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| ~, . At Jico, half past o'clock
| Ills rNcellency Don Antonio Lopez dc SAINT;
Anna has just been brought in by four of ou
men, and is now in our power. | am in too much
haste TO write the particulars before Tomorrow.
| PEDRO LLERA.
To His Excellercy the Minister of Exterior
Relations.
! Jalapa, 10th January.
| Inc Minister further informs the Government;
that Santa Anna would be conducted to the for
tress OF Perote TO await the decision of Govern
ment.
! Ii appears that Santa Anna committed the mos
outrageous barbarities the inhabitants of Pue.
ola' killing, piiiaglng and burning, until he was
met by the constitutional army. which defeat ed
him. Ills army, before he committed depreda-
lions, amounting 10 10000 men, being disguised
at his conduct, abandoned their ranks and Joined
the Constitutional troops.
The conflict however, was not without blood
shed, and several hundred were reported as killed
on both sides.
When Santa Anna was taken he had scarcely
a friend 10 accompany him.
Gen. Ampudia, Governor of Tobasco, was SUI
perseded by Martinez and ordered to Vera Cruz.
tie eXonerates himself of having done any thing
illegal or OF resisting the popular WILL and throws
all The blame on Santa Annals orders.
Government had ordered all the properties OF
Santa Anna to be seized and confscated
! The general belief was that Santa Anna would
be condemned by the Government and executed
| Public tranquility was re-established throu In.
out Mexico, and public festivals had been ordered
throughout the Republic to celebrate the glorious
event OF the downfall of the tyrant Santa Anna
Government has issued orders for the disban.
ding OF the army, and invites the absent &c
return and resume their occupations.
a passenger who came in the Water Witch
reports that Santa Anna left Perote, under a
strong escort for the City of Mexico on the Goth
LOCO FOCO SETTLEMENTS.
The Washington Correspondent of the New
York Express represents Gen. M'kay as using
this language just after the defalcation of McNul
ty was made public:
"How is it, that if Wing be turned out of office
| ne Immediately settles his accounts, and we hear
nothing more of him-and the Democrat, who
would hold on to Office, is turned ont for his djshon
esty and never settles his accounts. Wehaye on,
rid Of Curtis, and he squares every thing with The
treasury: while by Swartwout and Howl, we have
lost know not how many millions. don't I'M
derstand all this.'
Why, Mr.. Chancellor of the Exchequer. the
| thing is as plain as the nose in your face.
Years ago Cor. Marcy laid down the democratic
doctrine, that ''to the Victors belong the spois
and the party have acted upon it most consistently
and faithfully. twas the polar star of Mr.. Wood
bury when he presided over the Treasury Depart
ment, and the Precedents of'sgraJ aN," "hoM ar
then established, have never been departed from.
The policy of the Democratic Party has been
to put MANIFESTATION in office at premium rather
than at a discount; and Loco Foco ofice-holder
who would recognize and be governed by the
difference between meum and fuun, would be
turned out of Office for two reasons. In the fret
place, his honest conduct would be directly in
the teeth of the principles laid down by Cor.
Aiarcy-and, in the second place, it would be re-.
garded as rebuke upon the conduct Of his fellow
Observation-Disclosures right has Loco Foco of.
hce-holder to be better than his fellows, and con.
irast his virtue with their vicel 1t would be re-
garded as sheer impudence. --PeterSJurg Int