The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-08

restless and ambitious man will have no CON
sequences beyond the incident itself Had he
been allowed TO land at Vera Cruz on his recent
attempt, and TO rally party to his standard
as he could certainly have done, he would
have been the means, either through his sue
cess or bis failure, of compelling a preater or
lesser number of his countrymen TO stand mn
and receive volley Of musketry at their
back. In falling alone, and in falling in such
an adventure as he did, we have a tragedy OF
less horror to record than that which occurred
on the 10th of last month at Queretaro.
1t is but few weeks since Santa Anna left
this city in very mysterious manner to raise
the flag of his own ambition upon the soil on
which he had been such a prominent actor
during the last half century. He had resided
in this vicinity since last summer, having
taken up his residence here as a more advau-
tageous place for his operations than st.
Thomas, where he had lived as an exile for
the greater part of the time since his downfall
from power twelve years ago. As our readers
know, his landing at Vera Cruz last month
was prevented partly through the interference
of an American naval officer and the vessel
in which he was passenger having left that
part of the coast in despair, was overtaken by
a Mexican cruiser near the coast of Yucatan,
and he was landed at the port of Sisal, where,
as we now learn, he was speedily executed,
doubtless by orders, special or general, that
had been issued by the Government of Juarez.
The eageTness of Santa Anna to get back to
Mexico has been even greater during the last
few months than it was during the palmy days
of Maximilian's Empire. 1t was Ostensibly TO
uphold the Empire that he attempted to get to
Vera Cruz three years age and it was ostensi-
bly, to uphold the Republic that he attempted
to reach the same point now. But what he
actually sought in both cases was merely the
opportunity to crafty his own ambition, by
placing himself in a position where he might
seize the reins of power in one of the up
heavals which are forever repeating themselves
in Mexico. He was actuated by no such mo-
tives as moved Maximilian when he established
himself in Mexico; he was laboring under no
such delusions as Overcame that unfortunate
Prince; he was the victim of no such
circumstances as led the Austrian first to
throne and then to prison and death. He
knew the character of the Mexican people,
and their condition and their institutions, and
no man had better opportunity of knowing
their will and their purposes. He knew that
the Juarez Government, which is now enjoy
ing the bloody revel of a Mexican triumph
regarded him as an enemy, for he had been
directly warned of the fact and he knew that
he was repudiated by the Mexican people of
both parties, for all his attempts to curry favor
with them had resulted only in rebuffs and
insults. He went to Mexico fully aware of his
chances of meeting the reception which he
actually got and perfectly conscious that he
was inviting the fate which he has suffered.
He has gone the way to which he himself has
condemned many of his opponents, and to
which doubtless many of his executioners
will, in their turn, be subjected by successful
rivals. In his death Mexico has lost a danger
GUS man, and the fact might be matter of
congratulation to her were her soil not still
swarmiDg with others of precisely the same
character.
The same despatch which gives us news of
the shooting of Santa Anna brings information
of the fall of Vera Cruz into the hands of the
Liberals. 1t was the last important strong
hold to be given up by the Imperialists, and it
surrendered just week after the execution of
Maximilian, or, we may suppose, as soon as
its commander learned of the ruin of the Gov
ernment to which he had adhered. The Libe-
rails exercised more humanity towards the
prisoners taken at Vera Cruz than towards
those taken at any other place. The
Foreign Legion in the service of Macmillan
was permitted to leave the soil of Mexico and
at once sailed for our own port of Mobile in a
French sloop-of-war. We suppose that under
the circumstances they will be taken care of
by the French Government, and such of them
as desire to return to Europe will be conveyed
to their homes at Napoleon's expense. One of
Maximilan's last requests was that the Aus
! trian Government should take care of them
because of the faithful services they had rem
dered to him. We suppose that by this time
the city of Mexico must also have fallen into
the hands of the Liberals and that the Gov
ernment of Juarez is now installed in the capi-
tai of the republic. The situation is now one
of increasing and absorbing interest and we
shall look with eagerness for the next scenes
in the lurid drama of Mexican anarchy.