The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-12
From the New York True Sun
The Present Position Of SANTA Annz.

Inc fOsttOn OF Santn Anna.
We know no eminent man of modern times who has
had such various fortunes and none who has been placed
in more trying and dangerous situation than that IN
which the willy dictator, Santa Anna, finds himself
Emerging from obscure rank, he has been alternately
borne onward by the wave OF popular favor and hurled
from place and power, his star paled before that oil
some rival chieain AT one time esteemed the savior
OF his country and the guardian angel OF its berties al
another driven forth IN exile he has been denounced as
tyrant, whose decapitaon would be national bless
ing Elevated TO power by a masonic faction, he be-
came the idol of the people Originally support
ed by the radicals, he has secured greater inhu-
ence with the conservative party than any other
leader. Forced by The inirgaes Of rival masonic
faction TO embark for Havana, his return to the head of
affairs hailed with one loud national shout from Yu-
catan TO the Rio Grande Surprising that his presence
would insure victoXto their arms all parties united IN
doing him honor The masonic factions LAID aside their
feuds and supported his measures that they might make
political capital out Of the war; the church did so, be-
cause she imagined crusade threatened against her
property and the Mexican people did so, because they
felt that their very existence nation was endangered
Under these favoring auspices, new spirit was at
once infused into the national councils The
church grew vehementy patriotic Appeals to national
pety and national honor were Numbered from every pull
pit and pronunoanentos from every alcaldes office At
this iuncture the church for the first time began to per-
ceve her mistake relative to the character of the war
Discovering that the chief burden OF It's prosecution would
fall her. and that instead of being attacked, she was
respected neutral power by the United States she
has since been using all her exorcsms allay the stor
she had aroused The people, however, still clam
orous far war, and the church could not at once change
ler pOsltOn ne COlseTFdlOS were UIdWH
the church gave them her moral influence, and the pres
ent peace party OF Mexico came into existence.
Conservatism in Mexico has still been the child OF the
church and though the movement may be
temporarily unpopular, it must finally accomplish its pur
poses The recent elections show its rapidly Embarrassing
power and the government will not long attempt to stay
its progress. The late demand on the church for subsi
dy of fifteen millions of dollars, to be raised by the forced
sale OF church property at enormous sacrifices, will unite
the whole body of the priesthood in demanding peace.
The church is fully convinced that if is long
continued, the same emergency will again and again re-
cur UNTIL despoiled of her immense wealth, she is bank
rupt, and the Mexican nation ceases to exist
Already the government has had to imprison several
persons for publicly denouncing this claim on church
property than could be done by "los Ameriea
nos" In Jalisco, Oaxaco, Queretaro and Guanajuao,
the peace party carrying all before them, and
Santa Anna must be convinced that, by opposing It, he
will forever destroy his hopes of continued political pow
er BY urging on the he will forever ALLEVIATE HIM
self from the conservatives while by advocating peace,
he will offend those who elevated him TO power In this
dilemma he would doubtless prefer that other per-
should take the responsibility of causing cessation
of hosties, but he is too shrewd not to desire it. He
knows that his recent demand may yet be forgiven and
that hope is all the anchor on which his future hopes
now depend AS sagacious politician and willy in
trguer he has few superiors. To profound dupcy and
much general intelligence he unes thorough knOwl-
edge oil Mexican character No other in that coun
try so well heal the divisions that agitae her councils
none cAn urge the Mexican troops to greater deeds
of valor but he cannot do impossbilities He is too
wise attempt it, and too INSCRIPTIONS to suffer his
tional vanity to prevent his compoundng either with this
country with the conservative party of his own for the
speedy termination OF the national difficulties