Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-08
XlATAN,

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dence. After desullory and annoy lug
warfare, however, Of about years, lhey
were induced 10 assent to renew lhe con-
nection under certain liberal guarantees.
! The agreement, however, was not sept by /
! Mexico. As soon rs the central authori- /
ties had induced The Yucatecos 10 lay down /.
! their arms, the previous eXtOrtluns anu eN- /.
actions were resumed. This was the case /.
until in February Of the present year,
when the project OF raising a mgnarchIcal
government in Mexico, began TO be openly
advocated, and was believed TO be favored
by the ruling authorities Of Mexico them
selves. At this juncJure, Iucatan deter
mined on another effort 10 right herselt,
and at all events to separate herself from
all connection with the projects Of The Roy
alisls. A provisional declaration ul INDIE
r pendenCe was therefore adopted, setting
forth the grievances OF the country, but re
serving the entire abjuratiou al the Cen
trail Government for subsequent meeting
Of the Legislature. This movement was
followed by immediate proposals d con-
citation from Mexico, and these proposals
have been for some time the subject % de-
liberation in the Yucatan Congress The
authority of Mexico had been a.rerdy con-
temned, however, that az two different
times, previous TO the occurrences We are
now speaking OF, Iu-attn had unanimous
y refused 10 furnish either men Go mruey,
! tor the purpose Of prosecuting the war,
o. with which Mexico menaced the L. 5 .ates.
Under these circumstances, on the bresk-
2 ing out Of the war, the ports of IUratau
we're very properly exempted from tae
. blockade instituted against the ports 81
Mexico, anu vessel Of war (,He rig So
mers) sent down on a friendly mission, %
q ! ascertain in what political coaduI.u tae
/ people Of the Peninsula regtr-ed them
l selves, and 10 assure them OF the entire
: Indisposiion Of thIs country % subject them
to any Of the penalties Of the var.
At the time Of the arrival ut the 5. mers
: the oyerture5 Of tie Central Government
for reconciliation were be.or. the Yucca
, tan Congress, but found lew friends. They
I. have been formally rejected, and OBJ,
entire independence, nationality and s1yer
! eighty of Yucatan announced. \ uat.unt
FLAG has been adopted IN conformity, bear
/, ing three stars IN imitation OF Gle .lsE 3
this country. The barqIe Joagaiua, Is al.
arrived here en- Saturday was the first G
n display the new banner In our waters
- Il is considered highly probable tina, II.
- uasco and Chsapa will follow lae exam.
OF Yucaian, and perhaps The ,argr 81.
form a confederation. iar which, .l..- I'll.
- compac,ucs- and relative positions t.e
:, are well suited THIS vi.. give frs.
:" on Tie Gulf and Pacific uc.aE=, rrr p..
vince OF Chiapa l.jng behind lG.a.sl
e and shutting it from ;he ia>'usmcl sea-
- The people OF Yucatan are uatn-l...
a ~ much superior, a. a l.dy. t1 ;lee
- - any other province Of Melico. They a,
- intelligent bul iIltiC distracted Rs Partl.
- and have LeeG almost entirety tree f.-
~ the civil Commotiaus with which N.Ec
/ has been wasted. Hence, they have G
~ bits Of order, stability AMI sei-guyerun.J
~ requisite for a constitutional, repu.lca
Il State. They are atab.e, courteous au
, polite, to a degree. The climate Of Oh
H. peninsula i said to be very pleasant. gr
III in most parts salubri1ns. Formerly %
n country was represented as very fer'i.
III lis producuveness was no doubt eXa.
ne gerated. In the interior there Is q gre,
nd lack of water, no river of magnitude b
~ ing found in the whole country. 10 O.
mits however, of the culture uf m1Iz
lis rice. the sugar cane, cotton, pepper, tala.
O. co and cochineal. Campaachy has bee
a mart of considerable trade. end mig.
he be again revived. The peninsula hs
r. been the seat OF a populous and fl uri-.
on ing empire-the remains at ancient graf
o. deur-as The ruins of walled towns, p.
us laces and religious temples-aboun' Bon
as much as in any part Of the new world.
be The population Of Yucatan Is NOW ess
eir mated at about half a million. The O.
OF ritorv is compact and nearlv Isolated, on
he side being washed by the Gulf OF Mez5s
or and the other by the Caribbean sen. NJ
ct nope the new State will receive ever
he proper recognition and encouriremes
rs from our Government, aud flourish uud,
n its three Stars till itv1lunlarily proposes
an reset them in the great constellation of d
Uniun. n q. BalLstia,
~ - 1t is quite fashionable just now TO she,
"a at MesSrs, Cass, Allen, and other Sen.
- tors, who, it is well knuwn, were tor a
:, 40, or all of Oregon or none. These ger
=. tlemen may be assured, however, thar the
- lose no ground by such attacks. III
- great events on the Mexican frontier, wi
- - their probable important consequence
20 reconcile men to more liberal arranr
ments with England, who, under ON,
circumstances, would have persisted befsl
- yielding an inch Of Oregon. Al auv rau
az the firmness and high ground taken bv ff
: 81 40 men, (Which iurludes he Presidea
~ have coerced from Great Britain propas
- ton far more equitable than she ever utie
- ed before. And The country never can lo
get the courage, constancy ant PARROTS