, 1866-05-19
SANTA ANNA,
interesting Interview with the
EX-PreSilent,
SANTA Anna to be the Savior OF the Mex
icnu Republic

Ex.prncfHn11f
SANTA Anna 10 be the Savior OF the Mex
fcau xeuubIic.
lfrofo The he~ YORK Herald. May i6]
Nenera1 santa Anna Is sun at Ellza1etn-
post, =. J:& as me saesL OF Mr. bafz. whets
re WI, remain loi lew day9 longer, antn
eultaole aee1,mmoaatlons 'of 4lnsel ana nls
numerous s.a1e are psov1oea ID nc. f9sE.
~, 1estelaay our rep:esentaliTe again visited
tne great Aexfcan, IN acceptance OF m ur-
gent invitation, anu was received BY tue Gen
eFai ano % ~ stau WIN TUG utnost eoro'allty
ano attention. -
oB'EC7 oF sASTA MAS VISIT.
vpon 1, onr nsiuE % elank n. eat5f1age at tne
Seue.a ~. M.tn !espsS. ~ toe aco' 9nlsct ol us
s,sit 70 'ue cai1e1 Ssatss' MseF nls IohS SO.
c!uslou ~ 81; 1nouaS' knn e1-rfeAtoent
oug tounda eouaa snish ~ aIo 1StIsu ~ , lotG'Ws
a'.s ~ s'.oaG, soana iia, sLiiu, "haea We tsaus'ate
any voadcnss ich us .s 1ouo"ss .,ut ~
,octe, s'sit nnd TIL e1sn Ma, =, y an Lii
~ ~ III, aho n Tiat ~ ~ aase i. ne
ahu e!eaI4y u4uetstoou " tHe ETeat mass OF
ass'gans a;t1s. p,i Mno synra.nne @ WIN sas surg
Eang ,1s nePnp.le @ " {. AGso. Mha n leaSpE my
t1' anAu!. 1,;n Ie ~ ~ ~. anoIs neap sSssose
WY yeass w, nasS s. w sYsa.u @ Moeays, no
~ uo .s a!.a .,t "a az pe, no"esSl,
~ unsI .h .u1 ~ ha.. Az. e.es .ne oaehs -
y W tnI r senG5 I'LL u n1esy uEat - unse saM "
~, Heia Esa@z Mnen qIote tac msAoess !son
;;reme5t @ If 81 Tlomas hnye y heen recernt, a~Jt t
tsslsis 1 ia91a ~ pals 't " MEatSo: No. ou.y
11lenus nea. aua 4uonaam aaneIen.s, nut sven rom
McAIGans VINO. ahle usen antaEonlssle 10 me,
~ omptalnhs u tns I1tn.5 u ~ euorts tnuIo 1,
Sreee Toko aHd lYo Gu and his
french usufpefs rom ny native sou, ma
urging me 70 once more piesen5 mysea as Ihe
champion ol tne ale1lcan people ahd tne re.
pnbllc. Inese are many reasons why did
not AZ once respond 10 Ihosc appea4s. IN
,aG :,o ntst 81. P,aee h ,t aae1e wa me eApeSta-
tatlon tAat WE Anefat aovesnneht: Wds,ng
from tho obstinate resistance offered b5
them 70 1otelgn intervention at t9e arst,
ana ther frequent successes, would prove
strong enough 10 maintain tue integrity OF
me hGpn1ile. linen these was ne PROBABILITY
tAat the Government oi the United States, by
re:assert!on Of the Monroe doctrine. would
diminish the aucat1on 10 one OF pecuaiary In
de1np{ty. But the Lsbesals-and all Mtxicans
ore Liberals, except those who are 10 the
sssriSe o. ana ns pay Lens
By previous internal disseusions cut of, as
y were, from me resi- OF inc world. and, oH.
Ing to the accession war, deprived Of all aid
rom the United states, after battling long
aad fanan1lf against superior iorces IN num-
ber, and superior IN arms, discipline aud sup,
plies, have at length become exhausted and
aisheartened, until they arc now scattered
over tne country IN Small detashments some
oi them being infayor Of this Eibcral General
aud some OF another, Nhile the usnrpeF's
forces are concentlhteo ano 9nNed: Witnont
unity there is no strength President Juarez,
man whom l hishly esteem anu respect, Us
one deserving OF AZ praise for his efforts to
restore Inc hepuplfc,!s inAb8c 10 preserve tho
Liberal part as 9 unit nut there IS OEte.n,
VINO disputes his rlght to the Presidency
under ne existing constitution, and Escobc-
40, Co5tlna and others are warning among
themselves while powerful enemy ts ut tue
throat OF republican MEXICO:
dtsc We inquired wen, Genefals now 20
you propose to harmonize them ~
santa Anna-lt Is my profound conviction
that can conciliate and coneentsate oil the
ecrratiyes. aad unite them in a powerful
front against the French Invaders. l am
ready to cooperate with Juarcz, ard take
the field st the head Of united army
against the !mperfalists. "Dah" the old
General exclaimed enthusiastically, slappfnE
his cork leg, q. / lost this log In driving the
French from Vera Cruz, md I am willing to
lose the other in driving them out Of the
City of Mexico can sit In the saddle yet
twenty-iour hours on a stretch, warrant
you he continued, w,ta nssalng an S EYES; in
"But, General" we queried, "supposing
1rndsr yn1,r banner d. ron +i,intf ynn cc,,ld
carryon campaign with more success than the
| liberals have had during the past two or
| three Tearss You must have money to com
| pete with your we'll puiu, well armed, sud
well led allies.
| Santa Anna-If the war for Mexican liberty
Is to be conducted as 1t has been of late,
you might spend hundreds Of millions with
out sehIeyiug any n important a result:
money In order to carry on war and that
| money must be derived outside of MEXICO