Washington telegraph., 1853-09-21
Affairs in MeXicO--NOvcI and In
terCsting Views.

A gentleman OF our acquaintance who has
Just returned from visit of some length TO
Mexico. and who during his soiourn there
had various good opportunities for becoming
acquainted with the political cor dition of the
country. has handed US some memoranda of
his conclusions, which. as he is sagacious
and cool observer, will prove Of interest, par
ticularly as they are opposed ia the chief
points to what the people and press of the
United States s-belicvc TO be the true cond-
ton of Santa Annals administration and
policy.
He says, and it astonishes rs. with Santa
Anna's precedents of absolutism, energy and
love of personal control before us, that the
President leaves the management of every
thing to his ministers, and they are afraid
or too lazy to act. Santa Anna came into
power breathing hostility to every inhabit-
ant of the United States: he published his
hatred; constantly harped Oh that theme,
and his official journal has abused this coun-
try in the most udmeasured terms. lie de-
creed 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 annexation to the United
States shonld be punished with death BY
sentence Of fcourt-martial: he threw himself
into the hands of the Spaniards the mon
arcliis:s, and the church; he abolished the
liberty of the press, and, finally. established,
in clandestlne manner, a system of titles
for priests
These measures. however, have not real
lied his expectations. The Spaniards and
Y n
raise funds the church would not loan him
some $40, ,000. 900 lie has tried to ret rid
of the morarehists be had placed in Office,
with the intent to replace them with liberals;
he has had TO explain in published decree
that he did not intend to establish the priest
titles: his ministers have had to acknowledge
that the government is bankrupt, and is OBJ
liged TO suspend payments in some depart
ments.
There is not revenue sufficient to meet
the wants of ever on economical administra-
tion. The army estimate has had to be re-
dnced Santa Anna has been obliged to
call on the Governors Of the States to sng-
gcst a mode of raising money although he
had already 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 "Univcrsal.n on the 18th inst,
the President expressed the greatest friend
ship for the United States and the Ameri-
can people. He said to the minister:
1T is with deep regret that | witness the
departure of your Exccllency, and 1 hope
you will express to your government the
sentiments manifested BY the Mexican Ex-
! ecutive: the wishes that animate rs to draw
closer every day the friendly relations be-
tween both nations, particularly the prayers
uttered for your prosperity, and that Of the
American people,
| Santa Annals hatred to the Americans,
and It is vain for him. 10 disguisc it, is dead
/ " in the extreme. He would no doubt
crafty the feeling, even at desperate risk;
! but just now as our acqua utance thinks, the
/ Mexican President is afraid to move. He
can raise neither troops nor revenue. He
has the church against him. A powerful
party. waiting only for leader. i working
for his overthrow.
But he will withal make no concession to
the instances of the United States govern
ment. There will be no adjustment of the
Mesilla boundary question, or Of any other
that the United States Executive may have
at heart.
Our informants memoranda conclude BY
saying: 1.-The Mexican people are friendly
to the Americans and as soon as q new 60
vernment comes into power this will be
seen" ~ o. Pic