The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-14
IMPORTANT FROM THE MEXICAN LEGATION AT
WASHINGTON.

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| contradiction OF the RumOrs OF n Couu
d'Etat, by Santa Anna.
| TO TIE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IL, 1853.
sr-Your rsper being journal of worldwide
circulation condected with great ability and always
made effectively interesting and amusing to The gen.
eral reader, its remarkson public men and national
affairs, native and foreign are with appropriate rea
son and justice, considered of the highest weight
and importance to all patriotic intelligence interested
in their purport.
Under these circumstances, y is essential so truth.
and otherwise particularly desirable, that promi-
nent error in the HERALD views should be correct
ed, having reference to distinguished parsonage in
neighbor republic, calculated to give occasion to q
public donbt, here and in Mexico, of the intimate
warmth Of the mutual friendship of that distinguished
parsonage and the distinguished parsonage ac ;redi
ed BY him near to the seat of the government at
Washington, and calculated also, to impair, if it
were possible, the highly valued reputation of the
former with his fellow citizens, who unanimous
~ invited him from peaceful retirement to
take upon himself the arduous cares and rouoles
quelng the anarchy which was destroying the very
existence of his country.
In the HERALD OF yesterday Cloth Of Octoberl l.
is stated that General Almonte was dangerous in
Mexico, and that General Santa Anna on that ac
count made use Of stroke of policy in sending ain
to this country
II it be intended to infer from the foregoing para
graph, that either General Santa Anna or General
Almonte are not on the most friendly footing aud
fully sognsant Of the governmental and private
views each of the other, the HERALD is hereby, on
distinct authority, respectfully but emphaticaly
Informed that it dissemiaates an erroneous as.
sumption.
1t was, Of coesse, as the HERALD admits, "a
stroke OF policy in General Santa Anna accrediting
General Almonte, he having been accredited near
to the seat OF this government previously and being
extensively acquainted, not only with the jurispru.
dence and language Of the United States, but also
with all past differences, well with all present
unadjussed questions, between the two governments
With respect to the other statement of the HE-
RADIO the effect thas G eneral Santa Auna in
tends to declare himself Emperor Of Mexico and
that he intends to support his coup d'eiat by the
presence, aod, If need be- action of armed troops
1t is altogether hnmOr0uay invented faceteous inl-
endo OF the HERALD's sublinity Of wit. There is
not an iota Ct probability init 1t is altogether pure,
improbable, imaginative surmise. The ill fate of
lturbde is stl ffesk III the memory Of the Mexican
people.
The HERAI D humorously observes that it is po-
l1tical axiom well understood by distinguished Mex
leans, that mo act is commenced withous motive"
Granted. The probability of the alleged intention of
General Santa Anna is made prominently ridiculous,
then, by the axiom brought forward to sustain it
there would be no "mOtive" for General Santa Anna
to perform such en- act.
The forces of Mexico are already under the plastic
command OF General Santa Anua, aud the change
of the OF President to less honorable, and
less paatabe to the enlightened portions of the COM
munity, is quite unlikely to be deemed necessary by
him for the sreng gthening OF the nationality, and
thereby Diminishing the strong support which he at
present meets from all classes interested IN the peace
and prosperity Of the republic.
The undei signed has watched the pablic course
OF General Santa Anna for period of twenty years,
al defended him under all the trying effects from
causes and vicissudes Of his eventful governments
career; and The Undersigned, the tried friend o
Mexico, tells the Mexican nation to hold on to Sant
Anna-that he is the only man at this mOmeltOuS
crisis tbat csn possibly sustain tser country during
O proposed vigorous adjustment Of oil its present u
teInal and external difficulties His EZcelency the
Mexican Minister comedies in tho fullest and
frankest manner with the undersigned in that
opinion.
The Mexican Minister, in addition to his high
opinion of Gen. Santa Annals jealous patriotism AMI
indeatigabe efforts 10 defend the ii. hts Of his coun
try and to see it raised to the highest degree of
prosperity, strength and power thinks, as0 no man
better calculated than Gen. Santa Anna to discover
and appreciate the necessary duties calculated to
establish on a firm basis an open, agreeable and
friendly understanding with the United States.
That is Gen Santa Anra's principal object. He
will no doubt be able to accomplish il by the firm
ness of his character, and especially so if his views
the American government. The In6e assigned does
not doubt but tnat the time is not far off when we
will see Mexico developing, by the sidcof the United
States all her immense natural resources to the ad-
vantage and welfare of herself and the United States.
With friendly respect, GEORGE L. STEVENS.