The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-02
From The N. Y. Express.
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO

We have been favored by Mr.. Gushing with the
subjoined notes, which he prepared while on his pas
sage from Vera Cruz:
The revolution of Mexico was rapidly approach
ing decisive crisis, and the utmost confusion and
disorder exist in all parts of the Republic.
The great object of the Revolution is to decide
whether Santa Anna shall be precipilated from pow
er, or whether on the other hand he shall be the
permanent dictator and arbitrary master Of the Go
vernment.
In order to understand well the actual state of
things, It is necessary in the first place to give brief
explanation of the actual previous state of things
At the head of the Government, in IS4l, was Gen.
Anaslasia Bustamente, under The Constitution which
then regulated the Mexican Republic. In August,
lS4l General Paroles and the Department of Jales-
co pronounced against the Government of Busta-
mente.
A civil war of brief duration ensued, which was
terminated on the 9th September l84l by an ar
rangement, in virtue Of which the printing constitu-
ton was mainly abolished, and General Santa Anna
was invested with the powers Of DICTATOR for the
purpose of recognizing the constitution and the Co
vernment.
This temporary arrangement is known by the
name of the Basis of Tacubaya, and agreements Of
La Estanzuea. $780,.
Under the auspices of Santa Anna Congress as
sembled in June, 1912, and proceeded to deliberate
a new Constitution. Santa Anna himself retired
to Manga de Clava leaving General Bravo as Presi-
dent ad interim-and the proceedings of Congress
not being agreeable to Santa Anna It was dissolved
by General Bravo in December, 1912, and a Nation
al Junta, or Assembly of Notables was convened in
us place, by the Junta.
On the l2th of June, 1S43, a new Constitution was
completed and maize public, by which, among other
things, the supreme power lodged in the hands
OF President, to be elected for five years, of an
elective body called the Council of Government and
Of A,,f -
Deputies and Santa Anna himself was Immediately
elected President under the new Const,tui ion.
During this period the public had been distracted
not only by the civil which displaced Bustat ~
te and elevated Santa Anna to power, but also by
the instruction of Yucatan and the long civil war
which epsued in that quarter, by an extensive rising
of the Indians in the extreme SOUTH by ipcursons of
the Indians IN the NORTH by controversies with To-
reign powers, by the question Of Texas, and above
all, by such incompetency and corruption in all
branches Of the government
BY the 9th of the Basis Of Tacubaya it was provi-
ded that The Provincial Executive shall answer for
his acts before the first Constitutional Congress :
and this is confirmed by the Agreement of La Estan-
zuels.
Nevertheless by decree Of Santa Anna issued on
the ID October, lS43 (before assuming the office Of
Constitutional Prcsident) il was declared that, as
the power exercised by him under the Basis of Ia.
cubaya was by its very tenor without limitation the
responsibility referred to the 9Th of the said Bases
saws merely "a responsibility Of opinion ~ that I
the act, OF his Dictatorship Of the same perma
nent force IL performed by Constitutional Gov.
eminent, and must be observed as such by The first
Constitutional Congress.
The new government was completed and installed
in January, 1914, when the first Congress under the
new constitution assembled. Its early acts seem TO
have been in accordance with the VII VS. of Santa An
M for IL voted an extraordinary contribution of four
millions with which to prosecute the war against
Texas.
Bot, on hi, requiring authority for loan OF ten mil
lions, Vie Consrsss hssitassd 10 Civ. it assent I;
,hourh il wss notorious thss but . small portion Of