The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-03-11
Brief History of Mexico.


The following briefhistory of Mexico
since its independence will afford some
faint idea the disagreement and an.
archy which is pronounced by every
rejecting mind to be worse than abso.
luie despotism-which has desoIated
that beautiful country for the last TWEEN
ty-fva years. lis occupation by the
American troops will he the first taste
of good government it has had in many
years. Our holding it would be an un-
denlable blessing to its Inhabitants
The war has now become enc of hu.
manity and not Of conquest.
Upon the adoption of the Constilu.
ton of 1924, which was copied from
our own--Victoria was elected Presi-
dent Of Mexico, and was installed on
the first of January, 1925. He had
scarcely, however, served out his con-
stitutional term of office, -four years.
when a most violently contested cleo
ton declared Pedraza as his successor
on the 10th Of September, 1928. The
unsuccessful party, alleging fraud, de-
clared Guerrero to be tho rightfully e.
lecled President! on the LIST of January,
1929. He held his Office by a very pre-
c%arious tenure, until October, 1880,
when he was deposed by dissatisfied
partisans, and Bustamente proclaimed
President. Bustamentc was in his turn
displaced through the influence Of the
young General Santa Anna. Pedraza
was by him recalled to serve out the
three remaining months of his term
Upon the expiration Of this time, Santa
Annahimseli became President in 1888.
He retired for a time and left Gomez
Farias 10 fill his place.
On the 18th Of May, 1884, Santa An
ma dissolved the Constitutional Con-
gress and Council, and by a military
order summoned another. He sudden
ly became a c~eatralist. Farias was
Geposed and Gen. Barragan took his
place. The new CentraIist Congress
met in January, 1885. Their first or.
der was for tho disarming the militia Of
the States. ,Zacatecas refused as well
as Texas. The plan of Toluca went
into operation under the auspices Of
Santa Anna, which abolished the Leg
islatures of the States and changed them
into military departments, each under
a military cemmandant, and all ofthese
to be amenable to the chief authority, a
dictator Santa Anna. Upon this, Tex
as took up arms-declared against the
revolutionary plan of Santa Anna; and
in favor of restoring and maintaining
the constitution of 1926. Zacatecas
had also taken this stand, but was re-
duced by the dictator. Texas remained
yet to subdue and to compel
"To sue for claims and own a conqueror."
This her noble Anglo Saxon blood
forbid. In September 1885, Gen. Cos
marched against her. In October 1885
she found the Lexington of her revolu-
ton at Gonzales; and Bunker Hill at
Goliad, a Saratoga at San Antonio,
and finally on the 26th Of April,
1886, a Yorktown at San Jacinto.
On the Cd of March previous, however,
it utterly vain to struggle for the
establishment Of the Mexican Con-
stitution of 1925, Texas had declared
her independence.
In 1887, Bustamente was again elect
ed President Of Mexico. In July, 1910
another revolution broke out, in which
Gen. Urea and Gomez Farias seized
the Presidency, and after a conflict of
twelve days agreed upon an amnesty.
In August, 1841, Paroles and Santa
Anna both rose against Bustamente,
bombarded the city and deposed him.
the same month Santa Anna
had the 'plan ofToluca' superseded by
another, that of'Tacubaya,' which gave
the General of the army (himself) the
power to call a Iunto which should E.
|ect a provisional President. In June,
/ 849, Congress assembled under this
revolutionary 'plan.' In December,
Santa Anna dissolved it. 1t was not
until January 1874, that the Mexican
Government got fairly into operation
under this new plan. .'" o. i,l cta,
At the instance Of Santa Anna, four
millions ofdolIars were voted by Con-
yress to prosecute the var against Tex
IS. He retired soon after to his plan
and Canalizo was elected Pres
dent by one vote. gL
In the fall of 1914, Paroles declared
Santa Anna, and marched a
the capital. On the 9Th Of De-
1914, he was deposed and Gen.
Herrera elected provisional President.
This was the time that Santa Annals
eg was dug up and dragged through
he streets, of Mexico and he himself
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