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heec~sarN. VI CIV os'e'
| Of the previous state OF things.
Al the head OF the Government in isti General An
astao Bus,aene under the constitution which then
ulated the Msxiesn Repubis In August lSll. Gcncrs
Paredes Department OF Jasco pronounced sgans
| the Government OF Bustamentc.
A civil war IL bret duration ensued. which
minated on the 2S,h Of September lstl, by arrange
men, in rirtue IL which the pre- existing constitution
abolished and General Santa Ana invested with TN
powers of DICTATOR the purpose OF recognizing the Con
s,ituton and the Government.
This temporary arrangement il known by the name O
the Basis vi Taeubaya and the OF La Estan
zuela.
Under the auspices OF Santa Ana, Congress assem-
bled in June lsl2 AMI proceeded deliberate
Constitution Santa Ana himself retired Manga DE-
Cavc leaving General Bravo President ad
the proceedings OF Congress being agreeable nts
Ans. was sovedby General Bravo December is -
and National Junta, or Assembly Of No,ables, con
We ned in place.
On the l2,h OF June, lsi3. Constitution com
peied and made public. by which tamong other things
the supreme power lodged ia the hands OF Prcs
dent be elected tor five years; elective body called
the Council OF Government, aid of Congress, comp
OF Senate aud Chamber oil Depuues; and Santa Ana
himself was Immediately elected President under the
Constitution.
Daring this period the republic bad been distracted no,
only by the civil which displaced Busamente and ee
vascd Santa Ana to power but also BY the
fucaan and the long civil wh.ch ensued that quar-.
er-by an extensive rising o the Indians the
Sonih-by incursons At the Indians in the Northby
truverses with foreign powesby the question of Texas
and above all by neompeiency and corruption IN all mem
bers Of the government.
by the 9th OF the Basis OF Tucubaya was provided
that The provisional Executive shall for his acts
before the INST constitutional Coz gres; and this con-
hrmcd by the agreement Ui La E-ianzuea.
Nevertheless by decree ct Santa Ana issued on the
81 OF October 1873 before assuming the ohcc
utonal President declared that the power cxcr-
ccd by him under Basis Tacubaya was by its very
tenor; without Limitation, the responsibility referred
the bh OF the said Basis, merely n responsibility
opinion that ali the OF his Dictatorship the
same permanent; force rs IT performed by Con-t,uonsl
government, and must be observed such by the first
Constitutional Cong
The new government completed and installed in
January, lsl. wnen the rs Congress under the
sutaion assembled It's early seemed to have been
IN accordance with the Santa Ana, voted an
e1taordnaTy contribution OF four millions with which 10
prosecute the war against Texas.
Bat, oa his requiring authority for loan OF millions
tie Congress hcsltaicd give lis though
truus that but small potion OF the extraordinary con.
irSuipn had been realz and that the Treasurer
from oing Competent supply the means for carrying on
agsinst Texas, fact Incompetent for the or
dinaiy daily necessities OF the govc'rme
Meanwhile, a. affairs proceeded, heavy opposition
SaEia Ana began omanesttse Congress and hr ugh
out the Republic. lie had been raised power, though
apparently with unanmity the shown,
by military revolution, rather than by the spontaneous
general choice OF the people.
For his expressing wish retire a short tine L.
Manga dc ClavJ for OF his private affairs (ss he
had done IN ei2,) which the Consultation re-
qured that the Senate should make choice OF Prc-idcn:
al Rt,r ohcaie during his absence from the seat o
Government, the ministerial einddatc Gen Vaentn Ca.
naHo prevailed BY vote only his opponent, Gen.
cral Rincon.
Such then, the position u. things in oc.o5er 1914
Santa Ana being PrssdeRte pTopetario Cana4J Presi-
Gsnie iaieriHo aud the Congress mbrd special
son occupied wiia she foreign relations mad The financial
embas-ments oi the Republic when tue revolution broke
Uutin the large and powerful Department If Jascc.
On the FIRST OF November, isIl, the Departmental A.
seinby Of Jasco adopted and published what called
IHdfire being act provided for by the constitution.
virtue oil which the Assembly submitted the pTOpos lion
following:
The National Congress will make effective the response
billy Of the Provincial Government, which
ecied by the 9TH of the basis Of acuhaya, which
10 aud caused 1. be 10 by the nation.
,. The aw ui August 81 lei4. imposing extraordinary
contributions, l. repealed.
The Congress wall occupy itself by preference in re.
forming the articles OF the cJns,iiIsn which experience
has dem nSratcd to be contrary the prosperity
pirmcLis.
