Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-06-10
h"e'i0'' q President q uericoPtporoi,on for resi-.

Election q President q .Nerico- P,eporaio, for resi-.
taare.
ihe following We extract from Alr kendalls letters If
the 2llh and DIST
The MeNicans here havonen from the city of Nc, i
which we cannot get hold u their own capfrr. Ill.,
run ~ regularly. Que Of Them It'd me last nipht ths,
i'aoo bai'aonsntae National Gdaid
y crsanlz at the capital tia Qualifications ~,
~ process ID construction nj or near RIO Frn thai ia
belle have been ron up into cannon and thai The
~ an iron foundry at the city II McNicn Enoslns,
have teen compelled 10 cast balls on pr misc - feo,ncr
alton hereafter, Understand. distinctly. thar roi nj,
,hs from Mexican and that il aust lie lakcn with nj
iiwances That there is now prospect nj another f,ht
and hard one. is considered certain hy many ~
ihinkng It viii depend much up N The r. suit ,f The
oon OF President news Of wi i'h Las not a. Vel
The Americans hcfe. Ii Herrera has bean chosen md
aefeeeA'nls wasa parry IN his hsor may he putdeVn
as guaranty thai peace measure, " H prevail on he
siher hand. Santa Anna has been elected or f,en5
OF MS, the struggle may be potacted and nnlbrr stand
made this side u the capital. Il is now Ger ain tina. Sam
Ia Anna was not al the city Of Mexico 10 control the lat,
election in person. although hs approach uih an armed
irce may have lad some effect upon the States al p,
and Mexico. y ~
There is good deal Of doubt and uncertainty in ri,
ton n the President In Mexico; aod deal al snrns
as to the manner Of cho sing This high uneonar, IN H.
pescu Instance. by the constitution, the plan of cleo
ing the President is somewhat SIM ar Ia thai nrot ,,
country: each State in Mexico tbr5nnb its }s,Li m
jarmenfai or State Legislature elects lis candidate ~
thlei Magistrate from among the different members
This mole carelull, sealed and semi ON Ia the c,nl
and when all are caunled the individual whn bns tho ~
OF the greatest number OF STATES declared ulv ,lo,tl
Such Is about the amount Of the lw m r,lsn IN IN
NATTER yet II Is known that IN September last the Con
gress OF the Republic. in an extraordinary session h
santa Anna President and Gomez Fars Vice President
AMI the same Congress- IN the present distracted stats, a,
the country, may do The aqain lftbebiub 6,r,i
aries are chosen riding the constitution ,bcyo A.
several S,ates-'era Cruz, lsmaups Neuva Jenn
Coalhua, Chihu slfna. Naeta Mexico inner CnIfr
MA, aud perhaps one or two tthers-whch can take ma
part the election from the fact thar they are oc,uni
iy our troops. We shall know all about tins nat,r !,
the course ola few days. and IN the meantime lean IN
1Tn you That icre are tUauy intelligent and lnL inr
Mesicans here who believe That Herrera will bc l
ted, but perhaps with them the wish is father Ia tho
hpe. " w
Besides Herrera Ellorihan is talked If Nc o,,l.,
for the Presidency II may be Tecoll,cied That tho l.,
ter made close run with Santa Aan for the same oni
al ibe last Election lie bears an excellent character
among the foreigners and it thought is in favor of
WIN The L. States lie is no mill AIRY man. and thai, is
sayln. good deal fJr him.
SAINT. ASSAs ENERGY Santa Anna whole lG. h,s
= Sen one oil ups aud downs-has been riddle. Aner
ms disastrous defeat at Buena Vista all thoug, his
ef completely broken up yet he WAS found aoan in & n
lce al lerro Oordo. There he with the worst re
verse II all and every supposed him completely an
nhllaed yet we now know that he has collected anob
er tfce around him, thai he is pushing for the capital
and u is fairly to be presumed that man So I'm Of
ekpedients may yet give the American arms some ,rou
bic. ''e ''o'
PUNISHMENT FOR STEALire-Four men were severe
~ punished under the army regulations of (enl scat
On the oth. They received 80 lashes and were irun
~ 'aroagh the streets with their heads shaved AN,
lie word fobher' pasted an their barks Ther name.
~s,r i.ensy Reed, Hugh lea e and Befi.mn Potter
q the An Ar iery, aud d. r. Kevalun OF the ID Penn
sylvania Volunteers The latter was fund Guilty nj
n"'ssesing the three former of breakig twice into The
bus Q" The same Mexican. with threats and violence
r'b0S a'' q everything he 10 sesscd Hard and degrq