New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-06
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3 SANTA ANNA.

We Believe to use popular form OF expression, III
giving every man chance-an excelleE chance II
he wishes to go along through the world quietly and
honestly, and reasonable chance it he believes HIM
self necessary to the public welfare, and wants TO
make noise In the latter case, however, when he |
has exhausted his opportunities clearly proved before
the world that he cannot Or viii not make himself
useful to the people he pretends to serve, and has
made altogether too much noise, it is clearly our opn
ion that he then becomes disturber Of the pubic
peace, and should be compelled to retire to private
life and remain there. Es,.ss rs5 |
The history Of General Santa Anna is case in
nont and his late attempt to gain foothold in the
political arena places him in the category Of persons
who, for the benefit of humanity, should be held in
duress. There was time years ago, when be de-
served well Of his country, and might, through his
abilities as warrior and statesman, have rendered
her prosperous and happy under just and firm gov
ernnlent But his passions his hatred of neighbor-
ing nation caused him to drag Mexico into ruinous
war his avarice and the misconduct Of his creatures
steeped her in poverty to the eyes, and his over
mastering ambition painted, not only to grasp the
substance Of imperial power, but to assume its en-
blems and name. ~. es..
handful of brave men resolved to save their
country if possible from final ruin, and raised the
standard not Of rebellion, but of revolutions just
and necessary revolution. They formed nucleus
round which the patriotism of the country soon rallied
and wrested the baton of power from the hand OF the
dictator and drove him into exile. Compare the con-
dition Of the country at that time with what it is at
present. although we admit it bad enough at the best
The last days Of Santa Annals dictatorship presented
superlatively happy illustration of the effects OF
maEadmnistration !; and long series OF pubic ana
private populations the national resources Oh
almost every o'cef - 'ne .o
u Is saia, oy one wy ap sai
py me dic'a.or hin.se', alsauy :. harsl,,
cuiation py tne spolis - yea,s =.
possible 70 ,,i'sine ooun'' ~; an;oa os ,rb;ch
phshe ',lan .na' :. .,or,,
We speaA' aAu -, so..se la,
piase - orsorod h
cofnorahes' nei peop'e = up0n ,:....,.
cleFey .nas VIZ Apos,i.e - A.. ea,,u..,,
I oso"n anu u's1it' ~. IN. -, a;ua,,,.;o,s
4 hisu WIN .Aes e,Iu ~, ,,st;,o Gov,
anu iao''ons 4., -, ~ onth
ases aions ~ ~ - 49, 80 o;,, nov
Oh, 49,. Y So t;,,a Of east
"n' w !" 80 ,.e..s,... a,s...,t,
Sweep gray sss. - I,.ss;aa,+ f,on,o,fo,t
onu0' nv re a non ho o, IA to
the repuoio mas sio"ts iesameu' y. ~ -,
have ever heid one) position VI seeu.i'y nuo oon
parative prosperity. Inc various Iaclous tiiae W
nosed armed force to the establishment of the new
s..a-.,a,t ho,,o hn cr,sbad t,a greatest element
na'e oeet
OF Mexican weakness ana Oh 'he poselsy anu "io'Sn
edness of her people has been annlhilated by depfY
ino the 50 called clergy of temporal power and the
hos aone ave,ytbinp that coud he ex
government na' uouo 't"s -, ,,,,,,
pected Of II 1of the reguatioh u i's pon.e
and the punishment of marauding sayages. Ana yet
with these two pictures before him, the ex.dctatol
tho +cb,ess affrnnterv tn address to the people
.ss saa1. "a a. ,bio bo has baar
OF Mexico from tie oeA'pi' " "''on nv na'
exied, pompous manifesto declaring that the gov
eminent under which they now live is intolerabe
that has struck at religion the basis ofsociety thai
their present constitution is the work oimmorality
the osurng of ignorance and the consequence of au
dacious PRIDE and is only the precursor Of fa
!, more terrible revolution.
1t is not at all difficult to arrive at the real inten
tons of Santa Anna in addressing himself to thu
u Mexican people His manifesto was written in Apr
last, when many sagacious statesmen thought they
: foresaw rupture between Spain and Mexico, and thu
= sssa.;,;u.e. as.,,a. .,,a,,,
quesS'ona.y 'aSoN s.ont W
ii,s ,h;,, ;ra;oato, th
supJotH i's eioa''s p"A"e."PA-' 1850" .e ~ "