Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-14
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.

A gentleman of our acquaintance who has Just re-
turned from q visit of some length to Mexico and
who during his sojourn there had various good OPP
portunities for becoming acquainted with the poti
cal condition of the country, has handed us some
memoranda of his conclusions, which, as he is a sa
gacious and cool observer will prove of interest par
tcularly as they are opposed in the chief points to
what the people and press of the United States be-
lieve to be the true condition of Santa Annals admin
istration and policy.
He says and it astonishes u.s. with Santa Annals
precedents of absoutonism, energy and love of per-
sonal control before us that the President leaves the
management ofeverythng to his Ministers, and they
are afraid or too lazy to act Santa Anna came into
power breathing hostility to every inhabant of the
United States; he published his hatred; constantly
harped on that theme, and his official journal has
abused this country in the most unmeasured terms.
He decreed the raising of an army of 81 900 men
he prohibited the circulation of American coin; he
enacted that any Mexican who spoke in favor of an
nexation to the United States should be punished
with death by sentence of court-martial; he threw
himself into the hands of the Spaniards, the Mon.
archi.ts and the church; he abolished the liberty of
the press and, finally established, in clandestne
manner, a system of title for priests
These measures, however, have not realized his
expectations. The Spaniards and Monarchists were
too feeble to assist him raise funds; the church
would not lend him some $50 100000, He has tried
to get rid of the Monarchists he had placed in Office,
with the intent replace them with Liberals he has
intend to establish the priest titles his Ministers have
had to acknowledge that the Government is bank
rupt, and is obliged to suspend payments in some
departments.
There is not revenue sufficient to meet the wants
of even an economical administration. The army
innate has had to be reduced. Santa Anna has been
obliged to call the Governors of the State to sug
gest mode of raising money, although he had al
ready seized upon the funds of these States for his
own purposes.
Finally, in the public interview he had with our
late Minister, Judge Conklin, a notice of which was
published by the official journal, the Unirersal on
the 18th inst the President expressed the greatest
friendship for the United States and the American
people He said to the Minister:
1t is with deep regret that witness the depart
ure of your Excellency, and hope you will express
to your Government the sentiments manifested by
the Mexican Executive; the good wishes that ami
mate us to draw closer every day the friendly rela
tons between both nations particularly the prayers
uttered for your prosperity, and that of the Ameri-
can people!"
Santa Annals hatred for the Americans, and it is
vain for him to disguise it. is deadly in the extreme.
He would doubt crafty the feeling, at dcs-
perate risk but just now OUR acquaintance thinks
the Mexican President is afraid 10 move. He can
raise neither troops revenue. He has the church
against him. A powerful party, waiting only for a
| leader is working his overthrow.
But he will wthal make concessinn to the in
| stances of the United States Government There
will be no adjustment of the Mesia boundary ques-
tion of any other that the United States Execu.
| tive may have at heart.
Our fnformants memoranda conclude by saying:
"The Mexican people friendly to the Americans,
| and soon a new Government comes into pow
| er this will be seen. ;"
Ne,o Orleans Picdyune.