Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-06-04
Mexico.


This t~ottering republic, if such it may be
called, has found a temporary check in Its stag
gering, downward course, in the organization OF
a new Government, composed OF Santa Anna,
as President, supported by the following
Cabinet-Don Lucas Alaman, Secretary OF
State; Sr. Lare, Minister of Justice; tiaro Y.
Tamaril, Secretary of the Treasury, and Gem
Tornel, Minister of War. According to Next
can advices, this is a purely Santa Aana circle
of heads of State. %
The illustrious twice or thrice before Presl.
dent, the one-legged hero of Tamplco, the fam
Gus cock-fghter, and the sharpest usurer ana
subtiest that ever fattened on the treasure OF
a bankrupt nation, or played the game otplace
and power, with pen or sword, has nothIng IN
his path to deter him from both seizlng and
exercising the most absolute dictatorship. 1t
is plain to all who have studied his character,
or who look at the desperate CONDITION OF MexI-
co, that he will improve his occasion, and' ere
lonp, show his hand as holding the final destiny
of his country in bis grasp.
Santa Anna knows the weakness of Mexico.
He knows that, of herself, she cannot stand a.
painst the inward pressure of civil war, anarchy
and mpoyerishment, now consuming her; let
alone the outward pressure threatening to
absorb her in other nationalities. Santa Anna
knows all this, and that he has but one course
to pursue, to close the eyes of his people to
their clearly impending ate-dissolution OF the
Republic. and annexation to the United States.
That course is to arouse within them, by
every species of appeal, whatever latent, hatred,
based on pride or real grievance. they bear
toward the United States. His rally cry must
be. "war to the hilt with the pertldlous Yankees,
rather than yield another inch Of Me&Ican
soil ~
No matter what it costs of treasure or blood,
to carry out the programme, no otGerer william
swer. Santa Annals strength, now as hereto
fore. lies in his power to to touch the patriotic
feelings of Mexicans deeper than any other man
can. They believe him a patriot, and they Will
follow his counsel. All his brave movements
since bis late elevation SAVIOR of his purpose TO
make resistance to the United States his rally
inc Doint. But he is too adrolt to thrust him.
seIfinto the contest, or fully commit himself
until he has secured every possible ally. The
sovereigns of Europe will be invited by him to
side with Mexico in preserving her boundaries,
and it is not improbable that he may find allies
among them. Only give him assurance that
he is d~ecently backed from without, and his
guantlet will be thrown down.
While we should deprecate another war with
Mexico, who can doubt what would be its IS
sue, through all Europe sided with Santa An
nae The struggle, very likely, would be des-
perate, and might be prolonged, but it could
only end with the death-thross OF Mexican ma
t~ionality. All those fair lands, blessed by ma
tsre, and cursed and desolated by man, would
fall to the estate Of Liberty-would become
part and parcel of our Republic, more to the
advantage of Mexican people than to US.
The fate of Mexico is manifest-Santa An
ma will only hasten it. Our Interpretation of
that fate, may be gathered from what we have
already said, but it is more decidedly expressed
in the declaration of Ex-President Arista Gin
reply to Gen. Tornel) on the eve of his late
embarkation (exiled by Santa Anna for Eu-
rope. Here are Arista's sentiments and pro-
phecy:
notwithstanding my federal ideas, and my
sympathy for the North American institutions,
| have committed not the slightest act that
should cause the punishment of exile to be in
ficted on me. l wish the happiness Of my coun.
try, and to attain it, | see no means to it, but
those found in federal institutions, and if desir-
ed, annexation to the United States, in which
Mexico will meet an inexhaustable fount Of
riches and prosperity; Notwithstanding she may
lose that grand enigma, that squaring of the
circle called by General Santa Anna, NATIONAL
ity.
1.-THE day will arrive when this will happen
N. Y. Mirror.