The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-19
Opinions In Mexico OF the War.-CansI through the
Isthmus
E1trat of letter from correspondent IN Cuba, 10
gentleman IN this city


Extyaot of letter from correspondent IN Cuba 10
gentleman IN his city.
CUBA, Jan 9, 1916.
DEAR SIR: wish hall dozen of the members OF Your
House here 10 hear what Is SAID OF the war This
is the rendezvous of MeXicans, and all those coming
from their coast bound to Europe and more can be learn
ed in week of the state of sentiment Mexico than we
would get in a month in the United States The basis
of their obstnacy pecephbe here, and several OF those
best able to Judge have repeated the same thing The
Mexican leaders think the feerasts Will sooner or later
compel you to slacken hostlities; They rely on the
avowed opposition to further acquisition oil southern tern
tory for the final evacuation of the country west OF the Rio
Grande This is truth which you must be here, IN the
very focus of Mexican opinion, to know They put
upon the power OF The Congress elect 10 Re-
turn them the territory which we have conquered
When last saw you, had word to say to you about
the passage across the sthmus OF iehuannpec and my
opinions are confirmed by excellent authorities from
Tabasco AMI Yucatan besides the continuation OF our
own officers. Look at the map of Mexico and see the
river Huasacuaco, and the facility with which you get
to the interior small steamboat would penetrate TO
the high rolling country, and at the mouth OF that river
OF the deepest harbors on that coast The country
is thny settled by quiet sort OF Indian population and
line OF posts across the sthmus would etectually dis
member Mexico, by cutting off from the capital the power
control Yucatan Tabasco, Chapas, and fragments of
Oaxica and Vera Cruz and the regular and certain
transmission of the mall by means OF military escorts 10
the Pacific.
cannot tell you, in quire Of paper, the network OF
state rights, centrasm, and federalism which is aena
ting the population OF that section Of Mexico from the
conederacy. Some very intelligent persons from there
are here They condemn the OF the United States,
but anxious to furnish money to horde OF
ambitious generals and believe that this war will be
unous to their sectional interests and under the
of military severance, would declare their independence
Immediately and cede to the United States the right OF
way along the boundary which this severance would Gre
ate. have this information from reliable source but
in regard to Mexico, it is difficult to be sure of any
thing, and when you are sure that 1t will stay so
Cuba is not so beautifully picturesque jamaica
my taste at least But from its size, situation, and
sources il is the queen OF our American islands, as
doubedy the brightest gem of the Spanish diadem and
shackled as il is by colonial restriction, solely imposed
to increase the revenue OF Spain, it produces enormous
wealth. | have statistics at command. and II is not
the custom TO publish exact statements OF the amount
and manner of the expenditure for the island govern
ment; yet from the legion of funconaries civil and
military which swarm like locuss everywhere all OF
whom paid from the island, (besldes sending
the Atlantic six millions to the royal treasury II is
dent that the cost OF supporting the domestic admnsa
on greatly exceeds that OF any two States IN our Union
expected to find the Cubeans with all their sympathes
on the side of Mexico right wrong, by virtue of
mon descent language, and habits OF thought but ii
strikes me, they feel very impartial on the subject
MONTGOMERY.