The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-20
i 4 ETs1RMor SANTA ANNA.

H-xx DAYS since we gave 10 our co'u""o
qu1 lessscsting narrative 1t s9 g. 'n.ess.sw .e,
between be oes-sal ssnsa Anna and Ian Man'rl
nj ESQ bar, the g~ntleman who had been de-
put d to recal! the exiief chieitain 10 the head
OF Mexican ahlirs. The interview IVES u Cas-
| thagen, aud 'he narraive Of Sennor EscQbag
presents US ailh very striking pct 'urr. E
SENIOR Escobar be faithful c!s-ussscIer, history
affords MT many such incidents as That which,
he describes Let us ,contemplfte i little .
The man OF the most genius, ener y, and Berc-
| Ism OF all the conspicuous men whom M. x,co
has produced the man whose whole life has
been passed in the public service-who k--
seen the successful leader.of rrvoiniions who
has more thin onoe attained the summit Of
power, aud ruled his coun.ry with dictatoriaE
adth rity--Nhp, when his country was over
run by hostile atinirsz rallied its sea tered iorccg
and na e last stand against INVASION ,he
man who la endure d these vicissitndes of 70
tune, and payed his cens9ic nous part, is driven
at la by II triumph Of his enemies into exile
an outcas' from his country. Bn, i'll his aa-
the natl' suff RS all le ca!anities OF al
ternative mis- v,rpmc mt and anarchy, of tinan
eial rniba rrassnen,, Of violated justice OF inter
nal rebellion nd thrt ats Of t.n, i'm war, and
seems 10 be Fastening rapidly to inevitable ruir'.
IN This Gri IS the eyes Of the country turned
I" the ey,led chieii' in the only to ARREST
the pr gress al national decay. His ensm es
are or,ven from power, and by all almost un-
animous expression of the national Will he Is
asaio elevated to supreme power. La exile he
i selected as the savour OF his conn ry, and ills
pawar, fortune and destiny laid at lis feet
We c"n'e now to the narrative Of Senor ESco-.
bar Commissioned I, convey To The exile The
Will oi the na:Ioa, he finds hin in his retreat
the mIsforluncs # his c"untry
''iiow have been f.cied by the unhappv
situation Of our bel we'd county, the v;c'Im Of
passion in anarchy, and ir irabiG+nt danger o.
losing her nationality Unhappy NJ, Aseo {
Without revenue ; owing million and half
OF back dividends on the English debt, and un-
able 10 pay The last year interest, or even the
sa iaries of her ticers with ut an army, the
tronirs abandoned and suffering the greatest
disasters from the attacks OF the ssvases; the
frontier S a!es undermine by trailo,s, inAu.
nced and protected bv Amerlcans--ai this te'-
Il rated for hve years by Inapt leaiers, who are
Traitors, and only worthy Of universal execra-
ton. Low"r California, toe, threatened in
such a mann"r that il may be invaded and over
run without ress ance fuca,an sustaining an
Indian war in which it cannnt triumph; 1ebu-
antepec ihieaient d, and It's military occupati ii
BY our natural enemies delayed until the com=
ng month %. AprIl
AT first lie refuses to return To EIexico Us
apparently hopeless condition and the past in
gratitude OF his countrymen are recited reas-
ms why he should not, ''inutated, as he is,
ibaEdon "this sweet TrpoSe, confide in iln
transient enthusiasm OF the masess, and en-.
counter lhe perils and ardships Of The missior
10 which he was invited. Eventually. howev
ar, The struggle ends the noble impulses of
patriotism triumph ever III selfish cons ra,Ions
and aitc- "two dn,s "i silent deiibcra,irn, Sasss
IA Anna tod the i,st ssrnger
'''Ilint his heart could only be Nc zicaa ftat
n tyyll lhStun nd fb, h..
MS mpalriais how dear they were ie him;
ha, tl' If misioItnn's were his and lie could
never be Indifferent to them; that, laolsing al
,hjecs frem distance, their deiorniies were
better seen; that he did not ws. that history
should one day say that he had been deaf to Tire
,all nt his country whea she honorrd him with
call to meet the common danger, and that he
nd seen with indifference her tate; that he de-
ired to end his d Iys in the spot he had chosen
is residence for his family; that his only wisl,
vas to see his country hapy, ard that, casing
side everything to dean him, he resigned him.
afto give The last proof of his patriotism, all
honsh history tunght him to place confis
lence in the passing en,husiasm Of the mass
es"
In accordance with this magnanimous reso-
ution, he embarked 10 sn English steamer, and
" this is again on the son Of Mexico.
Now, assert that this narrative absdnds iTf
Incidents of great dramatic interest and hstor-
al grandeur. t.ls scarcely SURPASSED in the
dement's of the moral sublime by Anything in
nclent and modern story. Is il fact IS II
ictjnn Is Santa Anna the hero and the pa,ri-
Il which he seems on the canvass OF Senor Es-
obar? Or il he what mankind have been
anghi 10 regard hm-a restless adven'urer-
nd ndeia'gab'e iniriouant--a base cuwafd-.a'
eltsh itnpostor Is f s recall TO Mexico the
p nntancous mandate of his co lntrv or is il the
esalt of his lfireling agen.s' Did be feel or
lid be ftign the reluctance which he manifested
o resume the government of Mexico; In his
interview with Escoblr was he the honest msr
nd devoted patriot, did he but exh bit the
heatIical emotions of epnsrinnate actor
These are points which the reader n,rst deter
nine for himself -Vask UniOn