Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-30
CALIFORNIA,

the claims OF ltS clLlIcIlS, w ''t'")
from facts that have come to my knowledge
and from the want of secrecy that characterizes
all the diplomatic intercourse of Mexico, that u
is well founded. As the SUBJECTS alluded 10 III
the message in manner To encourage thc
hone that these claims will soon be satisfied,
il il proper that the claimants should be IN
! formed of the probable ability of the Mexican
Government 10 meet their demands against ".
Il is understood that the District oi Cal
iCorna was offered by the Mexican Govern
mpnt TO that of Great Britain in Iaynent ct a
debt amounting TO about $50, 100000, hut
as that government has mortgage upon the
custom house duties of Vera Cruz, which is
the principal port of entry for Mexico il de-
clincd the cession. This information is be-
| evcd To be correct, as it was rumored IN the
best informed circles in the City OF Mexico,
| and believed 10 be derived from source enti-
tied TO the fullest credit. II is well known
that Mexico possesses an extent ct territory
beyond her ability to control. The district ~
California IS derseIy filed with savage and war
like Indians, and it should moi be matter ol sur
prise if Mexico, with an exhausted Treasury,
knowing her inability to protect and populate
this district, should be disposed tn cee II IN IL
uudaion orthe heavy claims of citizens oi other
nations against her Should this not be the
case there is no known source from winch
payment can be expected in her present en-
hausted fiscal condition. In Mexico, the hay
one alone susans the gov, rnmeni, and gives
law to the country, and the power ni Santa
| Ana rests upon a substratum OF disaiiectl0n,
that in its agitations and commissions must, at
no distant period, burst upon him and over
whelm him with a volcanic force. gentle
man from Mexico, who has the best sources OF
information, he being a merchant OF Vera
Cruz,-informs me that it was understood
that Santa Ana would seize the property of
| the Church, with the view of enabling him Ia
| liquidate his engagements, and support his mil
itary power That he should entertain so
hazardous a purpose, shews the extremity OF
his means. In addition to Vera Cruz, there
are two ports ofentry on the Gulf, (Nlalamoras
and Tampico) the revenues OF which are also
hypothecated, for large amounts to the cred
tors of the Government The two ports of
entry on the Pacific, Acapulco and Mazatan,
the duties of which are believed to be unin-
numbered, and at the disposal of the Govern
ment, have but very uncomfortable receipts.
If then the Government of the United States
are looking to the import system of Mexico
for the means of liqudating the claims of
citizens, il is not perceived how, or in what
manner the Government of Mexico can pro-
vide the means of their adjustment, for il is
well known that all the taxes derivable from
internal resources are absorbed in the main
tenancc of the Government.
CALIFORNIA The report announced in the
New Orleans Tropic, that General Thompson
had concluded an arrangement with the Mex
lean Government for the cession of Upper Cal
lf1rnia To the United States, is believed 10 be
without foundation. The Washington CORES
ponient of the Baltimore Patriot says:-''I
know from undoubted authority, that Gen.
Thompson has entered into no such agreement,
and that the President had no reference to it
whatever, in his message"
Marriage Us. Lnsaniiy.-Few people are
aware how much more insanity prevails among
bachelors and unmarried ladies than among the
married of both sexes. We learn from the
e animation of very many reports, that ofevery
five of all the lunatics sent to American Hos !
pitfalls, three are unmarried, and only two are
married, and that almost all of them are over
81 years old. On the other hand, il is pretty
certain, that in all the community over 81 years
of age, there are more than three times as
many in as out Of wedlock. Ifthis be the case,
then The unmarried are more than -four times
as liable Ia become insane as married people.
To make this matter more certain, DIR Jar !
Wis, of this town, has written 10 some gentle
man in almost every town in Massachusetts, !
and in some towns in Connecticut, requesting
him IL count on the list of voters in his town
the married, the unmarried, and the ,cido,c-
ers, and to give him information Of the num-
Der in each ofthese classes belongingto their
respective towns.
We earnestly hope his correspondents will
be able and willing to give him an answer 70
these points, and thus settle one very impor-
tant principle in lile-that marriage is a great
protective of society against the awful disor-
der OF insanity. Concord Freeman.
THE sunny SIDE.-How much more Meas
ant it is TO the pure heart To do good-tO kin |
die the more gentle and noble feelings of our !
nature, than, by misrepresentation, hints, or
dark inuendos, TO break in upon long establish
ed friendship, and disturb the good feelings of
years Of intimacy. In all our associations,
commend us To him who ever presents the sun
ny side OF lie's picture to our gaze; he who
has always pheasant word to speak, and |
is ever disposed to throw the mantle of obv-
ion over the loibles of erring man. Such
man we could wear in our "hearts core-ay,
in our hearts," But from the mischief maker,
whose bosom is filled with a canker worm
which knows no pleasure except in that which
torments others, 'good Lord deliver u.s."
LITTLE FoIKs.-Iti is related that archbishop
Gibson, celebrated painter in England during |
the reign of Charles |. was only three feet len
inches high He became sinitten with The
charms Of a pretty little maiden, named Ann
Shepard, who, although she had attained her
full height, was only three feet nine inches and
a half. She accepted his hand, and the little
couple were married in The presence Of The king
and queen. They lived happily together, aud
were the parents OF nine children, five of whom !
lived to maturity, and were of ordinary size
Gibson was the instructor of queen Ann in |
drawing. He was in his seveniy-6fih year
when he died. and his little widow lived till she
was eighty-nne!
Soon after the close of the war of 1914, an
American merchantmen manned by green Yam
KEGS, went into London. One of the Yankees