Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-06-11

the French press seeming to CONSIDER
its passages, as amended by the Sen
ate, s'tres coacaliaate."
| 'rhe position Of affairs with Mexico,
however, excited considerable inter-
est. ~
/ Lecomte, who fired at Louis Phil
lippe, has not yet been brought to
trial. 1t appears that the crown law
yers have some reason to suspect he
was the tool Of political faction
/ Our Mexican Relations. The Paris
correspondent of Wilmer & Smiths
Times thus speaks of our Mexican al
fairs: a s7sar.a,lY
The state of affairs between the UNI
ted States and Mexico excites consid-
cradle interest here; but little is sad
thereon, either in conversation or by
newspapers. The latter, however,
carefully translate all intelligence they
can find IN the American or English
papers bearing upon the subject. Or
course, there is but one opinion, that
if the poor devils of Mexicans go to
war with the United States they will.
get most terrible licking.
From what | can collect, am of
opinion that if the United States, at
present, were to attempt to conquer
Mexico, or even to annex any consld.
cradle portion of its territory, they
would cause great dissatisfaction IN
France; and, in all probability, would
have to encounter tie decided hostility
of the French government. A refer
ence TO M. Guizot's very remarkable
speeches on the Texan question will
show that France attaches very great
importance to the preservation of Mex
leo as separate nation; and that apart
from that consideration, it would re-
gard unfavorably any further aggran-
disement of the United States.
Mr.. Polk, it is true, has declared
that neither France nor England shall
interfere in the affairs of the American
continent; but then, M. Guizot has al
so declared In the most formal manner,
/ in the name of France, that it will, in
spite of Mr.. Polk, interfere as often, and
in such manner, as it pleases in Amer
lean affairs. say again, then, that
my opinion is that any seizure of Mex
lean territory by the United States
Government woulI be stoutly objected
to by France; and, no doubt, also by
England. , saa- .
1t would be ludicrous in me to pre-
sumo to advise American statesmen as
to the course to adopt in the present
posture of ofairs; but say to Amerl-
can iournalists-Wait! Wait! Wait!
Wait! and in a few years Mexico will
be yours; but if you attempt to seize it
now, or any portion of it, you will most
likely have to count with England and
France, and in that case you may de-
pend upon it that England and France
united will be too strong for you. 'H
! MAGNETIC THE TORMENT. .-
One of our contemporaries has The
following cure for the th-ache:
4 Take piece Of zinc, about the size
of ten cent piece, and piece of sill
yer, say quarter Of a dollar, place
them together and hold them between
and contiguous tothe defective tooth
!, in few minutes the pain will be gone
as if by magic. The zinc and silver,
acting as galvanic battery, will pro-
duce on the nerve of the tooth sufficient
electricity to establish current, and
consequently relieve the paln.-Lou.
Journal.
EXACTLY SO.
A wise man will speak well of his
neighbor, love his wife, educate his
children, and subscribe for good news
paper.
Men should never be reminded of
their follles when oppressed with grief.
-eS-
Chopporal. The word Chapporai
! occurs in the news from Texas, which
we publish this morning. AS that is
rather a new word with our readers, ard
as it may occur again, and is important
as illustrating the "seat of war;" we
think 1t proper to say that Chapporal
is term applied to species of ever
green thicket, composed Of the musquit
bush matted with vines. 1t generally
grows about six or seven feet high
The whole country between the Nueces
River and the Rio Grande, is more or
less covered by this Chapporal, inter-
spersed with salt lakes.-There is very
little fresh water or grass to be had in
any portion Of the whole intermediate
distance, averaging one hundred and
fifty miles wide.-U S. Gag.