The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-06-21
Prcn the New York Herald.
Santa Anna-Sketch of his Remarkable
Career.

rived from St Thomas at Eiizahethport.
New jersey, on the 18th instant, and IS
| now residing with a friend at that place
| The purpose for which he comes is not
generally known, but it is supposed that
it is to aid by some means the cause Of
the Liberals in Mexico against Maxi
milan, of Austria. He has lately ayow
ed hostility to the latter, whom he for
merlv looked upon as one de tined to
give peace to his distracted country.
Santa Anna has passed remarkable
career, and is a remarkable character -
He was born in Jalapa, February 2l,
1913. He first came into public notice
in 1921, in the Mexican war OF indepen-
dence; and in 1892, having expelled the
royalists from Vera Cruz, he was az
pointed to the command of that city
In November Of that year he was de
posed by Iturbide, who had proclaimed
himself Emperor; but Santa Anna re
fused to submit to his authority, raised
the banner of the republic in Vera Cruz,
and in 1923 succeeded in mpassing
| Yturbides downfall In the change
which quickly followed he placed himself
at the head of the federal party, but was
| defeated aud retired to mis- estate at
/ Jalapa. In 1923 he took the field against
| the government of Pedraza, chosen to
the Presidency by an electoral majority
1 of two, declaring the election Of Guer-
rero valid, and after 4 series of engage
ments retired to Oajaca. The command
of the forces against the Spanish expe-
dition under Barradas, was entrus sted to
him: and emhdrking at Vera Cruz he
J forced Barradas to capitalate st Tampico,
September IL, 1929. Guerrero made
him Minister of War and commander in
chief of the army, but continuing after
ward to exercise the dictatorial powers
with which he had been invested TO re
| pei the invasion, Santa Anna combined
with 3ustamente OF overthrow him, and
the latter was made President by the
army.
IN January. 1892, however, Santa
Anna headed a new insurrection. declar-
ling for his former opponent, fedraZa,
! whose triumph he insured by q victory
over tie Government troops II October
Of that year Being himself chosen
President in March. 1888 Ne lad TO con
front d popular iasurreoIsla aader Aris-
taand Don Gabriel Duran, bat speedily
snbdaed it. He now left the party OF
the federalists, and put himself at the
head Of the ueutralistS, who wished the
power concentrated III the executive
Government, Though a fayorite with
the army. which desired him to be made
Dictator, he was~unpoplar with the
nation, especially as a rumor was spread
inc that he aimed at the imperial dignity
a new revolt broke out in four provinces,
and manifesto was issued at IeNea
against his Government. On May /,
1888. he utterly defeated the army of
the insurgents on the plains of Guada-
I'll
and. and taking two thousand seven
hundred prisoners. Ehls was fatal
blow to the Republican party in Mexico,
and Santa Anna was named Dictator
The destruction Of the federal constitu-
ton was soon consummated; the State
Legislatures were abolished their places
being supplied by department council,
and the governors of the several States
became dependent upon the supreme
power. Mexico was submissive, but
revolutionary feeling had been long ex-
isting in Texas, which now broke out
into open insurrection.
Early in 1886, Santa Anna took the
field i'll person. BY the middle of Feb
ruary he reached the Rio Grande at the
head of six thousand troops, stormed
the Alamo at San Antonio, on March 6,
after several days siege, and masacred
its defenders. but with great loss to
himself: aud, after the massacre st
Goliad, done under his express orders,
marched toward Gonzales. At San
Jacinto he met the Texan army under
II Houston, by whom he wa totally routed,
! April II, and the day following he was
! taken prisoner. During his captivity
he made a treaty with the Texans.
which resulted in nothing, as his
functions were suspended by the Mexi.
can government. In 1887 he was set
at liberty, and returned to his native
country by way of the United States
On reaching Vera Cruz he was coldlv
| received At the presidential election
| of that year he received but two out of
! the siXtynlne electoral votes. He had
retired to his estate. twenty seven miles
I from Vera Cruz, when fNove177 bar -
I the castle of San Juan de UIlao was
/ bonn hardea by the French. He FASTENED
to Vera Cruz. where his services we're
accepted bt General Victoria. and took
/ command after the fall of the castle
/ He repelled an assault upon that city by
the French December . forcing them
to re embark, but received = wound in
the leg which necesSItated its amputs-
! ton.
In the contentious between the centra-
lists and falieraliSts which. durin the
/ following years. distracted Mexico. he
was one Of the leaders of the former.
! and from October 10. ls4i. to June 4.
is44, he was virtual dictator. under he
/ sitle of provisional president. Bravo and
: Caualizo acting as his substitutes durin o
two intervals of absence with the army.
] tie was again constitutional president,
/. under the instrument of June l2 1915
+ from June TO Septen Der 10. 1874. when
+. he was deposed by new revolution.
taken prisoner near Tiseolula on Janu-
airy ID. le45, banlsbed for ten wears. aud
took up his residence in Cuba The two
succeeding presidents. Herrera and
Paredes. found themselves unable to
! grapple with the difficulties under which
the country was laboring, aggravated as
j they were BY the war just breaking out
with the United States Santa Anna
was recalled. and, by the connirance of
the American Government, which. for