The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-06-17
MEXICAN PRESIDENTs

MEXICAN PRESIDENTS
lturbide-Emperor of the limited
monarchy established after the separa.
ton of Spain-exiled, returned and Shot.
1922.
Gen. Victoria, the first President.
elected 1924, with Gen. Bravo as Vice
President, who denounced Victoria, but
was beaten, surrendered and banished.
Gen. Pedraza, was elected April,
1928, over his opponent, Gen. Guerrero,
who used violence to displace him; he
was aided by force with Santa Anna at
its head, who was defeated, and made
his escape. In 1918 (October) a mob
headed by ex-Marquis Cadena seized
the Government, Pedraza fed, and
Guerrero was declared elected, with
Bustamente for Vice President. Soon
after that, Bustamente revolted, civil
war ensued, which ended in the execu-
ton of Guerrero in February, 1881, at
Oajaca, leaving
Bustamente in the Presidents chair.
In 1923 Santa Anna marched from We
ra Cruz to the capital, made Busta-
mente resign in favor of Pedrazer. then
in exile in Philadelphia, who returned
and served out the remainder of his time
of the 1928 election; and then
Santa Anna was elected in MAY, 1888
taken prisoner at the battle of San
Jacinto in 1886; Bustamente was then
in exile in France, but returned on hea-
ring of the capture of Santa Anna; and
Bustamente was elected. Santa An
ma on retaining his liberty, was in re-
| tirement some time or his estate, then
took the field against Bustamente in
lS4l, and drove him from power; and
Santa Anna became President in
l84l and being deposed by
Gen. Herrera, who sent him to Hava-
ma in exile; and then Herrera was de-
posed by
Paredes, who usurped the Presiden-
cy, and is now, 1916, the military
despot Y. Globe.
PLAN OF MEXICAN CAmpA1eN.-The
New Orleans Picayune of the 5th inst.
contains plan of the Mexican campaign
under Gen. Taylor, in which his course
of operations will be, ls,, the capture of
the town of Camargo, situated on the
Rio Grande $50 miles by water above
Matamoras, so soon as transports can be
procured for the troops, for which pur-
pose Gen. Taylor has dispatched Capt.
Saunders of the army to New Orleans.
Before reaching Camargo, the army will
have to take the town of Reynosa, which
is between Matamoras and Camargo.
This latter town will be the basis of op-
erations upon Monterey as the depot of
supplies. From Camargo to Monterey
is about l2O miles, and the country
more fertile than that between NIa;a-
moras and Monterey. Gen. Taylor
designs to be at Monterey in all July,
where it is supposed the Mexicans will
make stubborn stand, if at all, during
the war.
1t is added that if the troops under Gen.
Taylor occupy Monterey, the.whole of
Mexico this side the Sierra Madre will
be in the possession Of the United States,
including the mining. districts of New
Leon, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Chihua-
hua, &c. &c. This calculation is based
somewhat upon the idea that the United
States will order an expedition from the
Missouri river upon the northern pro-
vinces. If this be done the whole of
North Mexico will be in our possession.
Such disposition of the forces of the
u. States would end the war at once.
But if i. did not, our army would hold
the key to the whole of South Mexico,
and the gates of the capital would, speak
ing in military sense, be in the posses
sion Of Gen. Taylor.
| PAY OF VoLuNrEERs.-The following
statement of the pay of officers and pri-
Yates in actual service may not prove
uninteresting to our readers
Major General 1916 per month. Aid
to do. $38 ad. pay; BrIgadier General
$246 A. D. G. to do: s2s pay; a Colo
tenant do @1dS. Major 90. Cantain