Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-31
MEXICO BARBARITY OF SANTA AN
NA-OPINION OF "THE UNIVERSAL
ON THE ALLIES AND THE UNITED
STATES.

STATES.
Each fresh arrival from Mexico furnishes us
with the news Of an increase of difficulties and
an aggravation Of the social and political CON
dition of that unhappy country. The pro-
vinces are unsettled, the cities in fermentation,
the revolutionary spirit is breaking out every
where, and acts Of armed rebellion are perpe-
trated in open day in the teeth Of the forces of
the Government, which are impotent to prevent
or suppress them. On the other hand, Santa
Anna, at his wits-end for supplying his Golfers
with money, has turned his attention to means
rs revolving to reason as outrageous to human
nature. After having aped the European ty-
rants, he turns out to another policy and imi-
tates the black monarchs Of Africa, who are
wont to sell the prisoners Of war to the slave
dealers, and sells the Indian prisoners made in
the province Of Yucatan to the slavedealers in
Cuba. The documents sustaining this charge
consist Of a protest made in the name of the
unfortunate Indians by Mr. Ignacio Menchusti,
in behalf of the petitioners who are unable
to write, and also of circular of Governor
Bonilla, the Secretary Of Foreign Affairs, at
Mexico, addressed to the Governor Of Yucatan.
That document establishes the amount to be
ner in which it must be made. The whole
transaction, having besides its peculiar feature,
an official character, can be no longer doubted.
1t adds the seal of infamy to the career of
man already branded by the public voice.
The Universal whose last number reaches
the I'd instant, does not disclose any very in
teresting feature, besides those we already
know. After a very long article on the Eastern
war, extending over four numbers the Uni,
rsrsal, concludes by summing up the motives
inducing it to embrace the cause of the Allies.
Among which we find the following one.
We stand on the side of the Allies "on ac-
count of our interests as patriots, because we
know that France and England, which now
support in the Baltic and the Black Sea, the
sacred rights OF nations, will have to fulfil
the same task in the New World, so as to keep
within bounds the ambition Of another colossus
we have among US, and which is as much to
be dreaded by America as Russia is by Eu-
rope.
The organ Of Santa Anna, the Spectator in
Indian blood, having condescended to give its
views to the world on this question, turns to
a still more serious subject, and gratifes us
With political review, preceded and followed
by a commentary upon the general policy of
the world. The manner in which that paper
handles the matter is certainly much to be adj
nired; especially when sketching the policy of
the various governments it skilfuly and art
fully blends the different sorts of composition
belonging to rhetoric. 1t mixes with much
grace, fiction with reality, and so tremendously
blends truth with falsehood that it is almost
impossible to distinguish the one from the
other. It's from that paper that We have found
out that the Sandwich Islands are annexed to
the United States, and that the present Admin
istration is in close alliance with Kossuth,
Mazzini, and Ledru Rollin. Contemporary his
tory never had a more reliable interpreter than
the UnirerSdl, and we would advise it to perse
we're in that way, certain we are, that it would
already enjoys for impartiality and truth. Here
is the passage abiding to the policy Of the Uni
ted States:
ave have nothing 10 say on the United
States" adds the Universal, for there is
nothing during the year just elapsed which may
be considered as new. Their aggressive policy,
their sggrandizement, their prosperity at home,
the expansion Of their commerce, all over the
globe, their greatness and their luck in all their
undertakings are still the same. This year they
have made treaty Of commerce with Japan
and one Of neutrality with Russia. They
have acquired the Mesilla territory, ANNEXED
The ,Sdnd,cich Islands, and have shown their
disgust for France, England, and Spain.
They have sheltered and supported the
Mexican reveutionists, and perseyeringly
pursued a course OF mischievous intrigues in
Honduras and Nicaragua, and have set Grey.
town on fire. Their representatives implicated
in the revolutionary movements Of Spain,
have entertained intelligence with the dema.
gogues and refugees Of attempted to
promote a socialist revolution in the south Of
Europe-and held a mysterious and alarming
Congress at Ostend. But il does not matter.
The country Of Washington, notwithstanding
its imprudence, its numerous injustces, and
countless extravagances, increases and thriyes
in material point Of view as no other country
on EARTH
As will be seen by this, the Unirersal, adj
mirably posted up on all questions relating to
our country sets them forth with that glowing
imagination which so well becomes the coun-
trymen Of Montezuma and Santa Anna-the
two suns of Mexican knowledge and civiliza-
ton. 1t describes history like that Italian
landscape painter, whose habit was TO use but
one color-the green, under the pretext that it
was natures color--so does the UniCersal. Its