The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-13
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RELATIONS WITH MEXICO,

Gen. Paredes one Of the leaders of the late revo-
luton in Mexico, manifesto issued on the break
ing out of that revolutions describes Santa Anna as
can ambitious tyrant, in whose conduct there is to
be found nothing great, noble, decent" and adds:
n all that he has done there to be discovered only
Heterogeneous mass Of opposed qualities nothing great but
his crimes and those debased by the his
tves which have been no other than to satisfy his natural
appetite Tor gold and to crafty his piraca inclinations
have already stated the 'quo modo" in which
this man, (the accuracy of whose portrait, thus
drawn, has been attested by the almost unanimous
voice Of the Mexican people contrived to for
himself power and impunity for SO long period.
His tactics were simple, but well adapted to the
countrymen. BY directing their suspicious against
the United States, he diverted them from himself
BY continually disappearing US, he made them
believe that we were their worst enemies, and him
self their most watchful guardian. BY constant
acts of hostility towards the United States by keep
ing up the prospect Of war with this country, and
by attering their foolish vanity with the belief that
with 90 600 Mexicans, he could overrun the south
ern States, and march in triumph to Washington,
he disposed them more quietly to submit to his
pacious misrue.
Commenting in the official journal upon the re.
port of the Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. Upshur, of
the year lS4l, in which an increase of the navy
was recommended, and ausion made to our ex-
posed southern frontier and to the attempts of Great
Britain to subvert social system, Santa Annals
then minister of war said:
The nation that may determine to make war upon the
United States, will do so in the most convenient
profng by the information given and the fears manifested
by their minister of marine There is in the world
Ignorant how should be carried against the anglo
Americans with the certainty OF obtaining advantages
positive lasting This manner Of expressing ourselves
will be characterized by the offspring of levty
States but to them reply that this mistakes and
maritime force Of the United States is
inrn nd thar A.
less and that half the population those would be
OF little service were twice as numerous as i is and
could that nation defend itself against powerful enemy
against one who without being powerful should display
TANKS which II has, and which are hid from oner
The beligerent minister of war, in further illus
raton Of the easy conquest of the United States,
be achieved by Mexican valor and activity, adds
that "the United States are surrounded by difficult
ties of every kind, Of which those caused by the
abolitionsts-who sleep not, and who are every day
increasing their number, power, and activity--are
not the least"
BY such ridiculous gasconade and denunciations
of the United States, Santa Anna sought TO amuse
his people, and keep them quiet under his oppres-
sive exactions. In the manifesto above alluded TO-
General Paroles charges that such was his policy;
and that he sought to amuse the Mexican people
with the apprehension of war, as pretext for his
onerous exactions, and cover under which to carry
forward his ambitious designs
OF this we have another example in the famous
notes of Mr.. Rejon to Mr.. Shannon, and in circu-
lar addressed by the minister to the governors
Of the several departments, and published in the
"Diario del Gobiernon Of the 10th November, 1874
This circular, which recommends to the different
military governors the prompt punishment and sup
preston of any symptoms Of discomfort, was issued
in consequence of the departmental assembly of ia
lisoo having passed resolutions praying the Con-
gress to repeal the law leyying "a 100000 for the
Wi uyaeh half oil NV he la, of
Jasco that this money, instead of being applied to
the reconquest Of Texas, would go to swell the pr-
vate boards of Santa Anna, or be squandered among
his partsans. The object of those notes and Of
that circular was to aay the growing discomfort by
principle of counter irritation; and the government
of the United States accordingly assailed with
most vindictive fury, and in unmeasured terms ac-
cused Of alsehood, deceit, robbery, rapacity, and
the like.
Il is unnecessary for me now to 90 back to vndi-
cate the government of the United States from the
charges so boldly made by Mr.. Reon. Upon the
subject of Texas, with Santa Anna the fruitful
theme of abuse and misrepresentation of our gov
eminent, the official dispatches Of Messrs. Clay
and Van Buren,, of March Is, 1927 and Au-
gust 25, 1929, attest the frankness and fair
dealing with which the government of the
United States, as soon its attention was
called to the subject, cautioned that of Mexico
against the dangerous tendency of the policy which
had been adopted by Spain and continued by
Mexico, of colonizing Texas with Anglo-Ameri-
cans; and proposed to pay her literally for that
which to her was worth nothing, and which she
could not keep. Those partsans Of Mexico amongst
u.s. who are disposed to unite with Santa Anna and
his minister in eliminating their own government,
will find in those dispatches their conviction and
condemnation will not, therefore, stop to argue
with them, but proceed to the examination of the 1
state of things in Mexico at the time Of the cores
pondence between Mr.. Rejon and Mr.. Shannon,
which has received SO much unjust censure in the
United States.
The discomfort at Santa Annals tyrannical mis-
rule, which was alike oppressive 10 Mexico and