The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-18

submit, and nsaf ON his country once more into
eI 9. Aftsf IN aheence four years, during
which Mexico en- o. ed p ace and repose under the
mild adminls ratioos Of Herrera and Arista, fac
tious chies aims d factious Congress induced
the batter TO res GA. Bu these Oh efs we're unable
t. luide the storm hey had raised. Fey he-
came jealous Of ca b other, and quarrelsed at
abe very time when harmony among them was
most important to prevent the recall Of Santa
Anna, whom they all had opposed for many
years. A few men, however, without the con-
currence Of the army or the people managed to
have him recalled. A mmittee waited on
him at Havana to escort him to We Cruz
and the capital; but even that committee were
in part inimical to linn. Such il one Of the
phases Of Mexican character, 50 difficult for US
to understand. On his return from exile be
made the most extravagant promise, and held
out the most dazzling hopes. He declared all
his animosities were buried in tire past, while
for the future the Mexicans should be united to
restrain the gra ping hand of the republic Of
the North. The only principle he proclaimed
was hatred to the Americans, and the integrity
Of Mexican territory against further dismera-
berment. An army was soon raised to war
standard to fight the Yankees il they desired q
fresh quarrel. How soon was that army to be
employ ed in crushing every vestige Of liberty
in Mexico! How soon was it to be paid in
American gold for Mexican territory sold to
this same republic Of the North! In a few
me ntbs he has sent more prominent men into
exile-he has ordered more military executions
for political oAences-he has ruined the pro.
perty and destroyed the happiness gilmore fami
lies-he has made more enormous exactions
in the shape Of taxes-he has embarrassed the
ed good government more than all the vicious
acts Of imbecile administrations in any one
period Of twenty years since the revolution
He exacts at oil times silence and submission;
for the penalty which he enforces is exile OF
death. OF all the military or civil chiefs that
have ruled in any part OF America since its
discovery, perhaps Santa Anna has executed
more men in cold blood than the rest combined
His hands are crimson with the life stains Of
Frenchmen, Spaniards, Mexicans and Ameri-
cans. 1t would not be hazardous assertion
to add that he has caused more men to be exc
cuted than any one Of his armies has killed in
battle. With such antecedents, and with such
stupidity in his recent government, it is not
astonishing that revolutions are now springing
up against him in every district and depart
ment of Mexico. II is impossible for him to
auen them with his army, for he is afraid to.
march, lest his troops desert to their homes, or
If he delegate the command, his officers may.
hetray his cause to the enemy. 1t was for this,
reason he led on in person in the last campaign
against Alvarez, and marched to Acapulco
There his army Of 1000 men was checked by
50O-and as usual, he deserted his troops, who
struggled of, and have not since returned to his
banners. The material lost in that disastrous
expedition has supplied the wants of Alvarez,
with which he now seems to be pushing on to
the capital. It is knowledge Of this
spirit Of desertion which enables us to
comprehend how in some recent engagements
the reports have reached us that the army of
the government has been entirely destroyed.
The present position of Santa Anna is embar-
"a ing He cannot march his troops to crush
rebellion without leaving treason behind him.
He cannot remain inactive, as all the country,
except in his garrisons, would be in open
revolt. AT last, Le is beginning to be under
stood, both at hone and abroad-corrupt and
avaricious in oil money transactions; domineer-
ing and cruel in his public conduct; holding
his countrymen in contempt, because he deems
them deficient n energy, he in turn is con-
temptible in aspiring to command for which
bis talents are inadequate. His civil admins.
tYations hare been q continuous series OF
failures; his military camp aigns a series of
blunders; and both have uniformly been Ia
furious to his country. His good fortune raises
him to eminencc, and, as if to punish his pre-
sumption, there leaves him to his fate, to re-
turn again to relieve him from some fresh
disaster which his folly, rashness and stupidity
have brought upon him. He has been in public
employment since 1911, and yet there is no oct
of his Of q civil character to which he can look
back as reeminently meritorious. In his long
military career victory but once has perched
upon his banners on the field Of battle-at
Tampico, twenty five years ago. The anniver
sary of that victory he was celebrating at the
last accounts from Mexico. 1t is now supposed
he is gathering in his share Of the plumber
under the recent treaty, with which to quit
the country. But probably he may try to hold
on until the remaining three millions are paid.
TIE ANTICIPATED REVOLUTION IN DENMARK.
When the quiet Danes exhibit tendency to
revolution, the volcanic epoch of the worlds
history must be near at hand. 1t requires some
violent upheaviDg Of latent causes to stir up
The slow blood and routine ideas of this primi-
tive people, From all accounts, the country
seems to be on the eve Of some serious conval-
sion. The government is carrying matters with
q high hand, and unless some concessions are
speedily made to popular opinion, the crown of
Denmark may furnish another subject for