The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-16

know not for what purpose,
Lmportaai acms G'om .Mc1ico.-Orer-
Mrow Of ,Saato .Qnna-End Of the nca
recOlntion-,4iTCst Of Cmoli=o, &c.-By
the arrival oflhe Fortuna at New Or
leans from Vera Cruz, with intelligence
to the 18th ult,, we have most important
nows from Mexico,
Santa Anna has been completely aban-
doncd by the people and his troops. On
ly $500 Of the latter remain with him at
Qucrctaro.
Canalizo and several mjnions of the
tyrant were captured in the palace oil
Mexico, Rcjon and Barranda made
their escape.
"Brutus," was played at the theatre in
Vera Cruz on the evening Of the l2th,
in honor of Santa Annals discontinue.
The revolution spread all over Mexico
ard was almost bloodcss, so much was
the popular feeling agamt the Dictator.
Congress now rules completely Gen
Don Jose Joaquin de Hcrrea being APP
pointed Provisional President ofthc Re-
public, with capable Cabinet,
Santa Annals statute was torn down at
Duch'a. \, Mexico and Vera Cruz his
portraits were thrown into the street and
tramp!cd upo" by the crowd with shouts
ofioy.
In the city Of Mexico, the revolution
broke out on the Sd inst, and by the 9TH
all was quiet.
On the Is and I'd December both
Houses of Congress, it seems issued a
manifesto, protesting against the orders
promulgated by President Santa Anna
and dcnouncing the Government for not
having had him removed from Office.
On the Sd December Gen. Canalizo,
by the express order of Santa Anna, is
sued decree for the dissolution Of Con-
gress. The Dictator was at that time at
Qucrotaro, lat the head ofsomc 5000 men
on his march against the rcyolutionists in
JalIsco,
Tremendous was the popular commo-
ton in consequence, The chambers at
once made three protests, beside a proc
lamation to the citizens; but before they
could have them printed, Canalizo issued
a prememptory order that all the printing
Offices with the single exception of thar
of FL Diario del Gojicywo, Santa Annals
own paid organ, should be closed, and
that publications feyery description were
expressly forbidden,
The excitement was tremendous Cana
lizo growing alarmed, collected two thou
sand troops, and with his friends shut
himselfup in the palace. Two or three
days, and the tumult increased The
people rcyoled everywhere against
Santa Anna. Congress and their troops
ordered CanaIizo to surrender, He at
tempted I sortic, but his soldiers aban-
doned him and shouted "Long live the
Congress. CanaIizo tried to make
terms of capilulation but failed, and was
fnarly taken. General Herrera immc-
diatcly issued proclamation to the in
habitants ofNcXico,
Con the It'll Of December Gen. Her.
rcra was appointed Provisional President
OF the Republic with a cabinet as follows:
Don Luis G. Cuevas, Minister of Foreign
Relations; Don Mari dc Riya PaIacios,
or Justice and Public Instruction; Don
Pedro Echeverra, of Internal affairs Gen,
Pedro Garcia Condo of War and Marine.
On the evening of the 9Th and during
the whole ofthc 18th of December the
greatest rejoicing took place in the city
of Mexico, accompanied by many acts
which show the deep destestation in which
Santa Anna was held A number of his
portraits in the public places, were drag
gcd through the street, torn into lrag-
ments, and every lepero preserved a
a piece as memcnto of their oppress-
or's downfall. The statue Of Santa Anna
in the plaza was tumbIed down and brok-
en- into pieces. and the head borne in trl-
umph through the city. 1t it also stated
that the crowd, intoxicated with Joy and
frantic with revenge, afterwards proceed
ed to the monument where the Leg OF
their Dictator had been buried with so
much pomp year or two since, broke it
into atoms, and then kicked and dragged
the cmbalmed limb through the plazas
and principal thoroughlaros. While all
this was being enacted by the mob, the
more prominent citizens were rejoicing
heartily in the change of Government
Messages OF congratulation between the
triumphant Senate and House were inter.
changed, and the new President, Her
rcra, was waited upon by crowds, who
appeared most joyous in relief from the
dcspotic rule under which they have
groaned since the downfally of Bustem-
cnte. Such were the scenes onatcd in
Mcxico-groat were the rejoicings all
over the country" At Vera Cruz and
other places, similar scenes were enac-
ted
"Satn ANNA wac nt tho Last accounts