The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-28
Mexican Anaixs-Santa Anna Again I'm tho
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rates were unchanged.
Mexican Anaixs-Santa Anna Again I'm tho
Field.
According to the letter of our Aspin-
wall correspondent, published yesterday,
Santa Anna has left his seat at Turba-
CO, near Carthagena, for Havana, en- route,
as it is supposed, for Mexico. Previous to
his departure, it is stated that he endeavored to
raise money on his Carthagena property, which
he values at million of dollars but he was
only offered on it apaltry three thousand-a
poor basis for military chest. His visit 10
Havana at the present conjuncture of affairs in
Mexico and his efforts to raise money on his
estates, justify the conclusion that be is again
about to enter the lists for the supreme power
In that country. Whether his calculation of
chances is based on any solid foundation re-
mains to be SEEM but with man of his caution,
1t may reasonably be inferred that he has only
been induced to take this step by strong en-
enlargement from some quarter or other.
1t is not improbable that Zuloaga, as the
head of the church party, is in secret cores
pondence with the exDictator, and is mere
ly acting as his loum teness At the
same time it should be recollected that
there are no ties of fealty amongst
Mexican politicians, and that il is just as likely
that Zuloaga is merely making use of the priests
as the instruments of his own ambitious pro-
Jects. Out Of the chaos into which Mexican af-
fairs have been thrown by the expulsion of Co
monfort all that we can really ascertain is that
there are five or six different interests strug-
Cling for predominance, but as to forming any
opinion as to their respective prospects we con-
fess that il is utterly beyond our power to do So
Mexican politics may be likened to the prismatic
effects of the kaleidoscope shake the box and
you have an instantaneous change Of colors
Nothing definite, nothing even probable can at
at any time be predicated upon such a curious
tumble Of political elements. All that the ablest
statesman can expect in this ever changing con-
dition Of things is to make his influence felt
for brief interval, and then TO sink into obi.
Won amongst crowd Of worthless and charac-
terless sdventurers
AT no period in its political history has Mex
leo offered such marked evidences of disorgani-
cation as al the present moment. There are,
as we have said. five or six parties in the field,
all representing distinct interests There is
Juarez, The depcsiiary Of the constitutional
powers Of the government; Zuloaga, the head
OF the church party and the de facto ruler Of the
capital; Alvarez the chief OF the Pinto tribes
and the main hope of the Pwcs; vidaurri, the
planner and expected founder Of the Sierra
Madre republic; Comonfort, the expelled mo-
dorado and the future ally and instrument OF
the American flibusters; and finally Santa
Anna, the representative Of his own personal in-
terests and the distrusted Of all parties, but for
that reason not the les feared by them as the
Machiavel Of their political destinies.
In such a conflict OF parties, governments aud
interests II is evident that the hopeful prospect
that was opened TO Mexico under Comonfort's
government Is again indefinitely postponed.
and that the people OF that unhappy country
have now nothing to expect but the
same succession Of contests and revolutions
to which they have been 30 long exposed.
II Is vain to expect from the disinterestedness
Of Mexican statesmen that they should lay
aside their quarrcls and selfish interests and be-
stow some thought upon the political necessi-
| ties and miseries OF The population over whom
they are alternately called to rule. Miserable
indeed, must be the condition Of country in
which no man can be found OF sufficient
honesty TO vindicste the rights Of the oppressed
masses and doubly miserable It's lot when its
suferings meet with no external sympathy
| From free and powerful neghbor like the
| United States the Mexican people are entitled
to countenance and aid In their efforts 10 shake
| or the yoke Of the military tyrsnts who, under
one pretext or another, succeed In raising them
selves TO the supreme power, and In enriching
themselves at the expense Of the country. When
viii IL be understood that great nations
have their moral responsibilities as we'll
as their political obligations and that
| in the miserable condition to which Mexico
Is reduced at present il Is our duty 10 interfere
for the protection of the liberties of its people.
| If we suffer Santa Anna 10 re-estabish Spanish
despotism over his countrymen we shall Justly be
| regarded az Indifferent to the cause of human
progress and TO the great principles on which
our own institutions are founded. Ia our SEN
sitiveness to the charge Of flibusterisu brought
against us by the arcb-hibusters OF Europe
we have hitherto exercised too much self-re-
sirsint on matters Of this sort Piracy is one
thing however, and humanity il another BY
our position, our resources and our political as
cendancy we have become the natural arbiter
and guardian Of the Central and South Ameri-
can States. Why, therefore, should We hesitate
from over delicate scruples to cast the egis of
our protection over the down trodden and en-.
shaved people Of Mexico? IF the administration
Of Mr.. Buchanan desires TO earn for itself some
thing more than the average credit Of homes! in