The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-02-04


allow him TO pass freely.
Respectfully yours,
GEORGE BANCROFT.
Commodore DAVID CoNNoR,
Commanding Home Squadron.
Under the sanction of this, Santa Anna was ad.
mitted to Mexico. Commodore Connor. in his
reply, transmitting the Intelligence, unintention.
ally. no doubt, censured Mr. Polk for his overt
act " The Commodore says:
Gen. Santa Anna, and his friends
have Just now arrived at Vera Cruz in
the English merchant steamer Arab, from
the Havana.
l have allowed him to enter without
moles,ation or even speaking the vessel,
as was Informed by the senior English
naval officer here, Capt. Lambert, she
carried no cargo, and would not be al
lowed TO take any in return. / could
easily have boarded the Arab, but deem.
it most proper not to do so, allowing
it to appear as if he had entered without
any concurrence. 1t is now quite certain
the ach0Le country-the garrison of every
town and fortress have declared IN his fa-
Uor."
And it is now quite certain that lie and he only
could raise the immense armies, that We're brought
against Gems. Taylor and Scott. II is now quite
certain that the bravery aud discipline of our
troops alone, without sufficient supplies from
houe. met this military chieftain and compelled
him aud his army 10 fall buck. And yet MIR.
Polk talks Of men rendering laid and comfort
at home, his followers initiate his example; but
whit more visible aud substantial aid" could be
given to an enemy than their best and most ex.
pericnced Generull
! Besides this, we must also take into consider1l-
tion the miserable condition OF our armies their
wants aud the sma!lness Of their number. Ap.
preparations had been madeby congress. all need.
iul supplies had been granted 10 the President
but either design or ility prevented our ar
my from being augmented and their comfort aud
safety consulted
1t is not little singular that, in the same lot Of
documents transmitting this pass," oflicia letters
were also contained, demonstrating to the govern
ment OF Great Britain because one of her vessels
conveyed Paredes to Mexico. The dismissal oil
the British Captim is demindeI for render.
ing laid aud comfort" TO our enemy, and yet that
individual is IL true patriot" who gave u free
pass" to one greater far than Parcdes-one, who
has raised armies and fought against our country
men, who has slain them by hundreds and still con.
tnues the most determined opponent OF peace
aud the most feared by the ,eace party.
In this connection, we wish to place tho able
remarks Of John NJ. Clayton, U, S. Senator from
the State OF Delaware. We wish the Dcnocrn-
cy to examine into the "patriotiSm" of their pres
ent Chief Magistrate, so much landed in tile res
olulions of their Conventions, so greatly eulogized
by ofiico-holders and oflice-seekers. Aud while
they are hurping about traitors" and treason
let them tell us what more substantial laid and
comlort" could be given To the Mexicans than
Santa Anna--let them tell us why this covert act
does not constitute treason. III their judgments,
while they would refuse the privilege of inqui-
ring into the measures of a mserably wicked, in-
quitous and unjust Administration. Mr., Clayton
says:
"Many years ago there was a certain
parsonage in our State then province
claimed by Mexico by the name of Don
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. He met
some American troops-if | recollect the
history oftime gone by-at certain place
called Goliad, and induced them to sur
render to him under the promise that
they would be fairly aud honorabIy treat.
ed as prisoners of war, He took out
every man of them, the next day, and shot
them one by one, deliberately, in cold
blood! He violated the solemn pledge
before God and man; and bloody rufiian
-murderous villain as he is-he slew
hundreds of our countrymen, after
pledging his honor to give them quarter,
On another occasion this same Don Anto-
MO Lopez de Santa Anna massacred some
hundreds more of our countrymen at q
place called Alamo. These things are
fresh in the recollection of every Ameri.
can. There is not an honest American
heart that did not burn with Indignation
against this ferocious ruffian on account ol
these attrocious acts. Well, sir, when
this war was declared in May, ls46, the
President of the U. States-the head o
Administration aud of the Executive 60