The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-15

practically ,hA. delay would b fatal to the cause We
have adopted.
The Bourse cipssd weak Friday, without much bun.
ness fhress closed at 80 co. -Four and aAlvss OF 90
The dictator or Mexico
From the London Chronicle jan s71
The popularity and influence Of General SANTA Anna In
Mexico must be perpexing enigma TO all who . irno-
rant OF the peculiar which characterize eyerv
Mexican politician and leader except him. The psrsos
elevated to psrpesuy Of dctatoral DO YER aud In
vested with the omipous privilege Of nominating his suo-
has had his associated with every single dis
been uniformly unfor sunate co0mAndsr-hs has dis
PLACED peculiar srategssoal sk and indeed has not
always so,psd .spsrssns his personal courage He
has never dsguiscd the relish motives which mix With
his ambition. He has populir qualities sdvsn-
tases Of address or and he has been sinSu.
larry little favored by nature In form and face Still the
"Lams Ous" Who has besn beaten and over again
by ths AmsrcaSs who has been taken prssar With
al his oops and twice under the formal iaterdct
of the Mexican Legs Aturs has hold ths ale otons
Of tbs Mexican people IL the possession Of single
shining quafsy-ssssdN he has had the Roman
virtue 70 ces pair of his country While the Nexi
felt that every OF his competitors ready 10
pass OF fortune from the hsish OF Spanish
mpracticabty to ths depths Of Iudian despair they
bnew that Santa Anna would be dAuntod BY no misear.
riAee Of his Arms, would utsn TO oompr mise would
take 70 battle against odds and would
allow that he bsatcn The feature OF his character
which they admire Ii not bis braysry-for many Of his
rivals are conspcuousiy brave, and he VIGOROUSLY
chAry OF his person In actual coIac What attracts
them much less like courage taAn sheer obstss-
cy But obstipscy In tho long viii always bear OH
tie palm from GHxrast inssa bity and We can hardly
yonssr that the who-in sunshine And IN cloud In
ths nrst animation OF Remittance to tho American
still constantly Affirmed the power patriotism and in
upciby of the Mexican people, 10 inv sstea by the 81
last with the sole crsdi, Of intense nations. enhu
Slam which all Mexican statesmen Affect, but which
more mutsbls characters appear occAsionAy 10 BELLE
-anta Anna has now been placed the enjoyment Of Q
undertaken ~ the bidding Of sumutuary oss he
dictatorship seems 20 be assumed with the universal
he to b. called promises to ass his
for the softenins Of intestine disputes and tho reconcile
alton ofacsons In general the est Of these transient
dictatsrships very different from this and IL Ia usually
iound at their Close that political parties learned
nothing through the common abeyance OF their pre-
tsnsons while they have lost that forbsAranos which
actual psienos OF free institutions never fails more
or es to iDculcats Bat perhaps tho anarchy sxoo
been created les b the Of faoons than
companions and Of the Victims Of Cots have long stood
scnvsntoBaily the same footing Of civil privilege
to them very different lot rbs adams and the MIXED
races approximatisg to them sdl mi ssraby poor
the country snsrosssd " The Spanish element Ths
former constitute democracy, nsros nokIs, and
al tocraoy, brave indeed accomplished bat m
manned BY undiassteo French theories and mprsgpa-
bic spsnsh pride. such DIVISION Of the populsiioa
sonld make . representative government din suit
anywhere but In thirds Of the S,uth asd
Central Amsr an countss, there Is spscal eireuua-
rassnsrt Tnr ciodsrs their revelations are ofssn
at-ibutd to the issfassncy OF their administratvs
sytem but the truth many States have flourish
ed AID have preserved he freedom Of their insti-
tsttons with equally iu bsce exscativa An ca uay
rnIiDous legislature, and - plss abseses Of
yhs real which gvss 70 fatal potency to defects
which might otherwise b gradually amended 10 thu
to the energy ofth opuatos, and taxing which,
OF ~ others provokes the eup,dity Of Intestine dis
eou: metal ooo..d i''i in II: .. sss
Clues 70 unsurpassed BY San Fraacisso or Melbourne,
snd Indeed the fabulous prices OF both these places
nave long bsen An every day feature Of life In Mexico
Hence Ia that high robbery becomes steady oosu.
