Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-12

Santa Aonss.as 40 Meath ~ 0he
SSeaScaa netcses
| 'rr.m The Ciucinnss, 0asstte.
| nav credit the latest reports from
...o and there appears little rsaDon to |
VII. ,hsm. death has ended the rsstless |
..rccy Of Antonio Lopez dc Santa Anna. /
0uy dispatches say that he Was shot ct Sis> |
n. on the 25th uit., by his capiors. The
Austrian invader and the Mexican fomsn-
ter Of revolutions nave shared the same fate.
Within n ute more than forty years, the
Mexican Republic, SO called, has been
cursed by at least iortv disorganzing moves
merits. each of which left ber more feeble
than it's predecessor In many OF these the
man whose life we are aboit TO sketch was
the leader, while in still more he bore an
inferior. yet no triiling part.
Born at Jalapa, early in 1873, santa AN
ma first developed his pecul'cr talents IN the
revolt sgalnss Spain, which began about
l73O, and. ended il the establishment Of
Mexican indsbsnAsnce. AT first he opposs
ed the ,sdso .stes .lcf csntralised 'osss. ana
bsttled msnfully for the Federal party. lie
could. hovever. rcmain satisfied but little
vale with anything IL 1921 go he hsad>
ed . rebellion against President Pedraxa in
favor OF his opponent, Guerrero. but quar-
/ |
| him executive power, and by new revo>
ution rsinstatsd Pedrssa.
In 1888 Santa Anns became President
him. ELF. and vevcrely chastiscd the rebels
Who contested bis authority. The Texaa
revolt, a little later, proved 70 much Tor him.
lila capture Of the Alamo and the slaughter
Of its garrison only provoked the Texans to
), crater resistance. With the aid Of Ameri-
:, can volunteers. Santa Anna was vanquished
and made a prisoner at San Jacinto. lie
vas held In captivity for about . year, And
- On his return 10 Mexico in 1897, was coolly
- received: q treaty which he had made with
ut the Texans. being declared UNAUTHORIZED
., and greatly imparing his popularity. The
:, French attack on Vera Cruz brought him
again into power. Those Of his country
men who hated him most, could not deny
!. his ability, and he ras designated 70 defen<
the beleagured city. He repslled the IN
no vaders, but lost leg in battle.
he His Federal tendencies had long sine
~ been abandoned, and the Dictatorship viii
which be was invested during the war viii
," Texas, imbued him with love Of person.
l. power that never left him. He was thsnce
80 forward the champion Of centraliastion 90
N iespot,sm From 1641 to 1914. he wae r
ally absolute ruler Of the c,untry, undo
y the name Of "Provisional President" l
u 1916 he was deposed and bsnishsd for u
Of years. lie returned to Cuba, where b
mr. Watched the course Of events.
!, On the outbreak Of war with the Unite
Nv S,ates he was recalled to Mexico, and pei
Or United by our authorities TO pass the line
The Instead Of being paci6osaiy inclined, %
70. was believed to be, he proved an advoca
:, Of war, aud vas placed a the head 81 CT,
" aud military sffaiss Defeated BY Tsyl
= 1t Buena Vista, he promptly gathered
ong new army, which ives routed by Scott
,lus Cerro Gofdo lie next rcsorted to diplom
~. ~, that he might gain time for the organ
49,, cation Of fresh troops. When be fst rea.
my he threw OF the mask again, only to bs
lluc frated ct Contreras and Chur,i6usco Sec
ing gave him an aruisticc, mud was. after q
lvl' compelled to fight his way to the capital
one Santa Anna made few more faint sttemp
at resistance, but in vain, and was 6nal
permitted 10 leave the country. lie went
Jams,ca, where he remained i've years.
SO 1853 he returned, and was appointed Pro
sws. dent. Had he taken waning by the pa
nted he might have prospered lie preferred
'g Of "e""y "'
most ,;on,l Government by .rrors,ipa
this himself the mos, absolute power The r,
wall olutlon followed. aud after showing bis u
:, usual pluck IN resisting il, he at last alb
Gated and settled down in the Island OF
CT OF rhom,s. lie remained there until
luc>- French Invasion OF 1861 occurred; mo,
epy lncnt which there is every reason to beli
CON he encouraged though his good wisl
49,, we're thrown away upon Napoleon. y
'e"n ago he cam TO New York. where he aife
'e''' cd anti Imperial syrnpathies, but could I
sccGrc the confidence Of The Liberals
80, though verging on three score and ten,
''o' was rs Jealous an intIiguer as ever, a
fanc ewing the time had srrived for him
act slipped quietly oil for Havana .
ou ~ weeks since Thence he sailed in
VS. steamer Virginia for Vera Cruz, then
NJ. Tended by the lmperialists against a best
- ing force Of Liberals. His design was to
w" the garrison and inhabitants to pronou
W" for him As President, and he bore in
pocket various pompous prOclamations G,
'','e CYSTIC Of has virtues and abilities. Capt
''AeS Rowe, Of the United States steamer Taco
a"s. now intcrfs, ed lie arrested Santa Ann,
. al a;..,.har ~ a.. -. "a 90, 49,
lnder e.; - r.
u"" days. sent him TO the Captain Of the '
's"u gina, with orders to take him back to
vana. Oa tis way thither the Virgil
:" stopped at the point Of Sisal, in Yucsl
'o''. She VS. boarded BY the Juarists, and
~ Dictator made prisoner and carr
e"N ashore. The sequel we have already
80" uounced. Few will mourn the fate Of
''.e with whom ACKNOWLEDGMENT was % obvio
''''y lv tht rultpp nAsAion-