Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-05-25
MEXICO.

Retirement OF Gomez 0rtGS, and E.
lection Of a President substitwe-Ch Choice
Of Senior Anaya-His Inaugural I'D.
dress-Sdnta Annals Address 10 Con.
gress-Pr@ect for 10 tiff ing the Cap.
itaI, &c, Sc.
Santa Anna found, on his arrival at
the capital from San Luis. whittier he
had been brought for the .estensibla pur.
pose of putting an end to the species Of
civil war which was raging within its
walls, that Gomez Farias must retire.
How was this to be effected Some pro.
posed one plan, some another; but Santa
Anna would hear of no departure from
regular constitutional action. As Santa
Anna was to leave for the army, it would
not do to let things remain in statu quo.
as the moment Gomez Farias again
become President AT interim, q renewal
of the divisions. conflicts, &c, &C., which
had just ceased, would inevitably take
place. In this dilemma the Congress
we're induced to pass bill, suppressing
the officers of Vice Pre- sident. This oc.
CURED on the 3lst of March, and in the
debate which followed the introduction Of
the bill. Gomez Farias seems to have
been well supported by bis friends. The
division for and against. 80, to 35, shows
how close are party petitions in that as
sembly. On the LIST of April decree
was promulgated to this effect.
1. Permission is granted to the actual
President of the Republic to take COM
mand in person of the forces which the
Government may place under his CON-
mand, to resist the foreign enemy.
2. The Vice President Of the Republic,
established by the Law of the DIST De-
cember last, is suppressed.
2. The place of the provisional Presi-
dent shall be filled by substitute named
by Congress, according to the terms of
the law just cited.
4. If in this election the vote Of the
Populations should be tied, in place of de-
termining the choice by lot, Congress
shall decide voting by person.
5. The functions of the substitute shall
cease when the provisional President
shall return to the exercise of power.
6. On the 18th day of May next the
Legislatures Of the. States shall proceed
to the election ola President of the Re.
public, according to the form prescribed
by the constitution of 1924, and with no
other difference save voting for one In
dividual only.
7. The same Legislature shall at once
transmit to the Sovereign Congress the
result Of the election in certified des-
patch.
An election was, therefore, held by
Congress on the disposition of the Vice
President, for a President Substitute, as
the novel term is. There were two can
didates, Senior Don Pedro Anaya and Gen.
Almonte. The former received go votes
and the latter II. voting by person or
le votes against 8, counting by depuis.
ton.
Senior Anaya being thus elected, was
sworn into Office on the 1st of April, aad
entered on the duties of President the
next day; Santa Anna setting forth for
the north and east, to join the army At
2, PM
The press at the Cdpital.-Notwith-
standing all the reverses attending the
Mexican arms. the papers breathe moth
ing but spirit Of determined hostility to
US. They announce that they must hence
forth conquer or perish: that nothing can
preserve their nationality save concen-
trating their energies and readily saeri-
ficing ell on the sitter of theif country.
Senior Anaya's Inaugural Address
A very spirited address was published by
Anaya to his countrymen On his accession
to power. He began BY abiding to the
danger which the loss Of San juan d'Ui.
loa and Vera Cruz has brought on the
capital, and states that it is now nsess.
sary to "savo our country or perish"
Fortifyiing the Capital.-'rhs Pres.
ideRt Anaya. Immediately after taking
the reins of Government, called together
the principal military officers in the city.
with view to consult on the best manner
Of putting it into state of defence. They
were unanimous in Recommending fofti-.
fcations TO be constructed, and the work
to be begun forthwith. In the Republi-
cdno. it is stated, that the Chief of the
Engineer corps present had been instruct
ed to prepare plan for presentation to
the Government Immediately.
Preparations.-The canaon foundry
ut Chapultepec was in full blast. There
were two Paixhan guns of large salibre,
and two eight FOUNDER field pieces cast
thara on the 4th uIt.