Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-24
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM MExIco.


SANTA ANNA TO BE ENrsKoR-The New Orleans
P;eayane of the lltn, makes the following editorial
comments upou the late news received from Mexico
announcing SANTA ANNAs intention Of establishing
an empire:
The course Of events N Mexico has prepared us
TO expect such announcement as soon as the ar
rsngements OF the willy, dictator could be perfected
His whole policy has been evidently directed to this
point; and those who have watched the course Of
events, could not fail to that he has been stead-
ly anu successfully approaching the object OF his
ambition. He has disarmed imprisoned or exier,
the prominent men who might be feared as likely
TO head popular opposition to his plans he has
made himself positively necessary to the preserva
ton of the forms of government in Mexico and
made tie choice inevitable between submission to
him, or the reign of absolute anarchy; he has sur
rounded himself with an army entirely devoted to
him. ard an occasion of public excitement-a real
or apprehended national emergency-is all that has
been needed for the taking Of The final step to i'm
peria throne. ff s
The invasion Of Sonora and Lower California by
the expedition from California, has probably fur.
nished the pretext Of national danger to Justify the
creation OF more vigorous national executive, and
the Mexican ptbIlty TO attack from the North
Americans will doubtless be the melting cause ior
a national approval of bis usurpatiou And undoubt-
eddy they will find in the energy of his administra
uOU q ueST6S Oh DdJOudl unity WHICH, IN Times OF
invasion, becomes national power. The distracted
condition of the Mexican people makes dictator
ship almost necessary to organize their deiences
against foreign attacks and the sentiment of nation
alty therefore, favors and will sanction the CONSOLE
dated dictatorship which Santa Anna will declare,
IN order to prevent the dismemberment of the
public by force of arms. The chronic alarms which
possess the public mind of Mexico for the aggres-
sive spirit OF the North Americans fears which San
"a Anna nraoficad or his late nj
power and has fostered skillfuly since will enable
him to Justify the establishment of the fixed author
ity oftn Empire. = ~.
Whether this viii take place to morrow, as we
have to suppose, or at some future day, it is
nevertheless, unless prevented by some unexpected
incident personal TO Santa Anna an event which is
plainly approaching. Mexico will unquestiOnably,
if Santa Anna lives follow the example OF the French
republic of lS4S, and accept some central energy to
direct its affairs, IN a bold Sagacous uSurper.
Still we have no doubt whatever that Santa An
ma calculates upon the sale Of portion of Mexican
territory to the United States, for the pecuniary
means of sustaining his new empire in its com
mencement Embarrassed as he is with disordered
finances and empty treasury, access to immedi-
means is indispensable to the success of his new
administration, and for a large sum he doubtless
looks to an indemnifcaton to the amount ofmillons
fiom this Government on the final settlement of
the subjects in controversy between them. All the
recent accounts tend to show that negotiations are
going on in very friendly spirit between him and
the American minister, Mr., Gadsden and, in gene
raj terms, that it is nkey that everything which is
in dispute will be amicaby adjusted by a set
Element of bOundary-the release Of the claims
the United States, under the last treaty. for Indian
depredations and the payment of a SUN of money
part for this release, and the acquisition Of
territory along the frontier to secure national
highway for a railroad through own territory TO
the Pacific "
1t will be in character with the audacity and du-
plcity Of Santa Anna, and may add another ex-
ample of his good fortune, that while he employs
the terrorS Of an apprehended invasion from the
United States, means for rising to power, for
the purpose OF vigorously repeling the ait lck, he
should be engaged to sell the United States por-
ton Of that territory and be enabled to main
tain himself in power, by the proceeds of the sale
The career of Santa Anna is indeed a marvel
We have long ceased to be startled with anything
like wonder at the Suddenness of his transorma-
tons, his extraordinary reveFSes and the rdpidity
with which he RECEIVERS all and more than ALL OF his
losses. .... ......r