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/ Sir-LnSaeaef your late papers,
there is thesfOhOwing extract from .
letter on the subject Of the war Of Tex.
as, of 1913. 81 should not be sur.
prised If the war now begun in 'Texes
should end under the walls Of MSEi,
co." My meaning was; that theFesiS
tance made by the present inhabitants
Of Texas, TO the overthrow Of the Con.
stitution of Mexico, and the establish
ment OF. a military deSpotism in the
city, Of Mexico, would be followed by
other states, and provinces, unwilling
10 have their state governments put
down at the point of the bayOpet, and
that the usurper Santa Anna. would
shareythe fate Of Iturbide. The politi
cal existence of the individual states
has been destroyed by military force,
and l could not suppose that they
would not be ready to seize the first
opportunity to regain it, But this
opinion Of mine, founded upon the sup
posed existence Of patriotism 10 these
states, ! now fear may rest upon
false foundation. Expectations. .fdWn
ded upon the supposed VirIues, even
Iofenhghtened people, may be de.
ceiVed; then how much more so, on
these who are ignorant, debased, and
biggottsd!-I counted also upon their
own views, the want of fidelity of the
Mexicans to each other, the conflicting
J ambition Of military chiefs, and the
, rspid succession of Intestine revolu.
q tions we have hitherto witnessed in
, that country. But from later reflsc
tion have been led TO different COO
cl clusion.
3 Santa Ana lie a man Of great militia.
ry talents, aud very popular manners.
o He Is the FIRST Of the military chiefs,
/. who has succeeded in making any
I thing like lOdgment in the hearts Of
!. the Mexicans. Like Napoleon, he is
:, completely identified with the militia.
:. lie delights in the military life;
n he lives ia the camp, placing his tools
/ at the head Of civil affairs, and instead
n of affecting the show and parade, and
f the name, or the trappings Of sOve-
reignty, he is content, for the present,
!, with the substance. There can be no
D doubt, that his object is the establish.
msnt ola militia y despOtism centering
4 in his own person; and | now .hInk it
q probable, ne will accomplish it..
r Whether this be the best form Of gov
ernment for such people, or the best
I that the country is capable OF, | will
g not take upon me 10 say. TEey are
u degraded race, two.lhirds are slaves,
. in fact, and in their present condition
r entirely unfit for government fOun
ded on virtue and intelligence. have
always considered them the least capa
q BILE Of maintaining a free government
Of any part Of Spanish America, with
The exception of the people Of the
Provinces MIerRGs who are Of bel
ter caste; but this population is ex-
q tremely scattered, biggOtted in reIi,
. gion, and with very few virtues. Yet
y il is from the People Of these pro
4 vinces that Santa Anna has most 10
: dread, and from none more than their
: : neighbors the Americans of Texas.
1t has become necessary to extermi
, nate The Texans, or expel them from
. the country, and at the same time 10
bring their brethren OF the u. States,
aud the American institutions into dis
repute. The difference Of religion is
the principal means Of exciting the hs
lred OHd Jealousy Of The biggotted
Mexicans; who have made so little
progress 10 knowledge, that they look
on other christians as heretics, and re
gard them with the same contempt
that the Turks do the Christians Of
Europe. A partnership with the
priests is one Of the means of Santa
Anna, The native clergy have been
10 favor Of the independence Of Spain
but that is all, because the disposal Of
church dignities and emOIumeots
were formerly in the crown; as this is
no longer the case they arc ready TO
strengthen the hands that will afford
them the best protection. The OpprO
brious epi,hetG SO literally applied to
the Texans, one may easily see, are
intended for the people Ofthe United
States.-It is the policy ofSanta Anna
10 create a hostile feeling towards
this country, as the best mode Of uOi.
ting the Mexicans 10 common cause;
thus rendering large force necessary,