Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-05-17
SANTA Annals ADDRESS,
4. On leaving MEXICO.

IhcCtCuUS!-Cul Tue PONY Ot leaving my
beloved native country, in order 10 seek
in a foreign land the quiet Of private life,
l must address you for the last time, to
explain to you the true causes which
have constrained me to condemn myself
to voluntary ostracism. Far from me,
in this solemn moment, is the idea Of re-
opening the wounds which have been in
fic,ed upon our country by the strife Of
parties, which, by their continued agi,a-
ton, have brought US into our actual po-
si:ion. A noble object urges me TO pen
these lines, free from vanity or fattery.
Indebted to the Republic for thousand
spontaneous acts Of honor, which have
inscribed my name for ever in her annals,
am bound 20 give her satisfaction at the
time Of parting from her, in the most dis
astrous moments in which ever nation
was seen, and when foreign hands are
tearing the ensigns Of our sovereignty
from the immense territory which COW.
ardice, egotism, and perfidy have placed
in their power. In plain language, with
out any attempt Al oratorical display,
will place before you facts, though very
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The course Of events had shown me.
that after every unfavorable event, at
1empts we're made TO divest me Of my
command. / was aware that those who
now pass for ''honest men"-the crowd
and men who we're in COLLISION with the
invader-could not tolerate any longer
the evils of the war, and that sooner or
later they would succeed by their intrigues
and articles in sacrificing me without,
any public good, and merely to crafty
their political passions.
Through a Thousand different incidents
my person had become target for all
the factions, and as never suffered my
self to be governed by any Of them, they
conspired by common accord, for my e1-
termination. In this struggle, you, Mex
leans, must know, that to deprive me Of
your favor, and TO compel me to descend
from the first Magis,racy, honor and the
national rights, were 10 be sacrificed at
the feet Of the invaders. TO conciliate
the country, I, Of my free will, abandon:
ed power, and was satisfied to serve it by
seeking the foreign enemy in the State Of
Puebla. In return for this sacrifice,
have been wounded by the hand which
received from my own the sword which
I voluntarily relinquished.
The arbitrary order depriving me Of
military command, which was Illuminated
against me, was most solemn guarantee
Tor the enemy tina, he could, from that
moment, remain in quiet possession ofthe
places which he had before watered with
his blood-thsnks to my efforts. .
To suffer the loss Of the greater part
Of its territory, involved not only its dis.
honor, but the ruin Of its political exis-
.cnce. Those who can look into futurity
know that those fears which have haunt
ed my mind, will DO realized; for, when
the limits Of the neighboring Republics
are once extended to the heart OF our do
minion, we loso forever the equilibrium;
and through an error in political calcutta
ton, the war has been terminated, and
with tall hopes for our children. Without
the necessity for profound Investigations,
and without appeals to The secrets Of for
eign policy, the man Of reflection secs
with dread that this unfortunate people is
prescribed from the catalogue Of nations,
and that the generation which saw the
struggle Of its independence will assist At
its funeral. have therefore desired and
sustained the war as the only means O &C.
istenee. More has already been granted
than the enemy demanded, and our chill
dren can, from this moment, say, that
they have no future and no country
May it please Heaven that may be mis-
taken in my predictions! $685.. .
The lovers of humanity and Of justice
have raised their voice, even in the Ame-
rican Capitol, to warn us of the immense
danger we run. Fatality and the rancor
Of party, egotism and .reachery, have
prevented our listening 10 the echoes Of
truth, and extemporaneous treaty has
deprived US Of the advantages which we
could derive by suffering little longer
the evils Of the war, and by showing
more firmness 10 meet emergencies.
The state at which matters have arriv-
ed, renders my person no longer Of any
use to my country. A peace to be forev-
er ,exccrated has been granted, and two
thirds Of the national territory have been
sold for dish Of lentils. A shameful
and absurd armistice has been sanctioned
10 consummate the iniquity. What re-
source, therefore, remains, citizens, for
him who only returned to his country to
satisfy the public wishes, and to fight in
support Of the noble cause against the
foreign enemy' What is he TO do who
is pursued in every directions Retire to
a distant land to bewall the immense mis-
fortunes Of the Republic, since political
passions and pnltry interests have sue
ceeded in exalting themselves over the
holy cause Of the country, As.-7 4
q In the exile TO which I condemn my
self, the grief which will weigh upon my
spirits, will receive some mitigation, from
the gratifying idea that ! have preferred
my personal ruin, the loss OF wealth and
ofpower, 70 bending my knee before the
enemies Of Mexico, to obtain by entreaty
peace, which destroys the elements Of