Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-03
Mexico.

This great country contains 500. 600 square miles,
and about "A millions of people The United States
contain 2,3OO OOO square miles, and about II millions
of people. Hence the United States have 9, and
Mexico only D, to a square mile. The proportion of
water of desert, and of mountainous region unfit for
cultivation, greater in the United States, than In
Mexico. The climate If all Mexico, from its North
ern boundary in lat ~, to its Southern extremity IN
lat. ;, is wild, with few exceptions on the coast,
along tie Gulf, and the Pacific. Throughout the
interior, the country is elevated the land fertile, and
the climate mild and healthy Why then is Mexico
less populous than the United States A bad govern
ment answers the question Mexico was conquered
by the Spaniards in 1919, and remained entirely
subject to.slhem till 1911, or nearly 800 years. II
probably far less populous then, than at present
fer Notwithstanding all that Robertson and other
English historians have said about the cruelty of the
Spaniards to the Indians, they civilized them IN
Mexico, and all their South American colonies.
Hence at this tme millions Of the Mexican people,
or two thirds of the whole, of pure, aboriginal
Indian blood. In what British American colony. the
United States included have the Anglo-Saxon race
failed TO exterminate the Indians! William Penn
was the only Ango-Saxon settler who ever thought Of
the preserving policy; and he failed because he had
others than Quakers for associates. Let those who
denOunce the horrors of the Catholic and the beauties
of Protestant religions, remember these facts. We
give credit to brOtherly kindness, wherever found.
Well then, the Spaniards ruled Mexico for three
turies and preserved and civilized its natives. The
English began to settle the United States in l606 and
1920, and therefore have possessed this region for y
centuries, during which time they have nearly exter-
minated the natives. If then Mexico, with Its native
population preserved is less populous at the end Of
300 years, aggregately proportionally, than the
United States, with their native population destroyed
are the end of only 225 years. the superiority Of
Anglo-Saxon over Spanish rule, in developing the
! resources Of a country, is manifest. The whole
Creole population of Mexico, or the descendants oil
the Spaniards and other Europeans, does not exceed
one million, while the population of the United
States, descended from European parents, principally
English, Is not less than sixteen millions.
These facts are worthy Of serious reflection. They
lead to ask, what would Mexico become under the
rule of the United States! We answer, one Of The
most prosperous regions in the world And they LEAD
to another question, what will become of Mexico i
not annexed to the United States 1t will continue
to be harassed by its factions till il becomes the prey
of France Britain. And what effect will eithe
contingency have upon the cause Of humanity!
very mischievous effect. If Mexico be conquered by
France, it will have more quiet, but not NOR,
nvlgoratlng, improving government. The Frencl
have never made good colonsts. All their foreign
possessions Lave either declined remained sta
tionary. As French dependency, Mexico would b.
filed with French traders and shop-keepers, but would
not advance in agriculture, commerce manufactures
As an English dependency, it would be thoroughly
robbed and plundered and spunged and depsuperated
by English merchants and English officers civil anC
military; and no Englishman would enter it for am
other purpose than squeezing out Of it, in the shortes
possible time fortune for the remainder of his li
in 'Old England French rule would Supply it
for mercurial as the French are, they exert Supply
ing influence upon all foreign possessions. But Eng
lish rule would wher and blast it, it has blasted
India. OF all Europeans, the English are the beS
settlers of uninhabited, the worst masters of
conquered country.
|, Since them Mexico will be ruined by its own gov
eminent, would be smothered by France and blaster
by England, what does humanity require for it
Manfestly the rule of the United States This wou,
not only infuse life into its present population
: but carry to it copious stream from the Unitet
States, and from the most energetic population o
Europe.-Philadelphia Ledger.