The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-03-03
From The Lowell Courier.l
MEXICO AND THE MEXICANS.

tract from the lecture of A. Burlinghame, Esq
Ell Boston, delivered before the Lowell Institute
last Wednesday evening:
At first glance no country in the world seems
so utterly destitute of all the means OF defence
as Mexico. Impoverished by long Colonial
Yassalage-wasted by fourteen years of sangun-
airy warfare with Spain since 1924 torn by in
ternal dssensious and open civil wsr-without
Navy-destitute of Notifications there being but
five in the whole country borne down by the
crushing weight of a national debt-the material
OF its recent army the worst IN the world say
recent army, for believe the present army of
Mexico is filled with the best and bravest citi-
zens OF the Republic-one would suppose these
difficulties sufficient to bring any people upon
their knees TO the first invader; but we must re-
member that sometimes nations poverty consti-
tutes its strength-the worlds history is full of
examples. When mems hearthstones are invad-
ed-their religion threatened-thei national ex-
istence menaced with humiliation, they beget
sublime and terrible energies they find resour-
ces in earth, air and water. The French, when
they had endured the horrors of the revolution,
with its waste OF property, genius aud blood,
sent forth armies that BUNDLED all Europe The
ancient Mexicans and the modern Mexicans have
both been tried, and neither found wanting in
those stern qualities which make the invincible
soldier. The former fought until the last the
latter kept bare their brave blades until not
vcstige o! Spanish authority remained upon this
continent. And we shall find, with all our pow
er and all our resources that they will not yield
without terrible struggle. Look at their coun-
try with its fever grit coast and its mighty noun
tains rising path, and tell me- military
man, what genius and what prowess shall over
come them. What frame so hardy as to with
stand the furious northerS and the deadly uomitO
Eight months Of yellow fever will prove far more
destructive than Mexican blades and Mexican
cannon.
know there is much in Saxon blood and in
Saxon courage; know there is much, and
hope ever will be in the American name but
disease extngushes the fire of the braves
hearts, and rope goes out in fruitess warfare
with nature ambushed in the glens of her terra
cGliente, or frownng from the SUBMITS of the
eternal hills oil her terra fria. The American
army has scarcely set foot in Mexico; it has not
endured single summer in low latitude; vet,
by disease or by battle, one sixth of its numbers
have gone down to darkness and the worm. In
our last war with England which lasted nearly
three years, we fought twenty five land battles,
and lost but 1874 killed upon the field. We
have varied with Mexico little more than
eight months, and fought but three battles and
have lost about halt many men. And Col. Ba-
ker, in a recent speech before Congress, tells US
that 1000 gallant spirit, who never saw the face
OF an enemy, have laid their bones upon the Rio
Grdnde. We may speak their eulogums every.
where-we may wavesour national banner gall
lanuy and gaily over the distant tomb, and beat
the muled drum in mournlul memory of the un-
returning brave, these shall not reach the sduIl
cold Of DEATH" or call back again the spirit
that went forth with high hope in the morning of
life. No, no. These vain and empty pageants
shall not soothe those that weepor bind up hearts
bursting in the solitude of widely separated
homes, humble it may be, and forgotten in the
flush Of victory, and amid the jar of a nations af-
fairs, but containing hearts which throb with the
strong pulsations OF mothers affection, hearts
so delicately strung that breath shall make
them bleed, and the hrst tidings of woe cause
them to lie still forever
| was speaking of the natural difficulties to be
overcome in war against Mexico. / say no
country is so defended by nature. 1t is noun
tain land, and united people dwelling among
mountains were ever subdued. The brave Poles
fighting upon their plains, were at last compelled
TO give way before the mighty armies OF the
Car; while the free Switzer vet bestrides his
chainless mountains /; and the little republic of
San Marine, looking down from the home of the
eagle, smiles in conscious security Man cannot
war with nature. Napoleon could scatter the
Mamelukes like chat before the wind, but he
fed from the burning sands OF Egypt, as from
desoation and the pestilence. OF the 500,0O0
men who went to war with him against the eli
mate OF Russia, but 4O,00O wasted frames came
staggering back across the wilma and the Me
men, Mexico has the mountains of Switzerland
the SHOWS of Russia, aud scklier sunshine than
ever bathed Napoleun's banners
NEWSPAPER STEALING man was con-
victed before the Court OF Magistrates last week,
TOR stealing copy OF the Journal from the door
of subscriber IN South Main street. The thief
was sentenced to five days imprisonment and to
pay the cost of conviction, which he will be
CURED to work out in Jail, making his confine-
ment probably over two months This is very