The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-29

ries which usually bestowed upon those in power,
These not the hypocrtcal declarations OF en- ambi
ous seeking to hide his real objects from the pub
than win convsH no dny ssced BY all
the voters in the States and clothed with unlimited au
thorisy for the purpose Of remodeng the government
according to the wall OF the people All classes Of So
cety-the clergy, the military, the magstracy, the
learned professions, commerce. industry and sgrcui
moment it meets all power will to exist, except
such as may emanate from II. Happy then at having
conscientously discharged my duty shall either retire
private fe shall the privilege of marching to
the frontier encounter the usurpers Of territory
and the snsm,s. Of our ndepsna S snr m
the people, but by the armyhe same prrtorian bands
which elevated him to power and which also elevated
and overthrow Santa Anna Indeed there is no people
in Mexico, in which the term. The inhabitants
consist Of but two classes Europeans and their descend
the mechanic arts in which they excel &C. The former
almost all Of them either military men or poti
Sans the military men greatly o
GERS or about officer for every four or i've soldiers
The Indians slaves not nominaly true but real
socially and politically, only in name. We see, there
FORE how completely any administration must Of neces
pect Of the civil power getting the upper hand
Herrera saw this evil and wisely set himself to work to
NE % &c
which no knew the country consist
ed; and for this in part they crushed him. II his ad
TO expect Of Paredes, who comes into power avow
edy the ground Of opposition to the supposed pacific
is faredes himself being strong enough to put down OPP
postion) to be the man. after ALL to treat with us Be
this as may having made every effort whish great
sion with neighbour of interior strength and resources
does it become us further to temporize Should we
not take stand Of kind other without further
consulting Mexioo-lest she put wrong construction
upon our forbearance /?
1t strikes ne (but offer my opinion with great did
az les al
competent than ysef to to right conclusion in
the premses that being already in pesceabe possession
westward to the Rio del Norte Gas take il for granted
that will dispute that this is and ought to be
small posts along that river Withdrawing such may
be unnecessary for this purposethere let the matter
the rst stone Or If Tor good reasons, growing out Of
the state Of the Oregon question: and Of which the
cabinet at Washington are the best judges the govern
ment should desire more speedy settlement of our
Mexican difficulties than this plan promises let throw
twenty thousand men at once across the Rio del
New Mexico, chihuahua, Coshuila, Now Leon and
Tamaulpss bring the enemy to terms-and this cannot
march al once upon Mexico In either Of which events
the pop squadron Of sloops and briggs at present in
the Gull Mexico should be superseded BY few heavy
~ An EYE WITNESS
from the Veracruzano, of Dec. 26, ls45
1t is time since was known amongst US that the
administration about to establish diplomatic relations
with the United States and thus to make perfdious
and shameful submission but the my sterous veil with
which they covered their movements, hid from the
extent to which their audacy and reasonable mbeci
Y had led them, until the journals Of the Americans
Of those who unfortunately for country figure at
the head Of affairs When witness the barefacedness
Of these journals both official and unofficial when speak
ing of the Texas quesion-when we observe the refer
saces they make to our government in the matter,
dence OF which people has hitherto afforded
ple begs four or six millions OF dollars not only as the
price Of Texas but as that Of the CALIFORNIA; aso and
KEGS advance in their prstsnsons. taking it for
hey have had in hand for. some time past, Z
already perfected, and showing an eagerness to
blast the nationality Of Mexico from the face Of the
globe-when We see how they strive to persuade US
tsssous to as they could thus watch over our sscur
t. as we we're incapable Of taking care Of ourselves
rso n that nsy have sn Us an
peace and friendship for them had not been interrupted
and finally, when we behold the supneness Of our own
weak government which is the point Of running us;
its ameness under all these wrongs and insultsthe
ception has given the American Minister sent hither
have rescued and defended with their blood; who
fail to be convinced Of the existence and magnitude of
the treason What Mexican heart !; there that does
il there that would not hasten to enrol himself
among those patriots, who, unfurling the standard
tional sovereignty the men who have offered to
sell the country for four or six millions Of dollars,
Congress- who shall faithfully represent the nation and
who may undo what has been done, and give effect to
shall thus derive its powers will possess all the atri
butes Of legitimacy and will render the country happy
will give its whole attention to s honor, dignity and
decorum, and without these elements have neither
political independence nor we'll regulated liberty.
government truly national, like that which they
going establish, will overthrow in the first place. ell
those perfdous and opprobrous plans which have been
formed to abandon richest departments to the ava
it will organize army who shall march to clear
territory Of the adventurers who infest who shall
check the abomnable rspacity Of the race
and render the oMexico respectable by their vao
and their civic virtues.