Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-03-05
FOREIGN NEWS.
Office Of the ". o. Pieayuae, Feb. lo.
LATER FROM MEXICO.

Sy Inc ARRIVAL yesterday OF tHe SCnODnef
CREOLE. from Vera Cruz. we have advices
from that city 10 the Sd inst, her day oi
sailing. Our previous intelligence was
received by way of Havana, and came
down 10 The 3lsI of Jantiary.
Upon glancing al our papers. the Grsl
thing that met our eye was a long letter
from Santa Anna, daled from his prison
at Perote, on the 22d of January, addressed
TO the Secretary Of the Chamber of Depu.
ties. 1t is one Of the most humiliating
documents which we ever read. He begs
for his life as pi,iful as when IN his knees,
I ---I~sne--u+---.-s-.srr,-
Coss duplicated Sam Houston for mercy
"a degradation which Gen. AlmoDle. in
lie same emergency, scorned with the
spirit Of man.
In his communication to the Chambers
the substance of which we give; Santa
Anna recalls lo The minds of the members.
in the most vain.g orious manner, The SER
vices which he has rendered Mexico. He
dwells particularly upon The actions of The
lIh Sept. 1929 and he 5th OF Dec. 1888.
He repeatedly ailudes TO his wounds re-
ceved N battle, to his muila,ed prrsnn
and prays like hound that What little
blood he has in him may be spared He
insists hat in all his acts, from The very
outset of The revolution against Spanish
| rule, he has had in view the interests and
he glory Of Mexico aone--not personal
ggrandizement. [Oh, no he never once
thought of himself while sending stolen
money 10 foreign countries!l tfe admits
that he may have erred iu the adoption
Of measures, but he claims that all his er.
rors have been those of judgment only
He acknowledges thai the recent revolu-
liun is now consummated he yields 10 rhe
general will, renounces the Presidency,
and is anxious TO atone for whatever he
may have done by voluntary expatrialon
and the consequent loss of properly and of
friends. lie lauds with disg gushing ilallery,
The generosity and magnanimily Of Mexi
cans; asserts that even ia the contest which
has resulted in his overthrow he spared as
r.urh as possible Mexican blood; :" thai
he maintained himself at the head of his
army, merely to enforce what he believed
his constitutional rights 10 Ihe Presidency
that The actions which took place at Puebla
were mere skrmishes that he had diff.
Guilty in restraining the enthusiasm Of his
soldiers, and that he voluntarily gave up
the command Of them wheI they were
unanimously devoIed to him. Hefevivcs
his faVorile comparison of himself with
Napoleon, hoping that the parallel between
their careers may be extended by his own
exile, aud al the same time Dragging that
if he has no, effected quite as much as The
CorsiGan OIL the stage of life. he has The
advantage of having losl leg But we
are tired Of looking through This paper, it
is so unmanly, fawuing and false. No
true hearted soldier could have dictated it.
As 10 the probable la'e of Santa Anna,
we can give no more definite indication
than is contained in The following letter
from one of our correspondents:
.VERA Cruz, Feb. 3. 1915.
1 have only time TO drop you a few lines
Nothing new. Santa Anna is in conine
menl in Perore, while bis cause is be fore
The Congress constituted iu Grand Jurv"
at Mexico. lie must think occasionally
on his friends the Texans. Government
no doubt regrets that he did not escape, as
il is desirous of being generous with him,
but at the same time fears public opinion,
which is stormy against the REICH
Should Santa nnt be punished with all the
igor of The laws. another revolt against The
actual Government would no doubt he the
'esult. Great confdeuce is felt by all in
he present Government which in NV
opinion will prove 10 be good one, and
he first truly republican one the people
las ever known.
Respecting Texas, would say that il