The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-06-22

hi6 biui wiz chiy INV hCtS vi. ttiuu)
intended TO iranqulize the republic, &c
SGT its suspicious at TEST, and to arrange
the occasion for carrying into effect his
base designs He uttered these protes-
'aions in The middle of March last, when
he saw the public discomfort manifest
itself against his power and his plans!
But what followed2 Did be not contln"
ue To protect Ei Tempo, a newspaper
established in the capital itself, for the
sole object of rendering republican forms
od;ous, and Recommending the necessity
OF monarcy i edvancing every argu
ment which codlI be supposed calcula-
ted to lead astrsy the good sense OF the
nation2 Did he convene another pop-
ular Cangress7 Did he reiract the sum-
moas which he had issued in January
placing the fate OF the nation at the mer
cy Of the low men who remain among
us Of the old colonial regime?"
As lensthe ed as The quotations are
from-the proclamation OF the Mexican
chief, the occasion would not admit OF
greater abbre,ialion. This document
reached Europe about :he lst October,
and the foregoing extracts carried dis
may 10 the bosoms OF such soyereigIs
and monarchis;s as were relying upon
the adhesion of Gen. Parades' to the
'monnrchical party to rear throne IN
the city OF the Monlezumas. II was fa>
tai TO their long cherished hopes and de-
sires in restraining the progress Of re-
publican principles, and the political OBJ
Iteration of a State which had been re-
cngniscd by them as republic. The
press in Great Britain and Oh The conii>
nent seemed 10 unite in common
warfare against its author, because he
Advocated the institutions Of the New
as being superior to those of the Old
World, and was fascinated by the ex-
ample OF nation this glorious Union)
no, yet century old, and which, under
its own government, has attained de
gree OF prosperity and advantages not
enjoyed by ANY other powerp AS a
specimen of the articles which appeared
from day 10 day against him, We copy
the sui joined paragraph from leader
of the London Morning Chronicle
Lord Palnerston's organ:
The fact Is, the whole speech is that
of false patriot, who contemplaies one
act Tor his country and a hundred for
mis- par,yj who enlarges upon imaginary
dangers, and pr+iermiis the real ones.
Still he will save his country-spite OF
her weakness. her facIous, and her III
gratitude, he will save heroic Mexico
How, and from vhat7 Not from the
Armies of Gen ~Tayiof-ihere is but
slight mention Of these. Not from the
riAemen Of Gen Keainy-for Santa
Anna, they may remain at rest ~ New
Mexico. Not from the lamentations OF
Commodore Sloat--let him stalk over
the CALIFORNIA; ii he can. Mol there
is no saiyaiion here. The real evils
from which Ills dear country shall be de
livpred are the evils Of dIctatorial
government, and. more important still,
The imposition ct a European ..monar.
chy. Miracles, however,
alone can save that country whose pros
tectors can exercise ghosts. when they
ought TO shoot assassns. The Euro.
pean interference is n stalkiGg-horse-
the American aggressons are stern,
palpable realny.' ...4..
With Santa Annals retu n 10 his ma
live county, accompanied ny such en-
phatic expressions Of his hostility, moi
only to monarchical form Of governs
ment, but 10 The base designs OF Paroles
to intrigue for, and place upon the cons
templatcd throne OF Mexico, a Spanish
prince, the last ray Of hope vanished
with the rulers Of Europe to- regulate
the balance of POWER on, this hemis-
phere. In il there was proud triumph
of the sentiment Of Mr. Monroe 10 1923
-nobIy responded to Throughout, the
length and breadth Of this land al. the
Tune Of its utterance-tbat the Ameri.
can continents by the free and ndspen.
dept CONDITION which they have assum,
ed and maintained, are benceforih not
to be considered as subjects for coloni,
zaiion by any European power In his
frsi annual message, Mr. Polk rei,era-
ted this entenoe; combining, however,
the region to which it related TO the
North American continent; and be and
his patriotic contemporaries enjoy the
gratfication, through The wisdom Of his
craftsmanship, of b'holcing his doctrines
carried practically into effect.
Had Paredes been continued in pow.
err, his influences might have succeeded
with his counlrymen. in securing their
submission TO prince under the 'nrited
policy spoken OF by the 'TImes;' in
which event the war against us would
doubtlessly, have been made the com
mon cause OF the European powers
alluded to- supposed TO be England
France and Span--and prosecuted until
Texas, for which alone it was waged by
Mexico, was wrested from our embra.
ces. or until our victories were complete
over their combined forces. All this
has been avoided by the decided tone OF
Santa Annals declarations with regard
to European interference. We may be
compelled 10 overthrow again and again
the armies OF the Mexican captain, and
we may even Stay him in battle, before
u peace is conquered; but we cannot be
unmindfol, that whatever may be his
vices and his imperfec!ions--and their