The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-09-04
Tha khdication Of Santa Anna.

IHo EDu4C6uOu Ol chuLa Anna.
Our telegraph dispatches have already an
nounced that Santa Anna has signed his abdi-
cation, and fled to Havana. In the meantime,
according to the despatch, government has
been formed, with Gen. CABRERA for President
for six months, and with the freedom of the
press for one of its acknowledged principles.
In addition to this, the news from Acapulco,
states that ALVAREZ, with constantly increas-
ing force, was making his way to the city of
Mexico. All this, remarks the New York
Courier and Enquirer is indeed another and a
round turn in the ever revolving revolutionary
wheel of the fortunes of Mexico. And it is q
round turn also in Santa Annals wheel OF for
tune, which has not ceased turning in opposite
directions for the last thirty years-bringing
Linn now at the top, and then whirling him to
the bottom. Although a poor imitation of
Louis Napoleon in ability, he rivals the Presi-
dent Emperor in the mutability of fortune
He came into public life in the year 1921,
when, after having expelled the royalists from
Vera Cruz, he was appointed to the command
of that city, but was deposed in 1922. He then
raised republican banner, fought against Itur
bide and overthrow him. More changes fol-
lowed, and Republicanism not suiting his pur
poses, he became a leader of the Federalist
party. But he was defeated and retired to his
estate at Jalapa. In 1928, be again appeared
on the scene, once more a Republican, laboring
10 support Guerrero as President against Ped
razza. In 1880 he wheeled about and espoused
the cause of Pedrazza, defeated the army sent
against him, and Pedrszza was President until
1888. At the next election, Santa Anna him
self was chosen President of Mexico, defeated
Arista and D'Arran, who took up arms against
him, and held his seat until 1885, when an in
surrection, headed by Lscstecos, broke out
against him. Having queled this outbreak,
he proclaimed himself Dictator, which caused
a number of those who rebelled against such
an usurpation of power, to go to Texas and
proclaim a new government A war followed,
and Santa Anna ended his dictatorship by be-
ing taken prisoner. He was, however, soon
released, and the next we hear of him is fight |
ing in 1888, in defense of Vera Cruz against |
the French. Out of that contest he came |
minus one leg. Again the wheel turned, and |
in 1871 he was again made President, governed |
until 1916, when the WHEEL of revolution once |
more whirled him from its top to its bottom,
but soon whirled him back; and in 1916, there |
being war between the United States and |
Mexico, Santa Anna, with seventeen thousand |
men, met Gen. Taylor with four thousand at
Buena Vista, and was routed after two days |
fighting. He was again defeated at Cerro
Gordo; and on the I'd of February, 1S4s, the
Mexicans having been totally overcome, q
treaty was signed by which, as one of the re-
suits of victory, the United States gained the
golden land of California. But Santa Annals
troubles and changes were not ended by the
evacuation of the American troops from Mex
loo. Internal revolution again obliged him to
abdcate, and he retired to Kingston, Jamaica,
and then to Carthagena, New Grenada, where
he became man of trade and business. But
soon the wheel turned again and brought him
back to the Presidential chair of Mexico,
which he soon changed into the seat of an
Emperor, which in its turn has now sunk I'M
der him, and be is now on bis way to Havana
to be and to do what battles all conjecture to
determine.
And conjecture is equally at fault to deter
mine what will be the next change in the af-
fairs Of distracted Mexico. Santa Anna has
departed, but the elements of confusion are
still in full play-Alvarez marching from the
South, Revolutionists and American Fillibus-
tiers leagued together in the North, and all
eager for the spoils-what shall be the end7