The daily union., 1846-08-31

cial distress, as each successive military ebi,s..
arose on the downfall Of his brother m arm. -
with the patriotic "gTiio" icar on The Ustsyps,, - =
north. And they saw no end 10 this game "a -
berry, IN the shape Of forced loans, 20 suppor, -.
chieflain IN the dignity of his Office, as BE sIo.
power on the RUNS OF an exhausted treasury -
Mexieans, | have heard say that blow mus, ~
be given by the army Of the north, which would
felt IN every grade OF society, as the only mean.
dspe the Illusion under which the people labou,i
That blow has been given, and the idea OF nnoi1
Mexican army returning to the conflict is 10 N,
absurd as the vagaries Of Don Quixotte; a su.,,i
warfare is what we shall have 10 guard agaiBst ~
that our soldiers are beginning To understand
find that most of our information relative 10 Msy,.
is derived from those who have only resided h n.
arge towns or cities; hence the various eonrad,.
Tory statements. Were you TO believe the y.Do,
lngs of the capital, the whole north would be an,
hllated in three months. Why, the Mexican, I,I
200 men ready 20 march on Texas for len So.
yet at a final erisis, 5000 men were mus,,,i
These things are well understood in the coun,,.
both by foreigners and intelligent natives P,n.
le4O 10 lo43 the boastings Of the capital were 49,
times more inflated relative TO Yueatan, than H..
you've published yesterday rela'iye to the U0s'S
States; and yet, after ALL they could only raise hi
tween three and four thousand men for the exn,dL
ton against Yucalan, which never capitulated ,y,,
TO that force,
perceive that writer in the National Int,A,
gencer airms that the Mexicans are able 10 sus,,,
war for five years, and that there is hhy miIor.
Of dollars in the precious metals in the city of NJ,
leo. There may be that in the republic, but douS
there being that amount in the city; but admiu1,
the fact, IL is inert If IL were in the mines ~
can no more be made available for public exneo,.,
,eihOt society RESOLVES Itself iniO lis original ,smnb
than the mines ofPeru; and then, soldiers could Do
eat gold nor silver What this writer saws Of T,S
ner's maps, as far as my observation sxiends
correct, as have observed many inaccuTaeies rel,
tive to Tabaseo and Chiapas; but from his supy,.
tion, relative TO the Introduction Of an army ibs,.
am inclined to believe that he has not tyay,I,l
much in that region. Besides, he speaks Of cald,
and produce being raised in Tsbasco sufficient n,
the whole army: (Qasry. How large an army1
In lS43 when the central forces had posseSsion u,
Lenna, Champotan, San Francisco, and Lagun,
and direct communication opened through hI7
great lake and Palizada river, TO Tabaseo th,v
| we're compelled To open these ports TO the impor,
Iion OF corn, which was brought in large quapu6s
from New Orleans, and sold for 81 IS and q II
bushel.
Three months ago, when was in Tobaseo. In.
general impression was, that rigorous blockad, O
all b'e ports Of Mexico could not fail to bnDr|X
the war to a speedy termination. This was MI
opinion Of intelligent Mexicans as well as oth.nI
though, as matter Of course, they would not con
verse on such a delicate subject with every on,
The mass OF the people do not understand the Oh
iect Of the war, and they dragged into the umy
with extreme reluctance; much so, that they pr,
fer the slavery to which they doomed to mill
tary life. Perhaps some Of my readers will Il
start at the idea Of Mexican slavery, when IA,
subject has so recently been discussed in Il,
papers, and so much feeling manifested, lest d.
free citizen, Of Mexico should come within IA,
| hon nha anfI tad ..I.. D..
voluntary slavery Ifit be so, it is ten times NOR,
oppressive than any system which exists 10 this
country. Indeed, il Is as common for a man n
speaking Of his 'hacienda" to name the value Od
his 'mosos," and there is not an "haciendan in all
Mexico, whether of logwood, cattle, tobacco oil
corn, but the men are valued at from three TO four
hundred dollars piece, and many times have
been solicited to buy a man by himself as they pr
fer foreign masters to their own countrymen. H.
deed, having occasion for a servant in the interior
Of Chiapas, ] was compelled to purchase man for
s4OO whom paid regular wages for two months
and then sold him again for the same price Il 81
true, they have choice of masters II they can fnd
any one TO pay their debt but not, there is no al
tentative but to remain with their MASTER as they
can never hope to pay debt Of s400 never
knew but one instance of man releasing himsei
from slavery, IL is well known that every town id
Mexico has Its patron saint: de Ia grande Ciuda
hasta ei minino pusbiio, and its anniversary
hopt W He usuai manner OF Rampling ana cocknghr
ing. This man happened TO be successful at play,
winning something like 5000. The next morning
he brought me $500, saying that he believed thai
he would be free man. The following day, haT-
ing been unsuccessful at play, he came again to N.
and wanted the $500 to become again my slave
but told him that did not want him; consequent
iy he sold himself again to some one else for 500
'moso," If he or she absent himself or herset
from the hacienda, without the permission Of ths
overseer, receives 25 lashes.
| will now touch upon involuntary slavery, and
close this communication. All the children boms
on the haciendas and brought up to puberty, az,
charged with so many hundred dollars expense.
during that time, and being unable to pay il, hg
are of necessity slaves And now would ask ID
all pseudo philantropists what they mean by Mex-
can liberty and southern slavery. In my next,
will more clearly elucidate this social feature ID
Mexican society.
GUATlMoZIN.