The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-09-14
THE CATASTROPHE OF SANTA
ANNA.


The telegraph brings US the startling intelli-
gence that the Dictator of Mexico has finally
succuinbed to the hostile influences that have
been SO long worrying his ill-founded authority;
hat he has deserted his capital, and, after
'ather disorderly retreat, has embarked at Vera
Cruz for more aceabl, regions. Tnis time, it
would appear the fall Of Santa Anna is final, and
rs fate sealed. VT who. knows? Three times
lis remarkable man has attained supreme power
eser his country; and three times he has fallen SO
~ thai itseemed imp he could rise from
Il; humiliation.
The universal acknowledgment Of his superb
gity among MS countrymen must have had some
ounda,ipn in truth. / certain view it was en-
ieatly well founded, and in another was mistak-
Il. Santa A. ma was a man of great vior in
aiming, aud great confidence in his plans. But
le lacked industry to master tie details; he never
iad d rfcct knowledge or control of his snFbordi-
ate instruments; aud he never calculated upon
heck or provided resources for to fall back upon.
After B lena VISTA If Taylor could have followed
% his success, there would have been no Cerro
)rdo; and after that battle, if :ott could have
marched straight forward there would have been
n Contreras, Churubusco. Chapaltepec, AMI the
| ,atte of the G ltes. We do not enumerate San
Jacinto, where he was hunted out as fugitive
aud kept as prisoner.
This boidness aud this improvidence in Santa
Anna, were equally conspicuous in politics. He
knew the wants of his country well, and spoke
nobly of the necessities and the means of reform
and renovation. He made grand plans, but they
all came to nothing. H was, IN. fact, always
thinking of himself, and therefore, every enter
rise had with him tine-serving character, and
all the instruments Of his voluntary selection were
ime-servers. H. was not faithful to his country,
md did not bring into activity its best talents.
Tue men ofsreal force, having no place in his
confidence, were always ready to conspire against
his power land this time they have conspired sue
cessfulL- charleston Mer.
/ FALLING INTO LINE.-The Know Moth
liug State Council at Maryland which met
al Baltimore on Monday night week, abol-
lished the Catholic test, and decided to adj.
init any native born citizen into the Order
!. Who will previously renounce all civil and
q ecce>iasiical allegiance to any foreign po-
lentate. They also declare opposition to
any infringement upon the existing rights
of naturalized ciizens.
IN. O. Creole.
Kno,c Nota,ag,sm AMI Democracy. Major
Bsrtlet of Covington, KY, President of ths
Grand Council OF thh American organization
counting the history OF the origin, rise aud pro
gress Of the party, at barbecue back of New
90. t, short time, secuted at the idea Of i'll be
ing manags d by Wings and Wing politicians
He r5mark d in substance, tn t SO far from be.
ing und-r the control of Wigs it was now alb
s51utely gpverned by Democra of true Jeffer
/ sonian STAMPS: that he himself had always beer
a CONSTANT end unswe ing Demo rat-that h,
. still advocated Democratic principles and poticl
and that six out of sewn. Of the officers Of III
t Grand Council were geatlemen who mad Away
been prominently Identified with tile cld D mo
cratic party up to tn hourof tn ir alliaton VIII
the American Republican organization.'
! Give Heed 60 the Warning.
IL The New York journal OF ommerce. II
9 calm review ofthe Louisville riots close
its article With the following admonitoEy sen
: Every little while, some solemp Nsvning
Like the recent riot At Louisville. troubles
/ the minds of thinking men. and points Tor
! ard u that period Of civil discord BY whicl
Ne may some day be coavulsed. Il q rene
1 n Is not apnIisd q xhe evil created by ou
present I|Etui aliz alton laws; but unforlunate
!. Il dc age is too peculaasly one of excite