The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-02
From the .Nsio York Express.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
ARRIVAL OF THE Hon. CALEB CUSHING.
REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.

ARRIVAL OF THE Hon. CALEB CUSHING.
REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.
BY the Eugeaia, from Vera Cruz, December 18th,
we have the latest news from Mexico. Mr.. Cush-
ing, our late Minister Extraordinary to China, was
a passenger on board.
Mr.. Cushing sailed from Vera Cruz on the 18th
ultimo, and has had fine passage of eighteen days
Mr. G. has brought but few newspapers, having had
all his papers stolen while in Mexico, saving only his
official documents which he happened to have about
his person.
Santa Anna being proclaimed Dictator, all seemed
TO 90 on well but on the 9th December, the troops
barracked IN the Accordada Saint Francis, and the
citadel pronounced against Santa Anna and Canal
70 AT the head Of the movement was General Don
Jose J. Herrera, President of the Council, who ad
dressed proclamation to the city, calling il 10
sus ain him.
The whole Congress Immediately threw itself into
the arms OF Herrera, who forthwith took possession
Of the National palace without bleodsbed.
The Congress constituted its sessions permanent.
The Elk Ministers fled. Canalizo is in arrest at his
own house.
The mob broke the statue of Santa Anna in the
theatre, and wished to break the bronze one in the
market place, but prevented by the authorities
On the next night General Herrera had it privately
removed.
The new authorities maintain perfect quiet
The Chambers were occupied in devislng means to
remedy the incalculable Jury the country sui-
fering
The Department Of Oajaca, or at least the leaders,
have pronounced in favor of Santa Anna.
The markets were in a very bad state, with little
prospect OF improvement
1 here were at the Island Of SACRIFICES, British
trigates Spartan just arrived from New Orleans, and
lnconstant; and two French brigs of war, but no
United States vessels.
SUSPENSION OF THE SITTING OF THE CONGRESS-
The govern nent paper of the Cd of December
contains proclamation signed by Canalizo, RejoD,
Barando, and other ministers of the sus
pending the session of Congress and appointing Santa
Anna Dictator, with power TO any means he may
think necessary to restore the integrity of the kepub-
lie, this power to extend as well to Foreign as Do
mestic affairs.
PROCLAMATION SUSPEN DING THE SEES
SlONS OF CONGRESS.
MINISTRY OF FoREIGN AFFAIRS, SC.
(cRcULAR.1
The President ad interim Of the Republic has thought
proper to issue the following decree:
The President Of the Mercan Republic to its inhabitants
Having duly CO nsidered the critical condition of
the Republic in various ministerial councils with the
intention OF seeking out If possible, the best way
contribute TO the savatIon OF our country at period
when weared by foreign war, the consequence. of
which have been most ruDous, u dangerous rebellion
threatens to render yet more difficult the position Of
affairs, considering,
lst. That the inhexiI ty of the laws can never
provide tor all contingencies, which may overpower
them and, IN unforeseen circumstances, render their
ruinous, of which nature appears the
present conJuncture of national affairs, which
II the letter of the law were obeyed would lead US
to final ruin
2dy. When to such difficulties as place in opposi-
ton to each other the Executive and the
laws of the Republic is added the essential cir
cumstance that the repositories Of the legislative
power, far fiom providing against the removal of
these obstacles, augment them by their obstinate re-
fusa to attend to the necessary demands of the Gov
ernment together with the absolutely hostile POSITION
they have taken.
First Until public order be consolidated and re-
stored, in various departments, and until the Execu-
tive shall find itself IN position to make war on
Texas in an effective manner and sustain all the
sequences of this war, the Sessions of the Congress
shall be suspended that no difficulty may be raised nv
the Chambers in virtue Of the power they possess ac
cordDg to the organic bases of the Republic.
Second. The Bentmtrifo of the country General
Of Division, Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna sha
be esteemed Constitutional President elected by the
will OF the people, according to the laws Of the
political organization Of the republic, and during h s
'cPa'ahon rum INC scat Oh gONeiUmeDt the person
who actually exercises the supreme power, shall
be esteemed its legal depository as fully as the Pre-
sident himself.
Third. During the recess of Congress the Govern
men, shall be empowered-Ist, to dictate any mea-
sure il may consider necessary for the establishment
Of order in the Departments where it may have been
violated to consolidate the peace of the whole Re-
public, to make effective campaign against Texas
TO sustain it at all risks TO AVOID under any crcum-
Stances the necessity of dsposng of the lives or SOW
ereignty OF the inhabitants of the nation. ID to about
the best to preserve the revenues of the nation
10 take care of and provide for the army but it shall
not have power to increase the Constitutions now
required, TO make the evies troops exclusively
among the untaxed population Of the Republic
And thirdly to take charge Of the foreign affairs OF
the nation, giving final answer in all the necessary
and urgent cases.
Therefore, order that this be published, crcua.
ted, and obeyed
YALENTIN CANALIzo.
Mexico, Nations Palace, Nov. %, 1874.
MANUEL G. RrJos, Minister of For Affairs.
MANUEL BhRoNDA, Minister of Justice.
DE HARD Y TamARlz, Minister Of the TRY
lGsAcro DE- BLsADRE, Minister Of War and of
Marine.