The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-09
SANTA ANNA'S ABDICATlON.
MANIFESTO TO THE MEXICAN PEOPLE,
Proposed Annexation to the United
States.


We find in the Diaro de Ia Marina of ash August the
text Of Santa Annas Address to the Mexican People,
sued from the town Of Perots which he abdicates the
Presidency. The following is translation -
Mexcans-Tranquil In the retirement Of private life
and lessoned by experience of costly deceptions
the exile to which the ngrai.udc the majority Of my
compatriots had consigned me, wben the demands Of
st sSme ef them the srysnt Of and the
place OF reposc which had chosen by Offering the
a,urements allure Of ample and comee power which had
OF treasure credit eonneStons, pwsr force aud pres
annexation which threatened it, applied to to it.
II called and was not slow in respondingt the call
My is shown in the convention which the whole
nation recognized and was afterwards realized by the
commissioners appointed for the purpose and shown to
creation Of dcreonary npe sna a n ane
er, capable ofreesabisng soc. order was consented
to by the whole nation and the election Of my person
exercise IT was the almost unanimous result Of the
thortes of the States TO whom committed as So
lemny declared in the decree Of the 17,h March 1853
gin Of power TO be found in the viii Of the nation
acknowledge it Is It does not recognize any other prnci
pie; and the legitimate title to exercise IL is the public
and general consent expressed and often reiterated that
too, has been manifested in my favor Resolved 10
poy oil my Efforts and to make whatever sacrifices might
prosperity, I accepted the supreme command thus
sp ontaneously conferred upon me. occupied
pie, expressed by the orEa ~ Of their authority
ratyng the complete power conadsd to me, declared
that should continue to exercise the faculties with
which 1t had invested me as long should judge
cessary for the con odation of public order the
tion OF the branches Of the administration giving
power also, to choose in Of my death,
or OF physical or moral imposbiy on my part to exer
Obedient to the win of the nation resigned myself to
tions and sacrifices to which had consecratct myself
refusing the personal honors and recompenses which
were accorded to me with much berality. And If
the reiterated manifestations Of the nation not suf
hcient desired-in order to deprive of very pretes
the infamous rebellion which raised by cri and
fomentcd by perfdy--to consult more directly the
national viii BY appealing to the people ,h.s they should
freely and frankly manifest their opinions The result
upon the majority OF the votes In the popular
bes declaring on the second OF February last that it
was the will Of the nation that sh ,ud continue in
then possessed. This Mexcans is the origin Of the
power which have exercised and Of the titles conerng
what have mered for the prompiitude shown by in
Listening to the call made upon me- for my obedience ia
eahrTying h!y out the national will for the abnegaon with
sacrificing my own tranquility my srep0se my safe
ty and the last days Of my existences What have
merited for all this Curses, caumnes, perfdy trea
son, and that the persons who proclaimed the
saviour OF the country and who recorded their votes
standard Of cbeIl,on-caIling me usurper' and ty-
rant, PosteIity will one day wonder at SO much
Of the whole world the nqutous and atrocous charge
which has been made against ae of usurpaton and tyt
ranny No, have not seized upon supreme power II
the nation itself which has placed in my hands have
not resisted the will Of the people, have hearkened
their call have not violated any pre- existaut order OF
things; have endeavoed TO consolidate that established
by the nation itself But my continuance in power Is
made preext for the infamous rebellion which desoates
towns delivers cities to page destroys the fortunes Of
men and makes this unfortunate country bewa unnum'
committed by the banditti and aconists who Invade de-
enceess towns the preext Of usurpaon and tyranny
against which they pretend to lgh and their scandal
dshonor and perdy carried to the extreme point
associating Themselves not only with the hbustero;
Of the north but with the troops Of the United States
who, crossing the frontier on the pretence OF being
deserters led by rebellous and unworthy Mexcans
who show them the road by which they shall invade this
country TO assassinae with their rifles the Mexican
soldiers who defend the sovereignty and integrity of the
territory.
