New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-01


The bark Eugena, CAptain Bscoe, arrived yes.
terlay morning from Vera Cruz whence sire sailed
on the 10Th inst. Mr.. CUsgIrc, late Commissioner
10 China, was passenger
Captain Biscoe reports ,hiI most OF the princpa!
towns throughout the republic, and very large pre-
portion of the people, haze joined ihs naurTecaon
against Santa Ara. which has become successful
and blocdless revolu6en no serious resistance be-
ing made in any quarter Santa Ana was at Cue
retaro with small force Of vet faithful adhelens,
but most OF the troops had gone over 20 the party OF
Poredes.
Santa Annals prospect Of sustaining his power wac
considered verv doubtful, aud j; waE even thought
xhat he would ~ ffom the country, the people be
ing exasperatgd against him, and looking upon h:s
existence ms dangerous 10 the liberty OF Mexico.
The ocndiuoa OF ne markets YVES very uUpromi',
inr The British iiigu;es Spartan AID inconstant
and two French bligs of war iyiag az Sacili''
clos.
notes on III. condition OF ,ieEicc, which he prepared
while on his passage from Vera Cruz
The revolution ID Mexico was rePdiv oppicacH-
ing decisive crisis.
The great object OF The revolution Is 70 decide
whether S&uia ana shall be precpated 'ron
power, or whistler, on the other hand, ha snail b.
The permareat dictator and arbitrary master oil the
government.
tbioss i, is necessary u GIVE brief exp analion d
the previous state OF things.
al tne head Of the Government IN 1871 was Gen
oral Anast4sio Bustanents. under ;he Constitution
which then re,uated the Mexican Repubnc. IN
August. 1911, GsnSral Paroles and the Department
O! Jalisco pronounced against TIE Government OF
Blstameute
A civil war OF brief duration ensurd, which wqs
Terminated ON The 2Sth Of Sepemb n 1911, bYaa ar
rnngemeni in virtue OF which tno prteSlsnnS cor
sitn,ion was abolished, snd General Santa Ana '"aS
Invested with The powers OF dictator, Tor The pur
pose Of reorsan;zing The Constitution and the Gov
eminent.
Under the auspices OF Santa Ana, Congress az
scmbled in June 1912, and proceeded 10 deliberate
on new Constitution. Santa Ana himself leued
to Manga de- Clsvo, leaving General Bravo as PfeSr
dent ad i.terim; and lhs proceedings OF COus'css
not be,ne ngrceshe 10 Sant9 Aha II was dissolved
by General Brsvoin December, 1912. and Nation
al Junta, or Assembly Of Notsbes, was convened M
its place.
Ga the 10Th of june, 1918, a new Constitution was
completed and made pUbhc, by winch (smong other
ihinrsl the sppregr SoNsE was lodged IN the hands
Of a President 20 b. elected for hvs yesrs: Of an
elsotvs body called l6e Council OF Government,
and OF Congress composed Ot q S5na;e aud Cham
Der of iepuies; ard Santa Aua himseiiwa imlne
d;atsly elected President under 3he COpsutuaon.
During This period the Republic had been DIS
rracted not only by tue civil Which dtSpsaccc
BusIamente aud elevated San'a Ana 80 power, hnt
also by the nsurrecnou Of fucStsn aud ;he iorg
civil war which enspsd in that QUarter.-by an eS
tensive rising OF The inaians il the extreme south
by iacursicns oil the Indians IN The Norlh-ty c1a-
1roverSies with foreign pOweTs--hy The question o.
Te1as--Rnd shove all hy iccompelency aat cortuY-
ton in all members o: roc Government.
Bv the 9th Of tho Bases ct Gucubs,R /, wgs pro-
yided that The Provisional Executive shali answer
for his acts before the FIRST Constitutional Congress-
and this was confirmed by tue ag.ssmen, u La Es-
Sansuels.
Nevertheless hy decree OF SanE Ana issued on
the Sd Of O;tober 1919, (be;ore assuming The office
of constitutional PiescenJl II was sciarcd that, as
the power exercised by him aader The Basis eli To
cubaya was, b, It's very tenor, without limitation,
The re spOnsniiy referred 10 in the q oi the SAD
basis, merely q responsibility o. SFIatoH:
that ell the o ms dictatorship we've OF the saSe
permanent force es II performed 5y CONSTITUTIONS!
government, and must DC Observed as such hy The
constitutional congress.
The government was completed and Ia
stalled in January, 1914 when the first Coegress
under the new constitution assembled. iJs eSriS
acts ssem 10 have been IN accordance with The
views Of Santa Ana for II voted IA extraordinary
contributor Of four millions with which 10 prose.
cute tbs var against Texas
BaI, on his requiring authority for s loan Of ten
millions, the Congress hesiSted 10 give s ASSERT;
though il was notorious thHI bun small portion OF
tue extraordinary contribution bad been realised,
aud that The Treasury so iay i!oal beng consecG,
to sapply The means for carrying on = var sgaiust
Texas, was in feet Incompetent for The ORDINARY
daily necessities OF the govrrnmeni.
Meanwhile, as affairs proceeded, hearN epposi,
Ion TO Santa Ana hsgap 70 manifest I;Sei IN Con-
gress and throughout the Republic
Then, his e1 pressipg wish 10 retire short
iime 10 Manga lie Ciayo for rhe 81 has private
affairs, tus hs had done in 1922 IN which case the
new constitution required That the Seaate should
make choice OF President al fatsrsr, 10 o.ticia;e
during his ebsenCe from the seat OF Government,