New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-02

RECOLL.. = r,,ov rx,raoraitsry and Minister PeDi-
~ Of the United states to Mexico. newborn
9"S London whey 4 Putuau. 1916.
TIL. hook MS containing rccer, Information as to
If affairs in Mexico, and personal obsefva
.,.s.,,o, her leading men, carnoI iall at this mo
So, ~ h. read With avidity. The auihor says that,
-, er,ec,ior TO write an account OF what he sa"
.1,bo,eh, he did not keep notes for Inc purpose,
..d,bs, he book is necessarily t@sultory. How
:, ..ems TO give fair account OF bis expc
,e,ce. He is not man capable ct penetrating be-
, The surface to detect the hidden springs OF &C
IN, nor murt valuable presc;encc or nllrne'ons be
..,ec,ed from him AS we. smile at sorae whole
ale remarks on The state Of things IN our own
,,,;oo we learn how TO allow for The same absence
y penetration end ready credence az to the seem
;,,s of tbiu.s abroad. Sill, in fairness aud candor
ain desire to be free from prejudice and passion, IN
vn.opbislicated good feeling, and what is calico
common sense he is above the average oil men, ana
hi, account, if not received Us gospel, but merely
,skeu for examination, il worth q good deal
The very absence Of any great leading views IN
hi, own mind often leads 10 bis giving US con'raoic-
,ory statements without perceiving H. ana affords
o,oortuniiv TO find the truth that lies betwcen.-
There is something very sweet and generous in lis
bye for heroic traits of character and the CLEANS
oflight thus shed over history of dark weary aud
iDconclasive struggle are truly refreshing Among
those we reckon as promncnl all that IS told oil Veto
,ia and the anecdo,e of Santa Anas answer 10 the
marty Indignation of Mr.. Hargoos, p. So
lis Away very pleasant 10 Gee the bright side OF
snan's character whom the popular imagination
has delighted TO portray as monster. For the re
.re few monsters in The history OF the human race,
Ony the vices, crue;ies and inconsistencies OF the
Bonapares and Santa Anas better seen than
those Of others because they stand upon en- cmnence
With clouds Of witnesses around. Not less ruth
less sclfshness than al Jat!a and in the murder Of
Faunings men is daily displayed, nor does 1t, In tue
sigh, of Gcd less remove a man below the standard
Of humanity because the death and anguish that en-
sue are no, immediate aud the horror less glarlng
Butwhen Mr. Thompson coagratula!es himself
m the pobleness of his country men that "whilc
considering Santa Ana as murderer ana assassin
thew treated him with marked respect III the
stage coaches and STEAMBOATS,, think he shows ms
lutte clearness of eye and soundness OF the moral
sense as in the following passage:
aThe President has splendid barouche drawn by TOUR
American horses and ashamed to say, driven by an
American can become rcconcied 10 seeing ma
tive American 90 performing the offices Of menia SER
elt TINS the more on scelDG lorceher anu III
foreign land thus acd on by one oil my count!lnen
Twas more than ever thankful that lived III thtt poiuoh
for country where man Is theoretically called ree-
man who Is not so In fact in feelings, aud IN sen,i'
uents no decent Southern American could he induced 10
drive any body coach clean his shoes nave no Honoi
that liberties of This country are ever DESTROYED ta'
hey will persh al the ballot box Bosc acndI occH-
pahons degrade rn Their 0cH StiteSttem and de rive
them Of the proud CONSCIOUSNESS OF equality have no rst
i0votc.
Observe, these remarks are by gentleman who
scon,inuaIly congratulating himself on The simple
city of manners and the purity of religion III his ma
tse land
The accounts given of Mexico and California and
the remarks as 10 their present position are through
out calculated TO stimulate covetousncss and diss
pate scruples as 10 their annexation" though Mr..
