Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-01-04
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the whole country, have declared against Santa
Ana, who with small force, was at Qucretaro.
The revolution passed off very quietly, no blood
having been shed-the former revolution having
been carried on by one party of military against
another, resulting in much loss of life; but this
movement coming from the people as well
from the soldiery, makes the thing general and
hence the little commoton of disagreeabe ma
,ure Santa Ana has but little chance Of over
coming this movement, and it was matter of
conjecture whether he would attempt to escape
or deliver himself up He will very probably
endeavor to gain over the opposite General by
bribery or similar means but in this it is thought
he will not succeed. In case that he is taken
prisoner, the people will probably demand his
execution, a, they deem his liberty dangerous to
the public safety.
ARRIVAL OF Mr.. CUsulSG.--Hon. c. Gushing,
late Minister Plenipotentiary ofthe United States
to China, who arrived in town this morning, in
the barque Eugena, from Vera Cruz, has
muncated to US the following ntormati on. In
passing through Mexico, Mr.. Gushing was rob-
d of nearly all his private papers, but fortunate
ly all the public documents were left unmoested.
Santa Ana was proclaimed Dictator, and all
seemed to 90 on well. bnt about midday the
troops barracked in the Accordada SAINT Francia,
and the citadel, pronounced against Santa Ana
and Canalzo. At the head of the movement was
Gen Don Jose J. Herrera, President ofthe Coun-
ell, who addressed proclamation to the city,
calling on it to sustain him.
The whole Congress Immediately threw itself
into the arms of Herrera, who Immediately took
possession of the National Palace without blood
she'd
Tho Congress constituted its sessions perma
ncnt The Ex-Ministcrs fed. CanaIizo is in
arrest at his own house.
The four departments of Zacatecas, Aquesca-
lientes, Sinalva and Sonora concurred at once in
the pronunc iamento of Jaisco and thus the five
Northwestern departments were in arms at once
against Santa Ana. Between these and Mexico,
there intervene the two departments OF Guanaju.
alto and Queretaro.
Paredes advanced to Lagos, on the frontier of
Ialisco, and there established his headquarters,
with an army of 100 men, to await the progress
OF events In the contiguous department of Gu
on whom Paredes depended for support but the
rapid movements of Santa Ana himself prevent.
Ell Cortazar from joining Paredes (f he had the
intention) and compelled him dor the present at
least) TO declare for Santa Ana.
On arriving at Queretaro, Santa Ana found that
although the military authorities were protessed-
ly in power, yet the unto departmental had pro.
nounced for the institution of Jalisco. There.
fore he made known TO the members that if they
did not repronounce in his favor, he would senc
them prisoners to Perote.
They refused and three of them were imme
datcly arrested by his order, and sent off under
strong guard in the direction of Mexico an,
Perote. When the report of these proceeding:
reached Mexico the Congress Immediately sum
noned before it the Minister of War and Govern
mcnt, to know whether they had authorized Gen
Santa Ana to imprison the members of the juntC
department of Secretary
The position is now an extremely critical on
therefore Every thing depends on whether hi
troops adhere to him against the Congress AN
the constitutional government. If they do he be
comes the military Dictator ofthe country. Thi
subject occupied the Chambers on the Goth an
30th of November and their attitude had noN
become so mcnacing, that the Presdento interr
Canalizo (after consultation with Santa Ana too
the high handed step of deciding to close the Sc:
sion of Congress by force, and declaring SAINT
Ana Dictator of the Republic. Accordingly, o
repairing 10 the Palace on the lst of Decembe
the members found the doors shut against thei
and guarded by soldiers and on the I'd appeare
the proclamation of Canalizo the Presidento il
terio, declaring the Chamber dissolved indefinite
ly, and conlerring all the powers of government
legislative as well as executive, on Santa Ana,
Presidento propictario, the same to be exercise
by Anadin as Presdento interio, until otherwi,
ordered by Santa Ana
For some days this forcible demolition of Il
constitutional government by the creatures
Santa Ana remained without producing any a
parent effect in Mexico But on the very da
when the news reached Puebla, General lnola
Commandcr-general of that department, in CO
cent with the civil authority, pronounced gain
Santa Ana aud IN a few days ION the 6th,) Il
garrison and people OF Mexico rose against Il
Government, imprisoned Canalizo and his mir
sters-Consress re-assembled--the President
the Council of Government, Gen Herrera, a
sumed the exercise of the functions of Presider
according TO the constitution, and new ministe
appointed the next day, whose authori
was immediately acknowledged in Vera Cruz
At the latest dates from Vera Cruz dec l2t
affairs stood thus -