Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-16
santa Apna-HexIco-Tne Fenians.

Probably the most completely played
out character on this continent is Santa
Anna. IT, in the march of events any
one-alwsys excepting our own public
functionary, Buchansn-hss been left far
ther in the rear than this same Santa
Anna, it would be. a good speculation in
Bsrnum to get hold of him for exhibition
in connection with his latest Egyptian
mummy. Yet somebody has put the idea
under the old fellows sombrero that he
has q mission TO perform in Mexico. Ru-
NOR says that the somebody was u pro-
phetic Minister of State. But that is Of
no consequence. 1t is sufficient to know
that he has mission on the brain. Now,
of all things in the world difficult 70 be
understood or executed, a mission is the
toughest and hardest. Lucy Stone retired
into matrimony Disguised with the Wo-
mans Rights mission. Lew Campbell
has sunk into the obscurity of Butler
county politics, bewildered and exhausted
with his mission to Mexico. Jefferson
Davis brought up in Fortress Monroe
on account of the little mission he under
took to break up the government and,
not TO multiply examples, Andy John
son acquired the Presidency and an uneD-
viable notriety as a breaker of promises,
all through a mistaken notion that he had
a mission to play the part of Moses. Pre-
cisely what Santa Anns's mission to Mex
leo is, is not clear TO himself or any n
else, so far as heard from. His arrival in
this country was heralded as a matter of
some pith and moment, and all his subse-
quent movements have been as regularly
included in the daily kilograms as the
latest fire, or murder, or Fenian fasco.
The latest bulletin nou that he has
published in the New York papers, an
dress to the people of Mexico, defining his
position in reference to the present aspect
of affairs in thst salubrious climate. The
Mexican people will undoubtedly care
very little for the opinions of Santa An
ma, if they ever hear of them. Even the
agreasers'-the euphonious nomenclature
made use of in the southwest when the
MeIicans are spoken of-know he is
effectually played out, and would laugh at
any attempt on his part TO assume again a
leading position in their politics. With
this view, the prospects Of g success Of his
mission, whatever it may be, are not very
fisttering.
We wonder that our friends the Fe-
mans have never thought of Mexico as a
base to operate against England. 1t is
Just the place wherein to establish the
Irish Republican enough from the
BLASTED Britishers," too, to be absolutely
ssfe-sn advantage not to be overlooked.
Let Sweeny transfer the fright wing and
all the other wings of the Army CT Ire
land to the plains of Mexico, and let
Roberts illuminate his p~roclamations from
the Halls of the Montezumas. The pro
verbal fondness of the Irishman for 8
perpetual row, would be grstifed in Mex
leo as it could be no where else, for Mex
leo is nothing unless conyulsed with a
revolution. If the the descendants of the
AEtecs object TO the infusion of the Gel
tic element, both parties would be SUI
premely happy, for then the row would
be glorious. We commend the consider
alton Of this plan 10 the various Head
Centers.