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We sometimes ihiak there must exist some re. ia,ionshiP between the editor of the Democrat and Santa Anna the braggart Mexican General If there be no eousinship far removed. they certainly ex- hibt remarkable coincidence of peculiar traits of character for which both of these worthcs arc csi- nenty distinguished. The public are familiar with The Ponpons announcements of victory issued bv the craven General in the midst of inglorious de- feat, and before he had ceased his flight from hi, victorious Pursuels. Characterised by similarity of boastfnl falsehoods, see the editor of the Ash ley organ, ia shameless disregard of well known facts filling The columns of his paper with Aypo- critical shouts of victory on the eve of mos, dis asirous defeat. What kind of readers has th. De- mocrat The editor certainly presunes mush on their gailibity, when he makes bold and una uali- hed statements the evidence of whose ultruth his own columns furnish. We did mol before suppose that the eMpera aest of venerable neighbor was of the sGaSaias as termed by Phrenologiss., bat il seems We are mistaken and in the face of the scornfui rebuke he has received al the hands of the people, be g!Oriies his sucse-. and claims a triumph when he is writhing utder the torture of unayenged malice What secretary he would make for the Mexican Bragadocio With his practice in misrepresentation, how admirably he could draw up The details of false despaich

 We must acknowledge to another mistake in the character VIC had formed of our neighbor. Over whelmed and ehagrined by the indications of pub

 lie sentiment that thiekened upon him. he has for- gotten tha, cunning and prudence which W. suppo.e were invarahle arcompanin. sa's of nAieyoience and Perdy. Aprosperous cause needs not the aid of falsehood to sustain it, and if we had no other eyi dence of the complete failures of the ei,Or in hs schemes, his snblashing resort to psevarieatons aniruth, would be sufficient ,o show his disappoiat ment and defeat Why. we ask, this suppression Of the truth from the distinguished Senator for whose benefit alone She press vas es,abiishedl To the reckoning he has to make te his ox per for unper- formed promises and false hopes created, the editor doubtless looks forth with trembling dismay. We advise hin however to ali further misrepcesen- ta,ioa and disclose the truth gently hs mortified andexaspesatsd employer, and if there Dc bowels of compassion ia man, the great Senator will forgive much b his tired and faithfuls servant