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and establishes military dynasty, and calls
il ccntrasm, he is found tomorrow in thu
ranks of his enemies, because he believes
that side the most popular, and abuses with
bitter invectives the adhcrents oftho cause he
maintained yesterday. The incentive of
fear, it says. will not operate on him in the
case, because he knows that so long as VIC
remain inactive, he may talk 10 his people of
the recovery of Texas, and do nothing tow
ards its consummation, pleading the exhaus-
ted state ofthc national finances as an OK
cusc. And policy would have a directly
contrary effect from the one indicated, as
nothing is so popular now in Mexico as tho
recovery OF Texas, and nothing so unpopu-
lar as recognition of its sovereignty.
In his recently published letters, he tell,
the Mexican people that they have been in
suited by the Texan robbers on their coast.
without the ability 10 drive them away, and
he has advanced $4,000 of his private funds
towards the purchase of a Navy, and the In
tclligence argues that so tims-serving man
will not dare, on his accession 10 power,
whatever his disposition may be, to oppose
the popular will.
There cannot be doubt, it adds, among
those who are acquainted with the character
the man, and the feelings of the people Of
Mexico, that no acknowledgment will ever
take place, until compulsion shall require 1t.
Much curiosity is manifested in reference to
the course of Santa Ana, upon his accession
to power. lie has recently profe,sed him
self iricndly to the restoration of the Federal
Constitution of 1924, and by those profess
ions he has made himself successful. We
shall see how honest he is IN his professions.
In common with the many, we have but little
faith in them.
FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES.
Q The dspleasnre of France at icing placed as res.
poets commercial matters upon an equality with al
other nations by the United States is far from having
# subsidized Ld Press states, that lit was at first con
tempaed by the French Government to retaite upor
the United States for their late revenue bill bv imnos
Il ing tax upon American cotton. 1t was soon dis
covered however, that such measure would be in
If furious TO France herself by forcing her to buy nj
# denrer rate an article wi whchshe cannot dispense
There Is another moLc of making reprisals" obser
IS YES La preSse which has been favorably re
ccivcd, particularly in the seaports, and which til
n government is disposed to adopt-namely to with
= draw from the United States the enef the treat
concluded by Mr.. Hyde dc Melville, dated the 24
e of June, lS22-a treaty which establishes perfec
reciprocity IN the advantages granted to either in III
French and American ports. We, for our part, ar
n fully convinced Of the mpory of such measure.
would not remedy the evll-it would only aggravava,
= it, The system of reprsals forms part of develor
of ment Of the principles of political economy which "
dsapprove. 1t s in fact, clear that if levy dute
in upon American battoms the price of freight will be
creased, and as cotton indispensable for our man,
j. features, and cannot obtain except in America
~ II follows that an increased expense of freight woul
fall upon the consumers
J. Another fact speaks for itself Before the treaty
1922 there were but II French vessels engaged in tt
- North American rade-27 American and l02 foreign
T. whilst in the year 1880 there 81 French and
American ships, engaged in the same trade
, TEXAS EXPEDITION TO SANTA FE.--Advites fro
L. Galveston TO the 3lst ult received by the way
f New Orleans bring intelligence of the arrival OF Il
Vi Texan Sante Fo expedition at its place of dcstin
ton after severe journey end encountering hord
of hostile Indians whom they had to fight thruug
s. The people and authorities of Santa Fe treated Il
m expedition with great respect, and extended towar
80 them all the Inequalities their rudo manners are ca
r. able of.