THIS adopted by all the authorities OF the De.
plmsEt, civil AID military, and made known by public
documents suet under the signature of the civil
EscJvado and OF the commandanI general Galndn, >i
TAI. principal officers and thus Tar Mexico en-.
suuonl! ard not revolutionary aci-or N Mexico the
military participate equally with tile civil authorities in all
p5iucal proceedings.
But, though nominay constitutional act it was in re-
alg revolutionary one, skl:uy arranged and c)mUn-
I'd tor the overthrow Of Santa Aua.
To this intent General Mariana Paredrs who had com.
uenced the IN ls4l in the same Department Of
Jaisco, and whoohad since that lime acted with Santa
Ana, was pitched upon 10 be the agent Of his overthrow
ne secret movers OF the new revolution obtained Tor
General Pared the command ri tie department OF So.
n'ra - reach which it's necessary march through that
VI Jal-cO.
Ga the way to his Government Paroles s,opped at ua.
daHafa tile capital OF JascO. with the troops under his
command, and there pronounced openly and directly
nga'aS Santa Ana and assumed the functions oi military
cHirt ri the revelation.
The four departments OF Zaca,eca- Aguascalion 81
naya and Sonora coneFed in the
VI Jasco and thus the I've Norihwcstefrs departments
were in arms at against Santa A1n1. Between these
ami Mexico. intervene the ~ Departments Of Qua
n1j ctO and QueTetsrO
P,cdes advanced t. Lagos, the frontier If !sco.
and there established ms mead quarters, with army
liUJ men, 10 await the progress of events II te contgu-
Gus parmcnt OF Gu1nnuatJ General CytaZer with
300 men, whom Paodes depended for support; but the
rapid ycme Is Of Santa Ana himself prevented Cort-
ar from joining PaEcde- i he had ne uienuon .nd
peeled him TOR tie present at casU To declare FOR Santa
Ana.
For instantly hearing what had taken place in Guada.
iaJlra, Santa Ana. who then .; Mauga d. Cayo in
the Department OF Vera Cruz aud IN whose ncrhh95huod
was large body % tyoFs. pToessedig collected Tor
petition against Texas iDr Mexico being invested
by the PresIdeH al with c conduct Of tbs
against Paredcs. lie from Jlapa the eth IT
Semoe 1t the head at 500 men crossed rapidly the De.
pariment Of Pueba, where he received additional
troops, and the lrih arrived Guadaoupe ,lwn near
Mexico. where he fixed his headquarters.
lie had lett the Departments Of Vera Cruz and Pu.Jl1
iu Ut Professions OF oyai,y - hi. government; aud lie
found the same projections N that Il Mexico and sirniur
professions came 90 HIM there from eretuo and Gu1naiua
l ana, nc pf p1Ted 10 march from GuaIaUupC and
scmbe at QreTetIrp force # 1900 with which to over
wheIn tie iIttc army Of Paroles.
But, even at TIM ,iGcn all powerful as he appeared
ut the head OF great ARM, aud with all tie departments
behind him loyal symptoms began appear Of tie unce--
iany u hi cause; Jr though tue Congress did not pro-
iesedy support Paroles, yet insisted that Santa Ana
should proceed cpnsuiGOnaly. which the latter was una
Die or indisposed to do.
The Mexican institution provides expressly tia, the p
sdeni cannot command perCn the military free oitne.
by land ~ SEA without the previous Congr
santa Ana hud taken the command thJut even pre-
tending t. ask the consent Of Congress- and 90 doing
mud himself poFiOfmcja revolutionary quite as positive
and serious a. that Of Patcd.s.
Nevertheless, the 22d he pIoce eded hi. march to
Qlere,ao; and the day the Chamber II Deputies
voted the Impeachment Of the Minister Of War GeLera
Reyes, tor signing the order under which Santa Ana held
tie command Of tue troops. Congress also voted 10 fc-
ceve aud PRINT the p0OHuaeidmcHfOs Of the reyuuonle
department, ~ all 90 indicating disyVsiton not o. be
mistaken, vi hostility in Santa Ana.
"a lrvins at Querciaro, Santa Ana found iai although
ho military authorities were prp'csscJiy IN his favor yo
the unto deDaTfm~0fli hid pronounced Tor the nafp.
Of Ji.co Therefore, he made known To- tie member.
that II icy Dad Mt f'prpnounco hi. fyor, he would
scrd ih-. p.i-vne5s To foroc.
ib'y ciusca' and tfee " them were Immediately ar
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