The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-21

SANTA ANNA AND GENERAL CoScHA-CUBA
AND MExIco.-From the private papers Of Santa
Anna and his emissaries, it appears that as far
back as September last the illustrious exile was
actively plotting and directing the revolution
airy movements of his confederates In view of
bis restoration to his old dictatorship. The
sequel shows, however, that he counted without
his host
To secure an early Judgment on his native
soil once more, he required, like Kossuth,
financial and material add" and for these need
ful supplies he had made up his mind that
General Concha, Captain General Of the "ever
faithful island Of Cuba" was his man. So, &C
cording to the memorandum of Santa Anna
upon the subject, we conclude that in his be-
half application was made to General Concha
for troops and transportation to aid the Mexi-
can Napoleon in his return from Elba 10 the
"IIalls Of the Montezumas." But with all the
devotion of Santa Anna to the Holy Catholic
Church and to Spanish interests aud the
Spanish race, as illustrated in the revolution
airy programme Of his partizans in Mexico, il
seems that his applications, one and all, TO
Concha, in fact, has had other fish TO fry; and
has, no doubt, seen enough of Mexican revolu-
tions, especially where the ex-Dictator is con.
cerned to convince him that they are bad in
vestment.
Meantime, il appears tina, all the fighting
factions Of Mexico are reduced 10 that state of
ovir me exhaustion which, TO an obseryant out
der possessed Of some ambition and the need.
iul resources, offers the Highest temptation for
brilliant coup. General Concha, in this view,
may conquer Mexico and annex II TO the island
Of Cuba, II he pleases. But 10 make the opera.
ton safe, be must first establish the absolute In
dependence, as a separate nationality, of the
island, for our government would hardly tole-
rate the remuneration of Mexico to Cuba as a
dependency Of Spain. But General Concha can
secure the independence Of Cuba; and that done,
be could, within ninety days, make o clean con-
quest Of Mexico; for what resistance could her
divided, impoverished and exhausted factions
offer against an invading force of ten thousand
Cuban-Spanish troops, well provided with all
the means and munitions Of war;
Gen. Concha can do all this If he will. lie
can buy or conquer the independence of Cuba.
lie can then annex Mexico. and make Of It,
with the important accession and citadel Of
Cuba, powerful republic or avery respecta.
bic empire. We dare say, too, that he might do
all this without opposition, official, or flibuster-
ing from the United States On the contrary
newly organized, strong and orderly republic
formed Of Cuba and Mexico, would find a fast
ally and competent one In this country against
all foreign Intermediates.
After while, II the people of Mexico and
Cuba should take il into their heads 10 come
into the great North American Union. they
would probably he admitted. We say proba-
bly,, because Gen Scott, after all, was about
half right in declining The cession Of the whole
Of Mexico, because Of The difficulty of admitting
10 a footing Of equality her mixed Spanish,
Indian snd Niger hybrids to soy nothing Of
pure Indians aud niggers, with our own una