patton with an asssDabls f .ction Of the people, ths
available character Of tbs spoil giving motive pan6sr
which the most n ciens OF police systsms Won nave
dihcuty in Keeping Gown Hence reckless con-
sprass Of dsspersdo chiefs Who hope to enrich them
selves ~ sweeping c,nascaion; AID henes it may b
that In South America at least An international
% often declared on empty pref noes in the
mere hope that the Invaders may be able to levy mill
tary contribution OF all the States formed out of the
revosed Spanish ooloss there but whih does not
That Is Chill; and Chi-tbs only poor State anos9
the Hispapo American comm upitiss-is the only oos
which has preserved an uninterrupted trsDq tllity
The means by which Santa Anrs proposes 70 restore
peace TO Mexico are and ordinary enough He
at,sm yting to disciphn. the army efficiency And
resuscitae it, morals By pretending Alerussly that
vAs not beaten At all In the with Uaitsd States
and thai was beaten through the amped perndy
Of Its leaders The nrs which the increased mil.
tary srepeth Of the county will % put viii probably b
tie clearance Of Mexican California from the bu 20 snssrs
who hsvs invaded H. II imp ,rtsnt to effect tns for
thu trTuptiop, its success be unchschsd ia likely 70
rouse the nbuster element 10 the United Safes isto en-
activity which all the moderation Of the w.shnstou gov
erImsn' msy be unable to suppress. There TIVE
sores however In the Mexican Sate which II they 70
main open much longer will destroy & surely for
els cor quest One Is the uuivsrAl braApdAse which y
triumptast at the gates Of the cspal the other
,he periodical desoaon Of the northern provinces b.
aerce Indian tribes from the skris Of the Ro,ky Moup.
taps To both Of these santa Anna s reported to b.
addressing bins H. and It u qxits certain that until thsy
arc auassd the form OF ameot which oonosntratss
the getsst amount Of poser the attempt to remove
them 10 the beet for Mexico.
England.
rHK APPROACHING PARLIAMBNr-DHATH OF MAfU-
BALizsD ANEAIoAR LADY-sKErCH OF HER BIo-
GEAPHY-rHB NAVAL "sPoILs"-rRMpHRAN cB
LhcruRSs-rURKlsH 81 MPArHIzsRs, AND NEW IN
vErr1oNs.
The Qa~es In person VIII opsn Psrlameus
The address In reply TO her sps.eh viii BE- msved in tAs
House Of Commons BY Lrd C,tleros, aod b, seeondsd
the Foreign once on II. 2eth nit and vas attended BY
the Earl Of Aserdesu Lord John RUSSELL the Marquis q
o. Argyle LORD eamerstsn the garl o. Csreedon the
uhs OF Nevcasts tbs CbAscsllor ot the Excheqa SIR
Jawes Grsn.m, SIR Charlie. Wood, Hon sycnsy Herbert
There IL NO political nsws whatever Several local
meetings hAc been held curing the week. Sic Bulwsr
Lytton presided 81 literary soir6. At Leeds large
meeting held ct Liverpool to dsyi means for the
reformation OF juvenile offenders
has just ci.d IL Joodop in the most obi .cs poverty
40 oe lazy named Mary hatr.t assd r. died - oasi-
80 "dGs isv car since history vas 80 svs.s
the sge Of eighteen sbe eIopsd with her huasaed,
eeslihy American. Who owned Irgs VFopersy 10 PsnByL
vAnA and South CAroaa. Shortly Afterwards they said
for United States, bat the vesss wss captared BY
Fepch rriva,ssr CARRIES into Bre,t Tney managed
70 ESCAPE resided short time In England Again ct
sail for America, opos more captured By ths
French The ship in its turn Cd by tbs
Anericaps apd taken tnto N-v Yok FOR soma y.ars
She resided With her husband 10 south Carolina bat
durss the troubles her husband killed. she fsn
III 81 81 back p ~ to s
sence. Unabs TO find her relatives she applied to ths
Pitch government out the rsfsssd to Do
anything for her. 10 Of the OF tha
original OF one OF the cosumsnts which she ouuAsd
Der claim. For long nm. she verge 1 star
vaton until At lepeth distant relative Rays her
mall AnAuA Donation. nieh 10 s~h.isx