The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-10-01
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

Files of Mexican papers TO the 26th Of
August, inclusive, have been received at the
Navy Department. They contain little of
interest except the address or manifesto of
General Santa Anna to the people of Mexi-
co, dated the 10Th of August, the day of his
landing at Vera Cruz. 1t is paper of some
length, ably and carefully framed, and tenn
perate in language and sentiments.
He commnnces with sort of apology for
for the part which he played, subsequent to
1884, in forcing strong Central Govern
ment upon the country, which he admits did
did not result in its quiet or prosperity, and
he attributes TO the discomfort OF the people
the failure TO preserve the province of Texas.
He then briefly reviews the conduct OF those
who have successfully administered the
Government since his exile. The aggres-
sions of the United States were encouraged
he says, by the perfidy of the Cabinet oil
General Herrera. Paroles, he says, had al
ways been an obstinate enemy of any popu-
lar representative Government; when he
heard of his projected revolution at San
Louis Potosi he hoped that his opinions had
changed; but when he saw Paredes' mani
festo of adhesion TO the plan of San Luis
Potosi, he found il 10 be rather a diatribe
against the independence of the nation than
the patriotic address of Mexican General
seeking in good faith remedy for the dis
tresses of his country; and his sinister de-
signs were fully developed by his act convo
king Congress, and by The attempt to rec
oncile the people to the ideas ola monarchy
and foreign Prince.
He denounces and discusses at length the
proposal for monarchical form of Govern
ment, which he considers absurd and imprac
ticable. He accuses those in favor of 6
monarchy Of having, almost in a direct man
ner, provoked the United States to take
posses ssion of Texas, and advance an army
into the interior of Mexico, in order that the
nation might be reduced 10 the alternative
of submitting TO Anglo-American DONNA
ton, OF adopting monarchical form of Gov
eminent. 1t was with this view, he says
that in 1914 and 1915, when they had ,ht
control in Congress, they refused the ali
which the existing Administration asked 70
the purpose of defending the national integ
rity.
He makes no direct or earnest profession
Of an intention 10 prosecute the war agains
the United States, and does not speak o
this country in the usual terms of vilifica
! lion.
He concludes by dscla aiming any desir
or inentionto exercise any dictatoral powe
and therefore proposes that the Congress a
bout to be assembled shall be empowered +
regulate all branches OF the administrator
, OF the Government, and that the provsiona
Executive be entirely under Its control. HI
d also recommends that, until new constitu
ton be proclaimed, the constitution of 1872
: be adopted for the internal administrator
of the departments.
y Santa Anna left Vera Cruz on the 18th c
August Tor the city of Mexico. The pr
o pers give no account of his arrival there
!, but one OF them, the Republcanos complain
J. of their waiting his arrival to forward reir
y iorcements to the army of the north. SAINT
$ Anna, it says. is not the nation; nor is Ger
y Taylor knigh-errant waiting the arrival {
d new champion Union.