It is the duty of the government to resist the armed
rebellion which has caused disasters and has
carried ruin and desolation into many families and
no means within the power Of my government to that
This government which ncendaries and assassins de-
scribe cruel and sanguinary has frequently granted
pardons and issued amneses and those acts OF human
y Of generosity and of clemency have been regarded
by acts Of weakness and by others signs of
fear and cowardice. The rebels to punishment,
have associated with themselves those who par
doned and these latter have returned to the theatres of
their depredations and Of their infamous and unheard
Of crimes declaring that they lighting against usurpa
ton and tyranny. It thought by that political
solution would deprive these reyoutonsts of any preex
for their crimes and that anticipate the time for the
political organization Of The country would be the most
eacacous mode Of accomplishing It, convoked the
Council Of State, and the opinion Of that respectable
body given doubtless with the utmost good faith and
the wisest intention, only made the bandits and conspra
tors more incident They regarded the measure az an
act Of weakness the part Of the government aud cried
that the time for concession had not cometha they
wished nothing from the yrantand that the revolution
would triumph in spite OF him In the blood OF the usurp
and his courtiers The disturbers Of order became
daring and nsolent and ia Puebla In Orizab,, in
this capital and at other ponts the horrible projects Of
the robbers and assassips broke out simultaneously The
political measure proposed made pretext tor
revolution and although 1t my desire that the ma
ton snoud be organized according its will II
necessary to nd the adoption OF the ndi
Gated and TO prosecute with the strong hand Of power
the destructive and infamous revolution.
In the meantime this disastrous civil war was being
indefinitely prolonged, causing innumerabe losses
agriculture and TO commerce running families and de-
vastatiDR towns. The revouiopiss at the cry OF Vter
Ia hJetdd Duero Ia tir0nia ~ Qong live liberty and
death 70 tyranny deliver themselves up to every Kind
of crime and Who Is ignorant Of The horrible
atrocities which committed by the bandits in the
towns and in the rural districts upon MI classes of the
people without distinction of condition, age sexg
very certain that the government with proper re-
at its disposal would triumph over the rebels in
this shocking strife The revolution i powerless 10 des
troy the government; but in the meantime the people
being sacrificed and suer iom the depre1ations OF
the malesctors who allegc their pretext usurpaon
and tyranny. Il II not my duty TO guard against the
annhatoncf the people, and TO banish the horrors Of
ciyi war by taking away the petext which invosedf
will see : that In repclling the charge of
usurpation and tyranny which has been
TO continre in the command which did not seek but
which accepted with the resolution to make any sacri-
fce that Of existence itself for the good Of my
country resign the command with the greatest plea
sure, wren my continuance In u l. mac TO serve
pretsyt 70 the enemies Of the public tranquility for Che
perpetraion Of their crimes and TOR making heroes Of
freedom Of who nothing less than the ehcfs of
highway and robbers. My gratuitous enemesthose
who judge that ambtioned for nothing but power,
and that had other desire than TO keep the command
will that accepted power did so merely for the
god Of my country and that now without pang, lay
II down for the good when my honor AMI con
science tell me that ought )nger TO continue 70
ercse H. No person say that he who has gone forth
armed against foreign enemy under circumstances the
most hazardo guai before mi cradle hordes OF robbers
and assassfs No one say that he who has sought
them three times In the field, when no law com
reled hin 70 place himself st the head cf the national
troops Is acuated by fear. No can argue that he
who has bc toing with the utmost sefdenia and
without rest In the public service u actuatcd by exosm
by desire for his convenience X he ablcaes
in the face c the nation, the power which he has re-
ecved FROM Il when he conscenously believes that the
good and property Of the country 20 require.
Yes, Mexeans, yes: the man who has H. ade many
sacrifices for his Countrywide who has shed hs Tor
-. fgi.t -be h,ds