Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-11-09
VOLUME s. NUMBER 90. y
Counting the Cost.

ensuing session of Congress. will prob4-
bly, be $1,000 OO,000. Admitting that
We occupy and garrison all Mexico with
6O,OOO men,our expenses in getting them
there will probably exceed $50, 600. 600,
for the first six months after they are call.
ed out. From the espiration of that tin1ei
we can make the occupied country main.
tain them. .. -a 80 go
This is one side of the account. What
is the other7 Under american rule,
Mexico would be worth 20 the United
States, sums incalculable. In le4o,under
a tariff almost prohibitorY, and In tho.
midst of all the paralYzing Influences of
bad and unstable government, the reve-
nue. of Mexico exceeded 10000, 600.
A stable government and the American
tariff would very soon quadruple this a.
mount, and then leave it to increase with
the increasing prosperity of the country.
Should it be conquered and annexed
thorough determinations should be in,rodge.
ed. The over grown estates of the plum
dering Generals should be confscated.
and sold as public lands. The fetidal
restraints upon landed property should be
removed, as measure for extinguishing
a mischievous landed aristocracy, and
converting the actual culiivators into land
owners. Freedom of religion should be
guaranteed; and this would relieve the
landed property from many exactions of
the Church. The whole rabble of Mex
lean military officers should be turned
out of commission, and left to get their
hy IS
and robbery. Liberal inducements in
cheapness of public lands, should pc Of
fered to emigrants from the United States
and Europe, especially from Germany.
Schools should be established at the
public expense, in every town and village
in which the teaching of the English
language should be required. All public
records, legislative or judicial, SHOULD be
kept in the English language. No Mex.
lean should hold any Office under the Mex
ico-Anerican government, without .
competent knowledge of English,
Some will say, "Here is work enough
for centuries" We think differently:
Most of it could be accomplished in
year. and all of it in generation. And
ofthe Mexican population, the whole,
excepting the rabble oflhe army and tbs
lower clergy, would rejoice in the change
and bless Inc day that placed them under
Anglo-American rule. And then the
great resources of Mexico would be rap:
idly developed. Its mines of gold and
silver would be more productive than
ever. Its mines ofitoE, copper, and lead
would be wrought extensively. Its inn
mense agricultural resources would be
developed through railroad and other fa!
cilities for reaching markets; and its pop.
ulation, growing wealthy under peace
and good laws, would afford great and
increasing market for American maniac.
lures. The abortive attempts to force
manufactures into Mexico would be ahan.
doned, while its agriculture and mining
would rapidly increase. An occupation
of ten years under our rule, supported by
10000 men at the expense of Mexico;
would make thorough change in the
political and social condition Of the Mex:
leans, and bind them fast to the Union
by the ties of interest. With such pros
poets, we should consider our 100000:
600 as very Pr6ftably exPeRded.-Phit:
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