Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-01-10


lamation of Canaizo, as Presidento inter
mo, declaring the Chamber dissolved inde6
nitely, and comforting all the powers of Gov.
eminent, legislative as well as executive
on Santa Anna, as Presidento proprietario
the same to be exercised by Canalizo as
Presidento INFERNO, until otherwise ordered
by Santa Anna.
For some days this forcible demolition oil
the constitutional government by the crea-
lures of Santa Anna remained without pro-
ducing any apparent effect in Mexico But
on the very day when the news reached
Puebla, General Incan, commandante-gen-
eral OF that department, in concert with the
civil authority, pronounced against Santa
Anna; and in few days ION the 6ti) the
garrison and people of Mexico rose against
the government, imprisoned Canalizo and
his ministers-C Congress e-assembled-the
President of the Council of Government.
General Herrera, assumed the exercise of
the functions Of President according to the
constitution, and new ministers were APP
pointed the next day whose authority was
Immediately acknowledged in Vera Cruz.
At the latest dates there from Vera Cruz
dec I2th) affairs stood thus
The departments of Sonora, Sinaloa, jail
isco, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes we're in
state of revolution, and in military poss-
ession Of Gen Paroles.
Gen. Santa Anna with Cortazar) had
military possession of the departments of
Guanajua,o and Queretaro.
Santa Annals President INFERNO, Canali-
20, and his Ministers, were imprisoned in
Mexico Congress had reassembled, and a
temporary constitutional Government was
installed there, composed as follows, viz:
General Jose Joaquin de Herrera, Presi-
dent of the Council of Government, charged
temporarily with the supreme executive au-
thority.
d. Luis Gonzaga Cuevas, Minister Of
Foreign Relations, State and Police.
ID. Mariana Riva Palacios, Minister Of
Justice, Public Instruction and Industry
ID. Pedro j. Echoverra, Minister of Fl
nance.
d. Pedro Gracia Condo, Minister Of War,
And il was already known that the De-
partments of Puebla and Of Vera Cruz had
declared their adhesion to the Provincial
Government and there is no doubt that
most of the other Departments will also sup
port the Congress.
Meanwhile, Santa Anna is constitutional
President of the Republic, but unconsttu-
tionally in command Of the troops employed
against Paredes. The new Minister of War
has ordered him to give up this command.
IL he refuses he becomes undoubtedly
rebel and traitor because the new pro-
-.
tionaAy constituted. If he consents, he |
ceases to have any troops for his support; he |
is placed at the mercy of his enemies.
His position is now an extremely critical
one therefore. Every thing depends on
whether his troops adhere to him against |
the congress and the constitutional govern. /
ment IL they do he becomes the military
Dictator of the country.
Reports were current at Vera Cruz that
a part of his troops had already proclaimed
him Dictator, and that another part had de-
cared against him; but upon this point no
Information in authentic form had reached
The public ear.
If any sufficient portion of troops adheres
10 him to enable him to continue the war,
still he is surrounded with difficulties, being
IN the very heart of the Republic, with jail
SEQ and its concurrent departments to the
Pacific against him on the one hand, and
Mexico, with its concurrent departments to
he Gulf, against him on the other hand
He may recover himself by some new turn
n the wheel of fortune, and resume his
'lace as the constitutional President propri-
'tary of the republic; but this is hardly
probable, as the public sentiment is almost ,
against him in nearly all the de-
,artments.
1t seems more likely that he will have to
'leld-to the storm; and if not deprived of |
lis life, he may escape to the United States t
y sudden march on Tampico, or to South /
America by way of the Pacific. M 7