New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-25

The affairs of Mexico seem likely to be compl-
Gated BY the temperance upon the scene OF her
politics Of 10 less notorious aud distinguished
perscpage than the eI-President and ex-Dictator
Santa Anna-it may well be suspected now, not
merely in the character Of would-be President or
would be Dictator, but of would-be Emperor a Ia
Napoleon III. As preliminary TO this movement
Santa An1 has issued from Carthagena-where he
has passed several long years Of exile now, it would
set ID, becoming wearsome to him, in cock fighting
and shaving potes-a very extraordinary AMI char
acterstic manifesto. TbisdocuneDt so difierentin
the IDEAS and sentiments to which it appeals from
the usual tenor Of the speeches of similar characters
among our,elves-tabe Douglas and the two Walk
er., Kama. Walker and Nicaragua Walker and
Mayor Wood, as specmens-goes far to show the
vast exstirg difference between the social and po'
litical views current in Mexico and in the United
States.
Instead of the palaver about liberty, democracy
and reform, to which our American aspirants to
dominion think it necessary to resort BY way OF
filing the eyes of the public with dust, or rather
by way Of coaxiDg them by so inviting bait to
walk into the trap set for them Santa Anna be-
gins by openly avowDg that reform and liberty
&" have never been any part of his political faith
being regarded by him as 'the venom which has
always poisoned the life Of nations This is
evidently addressed to that party in Mexico, led by
the priests, few great proprietors, and the off,
GERS Of the army which has hitherto, for the most
part, made and unmade Governments at their
pleasure and which Santa Anna now in substance
calls upon TO rally once more, and to place himself
at their head. He left Mexico according to his
own account, not because he was obliged to- as has
hitherto been universally supposed to be the case,
but merely to give the anarchicsl principles of lib
erty and reform rope enough with which to hang
themselves. The crisis, according to this mani
festo is now at hsna. - a. - ,
sf,er having afflicted the country win oil sorts Oh
In, :. .hout IN Re Overthrown by revolution
more terrible and complete than any ever yet
known in Mexican annals.
In thus savagely assailpg the existing govern.
ment and predicting its speedy downfall Santa Anna
most positively disclams any intention whatever Of
himself taking any active part in the revolution
which he foreshadows. All that he wants or desires
is, so he Gays, merely to be allowed to return to
"expiring moment of his life -; yet the whole
document, from beginning to end, is but an appeal
to the party Of the past which be calls the party
Of order to put itself under his leadership and so
led on, make desperate attack upon the existing
government. The arrests of which We have lately
heard of partisans of Santa Anna parties doubtless
to this conspiracy, may interfere with the exDicta
tors plans; but should be succeed 10 efectng
landing and drawing the nucleus of force about
him, his talents, energy and industry, supported
they would be by the priests, would make him
very formidable enemy.
We strongly sympathize with the present Gov |
ernment of Mexico and hope to see it successful |
sgainst this new attack and in this matter we, |
oddly enough, find ourselves on the same side with
The Richmond South--a journal with which We |
seldom agree. What the quarrel of that journal |
is with Santa Anna, we cannot imagine The |
identity of political sentiment and opinions be- |
tween The South and him, the bitter hatred |
which be expresses of democracy, the hostility |
which be avows to all progress and reform, ought,
We shOuld think, to enlist all the sympathies Of |
The South in his favor. Santa Anna proposes to |
govern Mexico on the very principles upon |
which the ultra Pro-Slayery party of the South |
proposes to govern this nation. But whether |
it is that two of trade can as the proverb says,
never sgree, and that all despot, naturally hate |
each other, or whether it is that The South really
anticipates, should Santa Anna prevail, that his
despotic and savish system will raise Mexico to
such pitch of prosperity and power as to put 6l |
clustering and further annexation out of the ques-
tion-wbateyer the reason may be-Ihe South ex-
presses great horror Of Santa Anna, and loudly |
calls upon President Buchanan to interfere to save
Mexico from his grasp.
Should Mr.. Buchanan decline TO DO anything |
The South expects that "the patriotism Of the |
people will fame out and precpitate an army up
on Mexico which will eIpel the usurper from the |
soil, and bring her within the embrace of the |
American Republic" And not this only. Should |
Spain presume to interfere BY attempts to aid Santa
Anna, IS it is presumed she may, after taking |
Mexico into "our embrace" We might wind up by |
putting Cuba into our pocket. The South believes
that at all events whether Santa Anna succeeds or
not. the United States are destined to receive The
Mexican territory Into their capacious BOSOM"
Now in Santa Annas manifesto, above referred TO- |
We find the following description, which, on the
whole, must be taken pretty correct one, Of the
.ort Of animal which The South is SO delighted with
tie idea of our taking into our 'capacious BOSOM"
and warning snd nursing into life:
THE origin OF our race the recolections Of our past
history the hsbits contracted by during the period
we wire subjected 10 foreign monarchy, all OPP
uosed 10 the establishment of democratic institutions
smorg Beside all this. not only our national Gus
tens ard the want Of education among the people are