American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-28

"hah SdlhND liOuI hIlD 'OLShIlISi f'''Ai
with the English flag at her fore and the Span
ish at her mlzen, announced its determination
also to adhere to the prOuullcidmento. In the
city of Vera Cruz occurred the only resistance
we have heard Of This city is garrisoned by
two thousand troops. One hundred OF this
number, with Colonel at their head, stood
fast by the government, took up their arms and
marched out of their barracks, firing volIey
as they passed upon those who remained and
killing captain and two soldiers. They then
formed in the public square TO consider what
course they should pursue. But finding them
selves alone in their struggle against the popu-
lar current, they continued their march, and
strange TO say, they were permitted to do so,
unmolested, into the open country.
| Paroles is now master of the capital and OF
the country. The administration of General
! Herrera, who succeeded Santa Anna, having
continued Just one year! To show you how
much the arrival Of Mr.. Slidell had to do with
bringing things to crisis extract the follow
ing paragraph from the manifesto Of the garrl-
son of Tampico announcing their adhesion to
the movement of Paroles:
! ''Tho officers here assembled are convinced
that the administration does not intend TO pro-
secute the war against Texas, thus setting at
defiance The will Of the nation, and that, with
/
people, tt is actually treating cilh The government
| Of the United States for the sale of Texas, aud
for aught we know the CALIFORNIA; also, and
that therefore it behooves the army and the
people to depose an administration which has
SO little regard for the national honor, &c. &c.
&c"
Paroles announces his own intentions III the
closing paragraphs of his prOaunciamieato,
which shall make no apology for extracting.
After reviewing the history Of The country since
the declaration of its independence and con-
trastnr its present disastrous condition and
prospects with the position it ought to occupy
among the civilized nations Of the earth, he
proceeds
''As for myself, desire no placo-no power,
! Those ephemeral relationships winch have
! heretofore served only to keep Ill gotten wealth
upon their possessOrs, have 40 illusions Tor me.
On this point, my opinions are we'll known and
/ they have been proved more than once during
my arduous career. The stain OF avariCe and
corruption has never fallen upon my character.
! NV ambition is more elevated, and if dCspjse
/ political intrjgues and hold ia equal contempt
the corrupt hItterles which are usually bestow
ed upon those in power, | aspire in exchange
10 a moro brilliant and lasting glory. These
are not the hypocrtica declarations OF an am-
.
public view, and shalIno sooner enter the city
of Mexico than will convoke an assembly, duly
elected BY all the voters IN the states, ana cloth
ed with unlimued authority for the purpose OF
remodeilng the government according TO the
will Of the people All classes of sOcIety--the
clergy, the military, the magisracy, the learn
ed professions, commerce, industry and agr-
culture will be represented in tins assembly,
and from the moment ii meets all power will
cease to exist, except such as may emanate
from it. Happy then at having conscientiousy
discharged my duty, shall either retire to prl
vate life or shall ask the privilege Of march
ing to the frontier to encounter the usutpers Of
our territory and the enemies of our indepen-
dence and prosperity"
Hcrrera's administration has been over
thrown, not by the people but by the army
the same pretorian bands which elevated him
to power, and which also elevated and over
! threw Santa Anna Indeed there's no "peope"
i'm Mexico in the sense in which we use the term.
The inhabitants consist of but two classes, Eu-
ropeans and their descendants, the latter u CT
viized race employed in agriculture, the me-
chanic arts, in which they excel, sc. The
| former are, almost all Of them, either military
men or politicians, the military men greatly
preponderating being, as it is said,
something ike tUCHtU tHOUSNHu OIICeTS, OF
about one officer for every four or five soldiers
The Indians are slaves, not nOminaIly it is true,
but really nevertheless. They do not mix
with the other class, socially and politically,
only in name. We see, therefore, how COM
pletely any administration must of necessity
be dependent upon the army, and how little
prospect there is Of the civil power getting the
upper hand Herrera saw this evil and wisely
set himself to work to correct it, He was
gradually organizing militia as preparato-
ry step to disOanding the army in the destruc-
ton of which he knew the only safeguard of
the country consisted and for this, in part,
they crushed him If his administration was
indisposed to treat with US, what have we to
expect of Paroles, who comes into power
avowedy on the ground of opposition to the
supposed pacific disposition of his predecessor?
Is this only feint, and is Paroles himself
(being strong enough to put down opposition)
to be the man, after all, to treat with usl Be
this as it may, having made every effort which
great and magnanimous people should do to
prevent collision with neighbor of inferior
strength and resources, does it become US far
Their to temporze2 Should we not take a
stand of some kind or other without farther
consulting Mexico-lest she put wrong con-
struction upon our forbearance?
LIFE A JouRNEY.-Consider heaven as your
home yourself as on journey to it; the atflc-
ton YOU meet with as course of discipline to
prepare you for it, and the treasures you may
possess as given to defray your expenses on the