Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-20


Proclamation, it constituted of the cohsidera-
tons with him for invading that Republic. But we
have found, in the course of casual search of the
hle OF the Union" what appears to be key to this
conundrum. The following abstract of news from
Mexico" originally published in the New Orleans
Courier of April "a, and copied into the !. Union "
OF May A, 1916, Gust month before the Procama-
ton was sent from this city, will show in ,ohat
,oay the freedom Of the press had been invaded to
excite the Indignation of this Government to such
an extent as to enter into the avowed motives for
the invasion Of Mexico by !" the Republican army
of the Union:''
General Amonte is appointed Minister to France, and
Francisco Ledo de Pada and Francisco Lazo Estrada Sc
ereares of Legation These gentlemen at Hapana where
every day they have long conferences with SANTA ANNA who
awaiting with impotence chch is TO re-
place him al the head ofhe Government.
"7he Merican Government has prosecuted tuo neospa-
pSs and two officers of the army. The Reorma and the
Contra Tempo journals in heiaterest Of Santa Ana have
been seized and Geecero editor of the former and Luis Es-
Pine, of the latter, have been arrested.
"The Reforma and TEMPO advocated openly and
boldly The restoration Of Santa anna"
So that the abolition of the liberty of the press
by the tyrants of Mexico consisted in prosecuting
presses which advocated the overthrow of "the
to put SANTA ANNA in their place.
Basft-SS tho .b.-e, t.~-----.s,-~-i Indiu-.~.--
in the " Union,'' could one have understood them
as well as we do now, that our Administration was
calculating upon Santa Annals return to power. On
the 10Th of March, 1916, the scheme was alluded
to on the 4ih OF April person was said to have
arrived here from the city of Mexico who gave in
formation to the government editor that Santa Anna
would return to Mexico in the month Of May, and
that new revolution was at hand. On the 4th OF
June, about the time that Santa Anna was expected
to set out from Havana, this Proclamation was for
warded, and the day following the " Union" betrayG>
ed consciousness of what was on foot.
We have shown that there an identity of pur-
pose on the part Of President Polk and Ex-Presi-
dent SANTA ANNA. That there was also an under
standing, concert, a tact compact, between these
high personages might well have been inferred in the
absence OF direct proof But there is no need to resort
TO Inference The Presidents Message at the meet
ing OF Congress in December last tells the whole story
Il is not necessary for here to quote the entire
passage which must be fresh in the memory of
every reader. Il is enough to repeat the heads OF IT.
:. Scarcely hope of adjusting our difficulties,
&c. could be cherished Says the Message while
PAREDEs remained at the head of the Government,
&c Besides, there was good reason to believe,
from all his conduct, that il was his intention to
convert the Republic of Mexico into a monarchy,
ard to call foreign European prince TO the
ahrone, &c. TSo said SANTA ANNA in his plan.'
Under all these circumstances il believed that
revolution in Mexico, founded upon the ambi-
: tous projects of Paredes, would tend to promote
the cause Of peace, well as prevent any attempt
I. ed European interference in the affairs OF The
E. North American continent DC. In any event, it
was certain that change whateversn the Cos
ernmen. Of Mexico which would deFsive Paredes
OF power would be for the worse, %r~-Santa Anna
/. had been expelled from power blythe army, WITS
: known to be in open hostility to Paredes, and pull
lcly pledged against foreign Intervention and IN
restoration of monarchy in Mexico. IN uieW
: these facts and circumstances ,cas, that whei,
: on the same day which the existence OF tn
!. war was recognised by Congress. orders were Is
: sued to the commander of our naval forces in the
: Gulf of Mexico to place the coasts of Mexico
under blockade, he toas directed not 10 obsfruct
: The passage of SANTA ANNA 10 MEXICO"
This direction given by the PRESIDENT was uil-
doubleday made known TO SANTA ANNA before he
sailed from Havana and il is certain that confden-
tial communications had passed between the Mexi-
can Chieftan and our Administration before the
direction was given. The President, indeed, in his
Message, intimates as much. Information to this
effect of the change in Santa Annals disposition
had been receiued, from sources believed 10 De re-
liable, at the date of the recognition Of the existence
of the war by Congress" &c. The "Procama-
tom framed and forwarded three weeks afterwards
to Mexico not only avows but claims credit with
the people Of that country for the intention to aid in
carrying out the revolutionary "plan" of Santa
Anna, then in possession Of this Government, by
means Of !" the Republican army OF the Union"
FTTHLY.--To enable The Free-fraders TO break
doton The principle Of The Protective Tariff
The statement of this as an object to be effected
by the war will we dare say, be incredulously re-
ceived by our readers. We have il, nevertheless,
from very high official authority, that the war has
actually accomplished this object Thus says the Re-
port of the Committee Of Foreign Relations, II. X.
Feb. "a, ls47,) to whom was referred the Presi-
dents War Message" Of the 18th OF the same
month: /" A new and admirable System of Finance
/" Is the creation Of this Har, alone worth more
/" than all its charges" This System, as every
reader knows, consists Of reduction OF the duties
upon foreign manufactures, with issues OF interest
hearing Treasury Notes nd intf,,ifum TO defray the