The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-02

FATE OF MEXICO
The future destiny Of Mexico is n problem towards
the solution Of which events are rapidly tending. Il
had long been remarked that the occupants Of that
beautiful country--a region seemingly provided BY
Providence for the habitaon Of a civilized and en-
ghtened race-were totally unfit for the institutions
they had endeavored to frumc. The Mexicans, who
commenced the revolution under Hidalgo and More
los were melted to revolt by the grinding oppression
of the Spanish domination Their letters once
thrown Off they resolved In their spasmodic yearn-
lngs for liberty, to initiate us far as practicable, the
institutions ofthe United States presenting the
anomaly of republican forms in country where mel
Their freedom of conscience nor religious liberation
was endured; where priescraft welded despotisn,
more omnipotent than that Of their ancient Spanish
masters and where the people themselves were alike
ignorant Of the restraints and prcrogatives of law
gulated liberty
Men must be prepared for the enjoyment Of ra-
tiona freedom at is not" says an eloquent writer,
lin swaddng- bands that we learn to walk. II is
not In the dark that we learn to distinguish colors
1t is not under oppression that we learn how to use
freedom" The truth of this axiom has been amply
attested In the history of the Hspanio Mexican
Five and twenty years Of exemption from the Span
ish yoke have not sufficed to educate them for the
exalted attributes Of freemen During nearly quar-
ter Of century they have uctuated between dcspo-
tism and anarchy between an execruble government
and the absence Of all government between the rule
of tyran and the yet more frighfu rule of the po-
pulace They have swung alternately to the two ex-
uemes of evil government, but have never paused
midway between either They have long been tn,
scott and by-word of other nationsa theme for com,
ments by the advocates of absolute power on them
capacity of man for self.goyernment-a subject of
profound regret by the lovers of freedom, that ma
ton should be so lost to dignity and Prospect as to
sacrifice every particle of real liberty while vainy
guarding its empty and worthless externals.
The keen eye of many quiet observers had per
ccived that Mexico could not continue much longer
in this Improbable and disgracefu career; and that
her fate was only doubtful because it was yet impos
sble to decide whether she would become the herit
age Of some European monarchy, or would be era-
duay BROUGHT under the Maternal control of her i'm.
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ana ihoecih'y Oh MEXICO mas PROVOKED, ods ialr 70
abridgo the process by which her absorption and ul
innate standardization will be accomplished. Her
avn obstinate infatnaton has caused her wilf,v n
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'ojeo' "o 'o'o remaining enaheeoi preserving ho''
dismemberment the vast regions over winch she ex-
ercses nominal sway. The olive branch will now be
withdrawn and the war prosecuted with that yieor
ana vo,e,ce wi,hon, which xynr 10 frnt,ss ,yos,o
Of blood and treasure Whatever pas opinions nav