Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-24
1Som he Baltimore Clipper.
TIE UNDERSTANDINGS BETWEEN MIR
FOLK AND SANTA ANNA

That the war with Mexico has continued lorger than
anticipated. are free 10 coniess for, when 1t be
came known that Santa Anna had entered Mexico by
permission Of our government we were strongly impressed
with the belief, that II was with an understanding thai
he would seize the first favorable m,ncnt 10 terminate
the war. We believe that his WaIke tene WIS assumed
for the aston, that by iugratang himself IN the favor
OF the people aud obtaining the confidence OF The army
he might the readily influence them to make peace.
Whenever he should suppose that the proper time had
! 80 W. hsh.ve that snua defeat ur his army
g'ilaions for pracebul if the following e.traoroInry
statement finn the Washington CORE -pondcnt Of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger be correct. Sauta Anna and
cur government also looked to the doGa Of General Tay
or. and not 10 that Of the Mexican army as likely Ia
furnish the greatest facilities for CONCLUDING the war
With the defeat Of Santa Anda my hope Of peace is
considerably diminished for. however strongly the onpn
son press may have railed agalns, what it was pleased
To call the passport granted To that chot certain IL l.
that ON best hopes Of peace rested on him and that n,
hng bat the lnposlll " Of sui lining himself in Nexic,
has thus far balod his crls uac the Conrros aore
to the proposition Of the Government To send commission
ers.
"'lho tone ofhis warlikc dispatches was. from the
Commencement forced upon him by the circumstances
~ which he was placed, and perfectly understood her,
by The President and hi, Cabinet. Santa Annals oul,
hlleo success consisted IN tirs satisfying the national
VANITY OF ms counirrmtn. or ayailng himself If some
inrhy accident 10 turn'a moment the fortunes of war
ana t1tmFroVe that moment for concluding peace BE
came rsrg such a chance a Huena isi. but tho
Pae Of Cerro Gordo has bat an end to his prospects and
with hrn TO oo calculations OF pt ace from that quar-
tor -
The inference from this statement that ,boro b,
all along been perfect understanding between S,no
Auna aud our government that the former was Ia no
permitted to gam v'cory 10 place him in a propor ma
siilon To make poaceand that our government srnn,d
General Taylor ola great portion Of his forccs and eft
HIM exposed with handful Of men TO an attack f.,,
twenty thousand MeNcans for the express burmese If
giving Santa Anna he opportunity which he desired =
However this inference may be sustained by facts we
can scarcely think badly ofour rulers as To h,eyo
that they would desgnedly leave brave and distin
gnishcd General IN condition curing anost sun- H.,
man energy and exeron 10 defend him. in the hone and
expectation that he and his small army would be dei,
ed or cu iopec's. And yet such the insinnaliop If
MOI The direct assertion OF the witer above quoted
The taking from Gen. Taylor the whole of his re,,,l,
troops, aud leaving with him volunteers only-tbc 70
duclon OF his force To about four thousand ghtnr
whon 1t was known that the enemy was within slrIkn,
DISTANCE With twenty tlousan men--,lid excite snr;
ana conmcnt-an the motive for these acts vas ,,,
considered the most rrediabe; but it was left for th
correspondent Of The Public Ledger TO exhibit il as Grim
nal; iorlt be true, that The design of our govcr,r,
was to sacrifice our army at Buena Vista il would IA
serve the deep execraton OF every America, Gill,
hot whatever was the motive, Gen. Tayor ,n,or,,,el
himself by victory which will occupy one of the brrb,
est PAGES OF our history has SO established hinlr
IN me hear's II ms rouniIymen, that they will tr,psr
nm, by accianalon from tho command OF his ,rny !,
head OF the government. Wv