Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-06-17

der, too, is equally as bad; in the last bat
tie between Santa Anna and Bustamente,
which lasted The whole day, not one can
non ball in a thousand reached its aim
they generally fell about half way between
the opposing armies. What would they
think of such fights as we had on the nor
thern lines, when Miller stormed the En-
gIlsh battery, or when, IN the language Of
Gen. Brown, Gen. Jessup "showed himself
to his friends in a sheet of fire.? | do not
think that the Mexicans are deficient in
courage; or it might be more properly
said that they are Indifferent TO danger, or
the preservation of life which is really
so worthless to the most of them. But
with the Disadvantages to which | have
adverted, the reader will not be surprised
that in all the conflicts with our people, in
which they have been more or less enga-
ged for the last thirty years, they have al
ways been defeated.
There is a great mistake, think, in the
opinion which is general in this country
Of the great ascendancy of English lnaa-
ence Ill Mexico. tits true that Mr.. Pack
enham had much influence there, which
his great worth and frank and honorable
character will give him anywhere; but
my opinion IS, that the general feeling Of
the MeXlcans towards the English is un,
friendly. They have a well grounded lea
lousy of the great and increasing power
which their capital gives them and if the
feelings of the Mexican people were con-
suited, or the opinions of lheir most en-
llghtened men, England is the very last
power to which the Mexcans would trans
fer California, Or any portion of their ter
rltory. | am quite sure that they would
prefer that it should be an independent
power, than TO have any connection or de-
tendance Of any sort upon England. The
most valuable Of the mines are owned and
worked by English companies, and at least
two thIrds of the specie which is exported
goes into the hands of the English. The
British government keeps TWO officers, or
agents IN Mexico, with high salaries, to
attend to this interest alone. It is with the
money thus derived that the English esta-
bishments on this continent aud in the
/ West Indies are supported
The amount of the specie annually OBJ
| tanned from Mexico. is more than one half
as great as that which is kept at one time
/ in the Bank of England. The stoppage of
this supply would very much derange the
whole monetary system of England on
this account, it is TO be apprehended that
! in the event of a war between the United
States and Mexico, that ENGLAND would
very soon be involved in it. If the coast
of Mexico should be blockaded, England
will demand that the line of steampackets
to Vera Cruz should be exempted from lis
operations. These packets, although com.
mCrcIaI vessels, possess a sort of quasi ma
tlonal character. This, Of course, our go.
vernn'ent could not concede; and the in
terropdon of the regular supplies of the
precious metals from Mexico, would be
most dsastrously ieIt in England. Know.
ing all this, was well satisfied thatal we
have heard about England stimulating
! Mexico to declare war against this cOun.
try, was ridicuIously absurd. Such wal
would injure England more than either Of
the belli9erents. All her interests are op.
posed to it, unless, indeed. she intended &c
participate in that war. have the best
of reasons for saying, that there is no OtheI
power in the world with which England
would not prefer to engage in a war; no.
that she fears us-but because such wal
would be, more than any other, disastrous
10 her commercial, manufacturing, and al
other industrial pursuits. England has nc
single motive for war with US.