The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-28
THE AppIcArIoS OF SANTA ANNA.


The steamship Orizaba arrived al New Orleans ESQ the
telegraph informs us) from Vera Cruz Saturday last
She brings the not unexpected intelligence of the abdicaton
OF President Santa Anna 1t appears that Santa Anna left
the city of Mexico the 9th instant with escort of
$500 men, and signed his abdication at Perote lie
barked on the nth instant Vera Cruz for Havana
Two days after he left Mexico seven eight hundred Of
his revolted, killing two of their officers
They then Joined the insurgents Before embarkipg
Vera Cruz fight occurred between two revoed batta
ions and regiment that continued faithful to Santa Anna
The former beaten and left for the mountains. Fiji
teen or twenty were killed before order restored
This makes the fourth abdicaon of his hghness
and ere this Alvarez in the peaceabe occupa
ton of the halls of the Montezumas surrounded by
tickle crowd flushed with the sudden possession of long
coveted power and stimulating the hopes of his country
with those grandoquent promises and professions
peculiar to the character of Spanish American
and soldiers. That he will dsappoint public expecta
tions as his predecessors have DONE and that he will
be unable que the spirit of anarchy and nsurreo
ton which has brought him into power admits of little
doubt. Without credit without commerce, with
haused treasury and degenerate and demoralized peo
pie and the agricultural and industrial interests of the
whole country in a totally PROSTATE condition. and
have obstacles which should cool the aror of the most
ambitious Mexican chean in his longings for executive
power These mpediments to the peace, security, and
prosperity Of nation have existed since the independence
of Mexico increasing with each succeeding year, and be-
coming and formidable fresh rulers inspired
fresh hopes and added fresh debts There is nothing in the
character past history Of Alvarez calculated inspire
confidence in the future; and, without possessing larger
share of purity and patriotism than the amount which
usually accorded to Santa Anna he lacks his great rivals
thorough knowledge Of Mexican character, his ndoiia
BILE perseverance under difficulties his abilities as SOL
der his tact shrewdness and marvellous powers of
mutation 1t does not within the range of proba
bty that Alvarez believes that he and CONSOLE
date his power We that in Santa Annals
most prosperous and most powerful days thought of per-
manency crossed his fertile imagination. He
to have regarded the final dismemberment absorp
ton Of his beloved republic fixed fact be put off by
sales rronuncamenos and revoIuons and to have pro-
vded against frequent exile by adding largely and
pulously to his private fortune His successor doubtless
has will have the msgivngs if he will
eventually show the winnings and do not think
that too hasty too uncharitable in concluding
that Santa Annals seeming escape had the sanction of
leaders of the revolution and that when Avarezs assent
yielded he anticipated another abdication and another
exodus in which he would play the most conspicuous
part
Santa Anna has been long and closely identified
with Mexico and the Mexcans that scarcely persuade
ourselves that his present fight is nothing than
voluntary retirement for pleasure and repose and that az
ter few months rest and relaxation he will be again
summoned by his magnanmous nation to Office
which has cmoluments than ease plumber than
power He is certainly the most remarkable Mexican of
the present century His frequent abdications and as fire.
quent recalls TO power, show influence which may be
unet for Time but which be destroyed by mig
to the higher qualities of the statesman he has shown
himself to be shrewd and highly politician AS
soldier he is without rival among the Spanish Ameri
generals Our highest military authorities willingly
of Mexico although it ended in his disastrous defeat at
Buena VISTA of the wonderful performances
of the whole warcharacerized by SKILL daring and mar
vcous perseverance under the rghtful difficulties
His subsequent return the city of Mexico and without
credit without money without the prestige of success
raising second and larger army, and marching with
amazing celebrity TO the seaboard 10 the invading
columns of Scott displayed a courage fertility of re-
sources and an iron win Of purpose which could not as it
did not fail to exort admiration from generous and
candid enemy.
WHAT rs FUSIoNY
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