The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-20
From The New Orleans Della.
santa Anna.

santa Anna.
Among the ndnberlsss wonderful celebrities that our
SISTER republic has given birth TO in her brief bat stirring
hlsIory-heroes OF a single skmish, statesmen OF a small
diplomacy mmoTtals whose eternity OF fame has reached
is oeeualon from nine days ysaT-hsre has been
no one so prominent able, Fortunate he
legged hero OF San Jacnto-iba marvel OF military
science Who his later conflict at Ceno Gordo, stuck
aud strengthened the old maxim
He who fight, and runs away
May live TO tight ano her day"
There may exist much latitude of opinion with regard
TO me bravery the skill the craftsmanship and patriotism
OF Santa Anna. Il may be doubted whether he loves
Mexico aud itmay be doubted whether Mexico loves
MN. vi one thing however, there can be doubt,
and that IS that the life has led from the time he first
embarked IN revolution against llurbde TO this present
has. been remarkably evenul and full OF incident
lie has seen all social positions, from the lowest to the
highest all political positions, IRON nsgnhcance prac
ueal imperaly all military positions. from loot soldier
to me commander IN chief He has climbed 10 the top
most heights only be knocked off and driven the
country He has returned and taken up his old rank as
II i had been resigned by his own volilion. He has
made revolutions and crushed revolutions. tie has ban
shed and been banshed In his person two great
remes oil fortune have and struggled. As yet il s
undecided which will come OH victorious II is uncertain
whether Santa Anna will die at home in exile, the
throne or on The scaifold
We said that his life has been evenu, and so has.
exhibit web Of strikingly varied and contrasted
coors who have been so high and 30 low as the ex
President Starting in life with name wholly obscure
and unknown, he has rendered it familiar in all corners
OF The world Commencing royallst, he has been
republican, fedealist and cenlralis,, democrat and
an astoera, as the emergencies OF The moment seemed
10 feqilre In 1921 he assisted IN expeng the royasls
from Vera Cruz and obtained the command OF the city
under lurbide In 1922 he was deposed and began war
against his late SUPERIOR and succeeded IN oyerthruwing
him. Fooled in his personal aims by the hnal results OF
this movement, he retired but only to foment another
In 1925 he supported Guerrero against Pedrazza and was
made commander OF the army In 1880 he went over 10
The side OF Pedazza, fought and conquered his former
friends and intrigued TOR the presidency In 1888 he OBJ
tanned the office he sought and recognised as Pfesi-
dent Thus lar his lie had been successuLh,s objects
gancd-h,s ends secured The changes he made 'nsari
ably redounded 20 bus benefit. The battles he fought
were always won. The party b. favored were sure OF
success. His political teglvesaols Wefc ineseusabe,
but they giidod by victory. His treacheres were
startling, but few cared to talk about them tie was the
favore of the army, and the army sovereign. In
1885 the reform party under The leadership OF Lacaecos,
proclaimed against him, and four provinces Joined the IN
surreclion Lacateccs conquered. the reform party
annhilaed by death or eales and Santa Anna became
dictator His sill in the ascendant but II soon
waned The adhesion he gave in TO the central party;
and the subsequent abrogalon OF the liberal constitution
Of 1884, induced the American coleniss IN Texas TO pro-
CLAIM their independence vi the results oil mat move
ment we need not speak
The success which had hitherto invariably attended
the military movements of Santa Anna failed hum in the
efforts he made for their suoIugaton. Al San Jacno he
conquered and captured
Out OF the gloom OF defeat and captivity veously
preserved from a death he richly meTed-ths political
ctangeling emerged only TO recover the supremacy he
had lost and hstesss The fame he had won The mull-
aon he suffered Vera Cruz 5doerded his good and
vertibe evidence of patriotism that existed and
bravery that without being. In lsil, after Sc.
ries OF incidents that would be deemed improbable in
Perez Forest, or the Romance OF The Cid, he aga
reached the presidency and ruled imperiay Tor four
years. The revolution of Paroles hurried him from pow
er and the administration OF Herrera made him iug
tive. The American war recalled him TO rank and I'M
portance. Its close drove him more into exile.
Another revolution has paved the way for another recall
MRsa III NE To
assurance OF his speedy recall From chihuahua 10
Yucalan, the shines only the broken aud dis
honored fragments OF aunon on States discovered, dis
cordant bellgcrent on land rent with civil ieuds" and
distracted wi h diverse connsels The demands OF Qua
daliara Tor diminished taxation and removal OF proh
billions has been made by State after State city alter city,
regiment aief regment Gen Uraga, the acknowledged
leader and head OF the revolution, strong friend of
Santa Annals and Wool who commands Vera Cruz, is
his known conhdant But beyond all these things, his
return is rendered probable by the conviction OF the
Mexcans themselves, that he is the only man whose
hand can educe order from such chaos, and
public tranquility That he is loved do pretend 10
say Indeed he is feared but the choice OF two evils
viii resea him in the Hall of the Monlezumas.
/ Upon the whole, we rejoice al IL Santa Anna is a
possessed OF positive traits and qualities He
may be liar, rascal, gambler, an assassin-he may
be whatever his enemies proclaim him TO be-and
inclined TO think that they not far from the truth
But he allows no else robbie strings up all other
murderers and asassns He rules by means that are rep
ehenshe, for ends that selfish, through tools that
are dyed in rascality; but he maintains government
makes wars and treaties ques revos and gives 10 the
nation nationality she has possessed under other
rulers. Our own interests IN lie lehuantepec and other
questions compel TO look with favor upon the return
of Santa Anna, however It may be achieved.
Whatever may be his future, and who dare prophesy
its course, the past has been TO him crowded with incl
dent and fraught with adventures to-day the throne,
tomorrow 10 exile; lighting armies, and now hight
ing chlckencocks; plunged into obscunty and raised
into prominence; the ruler OF mlons-the master Of
hardly dozen dependents eIn all these numberless vi
cssudes aud changes of fortune, he has conducted
himself that il can hardly be determined whether he is
possessed OF the real elements OF greatness only
aided and helped onward by the force OF circumstance