Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-01

vlrwi which he had nj the very commencement causp
the Qualifications Ia b. made AT far advanced p,ins. Il
order To retain on tho other hand all his armament, am
tbs necessary mcaus IL continue lh war. without OWN
| them t Illuminating capitalization, 1t was resolved !,
evacua'e the city that very night, conducting the whole
army 10 the city III Guadalupe do llidalv, In order :,
Ahe tho next day, according 10 The ntentms oi his Tx
ceenry. the rad Ia Pueba. To redcem that city ou,
the power Of the enemy cutting oil al Mo same time al
communication with Neta Cruz
The troops having already commenced the march, and
having made some progress the road became know
AZ much To our satisfaction M surprise. that the people
who the day before. although supported 10y tho army aud
the valiant National Guards had taken ~, part in the
struggle Ind undertaken their own account the "a
termination VI tho invaders immediately The army was
commemorative, and two c'lunns one under the
mand OF his EXc,leney aud The other under Gen DON
Juan Alvarez. penetrated as Tar Tho sireais oi Santo
Domingo and La Ceica, ancing Of the Americans
Subsequently, after some measures and other c,reun,san
ces winch II Is unnecessary 10 mauu the heroic PEG
pr ot The capital were dsarmejs
In undertaking Ia carry out his frat intent the mos,
urniddbe obstacle To be encountered VAS tho entire
want oi money. The troops had bouu five days without
any support. HIS ENcrlency the President had cAhaus
ted all his personal resources From tho lqh Of Aupus
The date OF the misfortune nj Palcrna, 10 which our
present situation Is 10 be aser"d up 10 thai day that
Is. III ~ days-noi man dollar had been sent from
ANY part. How could II be- cXacied, ar even ,xpcieJ
that The city OF Mexico. which had already mad. no ma
ny sacrifices. should alone carry on the war and bar Tho
weight oi The burdens which dcsin ,ynu the n,iou7
To the owls oi tho caused by The invaders il wmld
not have become the Government 10 add Those OF maxim,
the army live at the expense Of The people, n,d y,t n,
dsand the roops, IN order that they m,o lit dtya.a,e m,
rnds nnd 'lTgcs, would have been still greater evil
he difficulty WAS insuperable. there as no C,l ~,
that day t tho soldiers aud The situation was dreadful
Ills EscelIsncy the President, since his return Ia In,
Republic, has, aboye all. had 10 contend with diili.,l
ties oi this nature, and 10 them IL To he attributed ibe
greater part Ut our ms"rlnns but rather than destroy
ofce which, alter bong purified aud orlaniyc, IN ,hf
ltrcnt manner, could still be- rendered sotyoal, IN ,ho
naliou, he oabraced The middle course of dividing IN, ar
my into scclons. under the command Of rel I'm ers
giving them MS fuoiions as 10 the roads III w,t, IA,
ake his Excellency rrserving for Inns II pr of III.
cavalry In tins manner were obyiaed HE great owls #
dlsbandncnt Of the nrlny; the burden was ,,ibu,. 90
not 10 weigh single district aud above ali 10 fur
Dish tho States of the interior nucleus which lh,y
could increase shape they may like in order car
~ on tho war which they have all demanded witkn,
listening tonny propositions Of peace from the enemy
As regards political organizations his Excellence s,w
the extreme Of pcTpoxy ol another kind in which n.
placed by his determination continue p,rs,n,v
The defer &C Of the independence Of his 90 inry until an.
of the reverss Of which many have fallen nn,n N.
through the will Of God and our own dssensous and un
der which suffering should put an end Ia b,s az
lslence. Ills Excellcncy did not wish to bc invested
with the character of President ol the cpu, in cofr
nifty with ,hr resolution Of August Of last wear bs ,o
sire bring 10 devote bIms, exclusively To- c,,ryiny an
tho against the invaders; and il he has since
I'd that power. il To PM down ci, il uor ,b,, wac
raging IN the capital and finally 10 raise the necessary
esonrces 10 place II N state Of defence III, Exc.
lcnly saw that There was no one before hom he culd
make his resignation. III order 10 release himself from thai
'nere's charge winch prevented him irom pursuing The
Jnly object OF his ardent desires, and which b,d
upon him NJ many annoyan rs; that all his Efforts and
his repeated orders had been IN vain to brny abut n
meeting Of the Congress- composed or 40 ,ne,,b.,.
which never held i,sreguar ssons Tor wan, of MN
bers and Of which hardly twenty six members couJ h.
assembled occasions when he applied IN il oJ;schr
the mission which had been confded To IT, and in order
that the Executive might do more than 10 carry mn,
the will OF the representatives. Of the nation His FIX
ceency saw that for tho new operations which he med
lt'ed It would be necessary that he should be personal
" absent from The centre aud that moving with his force
IN din. directions, the very unccriani, of his move
nents would occasion great difficulties in The .minstrn
hon Of the Government; he finally the consunma
ton Of the triumph o the enemy by abandoning these
questions IN the views Of designing parsuns Under
these circumstances his Excllccy d,. r,niped II, s.no
the decree which communicated to your Excell.ncv
and of which have The honor annex printed couy
by which his Exccllenry, The Posidon, al interim e.
deavored to consult not only the observance of Tho fun
damenta law IN great crisis, but also ths spirit Of The
law and the Will OF The nation, man Tested former o.
casions
Iii. Excelcncy only intends by this decree To FIJI n
vacuum in the present circumstances to preserve n re
pres- Of the unity and nationality uf tho Repub
lictl iplia ct winch Is IN posse Of the eupu v
but by no means 10 impose his vii upon his fellow chi
zens. Far from tins, he has his ccaspn only taken
upon himself the solution OF The Difficulty because neitl
the capital, which is s legal residence nor in any
part Of the blic is there legislative body and he is
ready 10 abide ny Whatever II may decide.
After acs puIe, originating in intentions so honora
be there will be wanting vile passions that always
will accuse after misfortune, and upon that We
~ account they are the more reprehensibc. His TX
cclency the President carnes in his garments in the
death ofindivlduaIs allied his person. aud in his own
prison, rreiragble testimonials Of his self d, mails 10 de
himself 10 his country. Gen. Santa Anna does moi
despair. account o these msirunes nor on account
OF ngr udc, hich still rse. His exceency re-
nounces ppwer, ana YET u Is puss BILE that stupidity my
Join with malice 10 add absurd caumnes his hor in,
mensedsasers. lie abandobs power, nd win il ron.
gns three facts To history tor his eternal l,,nor First
", that at the north, at the east and ct The cani, nj
though with various fortune, he has been found confon
ng The enemies Oh his country, appearing all points of
the battle and IN those most ex posed danger secondly
that in all the States their resertve authorities. rs well
individuals as corporations, IN the free exercise of
their functions, and IN the ENJOY Of their respective
laws; thirdly. that The milton aud the government which
may he called to preside H. will have abs lue lib
ery to act as may seem proper with regard the ques-
,ion OF war peace with The United States since il has
been proved that neither the presence of their cannon nor
the approach OF danger which has since become reali
ty have had any influence what was due by the Gov
enment Of his Exceency Gen. Santa Anna 10 t,c divn-
ty Of his country To his hon. The Cove
ton with the enemy but what is within The reach of all
his conpatrots, has il been bound by any conpro.
Use, past. present or future II in the publications which
have been made IL NAV have excited surnrise and mi