The national Republican., 1867-07-15
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in going there. and whether indeed he was
forcibly taken from The deck of~n Ameri.
can steamer or not.
We have been furnished statement
throwing much light upon this question,
which statement comes from the Hon.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
In this paper, Mr.. SEWARD presents the
whole subject in clear light, with all the
material facts in his possession, and from
IL we learn that SANTA ANNA went on shore
Of his own accord. The facts being rs
represented by the Secretary Of State,
there is nothing for our Government to do
in this affair but wait events.
We have space only for portion Of the
document Of the Secretary. The body Of
the paper is made up Of On argument
which, though able, IL is not worth while
that we should give entire, for our readers
will obtain full understanding OF the
subjectmatter without being called upon
to read all the Secretary has produced for
the information Of the public.
Below will be found the gist Of this
State paper. Mr.. SEWARD says:
DEPARTMENT or ST ,TE
wAsnHaros, July II, 1857. !
| On the 9Th Of July. instant, paper was pro-
sented 10 tho Secretary Of State, which bears the
signature Of @. Naphegyi. Mr.. Nsphegyi de-
scribes himself as attorney -in-fact and conhdsn.
tisi agent In the United States Of Senior Antonio
Lopez do Santa Anna, and In that character in.
vites the attention Of this Department to certain
transactions which recently occurred In the Gulf
Of Mexico, ''by which," as Mr.. Nsphegyi says,
'fhe said Senior Santa Anna has been prevented
from complying with the expressed wishes Of bis
fellow ctiIsns with regard to the political affairs
| Of their common country, (meaning Mexico,)
and by which, almost Immediately thereafter, he
was deprived Of his personal liberty, and his life
itself placed In jeopardy"
The paper In the arst place implies necessity
for visiting some censure upon the consul Of the
United States at Vera cruI, and upon Com.
mander y. A. Roe, Of the United States steamer
Tsoony, stationed In that port; and, In the
second place, suggests proceedings against the
Government Of Mexico, to procure the restora-
tion OF Senior Santa Anna and his secretary,
Senior Vidal Rivas, within the jurisdiction Of
the United States.
Two distinct grievances seem to be complained
|, Of on behalf Of Senior Santa Anna, one Of which
10 represented to have been suffered about the
7th Of June last at the port Of Vera CruI, and
the other about the 18th Of the same month at
the port Of sisal, both Of which places are In
Mexico.
I shall examine 6rst the proceedings which
are alleged to have taken place at Vera Cruz,
( and Afterwards the proceedings which are repre-.
ssntsd to have occurred at Sisai
On the 18th Of June being the same day on
which II 10 alleged by Mr.. Nephegyi that the
4 Virginia was boarded and Senior Santa Anna
forcibly removed from that vessel at ssal, Senior
Santa Anna wrote q letter on board Of the Vir-
ginis, which he addressed to Gen. Matthias Pc
If Et.ts af NJ.
rida. In this second letter to Gen. Poraia,
Senior Santa Anna referred to his frst letter for
warded BY Col MendeE, and presumed that II
was then In the hands Of bis correspondent. Gen.
. Peraza, together with the documents II con.
tainsd. Senior Santa Anna then proceeded TO
say: II was awaiting your answer, when Col.
. Medina, the military commander at this port,
presented himself to me on board, and informed
me that you invited me to land. / Immediately
: began to got ready to accept your invitation, and
commenced shaving myself The captain Of the
vessel, (Capt. Dssksn) Informed me that I could
0 American war steamer (com. Roe were, thai /
A might land on neutral ground, but could have
no pretext TO set foot on Mexican territory.
This caused an alteration between COL Medina
j and the captain Of the Virginia" y
FINALLY, the captain yielded, and was allowed
(by Captain Deaken.)
Senior Santa Anna proceeds In bis letter to
) Gen. Peraza: "Now, l am At your disposal, and
l hope shall soon see you, as this commander"
(meaning Medina) "has promised me could.
wish my good intentions may give happy re-
/ suit; and do not think Mr.. SalaIar Illarequi
will be SO timid as to reject my generous media.
tion for the complete establishment Of peace In
this State Of YucAtan. But II he persists 10 an
obstinate resistance, an old veteran places him
Q self under your orders to be sent wherever you
9 think he can DO Of the greatest service to the
:, nation"
There seems no reason to question the authen q.
ticity Of these letters. II authentic, they prove
that at the port Of Sisal whether exactly within
the Mexican Jurisdiction or just beyond 1t, Gen.
Santa Anna was In command Of the same mill
J. tAry armed expedition against tho republic Of
It Mexico, which he had prepared within and con.
Quoted from the shores Of the United States "a
Vera Cruz, in violation Of their neutrality laws
IL and in dsrogation Of the relations Of amity and
70 friendship, and also-so far as tho sphere OF
70 moral influences Is concsrned-within the rela
"A tions Of allies.
They prove also that although Capt. Deaksn
" perhaps In the interest Of New York creditors
protested, Senior Santa Anna voluntarily disem
d barked at Sisal, and went into the camp Of th,
defenders Of the republic Of Mexico. During .
considerable part Of the period In which Mexico
has been the theatre Of civil war; armed military
ID and naval force has beeo maintained by tn,
10 United States on the Rio Grands and 10 th,
| "nsofo eiounu ehe Potts VI meAloOb among Othe
purposes to prevent and defeat invasions Of tha
a republic by any military and naval expedition
At which might be set foot 10 the United States
We are officially informed that Senior Santa Anna
y after having landed at Sisal in conformity with
:, his engagements, was sent forward by the mill
or tary commAndant at sisal to the care Of Genera
20 Peraza, the Governor Of Yucatan, and Is de
tanned in custody, with view to the safety 0
the republic Of Mexico
g. Upon this review Of the facts, II seems prope
A that the Government should wait for further an,
more definite information before entering upoI
y communications In relation to the complaint o
l. Mr.. Naphsgyi with the Government Of Mexico
n That nation seems at last to have triumphe,
over all Its internal and foreign enemies, and h
have reached q crisis when, II left alone, It ma,
'a be expected to restore tranquility, and to reor
ganize itself upon permanent tioundati Of union
freedom, and republican government. oni,
m some great national injury, wrong. or oaenc
es would Justify this Government In suddenly as
suming hostile or even an unfriendly attitud
"a toward the Republic Of Mexico.
ill WILLIAM II. SEWARD
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