Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-01
1yJJRSDlY MORNING. july /. ISL.

President in permitting the return Of that icer. The
r, pulican faces the nunicalion with the follow
ing remarks:
I'VE unite with correspondent 90 in requesting
our worthy contemporary of the Nlrginan repabIsh the
editorial article in which he approved unequvocally
q, the policy Of permitting Santa Anna To return To MeA
leo Did our ..uusophisicated neghboy really approve
o. the policy Of sending Santa Anna from Punishment to
head the armies Of Mexico and the confidence Of
his country
We are always ready 10 oblge nciglbors.and LA e
taken the trouble the iure, 10 our files 10 see
what We did say With respect 10 the admission OF Santa
Anna into Vera Cruz. We should be most willing, did
il not SAVIOR ofvanity, rcpubsh every line we penned
bapon the subject, from the first rumor 81 such step.
dawn 10 its official acknow edgmcni by the Pr sdent in
his annual message Whilst il would not lie altogether
b,couinp in us thus to reproduce ncubraons. if the
Republican thinks it make anything out ct them,
either in conyic,inr US Of Inconsistency Of udg
ment and will agree 10 insert them. copies shall be fur
nished On rcpcrusins spcculaions ihrownoh upon
the spur of the moment. We have reason 10 be SATISFIED
with II corcc,n SIS Of our Of the character OF
Santa Auna and OF the peculiar position in which he was
,lced tow ards his coun,rymen by his return from ban
;bmeu, through the conuivancc Of their enemy. Our
y.ws have been sneuarly verified by the progress Of
events We might, without much vanity. lay some
claim 10 knowledge Of Mexican character and politics,
na ri the mental and moral attributes OF Santa Anna,
un the strength Of our current editorial speculaons du-
,;ny the latter half OF last year.
when the rurnor was first started by letter writers
,,,n Havana. gave it ready credence Our conf
.uce in It's truth not impaired in c'nsequ nee OF the
.,iye and une1uvocal denial by the official oan.oi all
L,,uedee on the part Of the government of such pro-
cceling nor the consequent dennnclaon OF the report
Wing fabrication aud calumny, by The Democratic
,ess peneray-decevcd it by the bold and false
disclaimer of the Cnon
when the fact was known that Santa Anna had
,nay PASSED through the hl,ckading squadron after cN
animation hy the Guarding officer the policy of the
sure was immediately vindicaicd by the Administration
Mess and as fercely assaIled hy the opposition. We
believed tina, good NIGH, result from the sep; that the
Administration might have an understanding with Santa
Au, that he from knowledge OF the disparity 81 the
resources Of The countries and from his own inter
.s7 being ben,d,d Y Ioacc would be more willing TO
enter into negotiation aud that, al any rate peace was
more likely to he made, there wcrca e@nar aud strong
Government existing With which treat. than if anar
chy pre,ail,d. We had s,mc concept on Of the diff
cul,ies now in the way T., racifica,n, when the policy
is boldly proclaimed, tlla in order to make peace,
mus, first sci npa static government whcnwith 10 treat
Mr.. Polk for r,mi,,ing Santa Anra to Mexico. On the
other hand do perceive that we expressed ap
proval Of that measure until the Goth of October last
when we find the following remarks:
SANTA ANNA
We give copious details If Mexican and the
adroii letter OF Santa Anna which posse much inter
est at the present junclufe The course OF tins gentc
man. as he is designated by the official organ, not
consistent with what he is alleged 10 have told
would bp-h,t s f)ufuma bile Ia the
state at public opinion in Mexico. Our readers will
i-,ar in innd that have uniformly whilst giving
him credit for desiring peace from personal consitra
lions predicted that his accession TO would be sig
ualized by yelementlradcs against the peIGdous North
Americans. The circumstance Of his passing, without
interruption, through M ckadins squadron Of the country
with which his was al war, OF Itself rendered HIM
an object Of Suspicion and to have, at proposed sub
mission would he efltctually 10 Illustrate all his ambi
tious views by shocking the national feeling We were
prepared therefore, for such language. Its evident.
from the letter itself. that the enthusiasm Of the Mex
lean people is thoroughly aroused. Just sense of the
impending danger Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT has gone far to
hush the voice of faction, and will make them little
gardiu Of the forms Of constitutional government, provi
dcd there he the necessary energy and efficiency IN re-
relling the INVASION This of things is, on the
whole, favorable the views Of Santa Annasinte he
he is unquestonably the ables statesman and best gen
cral of the Rcpulc-the leader capable Of render
ing good service in the gloomy hour which isai hand
He thinks himself the man for the crlsls-and in this
The Administration has been unfortunate in its ncgo
tiaon with Santa Anna. lie has from the force OF cir
cumsiances been compelled to play them false even
he had no wish to do Our Government freely per
mittd the entrance into bipckaed port OF IT, man. of
all Others best qualified to unite the hearts OF his
iymep and TO elicit and direct the national energies in
carrying the in his suite, accomplish
cd and gallant generals. whose appearance in
Mexico at such time, calculated TO inspire conf
lcnce and reanlmate their countrymen.
The official organ has explicitly denied that there
was any understanding between our Government and
santa Anna. " do not heed this denial. We believe
there was negotiation, and that Capt. Nlackense
the agent of Mr.. Polk. We certainly do not censure
the proceeding 1t has not turned was expected.
but ihe issue might havs been different in which
all Of credit would have been claimed for the
Administration But. surprising the denial be entitled
credence. how shall explain the admission Of San
Ia Anna into Vera Cruz That he bore passport,
paper Of which operated open Sesame
or that Commodore Conner had been previously in.
siiucted TO let him passno can Tor moment doubt
Com Conner would have been guilty Of something like
treason. in thus aiding and aheng the enemy had he
ii his own accord. permitted 81 important reinforce
Inent q political and military skill TO enter Vera
Cruz.
The official organ. think should now bless Mr.
Senator Davis proxity, which led To the defeat OF the
two million bill. 1t is bad enough that Santa Anna
should have gued the Government by srecous rrumls
ofhis influence in favor OF peace. IL would have
hecn horrible had he fobbcd the Two millions Of dollars