Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-28

The following is going the rounds as the
vcrtable PASS granted to Santa Anna by presi-
dent Polk -
"The commander of our naval forces in the Gulf Of
Mexico i. hereby notified NOT TO DISTRICT
TIE PASSAGE Of General iHt0nio Lope. ne San
IN lnna and suite to Merico. should he desire To- re-
turn hilhrr. JAMES *. POLK"
The New York Gazette publishes the above with
the following remarks:
6" How it has been made public it is not stated
Probably through the instrumrualiiy of some naval
officer. We have reason To doubt it. aonuincness
and should be glad it the Union would cnliuhtcn rs
vita It's present opinion as 10 the buudrr in dpuu-
acy, OF which Mr.. Polk has been accused in granting
this document"
Blunder in di plomacy, indeed 1t was cor
structive treason laid and comfort" and the
quntessence of every other iiquity that the
Union and It's l.ocoioco echoes are so fond of
charging upon the Wings in connection with
this internal war.
But whether the above " Pass" is the precise
form adopted by President Polk. or not is of the
slightest conceivable consequence. 1t is Ger
tainly in almost the identical words used by
Polk in that Tart of his last message which
explains this extraordinary and unprecedented
transaction. After intmatng that one of the
good results 10 be anticipated from the return of
Santa Anna to Mexico would be likely tc spring
from the intestine divisions" which his pres
encc there would create, (thus erhibiiing the
President ofh Tniied Statcs in he acLnorledged
a9itude Of a toment'r and promoter Of Girl wa,'
AMI domestic murder and treason uit.n the bur-
ders Of a ncghdoring Repnbtic , Mr.. Polk goes
on to say -
/ In view Of these facts and circumstances ii was,
that, When orders were issued To the commander oi
our naval forces in the Gulf on the 18th day of MAY
last the day on which the existence OF the war was
recognized by Congress to place the OF Mexico
under blockade, he was directed NOT TO OBJ
/ STRICT THE PASSAGE OF SANTA ANNA
J TO MEXICO, should he attempt to return"
The Union. with a great display of two-and,
sixpenny virtuous Indignation, officially denies
that the Pass" Qrom the \. Y. Gazette was
ever granted to Santa Anna by Polk. Perhap.
it was mol but where, in the name of common
sense, is the difference The Pass, or Order
as Polk calls i, was issued to the commando
of our naval forces in the Gulf" and if it relieve,
the author of II from responsibility, that he gave
the Pass TO Com. Common for The bencfi Of SAINT,
Anna, instead Of TO Santa Anna himself, ",
should be glad to be informed by what process
of reasoning it can bc made to appear.
T, The truth is, the almble and undenial lie fac
that the restoration Of Santa Anm 10 Merico b
! President Polk has indefinitely prolonged thi
odous war, aud infinitely increased lis horror.
and mainly contributed TO those bloody result,
, subsequent to the decisive actions of Palo An
and Resaca, which have thrown the nation int
mourning for the loss of some Of its most value
;, and valuable officers and ctizens-the fact thu
+. this permitted return of Santa Anna at once IN
e parted courage and confidence to the Mexica
forces, disprited by disastrous aud sigma deiea
q and placed that willy and capable knave in tn
r. very position where he could successfully ii
e woke tine national pride and the national patio
b; Ism TO oppose the " n>aders,' as he ii not ia