The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-26 00:00:00

MEXICO AND TEXAS.

The tranquillity of Mexico seems destined to be of
short duration. The last udvicss, both from Texas and
Mexico, gave earnest of a conflict shortly to take place,
which would be the b,,ginning of new assaults upon the
integrity of the Mexican States, and it would not he a
matter of much marvel if it would end in tha overthrow
of the Mexican Republic, as it at present exists. The
last New Orleans Bulletin on this subject remarks :
" The next news from Matamoros is looked for with
much interest, from the expectation that the result of
the expedition preparing against it by the Mexican
federalists will then be ascertained. A large body of
Texians had joined the attacking party, and great
hopes of success were founded upon the strength that
these powerful auxiliaries would impart to the federalist
army. The Mexicans have an exalted notion of the
formidableness of Texian soldiers, and not without reason
—the conflicts of the Alamo, and on the field of San
Jacinto, having furnished incontestable proofs of their
superior prowess. But it may well be question whether
they would be equally effective in co-operating with
Mexicans, as when employed against them. The
Texian Government has acted wisely in refusing to
sanction the interference of her citizens with the
domestic quarrels of Mexico. Nothing could be gained
by a coelition with the federalists—the two races
cannot amalgamate, and an attempt to do so would
ha sure xo engender jealousies and contentions.
Besides, an open espousal of the cause of federalism
might lead to another foreign intervention, still more
powerful, on the part of England and France. In the
meanwhile, the neutrality of the Government will not
prevent the citizens of Texas from joining in the strife.
Great numbers have already crossed the boundary line
to join the standard of the federalists ; more will no
doubt follow, tempted by the glory of revolutionizing
Mexico ; and in this way the federalist army will re-
ceive reinforcements as numerous and efficient as if the
Government openly took part in the war."
We learn by a letter from Texas, that Commodore
Moore, of the Texian navy, sailed from Galveston the
13th inst., in the brig of war Colorado, for New York.
The yellow fever has abated, not, however, without
causing a severe mortality in the new republic, so ill
able to endure this decimation. It will be a lesson to
them in their infancy to look to a rigid system of qua-
rantine in all their seaports, as it is indisputably esta-
blished that the pestihnee was brought from New
Orleans and Mobile. In Galveston alone, containing a •
pepglation of 2,000, there have been two hundred
deaths within the last two months. And in Houston,
on the Buffalo Bayou, eighty miles from Galveston,
are'l approachable Constantly by the steam-boats which
come from the latter, there have been no less than 400
deaths out of a population of 4,000. Notwithstanding
all tllist ppligrants are not, and should not be, deterred
from going to Texas. Quarantine laws will no doubt
this year be enacted, and prevent the recurrence of such
disasters. In proof that the fears of the people are not
depressed, we note as a fact that at a sale of 101 lots
within a few days past on Galveston island, near the site
of the new city proposed there, the same were purchased
by some French capitalists from New Orleans for the
awe of 75,000 dollars,,--Evening Star.