Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-01-16
niously, without convention, we have
no more to say upon that subject.
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM
MEXICO.

MEXICO.
The Madisonia1% says, intelligence
has reached this city, from an anthem
tic source, that the army Of Santa An
ma has deserted him, and that he has
been, by a decree of congress, formally
banished from Mexico. His late cabi~
net, including the noted M. Rejon, has
probably met with the same fate.
We find the following in the New
Orleans Picayune:-
On the evening ofthe 9th, and du-
ring the whole of the 7th Of December,
the greatest rejoicings took placein me
city of Mexico, accompanied by many
acts which show the deep detestation
In which Santa Anna was he'd. A
number of his portr its in The public
places were dragged through the
streets, torn into fragments, and every
epero preserved a piece as a nomen-
to Of their oppressor's downfall, The
statute ofSanta Anna in the plaza was
tumbled down, broken in pieces, and
the head borne in triumph through thc
city. 1t is also stated that The crowd,
intoxicated with joy and frantic with
revenge, afterwards proceeded to the
monument where the leg of their Die
tator had been buried with so much
pomp year or too since, broke it into
atoms, and then kicked and dragged
the emhallned limb through tie piazas
and principal thoroughfavors. l' e-lF}
While all this was being enacted by
the mob, the more prominent citizens
were rejoicing heartily in the change
of Government. Messages of con-
graduation between the triumphant
Senate and House were interchanged
and the new President, Herrera, was
waited upon by crowds, who appeared
most joyous in obtaining relief from the
deSpotic rule under which they groan-
ed since the downfall of Bustainente.--
Such were the scenes enacted in Mex
ico-great were the rejoicings all over
the country. 50 s4..s -a.-
The revolution against Santa Anna
appears to be general, yet we hear of
little bIoodshed except at Jalapa, where
fewpsrsons were killed. At Puebla
the inhabitants rose as with one voice,
tumbletl down the statue of the obnox-
ious tyrant, and tore his portrait into
tn usand tatiers.
The revolution at Vera Cruz broke
on; on the 9th inst, and notwithstan-
ding this may be considered as one of
Santa Annals strongholds, the popular
feeling against him appears to have
been almost unanimous. The grito,
or cry, was FIRST raised afew miles from
the city by Col. Senohio, who with
few hundred followers, declared in ia
ror of Congress. Soon after, Don
Benito Quijano, Governor of Vera
Cruz, pronounced against Santa Anna
and in favor ofthe Congress, and i'm
medlately all was excitement and re-
joicing. -
The populaee first tore the portrait
of the Dictator in tatters, and then
burnt ii In the plaza, after which they
proceeded in crowds towardsthe hou-
ses Of several citizens who were OBJ
noxious from their known friendship
for Santa Anna, thirsting for vengeance
and threatening to take their lives
Owing to the efforts of the Command
ant General their lives were spared he
promising the populace that all those
who had made themselves inimical to
the best interests of the people should
be banished. the city. -
On the following day order was com.
pletely restored, the citizens in the
meantime forming themselves into mil
itary bodies TO resist any attempts that
might be made by Santa Anna and his !,
friends. s @
tits asserted that the new Govern.
ment offers Santa Anna no terms short
OF his paying up the $12, 100000 of
the public money he is charged with
having uselessly squandered or appro.
priated to his private purposes. This
condition it can scarcely be possible 10
execute, and in default Of complying
with IT, the deposed tyrant is threated
with death. SD
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