Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-06-17
VOL. II.
NlEXICl,

cOHecH0Hs OF VDeItcOi' by Gen. w addy
Thompson, late Minister, &c., book Just
published, from which we find copious ex-
tracts in our New York exchanges.
Forbearance and sympathy should conti-
rue to mark our course towards Mexico.
Our system of government sanctions no
wars for conquest or national aggrandize-
ment--no provincial or colonial depend
ancies, governed by force yet there is an
inevitable instinct of observation, which
sees in that rarely gifted region, future
field for the display of the energies and
abilities of our people. The more perfec:
Development of its resources, and the
greatly increased amount of human happi-
ness which would attend the occupation
gifts soil by the people of the United States,
are considerations irresistbly forced upon
the mind. Gen. Thompson propheticalIy
remarks; ''That our language and laws
are destined to pervade this continent,
regard as more certain than any other
event which is in the future. That the
Indian race of Mexico must recede before
US, is quite as certain as that this is the
destiny Of our own Indians, who, in mi
tary point of view, if in no other, are su.
perior % them" Asto the Spanish race
about cne-seventh Of the popuation-they
must either 1--WE say) quit revolutions"
turn orderly citizens, and annex to and
anlalgamate with us, as have the French
in Louisiana, or take refuge from the nigh
~ Anglo-SaXon or Teutonic tide, in South
America and the Spanish West Indies.
! do not know that have ever seen a
more beautiful spot than The city of ia.
lapa. When the atmosphere is clear, YOU
may see the shipping IN the harbor of We.
IA Cruz with an ordinary sPy-gIass, and
The white caps Of the waves with the max.
ed eye, The elevation Of Jaapa above
the sea is little more Than four thousand
feet. 1t is situated on shelf Of the noun
tain; the summit OF which at Perote,
distance in a direct line of about twenty
miles, Is still four thousand five hundred
feet higher than Jalapa. The whole ho-
rzon, except in the direction of Vera
Cruz is bounded by mountains amongst
them Orzaba, which is distant from Jalapa
abont twenty. five miles RAJ cror, ,bo
remarkable claa,noss of Tho otooasnbosa
and the sun shining upon the snow with
which !, 10 olwoys cnyerod :, 49, ~,
seem 70 he five Mills An tbo ,rno;not
Gri, aroys ,be.a ana = o,l,,na,aI ,,;,L
rroot c,ro ond ,as,o T. na,ono 80"
lion n sar ,ha, III, ;,,,naa;lIe cse
wbo Ia. ~, to.a ,' III. ''G
Uoy;co 10 oonoo;na aI o,S ''"D' "
sian Tboro; i. 40, H.. ~ -
bonr !, no ra,r ,,bon ~ oa,,IJ ~.
w;sb !, ,,u r;,,Ia -.
coolo. liz ,a,,o. ,,.,n,, ,'a,,sl III III
off varr coa, III raral,, o,IJ ~ P1'
bpt,,on il
M enc, q, tho o,r,h ,,;t H. -. L.;
mbIe ,bo, this tor ros;aa,a, ,'.Lo,.,n.
His in the nossossion 81 a.. ,aoa mi,b
tbe oovernmen, and laws ,,b;.b ~ ~
w with ,bom wherever ,han no III
Z march of time is not n,o,e cer1ai, ar
Z that This will he and nr,h,bIy al 10 AZ
tant dav.
believe !, Is ,rue. md !, l. r,os, 20.
markable if true hat there i no, in tho
\ world sucb tbing No a RAILROAD in any
: country where The Snanisb l,ngu,gc i
spoken, with the exception of Short one
n 10 Cuba. which owes lie evis,ancn IN Anne.
fcan enternr,se Dnrino INV residence
IN Mexico. cons,antlv nc Tho contract he.
tween every tbing there and in INV own
Country was presented N mo The Ceelings
which we're excited, we're not SO much oil
n pride and EMULATION in ON. avn HAMMER
destiny, and suneriority in every tbing as
Acmore generous one of a profound sym.
plhy for the wreiched condition Of a