The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-09-26


pNpAy MoeNiSo ! o'clock,}
sept Z, lS45. s
\ Ata0du ihres ociock this mornings the
Mexican schooner Geraleo, Captain IIe-
rera, arrived here from Vera Crnz which
place she lcfticn The 30th ult. She brings
sAitx'r l}ohMstyom, Esq, bearer of des-
patches 70 The government and to Com
modore Conner, commanding U. S. squad
ron now at Pensacola.
4 BY this arriyal, we have dates from the
4 ely Of Mexico to the 2Sth illt. The war
fever both at Vera Cruz and Mexico had
subsidcd
Il IL was reported al Vera Cruz that the
French Minister had demanded his pass
ports in consequence of old difficulties.
The castle was nearly in complete re,
rair, and tie Qualifications had been en-
larged' Vera Cruz was very healthy =
The Fomito had disappeared.
Texas matters are not discussed, in
fact, scarcely mentioned. This is pref
ty corc.usivo evidence that the Mexicans
are in no way prepared, even if disposed, !,
10 commence iostilites.
Don Valentine Rios, commanding the
compahies The fitst brigade, had writ>
ten communication to the Minister Of
War, in which lie states that the different
officers under his command were ready to
defend their country against tho pcrfli>
oas aggressions ofthe United States, and
to chast.e the ingrati,ude of the Tex
ans.
An election was held for President and
Vice President Of the Seuate, when ell
Sr. PIzarro was elected to the first, and
el Sr Ramirez to the second.
Efforts were being made to organize a
militia, but they were merely abortiye.
In the city Of Mexico, which contains two
hundred thousand inhabitants, only eiev,
en- were found enlisted.
Gen. Filasola, full of Indignation, had
thrown up the command of The Division
which had caused the scandalons proceed
i gs in San Luis Plt)si, and had determi-
ned TO return tothe city Of Mexico. 1t
was stated that the leaders of this act of
ipsubordination had sent in record OF
their proceedings to government, and
measures were being taken to lnhcL the
necessary penalties. Santiago Vasquer,
who left Durango on the 9th of July for
chihuahua, carrying with him all the COR
respondence from the city of Mexico and
the interior, was assassinated on the road
on the 2lst The Collector of Cerrogor
do went in search fl him, and, after two
DAYS of diligent search, only found bis
corpse in the middle ofthe road.
The Department of Zacatecas appears
TO be in great state of excitement, in
of the annexation of Texas.
She offers all her resources in order to
carry on the war, and the inhabitants ap-
peared desirous to march TO the conquest
Of that territory.
The ministry is composed Of the follow
ing persons: Don Manuel de la Pena Pc
ma, Department of State; Don Jose Ber-
nardo Couto Justice of ofEcclesiastical al-
airs: Don Pedro II. del Castillo, Treasu-
~ Department, and General Pedro Maria
Anaya, Minister Of War and Marine. :
The Monitor of the evening Of the 22d ,
iltimo, states that General Bnstamento ;
ias been named commanderin chief of
he army 10 act against Texas.
Since issuing the above Extra, we have ,
lad time TO go over the Mexican papers ,
n re thoroughly, Below is what we 6 nth $
n from the Mexican papers: !,
The Regidor Don Jose Maria del Rio :,
ad presented TO the Senate an act for the !,
c establishment of the Federal syst EN-, ;,
1hich, after some opposition was passed =
o second reading, but was finally lost 8
y vote OF nine against it.. :
News reached the city of Mexico ontL
Sd ult. from Matamoras, that 5000 Tex +
ms and Anglo-Americans were encamp- T
d at Corpus Christi, forty leagues from n
la atamoras. Our readers are aware that =
VI bOh dt tHdt Poit w uOl
ute 1900 men. If
There is an article in the Siglo diex al
Iuepe Of the goth ult. which bears heayi. a,
! on the difficulties to be undergone by
he Mexicans in campaign against Tex
3. il asserts that during the eight years
ney have been making war as ainst Tex 1
8, they have never made a single step m
Lich could enable them TO conquer that b
'erritory ,and not even TO prevent its ex- al
ending its increase and power. The I
revious funds intended for the campaign, di
hich would have been sufficient 10 have W
arred il on, were wasted in another way &c
D that the troops OF MatamOras have been L
blged TO become mechanics in order to IN
ain livelihood. There was no money IL
, nav the army The imnosit inn of anv | p: