The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-11
SANTA ANNA


An Havana correspondent of the New Orleans
Picayuue gives the following with regard to the
exied Mexican President:
| Santa Anna appears TO have more importan,
bus ness on his hands just now Than cock fiobt
ing, and his chickens have little other fun than
Growing over their past victories. The ex -Presi-
ocnt mas his emissaries going backwards and for
wards continually between Havana and Mexico
and his ex-Ministers who are here i'm exile alon,y
with HIM, are very sanguine of his return TO his
native land much sooner than most people are
aware OF. As TO the idea of establishing mon
archy in Mexico more especially Spanish one
Santa Anna and his friends laugh al il as the
most absurd chimera in existence Its true thar
large sums OF money are continually sent from
ms place Tor the purpose fcorruptng The present
government, of Mexico, and einissaries are also
being sent by the authorities hero TO work upon
the dscon,ented in the prckly pear Republic
out they Will hnd in the end that they might as
We'll nave Kept their money at home, To pay their
own debts with, as to throw il away upon such
an absurd and Quixotic scheme. / have little
doubt that at this very time the city of Mexico, is
IN favor of Santa Annals return and so much 80
Is Vera Cruz in his interest, that on the arrival
OF the last English steamer at that place, it being
reported that he was on board, there was quite =
demonstration in his favor, and it is even said
lhat several persons were thrown in prison by
me military authorities | give this las, repoi,
as heard it.
Your faithful subscriber, w
MANIFESTO OF GEN. SANTA ANNA
Translated from The Spanish paper La Patria.
Expelled from my native country by an act of
great injustice, had come 10 the determination
oi leaving her territory never more 10 call forth
public attention to anything relative to nv per.
son, except 1t were 10 give faithful account 10
pos'eFty OF my conduct in the various offices |
nave hlled, and TO vindcate myself from I'M
worthy and unjust imPutations, hich served at
The time to please and amuse my enemies.
had come To this conclusion in The supposition
'haI my sentiments being well known To be em.
henily Mexican, no would be found mean
enough 10 do me the grave injury of procuring mo
me aid Of foreign bayOnes either TO omen to me
again the gates of my country and recover there
IN once more my true position or to revenge NV
sell by forcing my beloved country TO accept
monarchy with foreign Prince But a victim
always To calnmny, such accusations have lately
oeen preferred against me and consider il to
10 my duty TO hasten TO refutc them, in order not
10 be exposed TO the suspicion Of dsloyalty TO the
hepnbiic. How, otherwise, could remain silent
without, IN the interim, giving some colour of
PROBABILITY to the news published in Mexico by
me pubic press that it was my purpose to invade
lis territory with troops of the Island of Cuba.
>''""'"u' N@iu"i"y invented ana circulated, like
many others, with the well known view of rem
derIng me odous in my own country.
Equally grave are the accusations made against
me In newspaper published in Cadz under tho
tltie OF the +" New Defender of the people, (El
.Nuevo Defender del PuebLo,) and must, there
tore, hasten to refute them. False emnentIy
'ase are the allegations contained in the articles
published on the 18th and 24th of October last
IN said paper, relative to my person. | DEFY any
one to whom | may have insinuated the least
ming imputed to me to present himself, in order
TO coniound me. The fact of presenting me as
The promoter of the project published in said
articles, and attributing the cause TO base re-
'enSe on my part is 10 suppose me to be Offend
ed at the great bulk of my cuuntrymes, and cana.
BILE, on that ground, of the dire infamy of driving
dagger into the entrails of my mother country.
Oh, no! "A thousand Vines, no!
Aggreved and illuminated by few personal
enemies OF mine, whom pardon and pity, have
no cause OF complaint against the majority; but
even II had, my vengeance would be TO form
vows i.r their prosperity during my exile, and TO
sacrIhce myself, in of need once more in de.
lence OF my beloved country. While refuling
the calutnny of my detracors, and dissipating the
conJecures formed by those who knew me not,
must sotcmnIy protest, that will prefer TO wan
deI all my life time through foreign countries,
and die far away from a we'll beloved country,
rather than 10 seek TO return to its bosom through
hc road Of violence, opprobium and infau,y!
A. J.. DE SANTA anna.
HAVANA, 9Th February, 1876.