The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-06-09

not or know not how to defend themselves.
Immediately after his overthrow at San
Jacinto, withouttroublng himself with scru-
Piles, he imputed the misfortunes to two of
his aids who were left dead on the field of
battle, as he was certain that thew would
not return from the other world to give him
the lie, for the simple reason given BY the
Portuguese, that "dead men tell no tales"
In the famous battle of Angostura. he attri-
buted to private soldier, who had deserted,
the fact that he had not obtained a decisive
triumph; as though the enemy was igno-
rant Of his march and his movements, or as
ii this miserable soldier, by any thing he
could say, could give the enemy such infor-
nation as would make the opposing Gener.
al change his plans. and as if the latter had
not already determined upon the place and
manner in which he would receive him and
give him battle. And now, at Cerro Gordo,
without knowing exactly upon whom to fix
the blame, unless he incupates himself, or
without, as we believe, knowing what took
place, he fixes upon the unhappy MAJ
tlonal Guard Of the State of Puebla and
Vera Cruz, and informs US that their mex
periance was fatal to u.s." And after a Sc
we're and critical examination of his military
you shall have washed out the disgrace of
Cerro Gordo, when you shall have restored
and washed out the disgrace of Vera Cruz,
the country will proclaim you its Libcrator,
you will have a just title to its gratitude, and
we will be the first among the number of
those who will render you the homage of
justice"
Santa Anna, however, is not without his
friends. and very able ones too The Diario
del Gobierno, OF the 30th, contains defence
of the battle of Cerro Gordo, and of the Cen
eral, from which, as it is very long, we have
only room for the following extract, to show
its spirit: "Gcn Santa Anna may have
committed errors, for he is man. like all
others, subject to the fraities and uncertain
ties of our nature, but his own misforlunes
and those Of his country are not his work
nor his fault. His intentions have always
been TO sacrifice to himself the country, to
serve it, to defend it, to secure it happiness.
Who saved us in 1929, in 1888, and in
other remarkable epochs? Who lost an
important part Of his body in the war with
the French? Who sacrificed himself at
the end of 1874 and in the beginning of
l845, voluntarily expatria,ing himself in or
der to prevent the effnsion of Mexican blood,
as the hero of Iguala had done in 1928
Who abandoned his asylum, and the quiet
of retirement, leaving his family, his COM
forts, the honors and domestic pleasures
which he en- Dyed at Havana, to serve his
country in war so difficult and degerous2
Who, on his return TO the republic, refused
the chief magistracy to place timsetfin front
OF the enemy2 Who undertook this doubt
FIJI and difficult enterprise, with force in
the greater part uninstructed, naked and
hungry, without military chest or other
resources for campaign? Who made
new sacrifice in returning to take charge Of
the government in the agony of the nation;
puttinga a healthy end to our internal dis
sentions? Who again left his elevated post
and hurried to take upon his shoulders
second time the defence Of the capital and
ofthe whole country? Who has risked his
credit and his fortune, in furnishing subsis-
tence to the army, and remedying. as far as
possible, the public wants or errors2 Who
has postponed his proper interest, his honor
and repose, which he might have enjoyed in
private life, suffering, with heroic resigna-
ton, the shafts of calumny, and the envy of
his enemies, and consecrated himself Who'll
ly, his time and his means, to the service OF
the nation? Who, finally, has given so
many and such repeated proofs of pure pa
triotism?"
From all of which we conclude that there
are two parties in Mexico relative to the
merits of Santa Anna, but that his friends
have at present, and will probably have for
long time, the advantage.
Faoma the Neao York Express, Cd inst
Four Days Later from Europe.
By the clipper ship Rainbow, Ca plain
Benjamin: we have Liverpool papers to the
morning of the 9th of May, her day of de-
parture, for which we are much indebted to
Captain Benjamin.
The news by this ship is Of more favor
able character in relation to the state of trade
than that brought by the steamer, and makes
the news by the steamer of the middle of
May, now due, of much interest
"The cotton market, which has been Sc.
riously depressed during the week, closes