The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-04
VERY INTERESTING
F r O M M e XII go,
ELECTION OF GEN. SANTA ANNA
FROM THE PRESIDENCY.
Translated for the Washington Union. I

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Translated for the Washington Union
Me OF the Locomofor Of Vera Cruz, from the 10th
to the gath of February and another of the
from the 18th Of February to the LIST of March,
been received at the Navy Department The only paper
OF later date than these the Indicator of March 9th
the day which the landing Of our troops was Effected
The following extracts taken from this paper and
probably contain the latest intelligence from the city
vailing
From the Diario of March 81
The firing continued yesterday between the troops o
the government and the insurgents from their respec
tive positions 1t violent between the Cathedral
and La profesa and between San Francisco and the
tits stated that yesterday column Of the
troops respectively attacked San Diego another
La pr6esa and another San Domingo, and retired with
The beligersnt forces 1t seems, have not suffered
much, Ihe greater part Of the killed and wounded
1t is impossible not to condemn the atrocous conduct
of those who, from stations fired without any aim
tunate individuals who compelled by urgent bust
to pass along the streets Humanity and civiaa
ton should deter all from this horrible abuse
And this unhappy state Of affairs will be prolonged to
our Distress for some days. and when the victory has
been decided BY force, what good win our unhappy
country derive from the blood which has been shed!
CorcREss.-The day before yesterday, the gentlemen
deputies summoned to a session, and hardly
than fifty assembled who faced the danger of the balls
which flying in all directions. II was resolved to
adjourn to the National Academy of Fine Arts where
the meeting took place yesterday but there st not
quorum as only the forty-sx gentlemen whose names
follow appeared Here follows list
The day before yesterday. the same gentlemen were
few Of the gentlemen who failed to appear yesterday
have their houses situated in the midst of the firing the
any risk We earnestly exhort them to make effort
to attend in order to see Congress adopt any
sure to put an end to the evils which afiict us.
PuEBLA.-The governor and commandant general Of
this State have offered its and the troops be-
longing it, to sustain the against the pro-
OF the national guard Of this capital The
of the State Of Mexico who in addition offers asylum
in the capital of that State or any of its towns to the
supreme authorities Of the nation.
Yesterday the chief of the insurgcnt troops
Don Mtias Pena Barragan, published proclamation,
in which he acknowledges General Santa Anna presi
dent of the republic declares null and void all contracts
which have been or may be made by the government
since the 9th of February and that all who shall pay
any it shall be required to repeat the payment
1t declares null also cmpoyments or promotions which
alties which may decree against individuals in public
employment, who have taken part in the instruction
As in the said proclamation the plan proclaimed on
the day mentioned February 27th is considered sub
ssting think that there Is manifest contradiction
between the acknowledgment Of General Santa Anna
President and that document of the main ideas Of
which is the nuly Of the last election of chief magis
trate of the republic who, as this very document ncu
Gates ought to have BEEN and ought to DO elected by
the legislatures. The other proposed measures, il
must speak Of them with due frankness Of rdicu
lous character In order to avoid this in the
ments of the chief of tho revolution and in order that
the revolution should be uniform necessary that
all the chiefs Of the instruction should have to
agreement, which believe is not entirely the
and that this fatal plan should be abandoned II de-
stroys everything legitimate and recognised which exist
cd in order to distract with the probabilities Of being
able not within few months to establish centre
of union which, If tie nationality Of Mexico is lost
avail nothing.
From La Prcnsa of Jalapa, March 81
The unciamento which took place in Mexico on
the night Of the 10th ultimo is the most scandalous
event which could have occurred to heighen the
OF detestabe connections thanks to which these fatal
men OF revolutions have succeeded 80 often in placing
the country the brink of abyss II is six days
since the capital OF the country was converted intoa
vduals of the families destroy each other like nfu
rated enemies In which brother fights against brother
and father against Blood will flow in torrents dead
bodies will the streets of populous Mexico and the
most horrible will occur again in all parts but it
is necessary that all this should happen in order to safe
the unbrded passions of the anarchists and Of
those ahti-rcfornicrs who through unworthy sefnte
rest and the ambition of governing in the darkness Of
dscord the adopted by the authorities of
ton to contine the against the United States They
neither desire that the national honor and independence
should be saved In the struggle to which the North Anne
ricans have UNANIMOUSLY provoked their object is to
avoid contributing to the expenses which the de-
mands that the federal compact shall be made
safe because they know that federal institutions liberal
institutions, give an impulse to nations which have
the happiness to be governed by them in the career Of
intelligence and It was to pre
pare blow against the approaching political rcgenera
tom 1t necessary to direct repeated assaults against
the government and that these assaults should find
echo in the anacism and ignorance of the multitude
in order that the ground being prepared conscences
might succeed in cxpelng from their posts those who
have committed other fault than that Of Kidding
themselves of the savishncss which Spanish domina-
ton engendered among the inhabitants Of this part of
America. The preparatory measures were taken, the
blow has been struck-but will this blow produce
the effects which its authors have promised themselves
II 1t is certain that Mexicans possess any wisdom
ply but If prejudices have obscurcd good sense If
have love of liberty dctesaton Of tho yoke of
a foreign monarch, IT, in fine, imbecile, then,
crmsoncd with shame, we must sorrowfuy reply yes"
Fortunately believe that the Insurgents, headed
by General Pcna Barragan, will be promptly punished
by the supreme government because the latter sup
ported by the greater part Of the garrison of Mexico
while the force of the former consists only of the reg
ments Independence and Hdago the battalion Victoria
and part of the corps Of Nina Of saprers and Of Cha
IT. unhappily they should triumph, the
sequences will be fatal to tho republic for the tie which
binds the States together will be broken each will
declare its absolute Independence in order not to exist
the mercy of connections in the capital; the nsur
gents will be masters only Of the ground upon which
they tread and their efforts to reunite the States will be
rutess What else can be expected to result from their
plan under present circumstances than anarchy Let
these reflect for moment that they leading
the republic to pcrdton and if they have any love Of
country and do not desire to endure the yoke the
North American, let them dosist from their prcen-
sions'