The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-28

He will not be Deferred by the Rejection Of
his services-What Does ne Mean to Do Etc.
The readers OF THE TELEGRAPH will remember
the highly interesting correspondence between
the Minister OI the Mexican republic at Wash
ington Senior Don Matlas Romero, and General
Santa Anna, which we published The result
OF that correspondence was the rejection OF the
Generals services in the present Struggle of the
republic against the empire. In the period in
tervening between the proner of his services
MAY 2l) and the confirmation duly 81 OF Min
lister Romero's action May 26) III refusing them,
Santa Anna published (June l4) his manifesto
to the Mexican people.
SInce then he has been engaged mostly IN set
tlmg legal disputes here between himself and
other Mexican patriots. But, at the same time,
the army of the empire has fallen back towards
the capital, and as the Republican forces ad,
vance alter them 1t appears that divisions and
chickering's spring up in the rear, so as to leave
matters on the Rio Grande IN a very disordered
state. Ortega IS at Loredo, on the Rio Grande,
and Juarez, who was TO be in Monterey before
this has not gone so tar yet. While this state
OF affairs reigns, Santa Anna publishes his reply
TO Minister Romero, and AYERS that "he will not
be deferred from serving his country but does
not state how he means to do so. The follow
ing is
SANTA Annals REPLY.
No. WEST lwENTY- EIGHTH STREET NEW
YoRK September -Sir:-I acknow.e edge receipt
OF your OF the 9th u.t enc Osing copy OF tnat
OF Don sebastian L., roo de lejada, ecretary tor
Foreign Affair.", dated at Chihuahua July6 1856
reply 10 my own OF the 2lst OF the same month in
which rendered once more my services for the
defense of the national cause. The singular terms
OF which you make use this etteI-castlng highly
offensive and unjust Imputauons on my character
! had restrained me from answering 1t.
But, as the two notes mentioned at the beginning
| OF tLis communication reproduce and o1claly
| approve those terms, am compelled to reply TO
| those imputations once Tor all Before going any
further, allow me to observe hat the rude and ag-
gressve tone in which you respond TO the courteous
| orer OF my services solemn q cause, seems TO
! not only OF ace, hut VINO lY unworthy OF q
| In the note alluded to- you Sc fit to make me the
! object of the most blackenng charges Senor
l.trdo de Teada, with equal disregard, adopts the
same course feel herotore, IN duty bound, for
the sake trutn, oppose to said charges my most
| explicit and emphatic DENIAL
! You say in your letter OF May % subsequently
approved Dy Senor Iejada) thar al was The irst TO
solicit The establishment OF a European monarchy III
| Mexico when l was at the head OF the supreme
| Government" and that al have RECOGNIZED and
supported the intervention of the French Il nperor
in country's affairs, as appears from doc ImeuJs
recently published had until now, no idea that
| any one would regard IA real evidence the gratu-
itoUs char rges OF persons who among our own coun-
| trYmen as wei as among otler people, are ever
| 1oUno ready 10 attack the members of any Govern.
| ment without Specifying or proving, in proper
form, any OF their accusations, but content them.
selves with u.tering VAN and dec anna ory accusa.
hOns that have no weight except IN the estimation
| OF the IRI GRANT
| If the urbanlty and courtesy with which have
| always treated even those whom / have had to
oppose, has induced you TO suspect me OF supporting
| this that form of government, you have tal en-
|
struggles l have ALWAYS treated Frenchmen, Spa
! nlards, and North American, even on the field of
battle with that poIireness winch Is invariably OBJ
| served among cultivated men. 1t was reserved for
you and cenOr LerdO de reJada TO reject the offer of
my services 20 our country under the very strange
preteXt indeed, of my alleged treason to all causes
| and parties.
II was brought upon our county, not 10y me, but
our evil passions and domestic dIscordsl there has
not been single ance IN which Mexico, from
the time OF her political transformation 1921 has
been engaged IN war; that was the first to come
| forward to serve her unreservedlv with my person
| and private resources.
Thus you see that the courtesy and poteness
| with winch treated the Imperial authorities whrn
1t became necessary, is inadvertently the basis
OF charge OF treason against me, and 1t is taken
for granted tnat my obedience to the plain dictates
of pIudence ls nothing but infdelny TO nv country
Facts with Their irresistible logic, justifylnR
| me. Those DEGREES Of expulsion with which the
French intervention has favored me do not Ger
tainly afford evidence OF that support TO the
usurpers which has been SO gratutously attributed
| TO me.
ing nv services on behalf of the republican use
remarking that "du-1ng the late years of my life
have appeared associated with the conservative
party OF Mexico, party which," you say, cha
promoted the antpatrlouc project OF su3jugatinI
Mexico" "fhis," YOU continue, would caus,
every one to fear that, by having share in tin
affairs OF the republic, should contemp ate q neV
revolution as so you say have done at other time
IN avor of the same party and with the decided OBJ
Ject OF curing the mpunIty of Its guilty members
thus Disappointing the reasonable hopes OF ou
| people"
90 not understand how ideas so erroneous ant
incoheIent can have occurred to you. If anv rea
lear IL entertained OF my supposed design to lea
q new rebellion in the exclusive interests OF on
party, let me ask how could start such schem
by placing sword at the service of its most bite
| antngOnistsI If such were the case should b
CONNIE nclng In the worst possible manner an
shou sacrifice by such step that irresistible in
huence which you say hold over the conservativ
party. Moreover, it would become impossible Il
| such way for me to make O whole uniform an
compact body OF that party.
| II had any other object in view than that o
uniting all parties IN the defense OF the republic an
its Independence, would not have placed my sci
vices ut the disposal of those very leaders whom
had heretofore 10 oppose IN arms while was at th
head of public affairs aud they were trying to dlS
TURF pubic order and upset our political institutions
BY this step have tried to set example, for ou
rum Is certain ii, in the interest of our commo
country, 40 not all forget domestic dsseI
sOns and dIscords, and use our united endeaYOIs I
defense OF the republic against all foreign an
domestic enemies.
You, as well as Senor Teiada, charge that di
not offer my services 10 the republic in the day
when the Intervention appeared too powerful, bu
. | that now do when the Intervention IS about TO
| abandoned. / never looked upon the Interyentio
as very powerful and permanent institution
! There is no foreign yoke so strong that peopl
| however weak they may be, cannO finally shake OF
But II is sad Tor one VINO loves ms country TO see
fee inGs, haired and revenge preside over the cou
| cIls OF even those who at the head of NOV
ment so worthy of the best success
| DO NOT, ndeed, depOre so much the calumnoI
| iuputatlons of whichsI am made the object as tai
mexorsble disregard with which the eXtermmatiO
J. | Of an important and valuable circle of MeXlca
society is boldly proclaimed The terms on whiC
n you and the Government at Chihuahua prescribe
numerous party OF the MeXicGn people, form pc
tecty horrible programme OF death and desolatio
IL is easy matter to set q lace iii Q, but not
easy TO set bounds to the damage It may do, or
foretell the number Of victims it may sweep away.
u DO hrmly believe that unless our domestic qua
| IeS and hatIpds he sEHeu.