Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-05-17
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SANTA ANNA AND THE PASS;
OF. THE TRUTH At LIST.

:
ceived the farewei, address Of the Bene-
mer.to. on taking leave of his couairyrnen
which may be viewed in the light Of a
dying speech: and an article in Ia, Wash
inctoa Union commenting Oh his depar-
turc-wh:ch may be regarded as Z con-
tess:on, becauA it does confess. in way
of its own, e. way equally charming for
It's honesty and simplicity. all the sin and
iniquity of 1.-The pass a charged against
the same from the beg.ning.-onlg that il
makes a merit Of the sin and boast OF
,he iniquity. and is quite Indifferent 10. or
proud Of. the Consequences OF that most
foolish and fntal indiscrction. Excellent
organ, how little il cares for the wo Of
blood which Santa Annals admission into
Mexico brought upon the people Of the
United States.
''If AlcibiadHs Kill my conntrvmen.
1t A'cihi,des know this Of Tisrcn,
Ihat-Timon cares not
The Union begins It's confession by ex-
pressing lis pleasure at getting rid Of San
II Anna: It gives Us some satisfaction"
il SAYS, so state as fixed fact, that San
ia Anna has embarked for jamaica. =
Had it not somewhat Of the same salts
faction in learning the other fixed fact
of his first landing at Vera Cruz! The
articles which we are reviewing declares
and defends. the pleasure.) I'VE are
happy TO see that he left Mexico under .
deep impression of the Kindness he has
rcccired from ire -4mericanS.' We do
not know what kindness he ever received
except from the President. who landed
him. took him from fighting cocks, and
set him 70 fighting Americans: certainly.
it was not the Kindness he received at
Rucna Vista. or Cerro Gordo or in the
Valley of Mexico. at the hands of TAYLOR
or Scott or 1.-the imer;cans,' of their
commands.
Ru: let Us hear how the Union. while
following the fallen Mexican with its SYM
patty. confa,ses all the folly-and vet pro-
tests the advantageous the pass, and the
Presidents "kindness:''
NV hat is to be the future destiny Of
this extraordinary man, (savs the Union J
is beyond the ken of our sagacitv to pre-
diet: but certain it is. that the Wings can
no longer make any capital of the pass
which admitted him into Mexico. He
hare cr"n cause 10 rejoice at tie opportu-
mtg mhich he has enjoyed. These brac-
cing Mexicans cannotnow say, 1--WE could
have beaten the Americans if we had
seen oar best general at our head. =
! they are now stripped of this preteS..-
Iheg hare had erery adroafdGe achich
fhcy coufd commond in me contest -
They have had three times as much force
we. and acquainted with tho loca itics
of the country. They have been pro-
tectel by every spcci,, Of entire nch-
ments. They hare had Sonta inna. mith
al the resources Of rs fajfdfM mind
the bcsk general Of m1on they cou7d boast
at their hcad. And yet they have been
both vanquished in every engagement
4 They can no longer boast their own Prov
ess in any future war; they must confess
themselves decidedly our f-riors. lie,
us hear no more. then. ofthe famous pass,
nor Of the unjust calumnies which the
Wigs have heaped upon the PRESIDENT
head
/ i is now rather the theme Of congrat-
u7afion than Of complaint.
Truly. in this paragraph, the Union has
made clean breast Of it. 1t admits thai
the Nexicans share had every advantage
which the Presdel, could give thern-
"thev hare had Santa Anna. with all the
resources Of his fruitful mind-the best
general of whom they could boast--as
their head'-put there by President Polk.
and no one else:-thev have been sup
piled with distinguished leaderto ROUSE
UP THE MILITARY ENERGIES OF HIS COUNTRY
MEN" as the Union exultinclv saws in
another paragraph,-the President having
in this way. succeeded better in raising
Mexican armies than American armies-
/ And thus encouraged, and rc-marshalled.
and lei by their ''best general" the Mex
leans had, under Santa Annals auspicies.
the opportunity given them to shed the A.
merican blood which was poured out at
| Buena Vista. Cerro Gorio. Churuhusco.
Molino, del Rey, Chapultepec. by which
thousands of American families have been
covered with mourning But what ofthis :
cries the W ashington Union. 1t has Civ
en- us the better chance TO prove our su-
perioritv.-to vanquish the Mexicans at
every engagement! 1--WE have even
cause TO REJOICE in the opportunity which
he. (Santa Anna) has enioyed,''-t de-
strov SO many American lives, All this.
saws the Union. sis now rather the theme
of congratulation than Of complaint,''-
Was there ever exultation so precos.er-
Gus and SO unnatural!
/ But how does the '.dying speech" cor
respond win the "confeSSIon. Let us
understand the nature of Santa Anna s
gratitude.--of 1.-The deep impression of the
kindness he has received from the Ameri-
cans'-that is TO say. from Mr.. Polk
/ ..What RECOURSE exclaims the exiled
General. in his farewell address, '.reulains
for him who only returned to his country
to satisfy the public wishes. and to FIGHT
in support ofthe noble cause. AGAINST THE
FOREIGN ENEMY" For what other object
indeed. could he be passed. into Mexi-
CO, We were once told that he was SEM
back 10 make peace with US Observe
how fiercely the blood-stained hero Of the
Alamo repels the insulting idea. and boasts
the personal ruin which he referred TO the
ignor1iny Of pacilcation:
In the exile to which | condemn nv.
SELF ne saws, ..the grief which will weigh