Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-22
Aniuu and Amtritan.
SANTA ANNA AND STEPHENS.

From the Chicago Times
The presence of these two men here at
the same time is not the only coincidence
in their surroundings. Both come here in
behalf of liberalism. Both come ostensiblv
10 organize resistance against an oppressive
monarchy. Both are denounced rs being
spies, the one Of Great Britain and the other
Of Macmillan. Both have issued procla-
nations; and both, it may be added, are
meeting with but Indifferent success.
1t Is quite singular how very naturally
everybody In search OF friends for q dis
treSsed nationality comes at once 10 the
United States. If Hungary sends an agent
anywhere TO get some money, he pushes di-
rectly for the United States When Polish
patriotism finds its cash-box getting low, it
dispatches an agent 10 the land Of the free
and the home Of the brave" for a new sup
ply. ireland, from the days of Slievegam-
monism TO those of Fcnianism, has depend
ed upon the United States a. the main the
stre Of its financial collections. At the pre-
sent moment oppressed Mexico il at the
capital asking for a loan in the cause Of
freedom. If all the money which has been
paid out by this country had been used as
an emigration fund, there would not to-day
have been a corporal's guard Of down-trod-
den people On the other side Of the Atlantic
What SANTA ANNA and STEPHENS
appear to want is mainly money. The
former wishes an Endorsement Of the Mexi-
can loa,, md the latter wishes all he can
get by way { subscription. Somehow the
world hs: own so mercenary that even so
sacred a Sing as freedom has become mex
tricably mixed up with dollars and cents.
The way men nowadays strike for their
affairs and their fires" and the "green
graves Of their sires," is by passing around
the hat and taking up collection.
Ii would be much better if SANTA ANNA
and STEPHENS should unite their destinies.
STEPHENS can command men, and SANTA
ANNA can command territory. The former
can secure the freedom Of Mexico and use it
as a base Of operations against Great Brit
ain. This is practical view of the matter,
and is much preferable 10 making up cOllOc-
lions. We know of no case IN which funds
thus planted ever bore a crop of freedom.
KossUTH sowed largely, but nothing ever
came Of it, Poland had more bank-notes
than would cover her territory, and nobody
is any the better for this financial liberality
The $4,000, 900 which it is proposed to ex-
pend in endeavoring 20 purchase the success
VI VIII ~ law al HllAlllstl
operations.
There is therefore no other course but for
SANTA ANNA and STEPHENS TO unite their
fortunes and march upon Ireland cid Mex
leo. There are enough Fenians in this
country 10 hustle MAMMALIAN from Mexico
in twenty-fOur hours after they had reached
the country The Mexican border is much
more easily crossed than the Canadian
border.
1t Of course would be understood between
these two great men that, in return for the
freedom of Mexico, that country should at
once declare war against England. England
was in the tripartite force that primarily in
terfered in Mexico, and brought over MAX
nnLIAN. 1t may be observed that SANTA
ANNA once favored this tripartite movement;
but he has undoubtedly repented his particb
patton. In view Of all this, we shall CON
tdently anticipate no more collections on
the part of STEPHENS and SANTA ANNA
but in placeof them, a coalition for the free
dom Of Mexico, and next of Ireland.