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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
BUSTAMENTE The first pronunci3:mento of Bustamte was for the restoration of the violated constituion and the administration of the laws. Very soon,. however, it was seen that no such object was entertained by the trium- phant party. The people believed that there was to be a regeneration of the government, and the establishment of a most happy order of things.- Such illusions were soon dissipated, by the appointment of Alaman and Facio in the Cabinet. ·Alaman was well known as the friend of the Clergy, and enemy to the federation; while Facio r who was] educated in Spain under the tutelage of D. Francisco Javier Elio, the man most unfriendly to reform and liberal principles, was designated as the supporter of the militia and the most obstinate patron of its privileges and preeminences." Congress was converted into the docile instrument of the conqueror. The houses declared good, meritorious and national the insurrection of J alapa. They canonized the crimes of the usurper, legalized the plan of Jalapa and declared that General Guerrero was morally unfit to exercise the duties of the presidency. The administration, feeling safe in power commenced its persecu- tions of all who were, or was even suspected of being, unfriendly to 'it- These persecutions became so general & ferocious, that Salgado,. Governor of the State Michoacan, assembled a small force that did not amount to over 300 men and marched in the direction of the city of Zamora of the same state, where he had friends and partisans. Sal- gado was made prisoner-Alverez, Codallos- Bravo was chosen to persecute Guerrero; which he joyfully executed because in doing so he "would serve the government and be revenged on his political enemies.- The enemy of Guerrero since he was hu- miliated in 'l'ulansingo, no one could like himself &C- D. Francisco Victoria, brother of the president of the same name. The last effort of Guerrero was the battle of Chilpansingo, which was fought the morning of the first day of January, 1831 in conjunc- tion with Alvarez against Bravo. The latter was victor. Congress decreed him the gift of a Shield of honor in recompense for his bril- liant behavior. Facio did not go without his reward; "the vice-presi- dent with the unanimous agreement of the Senate elevated him to the office of general of Brigade." This Facio "in his infancy, his family carried him to Spain where he was educated and embraced the career of arms until attai.J1ing [the rank of] colonel of Cavalry. In consequence of the invasion which the duke of Angouleme made in 1823 for destroying constitu- tional government in Spain, Facio emigrated and came to }Iexico in 1824. After his fall in 1832 he fled to Paris, where he published the 1st of April 1835, a memorial concerning the events of the period of his ministry.- Altha' Bustamente had an immense majority in the Congress, still there were men in that body who dicl not fear nor cease to attack him; •among [them] are counted Quintana Roo, Don Juan de Dios Canedo, Pacheco Leal, Rejon, Francisco Garcia and Valentin Gomez Farias, deputies who enjoyed much influence in that legislature.- Gen!. Santa Anna had remained on his hacienda of J\Iango de Clava, retired from business since the fall of Guerrero-- he took no part in
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