Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-01-31
Prom the New Orleans Picayun.
Santa Anna.

pers received IN this city on Monday from
Mexico, some additional gleanings from
which will be found in another colmn. :,
must be confessed that it is as Difficult, fl
form. positive opinion upon the resul, Of
the war now waged there, as il was when
had hut glanced a, some scattering files.
" hen one regards the enormous numeri.
cal superiority of the party supporting the
Acting Government. over the forces Of San.
ia Anna; hen he considers how simuh,.
neou>lv, and unanimously, aud apparently
wi,hou, preconcer,, the Departments have
declared against him; j. would appear i'm.
possible tina, the ,yrant should maintain hi.
position for day. He has no point IN.
on " hirh to fall back in case Of defeat; b.
controls not irat of territory save that
occupied by his armed forces; and, WHAT.
of far more consequence. the ~sinews Of
war. all the revenues of the country, area
the disposition Of his Toes. From the Pa.
cific coast Ot Mexico, Gen. Paroles con.
mands all the revenues hich may accrue
from the customs. On the Gulf, Vera
Cruz, Tampico and Ma,amoros are subser.
Went to the administration of Gen. Here.
ra, and from these sources of supply Sal.
ia Anna can derive no support. II may
be recoIlec,ed that in one Of the former ci.
vii commissions Of Mexico, this single id.
vantage Of controlling the revenues Of tie
nation was one great cause which gave
Santa Anna his asrendancy over Busts.
mente. whose army, in abandoning him,
were in great measure Influenced by his
inability 10 pay them.
Viewed in these various aspects. the 20.
sition of the arrogant dictator. WHO for
years has lorded it over this beautiful land
; with the wiItulness of an Eastern sauap,
would seem utterly desperate. Blu, lie
puts the bodies, from, upon the matter ; he
even boards his enemies. and makes them
tremhie III ,t,elr shoes a, The mere run or
. of his approach. We canno, know What
is his presen, numerical force. bu, il is MA.
J niiest tina. the ,yran. is not startled a, the
t!cser,ion of Curiazar. who has taken " ib
J him command Of over three Thousand
i capital. and the Acting President Of tho
u Republic. and the commander in chief Of
+ The forces under Congress. hold parley
;. With him. They enirea, him to spare the
It effusipn Of blood. and gnarantyiug his per.
sonal safety, conjnre him to yield himself
10 the !ud gnent of Congress upon his acts.
He replies disdainlully, and insists that
! Herrera shall at once surrender 10 him lis
proper authority, and he backs lis demand
by pointing to the army which supports
J. him. IL the mean time, Herrera and Bra.
e 70 are preparing for aseige of the city; they
e are throwing INSTRUCTIONS in The path Of
the usurper; they are calling upon the ne.
e ton. upon The ciizens, and upon the army,
?, as late as the 24th December. to unite 10
If sist the advance Of Santa Anna. Blu,
r This may be but from patriotic and con-.
e mendable desire to prevent unnecessary
slaughter. " lille Santa Annals bolder ccurse
e may have been dictated by sense Of lie
e desperate extremity in " hich he is placed.
j. This is the view taken of it by the most
!, who write Of his audaci,y as sprinsrg
a. from an excess of frenzy amounting al.
most to insanity. 1t will he horne in mind,
Re too. tina, Paredes is advancing from Jals'
j. c" by forced marches. for the pr""r!on
a Of the capitol. a, the head of a s,,ong torre'
j. II may he that the generals shu, up IN Mex
p. leo aw all but his arrival to be gin The offer
Slve. IL they are true to each other and
he the Government. and their troops standby
~ them. We see rot, how Santa Anna can
If save himself from destruction upon 'is
e. frs, effor. which may be made to over
~ "h' In BIN. But if they stand sill, ard
g give HIM opportunity TO ,amper with the
:. s"ldiery. aud with some leading officers
ST who have shown themselves more soIIcl'
H. tons of personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT than lie
m welfare of their country, il will 60 hard
IS, he do not yet retrieve The fortunes OF tho
a. day. Sill, his prospects appear dfslsI'
ate indeed. In no other country than
ny Mexico could he hold out for an hour; nos
I'd should we be surprised to hear, by NE
ar mex, arrival, that he had been ignoTamF
is 'niously shot in the streets Of the capitol
al We loub. If he possesses the magnan'n'F
re ~ to yield to his fate, so far as TO avoid iDs
se e1usion ofblood by abroga,ing voluntary
his assumed powers; and we feel assU't tu
NJ that should he triumph. lis victory WI"
is be most sanguinary and disastrous III i,
&C. results. We hope for better things 'D'
w feel confident. even should he regain Pos'
Us session OF the city, Ina, he cannot hod ~
power long. The Inhabitants of Mexr"