State journal & flag., 1846-11-20
NUMBER Z

anchorage, and thus ended this bloodless combat,
bioodless, not because each and every man of US
would not have shed our hearts best blood TO
have gained the day, not because our plan of
attack was not good, or that we were not props
erly led, but because Providence has provided
the enemy with such natural defences as cannot
be overcome by naval attack with such means
as Com. Conner has at his disposal.
There remains one way to take this Alvarado,
and, mark my words, it will be done before ma
ny weeks /; meanwhile we must expect TO be
severely handled by the newspapers at home,
and by people who expect us to accomplish inn
possibilities and gain glory on field where none
is to be won-athough no man, with two ideas
IN his head, who witnessed our recent defeat
can attribute to any one"
The entrance of Santa Anna info the
port Of Vera Cruz, has afforded the whie
editors OF the country, ever since it oc-
Cured, fruitful theme for censure. 1t is
now grayely limited that The President will
be charged with corresponding with the
enemy" and will be impeached at The next
session Of congress We find in IN ex-
change paper the subjoned speculate, ms,
on the subject, which we simply publish as
an item of speculative news. The true
ground of defence, on the part of the friends
OF the administration, should be The absence
OF any right on the part of our squadron, to
intercept Santa Anna. The Arab, on which
he was passenger, belonged, if our memory
is not at fault, TO the line Of mail packets
which were. in part, exempt from the con-
ditions OF the blockade. Santa Anna, and
his suite, were passengers--and we know
OF no. power by which he, any more than
another, could have been. lawfully, prohib.
tied from entering Mexico. Moreover, our
government, as well as the officers Of our
fleet, knew him only as an exile-agaiust
whom the public Indignation, al one period,
had risen to fearful height and they
could have had no positive assurance that
he could exercise any power, whatever ln
the country. 1t will be remembered that
Santa Anna remained for number Of days
at his residence near Jalasco, and did noe att
tempt to approach The city OF Mexico, until
his emssaries had assured themselves Of
the support of the army, and the populacs
oil the city.
A good deal of surprise and Indignation has
been expressed by the newspapers b. cause San
la Anna was allowed to pass through the block.
aiding squadron at Vera Cruz into Mexico
NO adequate reason was given at The time or
ha m n In
to the Philadelphia Ledger, we find something
on the subject which is worth quoting. The
writer says that the government is well aware
of the faithlcssness, ,rea cherry and meanness Of
Santa Anna. HE has never be en- trusted from
the 3egnIng by any one connected with the
administration but the government had no in
terest in keeping Patades IN power, who is
not only an enemy TO the country, but the enee
my to .epubl can institutions on our whole con-
tInent. 1t was in the language of a celebrated
Turkish Grand Signior, quite imma erial,
"whether the dog eat the hog, or the hog cat the
dog )" while, IN the mean time, we had for us
the chances for revolution in Mexicoe-and in
consequence weak and unsettled government
TO conand against, instead Of q comparatively
strong one
Santa Anno, moreover, has not the confidence
OF The Europeon Governments which Parades
enjoyed, whose emssaries were to be met with
in every important Court of Europe, from the
Tuleries to St. Petersburg. lfa monarchy is
to be established in Mexico, il must be through
the man who has the prestage of Prince in his
favor-who has not grown up among the Mex
cans-whose folbes and crimes are not known
to the whole popution- who is not the crea-
ture of their own making and therefore liable
to be nndone agcin by the Mexican people.
Such man can only be Europeon prince,
and Parades knew it. The danger from him
therefore, was much more eminent, and threat
ened to become yexatious from the variety of
questions to which it might have given rise even
after the conclusion of piece.
Santa Anna, on the contrary, has no other
purposes to serve but his own, and it is reasons
able to suppose, shuns European interference
as much as ourselves.
. Between Santa A ma and Parades our Gov
eminent, therefore, could not but prefer Santa
Auna, and the sequa will show that II acted
with shrewdness in not interfering with his
landing. Parades, with his Interior views, could
not be inclined for peace Santa Anna may be
SO alter he is thoroughly whipped.
"IHE STATE GUARD" is the lille of de-