Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-02-03

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brings accounts from Mexico full Of inte-
rest and Importance.
CORRESPONDENTS THE n. o. PIcAYUNE.
U. S. SUADRoN, Anton Lizardo, }
December 80, 1916.
NV Dear Sir: | send you herewith an
abstract of the vote of the Mexican Con-
gress for President and Vice President of
the Republic, which took place on the Odd
instant, and was received at Vera Cruz
by the mail of to-day. The vote was ia
ken by States or Departments, each State
having one vote, determined by the majo-
rity of It's deputies. The on y candidates
who received the votes of a State were
Santa Anna and Francisco Elorraga.--
Seventeen States voted, including the dis
trict Of Mexico, and two territories. Sam
ia Anna received the votes of eight States
and the district of Mexico and two terrific
ries, being eleven in all. His opponent
was the choice of nine States. OF course
the election fell on Santa Anna. Ninety
nine deputies voted, fifty for Santa Anna,
forty for Ellorriaga, and nine for other
candidates. Gomez Farias was elected
Vice President, having the vote of eight
States and two territories. Melchor Ocam-
pc received the vote of eight States
II thus appears that Santa Anna is elected
by a majority of one OF the Representa-
tives. The election does not appear to
have been satisfactory. Neither the De.
partmentS of Mexico or Vera Cruz cast
their votes for Santa Anna.
The want of arms is complained of from
every quarter of Mexico. Santa Anna
calls the attention of the Government to
his destitution of arms and munitions of
war. The corps of the National Guard
are not half supplied. 1t appears that
arms cannot be obtained from any quarter
even if money could be procured where
with TO purchase them. A proposition
has been submitted to Congress to raise a
fund for this purpose. Ii is calculated
mat $4,000 men may be armed, out of
the 100000 fighting men of Mexico, and
that from one 10 two millions Of dollars
will be ample for this purpose. 1t is pro-
posed TO introduce the arms from seward,
by land from Yucatan, and finally to estab-
hcu lounuTteS anu dffnOrleS.
The day before the election of Presi-
dent, the various ministers of State threw
up their portfolios.
1t appears that the embarrassments of
he treasury can neither be comprehend
ed nor described. Some of the PROPOSE
lions for raising money appear to be of
he most quixotic kind. Almonte has late
v submitted plan by which each De-
oartment is to he taxed in the ratio of its
representation, paying $4,000 monthly
or each of its deputies. A part of the
States are to hand over their quotas to the
yeneral-ln-chief of the Army of Opera
ions, and the rest 10 the General COM
handing Vera Cruz. The generals re-
,eiving the money are TO dispense it at
heir own discretion for the purposes of
he war, accounting to the General Co
'ernment. No allowance is to be made
or the expense of collection.
The present administration have been
elected by so equivocal vote, and are so
unpopular in the more important
States, that they can hardly be expected
o contend successfully with the embar-
easements of their situation. Ii Santa
Anna remains at the head of the army,
Farias will of course be entrusted with
he civil administration, the burden of
which ne cannot support. OF course he
will have to sustain the odium of all the
endorsements and all the reverses,, of
he country. If Santa Anna is forced
o retreat or loses battle, he will ship
I'LL the blame upon those who conduct
he administration. And when Farias
and his Cabinet succumb, and in all
human probability they will fall before
many months are past what will come
next?
If Santa Anna keeps his army togeth,
err he will probably march on the capital
and this will be the prelude of civil war.
do not think the country under any cir
cumstances will tolerate Santa Anna's
The regiments from Pue-
b!a and other departments now garrison
ing Vera Cruz will be quite likely 10 be