Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-02-19


Generals Comonfort, Garcia and Conde passengers
Comonfort was President. He proclaimed the consttu-
ton void and himself dictator Garcia and Condo help
ed him. The thing took for day or two, and then it
began to fail Outside of the city of Mexico and one or
two other places the Comonfort movement not sus
stained Another movement took its place. Santa
Anna bringing his wooden leg back He has preaced
his return by grand voley of abuse against Gen FL
low all of which belongs to that order OF thing Vugar
called gas" and intended to puff himself before the
people of Mexico whom he desires to rule over just as
Pillows letter was puff for himself and bid for the
Tennessee Senatorship.
Well Comonfort and his aids are said to be in exile.
Then we suppose Santa Anna and his set are IN the
ascendant What does all that portend what does it
reveal Certainly if the inrigues between Santa Anna
and the Spanish government correctly reperted-lt
he is indeed in league with the monahca party OF the
old world, his rapid advance to power may very well
create the impression that powerful although hidden
influences have been at work, and hie resumption OF
power will be regarded as the first decided step towards
q backward revolution in Mexico. Among people
ike the MeXicans, the mere or form under which
their government carried on amounts to little, and we
cannot see how the United States could well object if
Santa Anna were to proclaim himself Emperor under
the title of Antonio l. Lopez !, as he might choose,
or for anything care, he revive the Empire OF
the Aztecs and assume the name of Montezuma. But
although we are not bound to interfere with our negh-
bours affairs we have right to know that no new
neighbour is surrepously introduced without our con-
sent We cannot sit still and see Mexico~transferred
to European power
But if Santa Anna has returned is returning how
long will it be before lie is driven out? Not long, we
suppose But there is one thing about these revolutions
and that u.s. that they either very boodesS or that
the whole thing is arranged according to programme
perfectly understood by the leaders, for none OF them even
suffer in person pocket. Santa Anna, Comontort,
half dozen Others have seized and held for time, the
supreme power in Mexico since with that coun-
try They have i'll turn, been driven out and some of
them recalled all will be recalled in their turn, we pre-
sumo. They come and they go unmoested-they have
plenty of money-hey take just what they please and
no one stops them If any of them des-he dies ma
tlral death in the pursuit of his business maker Of
sham revolutions. Surely Mexico is an odd country
and we would only consent to take charge condition
that all the coored races should assume the same status
that thew hold in all the Southern States Then we
might do good tropical business in Southern terri
tories-grow Sugar, Coffee etc, and some Cotton
brings ComOnlort direct to the United States Does
any one doubt that he looks for aid here? Does an
body doubt that he will get it, and get it to extent
that poor, miserable Nicaragua unable to obtain
poor Walker to supply? With such frontier we
present to Mexico, all the military power of Russia her.
self could not prevent military expeditions passing into
Mexico from the Southern and Southwestern States,
and of course the scattered forces of the United States
must be wholly Intellectual. Does any one doubt what
the result of all this must be? Let Santa Anna and
his party in the proteges of European powers,
or the representatives of European IDEAS and Comonfor
to get support in the States must conform to the ideas
of those whose support he socs Suppose the balance
of power in Mexico held by force composed Of Amer
cans and that balance thrown, it would be thrown
against the Spanish monarchia reactionary party head
ed by Santa Anna, how long would an application fol-
annexation to the Union be postponed? And suppose
that application rejected because of slavery, which the
South would insist on the condition of their interior
euce how long before Mexico would be annexed to t
Southern conlederacy? Not long, we think. The at
fairs of Mexico must influence those of the United States
BThere was little done in either house of Congress