The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-08-27
NATIONAL PALACE, July 90

Any person, Mexican or foreigner, wh
shall, after this date, be found having il
his possession copy Of journal calle'
! the New York Sun, published 10 New
} York, United States-a paper filed viii
the fonlest lies and the most trocioUs
designs towards Mexico--wlll be punish
ed as traitor. God and liberty.
(signed) or SANrA ANNA
| God only knows what is to be the end
thought the crisis Of misery was he'd
weeks, ago, but II only seems beginning
The distress Of the peaceable poor is aw.
fnl in the extreme. They mast rob OF
starve, Tor there is nothing for them to do
aud no charity to protect them. Every
hing is at the mercy ofthe military. They
have barricadeJ all the streets with sand
bags, and every day or two pretend that
Scott is advancing on the city, in orde
TO create more confusion, and get a bet
ter chance to plndder. Immense qnanti-
ties of paving stones have been carried o
The tops offhe lonses, to hnrl on the lie ads
Of the Yankee when they come, if they
should ever c0me. Ii is said that the Eng
lish Minister is making every elort TO
being ,he Aasericaps to Trr'Sas or pc ace;
but all Mexicans who have any ling to
sell to the American army are glad to
have the war kept up, as it helps their
business. Another trial has been mad e
TO cast some cannon, bat it failed on ac-
connt of the charcoal--snch is the rerort
and all further attempts are abandoned. =
Santa Anna is still here--President or
rather, tyrant--for he rules with absolute
sway. lie has qnarrelIed with Gen. AL.
varez, becan.e Alvarez would not submit
10 he commanded by Canaizo, who is
rnffan, without character or influence -
Alvarez has gone back with his troops,
reported $4,000, in consequence Of The
quarrel; which has made Santa Anna per-
ec'ly savage. Several Americans are
still in the Santiago prison, though they
were TO be sent of several days ago, Some
crnelties pract,sed on them. The priest
of whom ! wrote, as r0nning off 18th $50
600, has returned to the city: he had only
taken the money away to secure it.
An Iishman, with an American wife,
which of conrse makes him an American
here, who keeps the largest livery stables
in, hnv I.,l..
where the ctezens hire their horses kept
has been robbed 10y Santa Anna o more
than 300 horses. They were seized by
aud for the soldiers, without a word of
explanation OF dollar Of pay. In con
sequence of the duty being taken off from
'pecie. an immense quantity is being ex
changed for the Uni ed States draft and
treasury notes, BY which profit of Is per
cent is made. Tue Barings have an agent
in the speculation, and w,ll clear millions
il The war continues, as all that can be
possibly worked at the mines W i'll be hur
rIed out Of the country in consequence Of
the no duty. 1t is believed here tha,
Santa Anna will keep up the war spirit
until Scott arrives, and perhaps fer him
another battle, and then, If defeated, Tas
lie OF course will be he will conclude
treaty OF peace. signing anything the A
mericans ask, even TO a blank, in consid.
Grafton of the three millions, which he
will pocket and then leave for Eirope.-
lie can never regain the character aud
influence lie once Lad and to leave his
country with pocket full Of g I'D, " i'll be
no sacrifice. You must understand lha,
these are Mexican rumors, though | have
been careful to see that they were very
current before using them. For my own
part, can ffer no opinion. Every thing
depends upon your armies, and their move.
ments will determine the fate aud coloring
of Mexican destiny. A thousand resolute
men could take the city at this moment,
but every day creates new enemies while
your armies rest inactive. | hope and
trust they will be with us soon, aud break
this horrible stagnation and suspense
Better thousand times to have the mill
tary rule Of the Uni ed States, than the
plunder and outrage of Mexican robbers.
OAJACA.