The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-11-12
CHIEF CITIES.
STATES,
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fter conauering so many cities and States,
before the taking Of the city of Mexico itself,
and garrsoning all those places, l would AJAX.
what portion OF our army Of twenty-five thou.
sand men can be spared TO complete the con-
quest oil the remaining two millions OF people!
| will leave the reader TO pursue the subject him.
self, and perhaps he may also come TO a just
conclusion to the other plans OF taking Mex
leo. from Vera Cruz or Tampico. And suppose
we take the city OF Mexico. ask again, will IL
be the conquest of the Mexican Republic p
When Cortez took the city, he at the same time
overturned the dynasty and empire of the Mon
tezumas, which had beome odious to the
rounding nations. 1t was in fact, they who
overthrew that empire, under the guidance and
assistance of the Spanlards, little thinking that
they were only fighting for the benefit OF those
sIangers.
think upon the whole, we had better con.
tent ourselves with the Sierra Madre as pres-
ent boundary, and act on the defensive from
"a ny attack beyound that boundary. With the
possession OF SaltiO, the armies we have in
that country will be sufficient TO cheek the adj
vance of any Mexican force, likely TO be sent
for some time. There are but three passes
through those NJ ountains, or rather natural in-
clined planes, TO ascend TO the table lands, six
or seven thousand leet above the level OF the
One of these Is formed by the Ponuco, which
rises in the lakes near Mexico. and enters the
Gulf near Tampico, alter course OF the three
| or tour hundred miles, and descending six
seven thousand feet in that distance. For the
| greater part OF tire way, there Is only muls
/ path, along which, an army cannot march either
| to NJ exico or San Louis de Potosi. The pass of
| Chiwawa, formed by the Rio Conchas, is at too
! great q distance from Mexico. and is not likely
10 be attempted. The pass of Saltillo, is the
emily way by which Mexico can send an army TO
encounter We must, therefore, direct all
our energies TO the taking OF that place. and we
cannot expect either TO take or keep II, without
hard fghting.% The suggestion in one of my
| communications, of changing the destination Of
i Gen. W DOL. and going from Preside TO Mont.
cloves, aud thence to Saltillo, appears TO agree
| with the views OF the Government. Another
| army OF four or five thousand men should march
from Matamoros TO Tampico and take tina, place
in conjunction with the naval force We should
! direct our chief attention, however, 10 the
complete subsection of the States between the
! Sierra Madre and the Rio Grande. Our noun
ted rfemen must be set TO work TO break up the
Ranchero guerilIo parties, the only warlike re.
sistance to be encountered, for the great mass
OF the poorer peasautry of these remote depen.
denotes of Mexico, are rather disposed TO be
] passive, and the better part OF the population
are ina ctive and unwarIike. These savage RAM
cheros more cruel and barbarous than the most
/ furious Indian tribes, bear resemb lance to the
qua chos OF the Pampas of Buenos Ayres. They
are, perhaps, less brave-seldom attacking with
out the advantage OF great superiority OF num-
| oers and POSITION.
Il
OF Ca litornia, and the Bay of San francisco, the
gem OF the shores OF the Pacific. England has
long had her eye upon, and it is only wonderful
that she has LAID her paw upon It before this.
| verify believe that if Mexico had setup North.
ern California for sale, England would have
hidden a hundred million OF dollars for it, The
war with Mexico was too sudden and unexpee-
ted for England, and the taking OF California
equally so. This country was destined GER
tain fate to fall into the hands of England,
or of the United States, and the true question
was, which should get possession frst. Mexico
could not hold II, II was three thousand miles
off by land and separated by the territory o the
.unc conquered paches. ard the impossible des.
erts OF the Colorado, while she has no means of
keeping up communication by sea. For to
give up California. would only be to surrender
II TO Great Britain.
SIT is a remarke bic feet, that the only route
through whcha carriage pass from the low
lands of the coast TO the upper country, with the
single exception of the road from Vera Cruz
Mexico,Is through pass leading from Monterey
to SatIllo. These then are the only two routes
by which an invading army can reach Mexico.
Mr.. Phi lips, who sent out from England
Catorce, obliged to commence the trans
portation at Atamorla, near Tampico, and pro-
coed in noilherly direction to Monterey thence
to SatillO. The journey consumed several
months, being protracted by the STATE OF the
roads aud BRIDGES