Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-27

Illusion ofall parties, a union ofall cl;ques
Z sects, divisions and classes the peopl
in one great war party. Gomez Faria
!. was, .if anything The most violent Of al
Mexican politicians against the dismem
|befment of Texas, and he may haye:uni
Lied with Santa Anna toeset:an example
ofthe suppression Of personal and polit
Eical hatred in forming an alliance for.th
1object OF consolidating the strength oi
ihe stale against common enemy:
# U.s S. GoUADRoN, Dec. 90, 1916.
Genllenein-The mail from Mexico
to-day confirms the election Of Santa
Anna forP President, and Gomez Farias
for Vice President. Theextraordinary
Congress have been hitherto engrossed
withsthe preliminaries fortthis election to
If1e entire exclusion Of other business.
One or two speeches have, however,
been made upon the slate oftbe nalion:
al finances, and the means for aising
money to carry op; .theiwar. Itais esti-
mated that asloan of a mi!lion5issindis.
pensabIe to furnish arms, and it5is stats
I ed that Santa Anna is digeIiiy5calling
on the Government 10 supply him. with
arms and munitions Of war. Tbescorps
of the National Guards of Mexico are
very poorly supplied.
= Thele:isno Indication that tlle peace
propositffons Of the United States will
receive any: favorable consideration:
The snbjecthas moi: yet been broached
in Congress. Some Of the MEXICAN pa
;pers ascribe alllhe evils which afIlict the
scountry TO the sinlrlgles Of Mr., Poinse,1,.
which lrsyes seYentualed in The present
open attempt Of the. United Stales5eto:
subiueaiet the s.mosi generous and 5mag>
unanimous :peopleSof the universe. -
"A new spronshciamento has been
promulgated az Gampe eachy ann onncipg
tho neutrality Of Yucstan during the
war but cpntemp!a !atjng:a future re,qnionj
TO tie Mexican 9 Gaysrnmen under the
treaty. of December, lS43 i ifteen
hundred 6opssfron, Gampe ach8 have
marched upon Merida stos scoerce that
State ntoan acg1ies scenre. INTO the terms
cf &c HIS last proau6 eiane1Io F3.s
Tie anomalous position which Yucatan
assumes, and .hor indecisiong in taking
any decided stand in The present war,
can only be explained by her past his
tory and a full consideration other whole
resources.
!. Yuca!an has always been poor
country. Under the Colonial Governs
nien,, in consequence Of her deslilution,
her lack Of mines and her, inability 10
produce itch staples, al alconlribulons to
the home Government were femitted,
and the other and more favored Colonial
| Departments were compelled TO furnish
Yucatan with one or two hundred thou.
sand dollars annually for the support Of
domestic government. When the rest
Of Mexico declared for independence,
Yucaran for long time remained loyal
and finally united her fortunes to the
Republic, under express or implied stip-
ulations at her relative. position and
share in the burden Of the State should
remain unaltered. This agreement was
adhered to in manner satisfactory to
Yucatan. until tae tariff of 1836 imposed
upon Yucatan the same high duties,
equally with The other, States Of Mexico
Subsequently her quota Of men and
money were demanded for The. gen.
eral defence and support Of the Repub'
lie. Yucatan reconstructed against tbese
exactions as contrary to the spirit Of the
compact which united her to the Re
public. Failing of fobtaining any remis
sion Of the tariff as peculiar exception
in her favor, Yucatan declared the com;
pact dissolved and resumed her SOW
] ereignty. A constitution to meet tn
new state ofthings was adoPledin Marc
1841.
Then came the war with Mexico
! the capitulalion Of Ampudia, the pronis
Of a, satisfactory treaty, and the I'm;
adoption and ratification Of the treaty
December, 1S43, by Santa Anna. Th
treaty was confirmed by only one branc :;
> of the Mexican Legislature. Before %
: other house could act upon it Santa Al
ma was over,hrown. Yucatan sent del
, u,ies to push The ratification Of the 'Ie'
n. ~ with the Provisional Goyernmen
a and subsequently with the ;adminlsl:r' !!
J, tionss, Of Herrera and Paroles. Durll
e the interval Yucatan was de tacto ind
9 pendent. Though represented by de
If uties in the. General Congress and mai
: tanning commercial intercourse und
e the Mexican flag, she neither paid lta tax
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