congress will make effective
the responsibility of the Provisional Government,
70 which It was subjected by the 9Th Of the basis
Of Tac.baya, which j, swore to and caused 10 be
sworn 10 hy the nation"
The four departments Of Zacatecas, Asuasca-
lisnteS, Sinalva and Sonora concurred al once IN
the pronuncian,ento OF JaliSco; and thus the five
Northwestern departments were in arms al once
against Santa Anna. Between these and Next
CO, there intervene the Two departments of Guiana
iaato and Queretaro.
Paredes advanced TO Lago, on the frontier Of
Jaisco, and the established his headquarters,
with an army Of 400 men, 10 await The progress
ofevenis. In the contiguous department OF Gu
ana;ua.o was General Cortazar, with POGO men,
on whom Paroles depended for support; but The
rapid movements of Santa Anna himself prevent
ed Coriazar from joining Paroles, il he had the
intention, and compelled him, for the present, al
least, 10 declare Tor SANTA Anna.
The Mexican Constitution provides expressly
that the President cannot command in person the
military force either by land or sea, without the
previous permission Of Congress. Santa Anna
would have taken the command without even
preieniing 10 ask the counsel of Congress; and
an act quite rs positive and serious as that OF Pa
rcdcS
Nevertheless on the 22d, he proceeded on his
march 10 Qucretaro, and on the same day, the
Chamber of Deputies voted The Impeachment OF
the Minister of War, Gen. Regee, for signing The
order aad-r which Santa Anna held the command
Of the troops. Congress also voted 10 receive and
prio, the proeures,cns Of the revouonized depa',-
Inen; il al this indicating disposition, not 70 be
mistaken of hostility 10 Santa Anna
On arriving at Querelaro Santa Anna found
that, although the military authorities were pr-
t-sse6iy in power, Yet the iunio department had
pronounced for the institution OF Jalasco There
fore he made known 10 the members. that il they
did not re-oronounce in his favor he would send
them prisoners 10 Perote.
His position is nos extremely critical, there
fore. Every thing depends on whether his troops
adhere to him against The Congress and The con-
stitui.onal government. Ii they DO, he becomes
military Dictator of The country.
Thy refused. and three Of them were immedi-
atey arrested by his order, and sent OIL under
strong guard in the direction Of Mexico and Pc
ro,e Whentae report oithese proceedings reach
Ell Mexico, the Congress summoned before il the
MiliS,cr 0f War and OF Government, 10 know
whether they had authorized General Santa Anna
10 i,ap.ison The members Of the junla department
Of Secretary.
This subject occupied the Chambers on the
Goth and 30ih o; November, and their attitude had
now become 50 menacins that the Prtsideafo in
:.rsao, .&noii-c, (afler consultation with Santa
Anna) took the hish-handed step OF deciding 10
close III, session of Congress by force, and declar
ing Santa Arna Dictator OF the Republic.
Accordinglr, on repairing to The palace on the
1st OF December the nemcers found The doors
sbut against them aud guarded by soldiers; and
on the 81 appeared the proclamation OF Canalizo,
the PreSsGento INFERNO, declaring the Chamber
dissolved indefinitely and conierring all the pow
ers Of Government, legislative as well as execu-
tire, ca Santa Anna, as Preadeao proprie-
tario, the same 10 b. exercised by Canalizo,
Psesil.ato ,ntriao until otherwise ordered by
Santa Anaa.
For some DAYS this forhibic demolition Of the
constitutional Government. by The creatures Of
Santa Anna, ranlnet without producing any ap-
paren, e.iec; il Mexico. But on The very day
when the news reached Puebla, Gen. lnclan,
commandant-gcneral of that department. in con-
cert with lie civil authority, pronounced against
Santa Anna; and in few days ION the 6th) the
garrison ana people Of Mexico rose against The
Government, Imprisoned Canalizo and his min
is,ers-CongreSs rmbled-,he President o!
the Council Of Government, Gen. Herrera. as
stunned The exercise of the functions of President,
according 10 the Constitution and new ministers
were appointed the next day. whose authority was
Immediately acknowledged in Vera Cruz.
M Tue .aseSl QdIeS llcgS from vera STuI DtC
'',l affairs stood thus:
- departments of Sonora, Snalva, Jalisco
I pS. md Aguascalientes were in state OF
can Sn,, I The military possession OF Gen.
possession s., OF The der~ cortazar) had military
S,n.s S,o,,s pr.s;,sr, ;, Guanajua,o and
and mis- Ministers, were imprisoned lie o.,;zo
Congress had re-asscmbled and temporary -
sti;rtiuual Government, was installed there com.
posed as follows, viz:
General Jose Joaquin lie Herrera, President Of
the Council Of Government charged temporarily
With the supreme executive authority.
D Luis Courage Cuevas, Minister Of Foreign
Relations State and Police.
D. Mariana Riva Palacos, Minister Of Justice
Public Instructions and Industry.
ID. Peiro J. Echcverria, Minister of Finance
D. Pedro Garcia Condo, Minister OF War.
And il was already known that the Depart
mems % Pr.hia ard of Vera Cruz had declared
their adhesion 10 the provisional Government,
and there is no doubt that most Of the other De
partmenls will also support the Congress.
Meanwhile, Santa Anna, constitutional Presi-
den, OF The Republic, but uncons,itu,ionally il
command Of the troops is employed against Pare
des. The new Minislero of War has ordered him
to give NJ his command.
Reports were curreEt at Vera Cruz, that par
OF MS troops had already proclaimed him Dicta
lor; that another par, had declared against him
but, unon this point, no information in authentic
form had reached The public ear.
II any sufficient portion OF troops adheres &c
him, to enable him 10 continuesthe war, still he
is surrounded with difficulties, being in the very
heart OF The republic, with Jalisco and lis con
!. current departments 10 the Pacific against him
naland Mexico, with its concur
i1lf against him on th.