The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-25


The following is circular addressed by the Mexican
Secretary OF State Senior Vacheco TO the governors OF
the different States, throwing further light upon his
motives Tor abandoning the capital, ana unfolding ms
his personal designs. There are many passages IN
il of notable import. and the whole document will com
mand attention II was originally published in the Diario
del Gobierno printed at Touca, and thence transferred TO
the Monitor Repu6licano, where we find it:
ToLucA, September Is, 1917.
Circular bv Dr. Jose Ramon Pacheco Sreraru of STATE 10
the Governors Of the different States
Your ExcELEScy. Alter having 10 your cxcelency
from the city Of Guadalupe Hdago the manuscript decree
ency the President ad interim, have now the honor of
a ds Ians sDpss e en- tins s in %
You so worhily govern and that the nation may be inform
Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna previous to his march
his military movements against the base of
authority designed by the constitutions. His exceency
by virtue Of the extraordinary powers conferred on him.
from of circumstances could not be done in con-
tormy with the tenor Of the constitution none of the
bodies in whom these attributes vested being
On this account he has dispensed with one of the
qualifications in Of the colleagues the exc
euve in order to give this additional guarantee
ton Iii also desirable that the place fixed upon as the
residence OF the supreme sup government should be generally
the general government should regulate their actions ac
Impartial history viii day record whatever fate
Providence may have decreed the which brought,
in consequence of which it is now, to our asonshment
indisnaon and grief in the power of the enemy These
In
country The is thai one of the points which
without any orders, and another point having taken
al the end Of the day on the lat after combat fifteen
hours, il was decided by meeting of the generals held
that night in the CITADEL that continued resistance would
only expose the city to pilage, and all of mmo-
rally TO which savage enemy abanCons himself This
Latter was misfortune which his excelIency wished to
he very @ sausea view , 10 Weh he had at
made at lar advanced points In order retain on the
other hand all his armament and the necessary means 10
to hImi latin
cap'uaton resolved evacuate the city that very
night conducting the whole army the city of Guadalupe
lie ldaeo in order take the day according to The
tenions Of his excelency, the road Pueba to redeem
me time all communication with Vera Cruz
Inc troops having already commenced the march, and
having made some progress on the road became known
much to satisfaction surprise thai the people
the valiant ss ha asn no By s, The r., and
se, had undertaken their account the cxternin
marched and two columns under the command of his
exceency and the other under Gen Don Juan Aware
cerca, lancing some of the Americans. subsequently
alter some measures and other circumstances which in
disarmed* ''oF'o " ''' '"Pi''i
In undertaking to carry his first intent the most for
daDe obstacle TO he encountered entire want of
means The troops had been five days without any support
the 10Th of August the date o of ia @
one at padeIna to which present to be
dollar had been sent from any par How cond
De exaGed or even expected, that the city Mexico
carry on the and bear the weight Of the burdens which
are destroying the nation To the evils OF the war; caused
by the invaders it would have become the government
10 add those OF making the army live the expense of The
people, and yet 70 dls6and the troops that they
might devasate the roads and villages would have been
still greater evil The difficulty was supernbe as there
dreadful His easepc ns sedss ad the eo @
urn 70 the republic has above all had contend with
t i.fones but raider he ,han es
Trey ioce WHICH, after being purified and organized il,
nation, he embraced the middle course of dividing the
army INTO sections, under the command of tried officers
ms e5ceeney eserving for hmsefa part Of the cavalry
In nis manner Were obyated the great evils disband
weigh on single district and above all il furnished to the
or shane s srno v nucleus which they could increase
which they demanded without lis9e o a TO sy
regards political organization. hs exce,lencv The
extreme OF pe1pexty OF another kind in which lie was
placed by his discrimination personally the d.
fence OF the Independence of his county, until one of the
teese m o Whcn g many have fallen upon u.s. through
the wil OF God and our own dissensons and under which
we are snering shond put end 10 his existence His
fxceeney d not Wish to be invested with the character
OF August OF last year; his desire being to devote himself
and he has assumed that power was to pnt Down
cVi war whch Was raging in the capital and finally 10
fence His excelency that there was no one before
Won ne could mnks his designations in order release
from pursuing the only object Of his ardent desire and
M mao ni~ upon hun 50 many annoyances that all
abou, meeting othe Congress- composed Of 40 members
and Of Which hardly members eT want oa Of NUMBER
pea on occasions when he applied
mission which had been conded it, in order that the
executive might do M more than carry the will of
the representatives of the nation His cxceliency saw tbn
Tor the new operations which he it would be ne.
cesary that he should be personally absent from the centre
ana that moving with his forces different directions the
very uncertainty OF his movements would great
mCui,es IN Tie administration Of the government saw
naiy the contamination of the triumph the enemy by
abandoning these questions to the designing part
sans Under these circumstances his exceencv
ca 10 issue ue decree which communicated to your cx
ceency and OF which have the honor annex printed
copy Dy Which his exceency the President ad interim
ehdeaVofed to consult only Observance of tho fn
uanenta law in crisis, but the snt ,bo
law and the will OF the nation, on 5rmer COCA
sons. 20 '"'@i WA |
Ills excc.encyony intends by this decree to FIJI v,cuu
III he present umsiances TO preserve representation
which IN possession of the eneny-bu by no means
impose his viii upon his flow-citizens Far from his
he has on this occasion only taken upon himself the s
on OF the difficulty, because neither the capital which
there legislative body and he ready To abide Nv what
ever il may decide. - $3.50
Alter acts SO pure. originating in intentions honorable
ee VIII not be wanting vile passions that always will
after msortune and that very account they
are me more rePfchensble His excellency President
10 MS person. and in his person. irrerapable
VI MS seidenla to devote himself TO his counfrv Cen
santa Anna does not despair account of the 90 mis-.
~ nor on account OF ingratude, which is still worse
lie ,hat ienouhces power, and yet it is posi-
ple tnat stupidity Join with malice TO add ahsnrd
caluiihies 10 ms other disasters He -
aos power, ana with 1t facts To bisor,
Tor ms eternal honor Firstly at the non n, The eay
anu a. aitnoush with various fortune he has
been found confronting the of bs conn,,, nus
ing at all points oil battle and those mo-,
danger; secondly that In Sta,oo -; Po'eu 10
auhoues, us wen hdlviauais as corporations remain in