General Basadre took his place.[1] The cabinet continued to maintain a firm attitude, relying on Santa Anna's promptness and strength and the expressions of loyalty from different quarters, although influenced by subservient officials and dictated mostly by fear.[2] Congress received still more assuring notices, thanks to the energy of Paredes. Aware of the necessity for obtaining a wide indorsement of his plan before the imposing appearance of a strong army should spread dismay and silence the outbreak, he had lost no time in sending circulars to the departmental authorities, and scattering inspiring proclamations throughout the country, with effective allusions to the precarious position of the government and the strength of his own just cause. Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, and Querétaro at once signified their adhesion, Tamaulipas followed, Michoacan, San Luis Potosí, and other provinces were preparing to overcome the still hesitating garrisons, and Guanajuato was certainly not friendly to the central authorities.[3]
Santa Anna reached Querétaro on November 25th, without meeting any resistance, for the garrison had stood aloof during the late agitation, but so chilling
- ↑ On Nov. 23d. Trigueros, the finance minister, had on Oct. 29th been replaced by Haro y Tamariz, an intimate friend of Santa Anna. Lombardo had been suggested for the post. See Pap. Var., 1xxvi. pt iii. 10; Boletin Notic., Nov. 12, 1844, etc. Deputy Llaca of Querétaro and Gomez Pedraza took the leading part against the cabinet.
- ↑ Instances in Defensa Integ. Nac., Nov. 23, 1844, etc.; Pabel. Nac., Nov. 12th, 21st, 30th, etc.; even from Jalisco, Abeja, Nov. 1lth, 15th.
- ↑ Prosperous Aguascalientes had long aspired to become the capital of the country, and stood generally ready to conspire against it. Concerning its condition, see Gonzalez, Hist. Aguascal., 132 et seq. Esparza was governor of Zacatecas. The garrison of Santa Anna de Tamanlipas seconded the revolution alrcady on Nov. 15th, the other districts following gradually. Bustamante, Mem. Hist. Mex., MS., i. 220-6, ii. 13. Colima had long been agitating to become a territory, Colima, Repres., 3-18, independent of Michoacan. Mich., Informes, 1845, 28. Opposing arguments in Colima, Reflex. al Informe, 1-8; Pap. Var., clxxxv. pt 3, cxciii. pt 7; Monit. Constit., Mar. 20, 1845, etc. For Guanajuato, see Cos, Silao, in Soc. Mex. Geog., Bolet., ép. 2a, iv. 746; Boletin Notic., Dec. 24, 1844. In San Luis Potosí, several tumults were required to prevail on the authorities. Tlascala joined on Nov. 24th. Vera Cruz at first sided strongly with its favorite hero and resident, in a petition to the congress against the Iniciativa from Jalisco, but causes soon appeared to change its tone. Rivera, Hist. Jalapa, iii. 618 et seq. Remonstrance of Guadalajara in Jal., Espos., 3-12; Pinart, Coll. Among Paredes' precautions had been to secure the revenue of the port of San Blas.
