Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-10-07
his forced retirement he saw the country

lihis. forced retirement he saw the country
threatened by two great. eyils=-the hostile
designs %, the, United States upon a portion
ofits territory. and secondly, the scheme Of
reducing Mexico to the denomination of her
| old European masters, which he saw clear
! ly developed in October in aleading iourn-
al Of Europe (the iTimes.) He next re.
views the administration Of Paredes,. as it
bore particularly on these two questions
He charges him with the neglect Of the
frontier, and the loss of the battles of the
9th and 9th Of May, while he was really
plotting the introduction of a monarchy
The late professions of Paroles in favor of
a republican system, he ,denounces as hyp-
ocritical and false. He then comes to sug-
gest, in general terms, remedy for the
evil of the country. The true remedy lies,
he says, in therremoval Of the control of
minorities. Hitherto the nation has been
governed by small factions; he would have
the supremacy Of the national will, freely
expressed, at once put in foroe. He sug-
.gests that the Congress which has been
called should be empowered not only to
form q constitution for the nation, but that
i should have control over every branch of
the public administration ofgeneral interest
which comes within the scope of legislative
power should be exercised in entire subor-
dination to its behests. Until the Congress
should meet, he would have the internal
administration of the Department, and the
course Of the executive governed by the
constitution ofIs24. .7ols-~iss' @,:
X In this reply to Salas on the 29th of
August, he rei.erates these views in differ
ent form, but without impairing their SUBJ
stance. He accepts the trust which is for
.mally devolved upon himsby Salds, and ap-
proves of the acts Of the latter, especially in
sending forward all the troops to Monterey,
New Mexico and California, and in sum,
moning a Congress for the 9th, Of December.
These, he says are the two first wants of the
nation, the formation of a constitution for
the country, and the parifcation of the soil
of the country from foreign invaders. These
ends gained, he will gladly lay down his
power. My functions will cease, he says,
when have3 reestablished the nation in its
rights; whenI see its destinies controlled by
its legitimate representatives, and ,uhsn 1
may be able, by the blessing Of Heapen, to
lay at the feet Of the naiiopql representation
laureis pl,icked on the banks Of the Sabine
all of which must be due to the force and
the will Of the Mexican people. lam
Gen. Salas, who had previously ordered
the Governors Of different departments to
be guided explicitly by the directions Of Santa
Anna, on the 22d Of August, issues Bando
.Nacionat, an edict, countersigned by Senor
Monastrio, then at the head Of the State De-
partment, and addressed to Gen. Cortina,
the Governor of the State of Mexico. The
edict ernbodies the views Of Santa Anna
The following is brief synopsis Of its pro-
visions. ~ = ,.59 t$s sDa!s var .r'H
First, Until the new constitution shall be
adopted, that of the year 1924 shall be in
full force in every PARTICULAR in which it
lis not repugnant to the plan Of the citadel
Of Mexico Of the 4th Of August, and which
the present anomalous situation Of the coun-
try will allow it to apply. . 5 -a
Secondly. The functions Of the assemblies
Of the Departments and Of the existing
councils Of Government are thereby declar-
cd to be at an end.
vi Thirdly. The present Governors Of De-
partments are to remain in the exercise OF
their functions, and to be known as the
Governors Of the States.
r Fourthly. Governors Of new Depart
ments, without constitutions, will be regulat,
cd by those of the States whose capitals are
nearest ,3oT yF5t ad, IA qqvs,;. % ..G
!, Filthy. As these ,functionaries have no
legitimate title to power, it is declared tina,
they owe their existence to the political
movement which is to regiterate the coun.
try. and consequently the General in Chief
can replace them, as may best conduce to the
interest Of the movements .,,s.
Thus, then, we see that in resuming power
Santa Anna does so vith no restrictions save
such as are self.imposed All the addresses
of felicitation sent to him and they are
many, speak ofhis powers as being unlimit.
ed to save and defend the country. The
address Of Gen Salas deyolves upon him
explicitly all the rights which the revolution
gave to Salas. Santa Anna then may allow
Bis patriotic and bis personal motives just
such sway as he chooses, and at his pleasure
he, may avoid responsibility by throwing up.
on the Congress to meet in December the
solution Of every question which may en-.
barrass himself The only declarations Of
his purposes in regard to the war which we
have seen we hayenoted above; the allusion
TO the laurels to be won on the banks Of the
Sabire' is the most pointed. The pro.
mitigation Of the Rando of the 22d was
celebrated as the crowning glory Of the
present revolution.
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