Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-02-03

.-s0ie remnant Of il bad taken
relogss large force. They were, however,
without any General in whom the people had
confidence, andtwho could clusieraround him,
in time of.the national peril, the military spr-
il Of the country. Where could they find such
General2 How were they TO obtain him
There was but one attainable to them he was
then an exiie--had been driven out for abuse
of power he was a General Of skill, Of ex-
hausiIess resources of mind and energy Of ac-
ton, who could strike out Of chaos the means
to prosecute the war with yigor. That Cen
eral was SANTA AEsA; and the President Of
this country sent him back 10 Mexico to head
her armies and slaughter our soldiers. We
knew it; every body knew it, The President,
in his message Of December, 1876, admitted
that be had permitted him to return. But
now we have something lillle more definite
on this point. He read from the ''Union" Of
the 18th January, lS4S:
IPriYaie and confdential.1
u. S. NAVY DEPARTMENT, Nav IS, 1886.
Commodore: If Santa Anna endeavors to
enter the Mexican ports, you will allow hun
10 pass freely.
Respectfully. yours,
GEORGE BANCROFT.
Commodore DAVID Conner,
Commanding Home Squadron.
There was the pass granted him BY Mr.. BAN
CROFT, Secretary ofile Navy.
He would now read to the Committee an
extract from Com. CoSSER's letter TO the Ma
w Department, dated on board the Princeton,
SACRIFICES, August l6, 1876:
81 have allowed him ESASTA ANNA TO enter
without moestation, or even speaking the
vessel, as | was informed by The senior En-
glish naval officer here (Capt. LAMBERT) she
carries no cargo, and would not be allowed to
take any in return. Icould easily have board
ed the Arab, but deemed il most proper not
ITO 90 so. allowing il TO appear as if she had
entered without my concurrence. 1t is now
quite certain the whole country-that is, the
garrlsons Of every town and fortress--haye
declared in his favor. But. unless he has
learned something useful in adversely, and be-
come another man, he win only add TO the
distractions ofthe country and be hurried from
power in esstha1 three months"
Here we saw that Mr.. Polk gave SANTA
ANNA passport into Mexico, and was deter
mined TO conceal from the people, the true
sovereigns, his objects in thus returning him,
and carried his doctrines so far as to induce
the gallant Commodore TO adopt the same
principles, and declare he thought IT best 10
let him pass without It's appearing TO be by
his concurrence. And still the friends OF Ex
ecutive prerogative cry out against the people,
who want to know how their power was
exercised ssAid and comfort" The gentle
man from Indiana Mr.. RoBNsoN) tod them
yesterday that every moment they delayed TO
act upon granting the supplies demanded by
the President-voting them hoodwinked"
as Mr. L. supposed--they were alfordng
"aid and comfori''to the enemy. What did
he think of the *'aid and comfort furnished
by the President in sending them SANTA ANNA
and forty able Generals TO head and direct their
forces against us TO create resources where
all was exhaustion; TO establish order where
all was anarchY2 And what did he think OF
men who sustained the Executive in this "aid
and comfort" and justified him in sefusng
that information TO the people whose sovereign
right it was 10 demand and receive it.2
In connexion with this, he would ask the
attention OF the House TO what SANTA ATN.'s
opinions We're, as declared in letter written
by him March s, 1876, more than five months
before his return to Mexico. Mr.. Il. read from
the documents accompanying the Presidents
message of December, 1876, at page 81 otthe
document, an extract from letter OF SANTA
ANNA, in which he made an elaborate stale
erned, showing that his great object had been
so to manage his power in Mexico as most
effeciually to resist the .'ambnous efforts" as
he denominated them, Of the people OF the
United States.
These {said Mr.. To were the sentiments
expressed as early as the Sth Of March, 1916,
and probably known to the President of the
United States, of the man who restored 10 the
Mexican army to head and direct them against
the forces of the United States; and it was in
relation to this extraordinary movement, this
suicidal folly on the part Of our President, in
volving such terrible cost in treasure and blood
10 The people of the United States, and in con
nexion with the war power of the Govern
ment, that this House had asked 10 be inform
ed by the President. Yet he put on the frown
of his prerogative and said, Your call is un-
constitutional because il is unconditional
MIR. L. was here interrupted by the cry Of
"Mr, Chairman" from dozen competitors
for the floor, the hour having expired.