The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-09-15

leenhgs, weak judgment, and weak character
ne province OF Texas extended, say they, 10
the Nueces, and the conquest of Texas extended
no farther On the East bank of the Rio Grande
and as far in the interior as the Arrayon Colora.
do, Mexican families resided-Mexican customs
and Mexican laws prevailed. Texas presumed
TO lay claim to the Rio Grande. and by force of
arms the United States possessed themselves of
the country This they say was ungenerous.
unjust, and mean; a powerful people did
wrong to weaker one, under the cloak of
shallow claim. The presence of our troops upon
the Rio Grande they looked on as an invasion of.
their country, and to this feeling of injury was
added one of bitterness, when their army was de-.
Ieated. his feeling increases as we penetrate
the country; when we get among a finer and
more intelligent race of men, AS nation thew
are peculiarly glVee to hope for something bet
ter They are satisfied to see things as they are:
they can see no way by which they are to be
improved, and are unwilling to make an exertion
to improve them; and yet they hope and sincere
y expect that things will turn out better.
They do not believe, yet, but that their troops
are superior to our regulars; and as for the vol.
unteers, they consider them useless, being un-
disciplined. They explain the defeat OF the ere
SAGA " In different ways; the Ampudia men saw
that Arlsta sold the army: others say that AM
puda acted as traitor There is no doubt that
Ampudia demoralized the army much by his Sc
ditious talk, both to officers and men. They be.
lleve that their cavalry is the best In the world:
all that they want is good horses; provided with
these, they will be enabled to break anv SQUARE
or line OF infantry. In their own fights. the cav
airy ride over the infantry. They believe. more
over that in Mays charge the whole merit was
due TO the horses-that they ran away with the
riders, and carried them much farther than was
intended In want of other arguments. thew fall
back upon the history of their revolution. when
rude and undisciplined masses drove from this
country the regular troops of Spain, Their first
position is to doubt if we will be successful
against equal numbers, and thew calculate with
certainty on falling before superior forces
Second, that the great disadvantages we will la.
Dor under when in the interior of the countrv
lar removed from our supplies, will defeat us,
without the agency of Mexican troops Third
that though they may be beaten, still thew will
not be conquered; they Will have but to contin.
ue the war three years, when we must be de-
Ieated by our own expenses. That these opin.
ions are heldIs proved in other ways We can
get the services and the property Of these neonIa
for money, but we have not their good win
There is another circumstance that will NIB,
our military success unavailable the want Of
stiffness IN the nation. If they had commerce
lor THIS war to destroy; if they had an internal
Industry which it would interrupt. or if the neo.
pie possessed luxuries and comforts of which tbe.
would be deprived, there would then be some.
rhing to operate against, and by which we couId
move the people We could then be as the whirl.
wind in the torest-leave the desolation of No.
around us. But constituted as Mevico = 20.
visitation will be the tempest in tbe nr.ir;o.
Tor moment we will agitate the GRASS thar il IN
our track, but leave no impression behind ne
The country is without commerce. industr,, .,
institutions; the people are without con1forts and
are armed with a panoply of VANITY and nr9e
Whch Is buliet-proot. They have but to stem aside
ana let the storm pass, biding their time to act
ANU Shoulo II not come, they will still smile
complacently as they reflect that This ta,nnast
which has done them no harm. has At loas, 10
expensive to their enemies
Nothing can be more unconpeniaI 70 +b;r.,
ihgs than the idea of annexation. or If Ii,ino 10
der American laws. They recognise tbo si7noai
o'l'y ol our institutions; they see that nronarty
IS projected, that industry is promoted tbaf omr
peoPie are not the sport OF yearly revolutions mr.
1I5: Tins ~ tI,e eAacuons OF ruthless and STARVING
Ia','l hey wish that their institutions and
iaWs could be the same, and that thew coli t,
the same chance OF being happy and inli,,.,n;
GUS people; but they want it amono tor1I1I.
lth annexation to the United St9tos H.
hol their inauguration with our peonIa h,tJ.I~i
own extinction. They see their reIioio .'ioi.
rom the nigh position it now holds tho, Iii
n@,e strange laws and strange customs tbrnst mn
- '"oy VIII see their lands pass from tbei-
nahus through some deficiency OF title If ybinh
.hey are now happily ignorant; thew will bavn
'n9 y VIVA restless population from Texas and ~
saley Oh the Mississippi for neigbbors u'boro
contempt Tor all law is supreme, and wbos ""U I;s
regard OF the decences Of life, and Of as
ana oil lie itself, is notorious No if is P'opeiy'
US TO wait say they; time may improve oI lor
ourselves N W set up one tor
o, az any rate whatever disorders we have ve
must submit to-; we have still our own ' raI we
our own people, our own lands, and onr o,,,
ana customs and no advantage which WV U"i laws
gam from annexation TO the United nisht
compensate us for the loss of these SIT can
spirit and feeling as expressed bv thnnm r Is me
"nu as II Is demonstrated by their acts
sns AFFECT our military operations We i NV viii
pect 10 ma no party in our favor no o 'lus! eA-
,"'ornauoh Or assisance-every thine e
~ gwen even for high prices wb aeiuc'a mt
Mexican general will be informed If " n1 the
i lars reiauve to us which he NAV desiro PItucu
lney VIII offer no resistance TO orr ~ A'lo",
PROBABLY will cause but little annduo osress, ana
supply trains and our foraging pares CO.. ~ our
though imbued with feelings Of i bittoS, lor' al,
maze t6ey still want the courage and an1 ana