The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-03-24

~S Va VA viz ShulCll DIT Ills COn1I0anO-and
the press is boldly preaching sedition and re-
volution, and the church threatening excom-
mInlcatlon. In such circumstances as these
Et Republacano calls upon Gomez Farias at
once to resign. The article is written with
great force and eloquencc, and his duty is
urged home upon the Vice President, with
powerful appeal to his patriotism and mag
nanimity, to yield at once, and thus ward off
the iminent danger of civil war.
We have the proceedings of the Mexican
Congress for several days, but it would be
wearisome indeed to follow them. Scheme
after scheme is suggested for raising rove
nue.. Some contemplate paper money to be
issued on the security of church property ::
and others call for a reduction of salaries of
EclVll 'othccrs. But no measure appears to
serve the turn of Senor Farias. The capi.
talist are alarmed and will not part with
|penny; the church is enraged and is string
up the people to opposition and the Legis
latures of the different States openly protest
against any law touching ecclesiastical pro-
perty.
A bill has been introduced for removing
the seat of Government from the city Of
Mexico to Celaya by the 18th March.
This is urged with the obvious view OF with
drawing the Legislature from the control
of the city, and securing its perfect indepcn-
dcnce.
Scnor lriarte is still acting as Minister of
Finance, and Senor Jauregui has recently
been nominated Minister of Justice We
see no official acts of Rejon or Canalizo, but
no announcement of their resignation of the
State OF War Departments.
The proclaiming of Santa Anna as Die
tator at Mazatlan by Gen. Mora, has not
called forth from the Government any &C.
tive measures to repress such a movement,
and the press censures it for its Indifference.
Although Santa Anna announces the cap
ture of Capt. Hcady and his small company
OF Kentuckians, we find no mention of the
murder of Lieut.. Ritchic and the seizure of
his dispatches. The dispatches have not
formally been made public by him. The
papers speculate upon our plans, stating con-
fidently that we are to advance upon Vera
Cruz by land with 10000 troops, while a
fleet of sixteen ships carrying 800 guns at
tacks San Juan de Ulua. This, they say,
is the plan at Washington, where they
could not anticipated Santa Annals march
upon Saltillo at the head of 10000 men.
This march they think may disconcert all
our schemes, and they already discover evil
dence of this in Gen. Taylor's movements.
Military critics condemn Santa Annals
plan of campaign They say he was dri.
ven from his original designs by the outcry
OF "apathy'' made against him. They an
ticipate, that he will now drive every thing
before him, and defeat Gen. Taylor, but
complain that he leaves the coast of Vera
Cruz unprotected, and can obtain no advan-
tages that will be decisive. He must ne
cessarily subsist his troops upon the poor in
habitants of the country he traverses with
his hordes, by which they will become ex-
aspcratcd. But the great point insisted upon
is that Santa Anna has left the country
open for the march of the American troops
upon the capital, where they may dictate
peace before he can return from his distant
expedition.
.Et Sold1dG de la Patrio defends General
Santa Anna from the charge of gambling
and passing his time in like unseemly sports.
1t declares that the stories to this effect are
pure inventions of his enemies at the capi.
tai.
The latest advices we see from Chihua
hua are to the 18th Of January, a fortnight
later than. our former accounts The CITY
had notthen been taken by our troops, nor
do soe see any thing said. Of their. advance
upon IT. Four Mexican soldiers who were
in the action Of December Goth had arrived
at Chihuahua and given their account Of
the fight. cItdiffers but little from the one
We: before published. They say the loss
Of the Mexicans were less than twenty kill
LED, and that of the Americans fifty-two Kill.
led, Of which number was captain. They
protes. that great cowerdice was shown by
q portion of their troops, and demand an Of.
fetal and full account of the action, that the,
brave may be rewarded, and towards sligy--
matized as .hey deserve. The citizens Of
Ell Paso are charged with capitulating in
a shamsfullnanner, and the Americans are
said to have abused their power as shame,
fully. They pursued some Of the Mexicans
to San Elceario, a small fort on the Rio. del
Norte, a few miles below Ell Paso, ,,tid and
there committed depredations, carrying offP
the arehieyesa to Ell dsaso. s 5a:lgea.i
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