The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-07-03

member Of The Union. 1t is yet doubtful
whether The increase Of our territory VII
have 9 federal or centialIzlng tendency I
Ii the latter, we have too much territory I
and | am BY no means sure that another
sister Republic there, with the same Ian.
guage, liberty and laws, will not, upon The
whole, be The best for US. Ii united IN one
government, the CAtremiles may be so re. /
mote as mol TO receive a proper heat from |
the cenlre-so, a. least, thought Mr.. JET.
ferson, who was inspired on political ques-
tlons If mortal man eyer was. | sm not
one Of those who have rabid craving for
more territory on the contrary, | believe
that we haze enough. know OF no great
people who have not been crowded together
into small spaee-,he Egyptians, the Ro.
mans, the Greeks and another people who
have exercised t greater influence upon
man and his destiny than a others, the
Jews; and, in our lime, the English. |
want no more territory, for We have al
ready too mech. Ii we're to make an ex.
cePtlon 10 this remark, il would be to &C.
qulre California. But should greve TO
see that country pass into the hand OF Eag.
land, or any other Of the great powers.
Whenever the foreigners 10 California
make the movement Of separation, i, must
succeed. The department. of Sonora, not
half the distance from Mexico, has been in
state OF revolt for the last four years, and
the government has been unable TO sup
press 1t. The civil war there has been
marked by acts OF horrible atrociiy, which
are almost without precedent in any coun.
try. Ii is true that they do not eat the
flesh OF their enemies. but they leave them
hanging on the trees 10 feast the birds Of
prey. There is scarcely a road in the
whole department where such spcctacIes
are not daily exhibited.
PATRIOTISM OF SANTA ANNA.
Another, and q very important one TO
many Americans in Mexico, was that which
prohibited the privlEo2. Of tho retail trade
TO oil foreigners sail my efforts 10 procure
srecislon Of the order were Intellectual, and
this is the one exception to which | have
alluded. One OF the members of the dlplo.
matte corps, The French Minister, had fell
II his duty 10 write note on the subject,
which Santa Anna regarded as very harsh
in It's terms and spirit. After had dis.
cussed the matter with him for some time
he said, +" know nothing about these cues.
tons Of International law, am only SOL
der, aud have spen, my life in the camp
but eminent Mexican lawyers tell me that
We have the right TO enforce such an ord
aud il we have know that il will be bene.
fetal to Mexico. These foreigners cone
here and make fortunes and go away LEI
them marry here or become Mexican Cit.
zens, aud theysmay enjoy this and all other
privileges" Ila added tina! if all the o:hs !
ministers had taken the same course that
had, that he might have consented to res.
cind the order, but that whilst he was the
President he would Gu, his throat (suiting
the acton:!to the word with grea, vebe.
mence) before be would yield any thing 10
insult or Misunderstanding to the note Of
the French Minister. He became very
much excited and with his fine eye flushing
fire, went on IN o strain Of real eloquence
-" " hat" said he mas Mexico gained By
her revolution, II she 10 thus TO be dictated
TO by every despot 10 Europe before, We
udU Quk Ouc ndSlEI-Uuk IL WIS is JeIiutk
ted We shall have twenty. We cannot fgh
on the water but let them land, and vii
drive them to their boats little faster thar
| did IN l539'-and then casting his ey,
70 his mutlated leg, with that Tiger ex
preston which Mrs. Calderon noticed-h,
said, they have taken one Of my legs
they shall have the oher, and every llml
Of my body, before sl submit to the
bullying and menaces. Let them come
let them come as soon as they like, they
will find Thermopy o."
These were his very words. II he dtt
not feel what he said have never seen tn
hero and patriot better acted. Again
though, of General jackson. The reade
may be assured that whatever may be tn
faults of Santa AIMS, he has many point
which mark him as uot 10 the roll Of com
mou men,"
When frs, visited him a, Encerro, b,
was examining hls chicken cocks, having
large wager then depending, he went rounc
the coops and examined every fowl, ant
gave directions as TO his feed some 10 have
little more, others TO be stlnled. There
was one oil very gfes, 0eauiV, OF the color
Of the partridge, only with the feathers tip
ped with black, instead of yellow or white
aud the male IN all respects like the female
except in aze. He asked me If we had an
such in this country, and when told hlr
that we had not, he said that If thst on
gained his fight he would send him to m
he was the only one Of fifteen which d
no. lose his fight; and shortly after my r
turn, when visited New York, found Il
fowl there. had thought no more Of
and had no idea that he would.
After examining his chicken cocks ,
returned to the house, md then he was
the Pfesdent-and to have listened 10 /
eloquent conversation which | have skete
ed, one would not have supposed that
had ever witnessed a cock fight
The tage for this amusement, which
Enongst US is regarded as barbarous a
vulgar, IS 10 Meaico by no means pecul
- Santa Anna Ii ts universal and star