The daily union., 1846-08-28
VIEWS In MEXICO.

We are indebted to our liberal and friendly trans
Iator for the following extracts from the Mexican
papers just received in the Navy Department. They
show in what advantageous light the free inst-
tutions of the United States are viewed this
time in Mexico The editor of the Locomotor con-
fesses that the benefits which we hold out to
foreigners in various ways, especially in free
dom Of religion, freedom of employment, abun-
dance of land, accessibility to citizenship &c, &c,
have made US very popular in the eyes Of the
people of Europe, whilst they contribute to GRE
ate some jealousy and uneasiness on the part of
their governments. This Is the theory of the editor
of the Locomoor-such is his solution of the
causes as well as the effects 1t is in this manner
he explains the decided superiority Of the United
States over Mexico-its superior attractons--its
gigantic advances--the sympathy which we enjoy
amid the enlightened people of the Old World
He admits that even the Europeans would generally
be content with the conquest and annexation Of
Mexico to our own republic. In the same breath,
the editor proposes to his countrymen to appeal to
the sympa,hies Of foreign governments, and to exert
all their diplomacy in obtaining their cooperation
and support. The whole article is a curious COM
position, coming from that benighted country, and is
written in more philosophic spirit than we should
have expected from Vera Cruz.
Translated for the "Union' from he "Loconotorr Of
Vera Cruz, Of July 26, le46
The Texas question, which has been converted
into an Anglo American question, owing, if not to
our want of foresight, at least to our Incidence and
inexperlence, may also be converted, and perhaps
very soon, into European question; and for this
lreaa arpip ipIn IN f,r l.
tons which may assist public opinion in correcting
ITSELF and in coming to the conclusion most advan-
tageous to the nation.
We believe that in Europe the Anglo American
question is viewed differently by the people and by
the governments.
The people Of Europe, no longer finding the ter
rltory of their countries sufficient to yield them
what is essential to the comforts or even necessa-
rles OF life, and finding the demand for their manual
labor more and more diminished by each successive
Improvement in machinery resulting from economy
in expenses, are met every year by an excess of
idle population, who, eager for employment. come
to the New World in search of what they can no
longer find in the Old. The adventurers who com.
pose this surplus population, find in the ports Of
their respective nations multitude of merchant
vessels ready to sail for the United States-thanks to
the care with which that nation has protected its
| foreign commerce, by freeing it from the obstruc-
| tons, rules, and exactions, which paralyze il in
the Spanish American republics; and as these yes
sells generally of large burden as is requisite
| for the transportation of the cotton which the
United States send to Europe, passage is Of
| fered IN them at very moderate prices, and they
are preferred, because the emigrants are poor,
and seek cheapness in all that they need.
These adventurers are aware, moreover, that
on arriving with their families in the United
States, they are at liberty to live as they please,
without meeting with restrictions of any kind, and
that they may publicly practice their mode Of reli.
gious worship, and even become citizens ofthe new
nation, II they believe it advantageous to their inter-
ess, by simply desiring IT, Their coming, then, in
creases the strength Of the United States and once
established in that nation, they seek lands to cul,i
vate and will take the direction Of Mexico if they
hear that this country abounds in milk and honey
and if they believe that they easily Introduce
themselves into il under the protection Of the gov
eminent Of the United Staes for that Of Mexico has
| lredoubled the restrictions and trammels which i'm
pede their entrance. This new population identify
their lot and existence with the lot and existenc,