The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-16
WASHINGTON, April IA, 1873.

WASHINGTON, April IA, 1873.
Letters, from Havana, which reached here last
evening or the day before. state that Santa Anna
and his Minister, Senior Rejon. had sailed for Vera
Cruz, for the purpose OF resuming the reins Of gov
eminent once more in Mexico How far they may
be successful in their attempt to regain their lost
power, by creating counter revelation in their
favor, remains to be seen Much Of their success
will depend upon the reception they may meet with
from the fortress Of St. Juan d'Ulloa. There can
be no doubt whatever, that Santa Anna is favoraby
disposed towards the United States; and il no
should succeed in attaining the object Of his expedl-
ton, termination OF our present troubles with
Mexico may be speedily expected. While he was
in power, and shortly prior to his expulsion from
that country, our secret agents were IN constant in
tercourse with Senior Reon, who, 1t is thought, and
believed, too, would have arranged any thing for q
quid pro quo Mr.. Calhoun, who was then Secre-
tary Of state, knew better how to use the secret
funds" OF the State Department than one OF his pre-
deceesors and it was then thought that Senior Rejon,
in behalf Of himself and his distinguished Chief
would not have hesitafed to close the affair in way
at once profitable to all parties. But the revolution
came, and of they had to decamp before their plans
for the settlement OF The matter had been concluded
1t is, however, very doubtful now whether Paroles,
or the convention about to assemble In Mexico,
time, disafection prevails In the northern provinces
of Mexico towards the central government, and Gen.
Canales, who commands about 1000 men at
Metamoras, Is IN hourly communication with
agents OF the United States government ia his
vicinity There be no doubt At all, that he and
Cen Arsta are at heart opposed to the administra-
tion Of Paroles, and would, ere this, have made q
demonstration against If they were not too close
" watched and held in check by Gen Ampudia.
Paredes will be supported by the higher or secular
order Of the clergy, whose fears OF revolution arc
always uppermost ia their minds; and In order to
prevent the repetition Of the disorders and the con-
slant drain upon their resources, which they never
fail to bring along in tn n train OF evils, they viii
make every sacrifice both personal and pecunIary,
to maintain the existing government.
L Cana!es should be traitor to his government,
OF which have not a shadow OF doubt, he can do
nothing to aid us in our efforts to keep the country
along the east bank Of the Rio del Nore, unless no
give US pretex for assaing his forces, by crossing
over the river at Point Isabelle, some twenty miles
below Metamoras, and seize our magazines OF pro
visions that are there under the protection OF nero
handful OF men, II he do this, 1t 10 exactly what
we want him to dol tor, IT the truth must be told,
the provisions are placed there tor that purpose, so
az to induce the Mexlcans to cross over and make
the first demonstration Of q warllkc character
against US.
Il is now nearly five weeks since we have had any
direct information from Vera Crus-none ,t O. 20;
not be 80, if cur government had established line
OF one or more steamers, to run from New orleans
to Vera Cruz once every week. During our present
difficulties with the Mexican government, course
OF this kind is absolutely necessary, if il were tor
no other purpose than 20 keep up constant comma
nicatlon between the various important points along
the coast from New Orleans to Vera Cruz Thees
are Galveston and the mouth OF the Rio del Norte.
boat would reach that distance In less than seven
days, touching at those places on Its way out ana
in so that could be Ia possession OF news from
that quarter every week regularly, instead OF having
o wait month or more, az we do now. Ia the
meantime the same steamers that would run %,
tween those two extreme points, Vera Cruz ana
New Orleans, could touch also at Panama, and
there communicate with United states agen.,
who might transmit, in less than two weeks, any
information the government nigh: desire to SEND
across the isthmus to Chagres, and thence downto
Mazatan the rendezvous OF our naval forces In inc
Pacific ocean. This would De keeping uP con,
tinuous line OF communication with our land and
naval forces upon both the Atlantic ana Faclno
coasts. So thar, should war break out between TINS
country and Mexico, our fleets in the Pacific might
be appr sed of the state of affairs in that short time.
II NAV not be generally known that the British
government have a regular line OF steamers running
from the mouth OF the Columbia river 10 tne coast
Of Chilli this s nevertheless the case; and here we
are, as deeply interested in the trade and commerce
of those regions as any other nation, with nothing OF
that kind there, unless a national ship Of war or two
at anchor at Monterey or Mazatlan. Our govern
ment must exercise little more energy 10 these
things, and not let rival nations get ahead OF them
Awopos: What has become OF the papers and do
cumenls submitted to the Secretary OF State by our
secret minister to st. Domingo1 Are those secret
matte 70 to come also with what Mr.. lngcrsoils
resolution has called fort Let have The whole by
all means, and see how much money Mr. Calhoun
has spent in sending specin agentto st pomln9o.
Had the great Southern statesman gone ~ 10! .no
" whole or none" Of Oregon, he might have had me
81 40 men to back hum up in exPellIne the nle.
gers" from Hayii, but as he has played sucn oea
game for his own peculiar insuluuons, vi us -
make anv movement for snnexng g. Domingo. In
h ,,,. we ought to have all the documents.
Let US have Them y all me1I, ~. sasscS mo,
osacnn Tomorrow He goes in for snnexing all
Se csn net Of il. He will turn his back to the south
:, 40 and march north as far as he can 60. There
= no stopping Sam, when once under the influence
" "" ARIEL.
aa,- The resolutions OF tue Legislature of Ten
approving Of the recommendations Of the rresr