The Arkansas banner., 1848-04-25
SlNfl ANNA.

~Watrh Tower," published at Jslapa. Mexico. it contains an interesting account of the surrender of tho Mexican ex-ehief, and his distinguished recep- ton by Gov. Hughes. He ia really OF at last. and no mistake. The following we take from
 SANTA ANNAsS VAEEDICTORY. ANTONIO LoPEE DE SANTA ANNA, GsneTai e( Dicis-
 IOa. aad Esii-dessTviag e Ais eOuntry, 10 his fsl
 lols-couRtyymea:
 Ca tho eve of quitting the beloved land of my private life, it becomes my duty to address you fos the last time, in order to acquaint you with the true motives which compel me to condemn myself to a voluntary ostTaeism- Far he from me The idea of opening afroah, al this solemn moment, the wounds which have produced. in the bosom Of my country, the struggles cs parties-ihe continual agitaiions which have conducted ne to cur present situation. A noble object dictates these lines: am not imPeied by pride or ambition. Indebted 10 the Republic for thousand spontaneous acts of honor, whereby she has inscribed my name forever in her aahals it becomes me to satisfy her in quitting her eon6nes at the most critical moment which could arrive to any nation, and when foreign hands saaieh from us the embleSns sf our sovereignty, and the sPoils Of the immense territory which cowsrdiee, egotsm, and treason have caused 10 fall into their powers. In simple phrase, devoid of eratorcal pa- rade will sacciHcty Feafe the events as they have occurred.
 You have been witnesses of the eourse of conduct pusued by me from the day when the solemn pro clsmsiion Ot August, 1916, restored me to my c0un try, In drawing me from the exile ln which the hsred snd Fahcor of factions had plunged me. The CaPitai of the naion--the popula ion stretching from Vera Cruz 10 San Luis-are witnesses that al that period, was overwhelmed with honors and praises by all classes of society which more and more excited my gratitude towards the generous nation who placed implicit confidence sn me Hea- ven bea,s witness that while these things were rassing around me, never ceased 10 address my fn~t tfa. of the Mexican name.
 Destiny and the cspriccs of fortune had facilitated to the of the United States the victorious pas sage of their standards the waters of the Rio Bravo; the hapless fields of Palo Alto and Resaca opened, ia the North, the gales of lhe Republic 10 the enemy when, without difficulty and without re- sIstanee, occupied a considerable portion Of the States of New Leon, CoahaiIs and TamauliPas.
 These reverses occurred while WIS langgishing on . cough of pain in Havana in consequence Ot the frequent suff rings which still expeieace from the wound received by me al Vera Cruz while fight ing against the French could then listen to the eounse of personal interest, and IrO6tting by the losses ot the past, enjoy the tranquility ot my re- treat, in contemplating fIom distant country the frightful stoTm winch was soon 10 burst over my native land. l could tien appreciate, in its true meaning, the baseness of pohteal parifs which, pressing around me, offered the incense of their adula,ion and solicited my regards. Then could, aitsG my return, If l was such as my personal ene-
 mics represented, again seiz -d the power which they should place in my hands, ehasiise severely, desertion and caiamny, and maHsge public affairs according to the detates of my co Iscenee and the exigencaes 0i the moment But, to act thus, would have required soul like those of my prosecutors it would require that should compromise the Texan question in manner disgracefn to the dignity and the rights of the nation. have preferred, and iI prefer, to undergo hundred defeats rather than quiesce in the ignominy d the Republic.
 KeYoIutfoDArv te nde ucies comme nc cd 10 DenAfae into headquarters, demoa alizaton beginGiny in few hours, more than fre hundred men Of differ ent corps of the army had forsaken their coloTs in digtnce increased suffering and it became Prsiera. be 10 end the matter, under the blows of the eLe my, than to behold thel troops diminish by deseE- ton and criminal suggestious. My destiny has always impelled ne to march n the midst of dan gers.
 Let 1t be said to the glory and honor of the tionsl army, t was by it's eonsaocy and resignation that was enabled 10 combat the invader in his trenchments at Buena Vista sustained again by these same qualities, I was empowered, noiwiih standing the fatgues of the deseIt and the epidemic which decimaied ii, to traverse the Repobc, and to marshal it, calm and serene in front of the enemy at Cerro Gosdo.
 was dragged from the ieied of battle by reyo- luiion, the programme of which hai in view the overthrow of tho established authorities. In sccor dance with the call Of majority of Congess. took upon me the duties of the Executive office, in order to pat an end 10 this scandal in the capital of the Republic, whise Mexican blood Aowei al Vera Cruz and the eaemy's army menaeed ifs walls. Cricum- stances compelled me to adopt aeonciiaiory policy; and although the same men who pfostrsted them selves, a1 nat moment at my feet the authors of the tumalt of the 27th Feb. forgot their out rages, and thought only of employing our hole strength b secure Inc ehastsement of the foreign inyadsg.
 just entered upon the disrharge of my Execu- tive datss when the loss Of our froatier fortresses Vera CFas and San Juan de Uius, occurred, which opened on shat side the gates of the Republic tcin tasion. immediately flew so the rescue, in or deg to oppose his pzssage-otherwse no obstace would have been found in his route. In eight days, without wofkmen, lacking sufficient instruments, partially fortified the position of Cero Gordo-with . handful of harassed and sick soidiers-and wsfh body of peasants, iuperfectly armed, and snatehed from their labors-I faced fsuIteeu thousand vete- rans flushed with victory. On that occasion, on preceding ohes resolved to give battle, because it was no longer our duty to conquer. but to die.
 After the battle of Cerro Gofdo. uy enemies, aad those of my counfry, presented me, according to their custom, under the most odioas eolors to the whole world. In the city of Mexico, revolution was immediately set on foot, in order 10 depsise ne 0f the Presideneysa the cammand Of ihe army. The honotable character ol the Presdsatad inteia. Ped TO Maria Anaya. alone psevvnied the eonsannatiOn of this attempt
 endeavOred, ai Orizaba, to orgauize some troops,  with the assistance of the patriotic and unfortunate Gen. Aaieaiod de Leea. Ia the very presence of The enemy, performed my march upon Puebla. where Il no longer possible to resist him. in eoase- guencs of the absolute want of every means Of de- fence. The esmmanding Genesal oi thai State, ei- ther of bis own accord under orders from hts SUI PeTos, had collected and transported to great dis tanee ihe materials which existed in thai city for no 0as dreamed of opposing The encroachments of the enemy. l SC, out for Mexico, detrrmined not to lei that capital be captured ~itteat battle.
 During my absencs, the Govrrnnicnt. surprised, 10 speak. by ibe pr5ess of the hostile iorce, by the caisstrephes wkfeh Ead heallcn s by the sgo'- ism of the wealthy classes, by the inseitoa of the faiger portion ar the Sisies sf the Couiederacy, which, eaifeneing themselves bchiad their sover- igniy, did nothing for tie ccnnIoa sse enee-des- paired of the Capitol and descfmined on its evacGa- ton In view oi this Encouragement. aad aiihoega behind me host ot csasplfaees wsfa ircning, resanaed power and took measures to carry oas the accomplishment of my resolution. In-iittie mors than two months, constructed iortheaisons; co.,