Thompson processes to have wish of the sort, aud
we believe is not conscious of the influence that
would naturally result from all he says The follow.
ing passaseis of some interest, showing the certain
ty Of ins,nc; in Santa Ana which marks the lead
Ing man:
"A member tho Mexican Cabinet once sad TO me thai,
he believed that the tendency c things WAS toward The
-
greatly preferred that result either 10 the separate inde-
pendence Of Texas or connection or dependence OF
Texas upon England that If Texas was M independent
power ohcr departments Of Mexico would unite WIN H.
either voluntarily by conquest aud that II there was
conn, con between Texas and England, that English
manufactures would he smuccled into Mexico through
Teas the ruin OF the Mexican manufactures aa
revenue.
In one OF nv las, interviews with Santa Ana NEIL
timed this conversation lie said with great vehemencc
that he would forever for the re-conquest OF Texas
Sd that II he died In his his last words should he
an eAhoraiion 10 his conntrNmcn never 10 aoooh 'hc
sori 10 econquer the country : and added, lcu, sir
know well, that sign treaty TOR the aisaiioh OF
Texas, would be the came Thug as signing the dcah-"a
rant OF Mexico ana went on 10 sHy that by me same
process would take after the other OF tue MeNicao
Provinces until had them all. could not i'll snceri-
" say that thought otherwise but do not know mat
The annexation OF Texas Will hasten that event That our
Susge and laws desned TO pcrvade this Continent
regard certain than otherevcn which is IN The
iaiue. Oar has yet put lis foot upon SOIL
which II has OILY not kept, but hiss advanced IA
MYSTERIOUS sentence. that last IN point OF Ensish,)-l
mean not English ancestors only but that great leu
'on race from Which we have both deScended.'
Mr.. Thompson remarks that The soldiery are al
most all of Indian blood, and scarce stronger than
he women OF the United States:
lido not hesitate 10 say that was in command of an
amy OF ten thousand disciplined troops, and going
70 battle. and offered ten thousand more Mexican
troops that would not take them Napier in his history
expression The British army WAS strengthened or raIh-
gedkoei BY twenty thousand undi>cipihed spanish
eoys The Inequality between eScialiucd aud undsci
phued troops is estimated by military men as one 10 I'VE
his Inequality is much g.eaier with large masses and &c
nOIhlnk that any commander could perform tactical
evOauon with I'VE thousand Mexican troops. do NOT
eeve that such mlneuver in the lace oil an en-
eay-ever attempted any Mexican battle; ,hey
hs,s al! been melees mob fights and generally
terminated by charge Of cavalry. which Is therefore tne
avSs corps with all Mexican officers should regard
iCn dimnuiive size of their horses and the equally
aEnlre stature and eebirneSS Of their riders as utterly
Snciea. AinSt any infantry said SO IN con-
'ssSa,oh with Colonel BIB, An officer ~no mao seen
.e sesNee and had reputation WAS ;iot iltte
esc al his reply. He admitted that squares OF 'EiaHuy
generally inpscgnaoie cavalry, buzz said II WAS no,
WIN Inc Mexican cavalrythat they mad one resource
Nn.eh they never had any difficulty IN breaking the
ssAe' lwScatioQS 10 know what this new and import
SsoNe'y the a.; OF was. and waited Impatient
@ Pusao his enc thing, when 10 my Infinite ainase
az spuea-ihe Lasso; that the cavalry armed Win
loSe sp and threw them over the forming The
$50 Sa pulled them out, and thus made the breach
WIZ ha NY old had often got me TO sleep
rey, ae' oy promising catch me some bros the
w. -! fs'uns salt their tails, which thought
IN. 49, '@sy importation as this new discovery q
ss,,A Ioosel ihad read OF 'kntelins ranks and
| rs ssuA0iOa but this icea OF lassone squsdroHs
| 's ALTOGETHER new 10 me-
! eA'cda army sod more particularly their cavalry,
VIII ~ WEI, 70 Ugh, each other, hat in any conflict
VIZ VNil or European .vouit he hattie