Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-07-01
Manifesto Of Santa Anna.
Manifesto of His Erceilsney hs President ad infe-
rim of the N0Hoa:

ence IN tho lov have once ,noro and that for n
sho,, ,;ro so;,od ,he ,e;n. Of The s,a,e I, he
con,os MI, H., -, avnl,;, % The NATHAN The r,sve
and no,ys,GI r,o,yes of this conduc, and The
course ,vh;ch intend 10 nursue IN the solemn mo.
men,s which are 10 decide the life or death The
hone, or DISGRACE or our country
Eve, aimee The COMMENCEMENT of our ms, con.
,os, Win tho IIn;,ed states Cor,u,e has ,Se,,.d n.
with disdain and has rendered unayaiIing The efforts
of honor and patriotism. made for the mos, noble
and holy cause which has ever been defended on
earth. THE defeat al Cerro (iordo has onlv besn
link in the chain Of onr m;sfortunes 10 ,rv oerh.ns
whether we are capabe Of oyercom;nc by our con-
stancy the iron destiny which pursues us wi,hou,
pity
Hardly had the yalor Of The soldiers Of the Re
public succeeded in humblino The nride or tho
Americans in the field of Angostura CARVING of
the trophies of victory. when the imperious neees.
s,y 10 M, an end 10 The discord which WINS Destroy
inc The beautiful CITY brought me h,her in conCny
miiy with The ;nyi,aiion of respectable maio,;,v or
the National Conoress HAVING accomnIsbsd ,h;s
object. Iproceeded TO the mex, most impor,ani tha
of preventing. If possible the advance of The en-.
NV WIN helm, already in nossess;on or Ver, On
and IJIus was in search Of a better climate ~
escane The rigor of The season In ,h,ee J,vs
went from Mexico TO po,ition RECOMMENDED az
old nv alt those exne,;enced in the ar, of war and
fairfield !, a. veil "a the ,y.o, ~ ,;ro .nd .,;,
q N a Ol fha
Army of The Nor,b some other ,roon. w,,hou, die.
cinline and acme bode. of ,ecrui,s rho ene,ny
G,uob, with the orea,er and the mos, selec, no,,;on
of bs army and al,bougb no GAINED Tho bsuie !,
cos, him much blood and he rece;veJ ,ro,ho,
proof th,, the Me,icans do no, refuse 10 6gh, ii.
though the circums,auces are uuIayorable 10 them
As far "a regards myself am s,,i.fed ina, sn,r.
ed no exertion nor fatigue TO snatch favor from
fate and that I exnosed NV ex;s.ence "a ion, n. I
en,s,,a;neJ ,,v hnne ~ ,s,s;ra,, ,ho d.s
Esc,ned as nv miracle an, oe tho hsnds or tho
enemy nroceeded IN O,;z,h, y;,h IN. ;n,on,;on
If nn;,,n, The d.ne,sod a., ,,,ho, 49,, ,',oo 49,.
- nso.a, c,IoI -. "'1
NV 6,mss, resol,,;on h.y;n, hsen s,;o d.,
If The f,,a If ,hs .onn,,v ne 40 .h.a.o :, -.
lie grea,es, reverse T,ysn,v d.ys s,S;cad a. e.,
an ermv iii ,.h;ob 7 o..saJJ a., ~ a., - D.
ehI. dss;,or. os ;u.,aia;,,,, 49, .,.".I
~ render mo,s ;mnor,,n, ss,,;..s ~
The ensmv IN ,bo ,o.o,;na ,,nd.,,oot ,h.
~ ,ho s.n.a 81. sa,;.saJ H., -. S.e 49,
o,,,n;,ed no, "a ,ho nnhi;. s.;s;, 80,
s,e;,oJ Il i NO., a.;nci .d 1s,;.,;.'. -, ~
,;on ,h,, a c;,y 40 OVERWHELMINGLY l.. =. ,s.st;Ia
sn;,, dn,;nr ~ .;s;l 1911 ~. -, -.
,p ,nno,, ;ad;ea,on, !, IT, 80, a.n,.,~.,.
,vb;cb the Rsn,hI;. has nsssaS 80" ,ho .on.s',
of her sacred indenendence
Without entering into an ANALYSIS as IN The cause
which BROUGHT about soch alamen,able occurrence
will merely observe that ts frs. consequences vas
nv retreat to San Martin Texmelucan IN order IN
discuss and determine what would be most condo.
Give 10 the iu,erest Of the aeryice connr;I f ,y.,
having been called nv me !, Determined Ina, ,be
ARMY of the East sbould continue H. march IN The
capital in orderto defend and save II At ali hazard
II is undoubted thai the snIendor and honor Of the
nation would be tarnished forever II The enemy
should find open the gates Of the most imnortan,
city in which reside the supreme authorities of the
naiion-a city which abounds most in resources
and offers the greatest facilities for The creation
| organization and concentration of Eorces-a civ
which BY its relations for aces with the res, of The
| Republic exercises such an influence over lis des
tny that The loss of one would expose the loss Of
the other: and although we must expect mucIrftom
the consistency of the Mexcans-of that cons,ancy
superor TO ali the rieors of rorune-it is no, pru.
dent 10 expose il TO the risk Of such probabilities
How can we forge, that after the fall of this city
| came the ruin OF the Empire Of the Affect And
| when Mexico surrendered. in 1921. did the mower
Of Spain maintain itself one day longer on our priv.
| LEGGED soil? These recollec,ons had powerful
weight on nv mind. and have arrived TO auemni
to Illustrate the most vehement desire of the enemy
that Of rendering himself master Of the city. which
| is one of the FIRST OF the American continent
| Nv return 10 the exe,c;ses of the s,o,ems P,.-
cu,iye for The few DAVIS which will eaoss until ,Sa
new election. was dine 10 chance and also 70 No
cessty on account of the reluctance 10 con,;nue in
command of the modest and nure no,r;o, Who 40
wortbily governed during INV absence with the a..
| INV Forced in sne of INV vshsman, resistance n,
take cbaroe or the direction NJ .fr.;,s shn;,,sd
Immediately TO The delibera,on Of ali the of;ca,s
present in The capital the question of ,s defence
and ii was unanimously determined upon-cousult.
inc not only the rules Of war but also The o,il,y Of