Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-06-26
FROM THE ARMY OF GEN. SCOTT

ORLEANS PIcAYUNE Is.
The steamship Telegraph arrived last evening, having left
Vera Cruz the 4th instant, ampico the 7h and Bra
Santiago the 9th instant
The Telegraph brought over among many other passen
gers, Brig Gen. JosErH LANE.
The Teegraphs from Vera Cruz not SO late as the
Fannys but have received by her letter from Mr. Ken
dali, not without interest," though late we have pub
lshed from him
IALAPA, (MExIco,) MAY %, 1s47.
There IS nothing new Of importance communicate The
better Pueba appear be well enough disposed
wards the Americans although they peraps no,
like the idea that force of 5000 should enter civ
nearly 100000 souls, and without resistance The Iowe,
casses-he LadroneS and peros with which Pueblo ~L.-
evidently but -disposed towards One OF General
Worths has already been assassnaed but fortunately
the murderes Immediately arrested On the acaldes
telling Gen. W. that according to their laws year and
half would eapse before the OF the assassns could be
settled in the courts Of Pueba he informed that Anne
rican tribunal would render them full justice day and
half! The miscreans where they will
init another murder.
1t is said supplies Of all kinds can be readily obtained
at Puebla The wheat crop has just rpened and is most
abundant.
Gen. SCOTS last proclamation has been generally crcu-
lated Puebla, and it said with excellent effect No
less than three editions of it had been printed, and still the
inhabitants calling for The demand for il alone
would show that It's effects have been saluary. The
beress horde Of military drones and all the employees and
hangerson of the Government doubtless doing all they
put down the circulation and deaden influence upon
the but they cannot keep out of the hands of the
middle and better class of citizens, the aboous and thinking
artisans prevent them from perusng and bordering upon
its contents.
There is much speculation the army as to what is to be
the resutas what is TO be the winding up of this
with Mexico. other result than the suhjugaon
Of the country entirely, least in bringing under the
protection Of the United States As nation Mexico is
bot,ed of the s-he candle Of her independence burnt
down the socket If left herself she would in few,
MONTHS from her utter inability govern herself and
divided by connections. No protection whatever
could be given either life property there are no men in
the country who could make Roadway against the of
abuses that would creep into every department there
is money with which to establish a and
stable Government What then, is she to do This is
question for wise heads Too utterly helpless
be left herself repeat that the better plan would be
take her at under protection Let honest and
welmeaning man-there may be a few Of them left-let
Of them be chosen selected President, and
give him the of few thousand men to keep down
revolutions and the hungry horde of leeches who
long preyed upon the country IL they raised rito
pronuncanentO put them down by the bayone pronunca
would become questionable If the precious blood
Of those who started them brought in jeopardy. Give
but of their revolutions tragic tumthcy have been
costly arces hereoforeand the people would become
sick of them
These remarks have been hastily thrown together but they
may possibly be good any specuaons that be Of
fered He who thinks that lasting and beneficial peace
be made with Mexico, beeUes that he american troops
10 be UtdraUn, who has been
the country He starts in his belief from false premises and
judges OF people by the ordinary rules which govern
human nature while il VIGOROUSLY fact that they have
long thrown all ordinary rules defiance The Chi
nese when they painted hdeous faces upon their walls to
frghten off the English INVADERS a whit behind
these people when they get up their tremendous proama
TONS and aer themselves into the belief that what they say
in them is all ue-ra they really great people, and
able contend with those whom they profess to despise
Yours, &c. G. w. X.