Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-10-15

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This we noW know was not the fact We shall
presently have occasion to advert to the results
of this interview with General Taylor, far more
pregnant of consequences than has been, as yet,
perceived by any one. Commander Mackenzie
was doubtless returning to Washington to make
everything in the dispatches brought by the
Spanish schooner Habanero clear. But IL may
be said the government at Havana had nothing
to do with Santa Annals return On this head,
the Courier des Etats Unis, of August 22d,
gives us CLEAN of light:
| son the 9th, at midnight, Santa Anna is to
depart on the Arab, in virtue of an order Of the
| Governor, which permits him TO set out at this
UNUSUAL hour. The ship has been declared at
the CUSTOM HOUSE as bound for Sisal. This is
little fnesse that has not and will not deceive any
one"
We return now to the consequences of Mr..
Mackenzies interview with Gen. Taylor. Duly
informed of Santa Annals arrival in the country,
and, doubtless, of the understanding between
Santa Anna and Mr.. Polk, he did not as the
chief officers in his army were aware, expect to
meet any resistance at Monterey. So absolutely
was this the case, that he advanced directly to-
wards the "citadel," evidently expecting some
overture, until warned away by shot that killed
one Of his sumpter mules far in rear Of his own
position. Having taken the city, and having good
reason to believe Ampudia's statement that there
was an early prospect Of peace, from his inter
| view with Mackenzie, confirmed by Santa Annals
return, he made an armistice The government
was down upon him: he answered sharply, and
in way they understood. He wrote, ''Novem-
Der 8, 1885," to the Adjutant General Of the
army, (Ex. Doc. No. 60, page 800, 1st sess. 3Oth
Congress:)
Sin the conference with Gen. Ampudia, was
distinctly told by him that he had invited it Ethe
armistice1 to spare the further efusion of blood,
and because Gen Santa Anna had declared him
self favorable to peace"
| Again, same document, same page:
| "My grand motive in moving forward with
very limited supplies had been to increase the in
ducements Of the Mexican government to nego-
tiate for peace. Whatever may be the actual
views or disposition of the Mexican rulers, or OF
GENERAL SANTA ANNA, it is NOT UNKNOWN to the
government that had the VERY BEST REASON for
believing the statement Of General Ampudia to be
| true"
If this does not refer to Mackenzie 8 interview
with him at Matamoros, what does it refer to?
this armistice would have been exactly the thing.
As it was, it was blunder, in the eyes of the
government. Taylor must be superseded by SCOTT.
But, afraid of Taylor, it must be made to appear
by the administration that this was SCOTS mach
nation. But the secret of it all was, Taylor knew
too much he had seen Mackenzie; he must be SUI
perseded. Here began that system. Every one who
VIZ upforfunafa Tn la foo rnuch of polk,a
and Santa Annals collision, or who came in
contact with Mr.. Folks selected agents, had
to be superseded Taylor by Scott, Common (,oho
had also seen Maekenzn) by Perry. Scott learns
too much from Mr.. Trist; Scott is superseded by
Butler; Mr. Trist, for having taught Scott SO
much, by Mr.. Sewer and Clifford; and poor
Santa ANIMAL he was superseded altogether. Scott
advanced on Mexico. He won battle or two,
and made an armistice. The government was
down upon him. The beauty Of this superseding
system was, that If in anger any Of these men let
Mr.. Folks cat out of the bag, it was the raving
of a vain, empty fool, angry at being superseded
A general make an armistce What sort Of q
general is that? Generals we're sent to fight,
not to make armstieos. oh, what grand ar
gument to be used against those generals with
the people; especially il the falsehood Of q mil
lion Of dollars bride were added. Taylor made
to believe it was SCOTS Vaccinations that had
caused him to be superseded, and the public
also made to believe the same, Scott was de-
prived of the peoples sympathy. How excel
lent! Scott was difficult tool to manage-but
Scott, being put in this predicament, and quar-
| rel picked between him and the administration
what o grand chance to have Lieutenant General
Benton clothed wih diplomatic poWers, ready, on
the passage Of the three million bill, to 60 out
and bride Santa Anna! 1t would be all proper for
him to make IN armistice-for the others it was
very wrong. They might have the credit Of
making peace, as well as fighting successfully.
But as this would not do, all Of those not of the
right political stripe had to be superseded, we
have stated, and written down in the Union, &C.,
&c., by the agency of Folks bosom friend and
worthy coadjutor, on the plea Of being dipped into
an armistice by Santa Anna, and NOW, as not only
having been duped into il, but as having offered
a bride of q million of dollars to Santa Anna to
induce him to enter into said armistice.
This concludes our second link. We shall pass
to the third, containing Mr.. Buchanan's letter,
written the day after the dispatches of the Ha-
banero were sent from New York, and conse-
quently on their receipt at Washington. This
letter, it will be Observed is addressed to name
less " Minister of Foreign Relations Of the Mezi-
can republic" and would therefore answer as well
for Santa Annals minister as for the minister Of
Paredes) This letter, and the message of Presi
dent Polk of August 4, 1846, asking for money
to make peace with Mexico, and the proceedings