Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-27
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!, fate. of. the Peninsula iresnlted in the Eaf.
E frnialionF Of The resolution. OeSt die IRE,
5 cents return Of Santa Anna, 4 7 ucatti.i
pronounced for him and re .nnio IS Will
Me8icojsand The. Provisional Govern.
: sment, in iIrn, granted the tleaty 81
] lS4s. Yucatan, now ,poiiticaily;uDited
ito tie rest tof tile Republic, was Of Course
ii hostile attitude towards, the Unifed
States, The bombardment Of Tabascos
brought forth new pronunciamento on.
4 tile part Of Campeachy, proclaiming
neutrality in the wa r::syA force5Ras
marched against Merida 40 compel her;
10 adopt this plan; but Merida Having
also marched ont her, soldiers, b COM.
promise ensued, and Can,peachys came
into the former order of:lliiDgs. In the
meantime. The vessels Of Campeacbys are
. detained in, New Orleans the coast is is
declared ih a state ,of blockade and
iiere are other significant Indications
1 that the United Statesldo not intend 10
remain passive while Yncalaniis; PLAYING
a diplomatic game. aud declaring sior.,
neutrality oE5war, Independence or re-.
union with Mexico, with aEsingle aye}ios
o&nintetest with that 6 Governments
The last pronunc ctamehto is accord ingly.i
promulgatedlonsihe sffl inst, amayitss
be ahe iast,a and despatched TO Com
}5Connor, !, under atdag Of truce, which ar r
rived on the .2Sthiostant.4
According Jq the best OF my informa- 4
! Istion, The above is a saccinct account Of.
the POLITICAL history Of ncatans EYo..
things are obvious: Yncatsn has meyer
seriously intended to become absolutely;
independent Of Mexico. and always i1--
tended TO be on terms oG amity with thess
EUnilsd States Both counties are mes 3
E,cessarysto her supp Mexico IS tie !
principal and almost the only mark ket a
Efor,herspro oducts for which she sfeceiyesss
silver which iss sIransp ported to the Uaii-
Eted Statesio for aolr . Ssep pslrats
|YdcaIa11 1ron21 ezicse. and q subbiiecf lhsE a
Eproddcis the same duties WIhliishsgihes 3
Enations payIo d dexiica her :;s'ss
tsto remain united 80 1exiico, unaers b q
system os out sofies sxss
Ecepfio5 pEogssio9s
Of The treaty Of 1843, would be equally
Eruinous. WARMTH the ! % United Statss
would be the greatest calamity sof ail.s,
Yucatan:h has no resources to meet snyof:s 4
tbese contingencies; and heresis the ex- I
| planalionof her anomalous and 2undec!!-.s.
.ded course, which has torsits objecl ans I
Eity and commerce with the U. States.
during the war and eventual reunion
will Mexico, under the provision Of
Santa Annals treaty, after: the war is .
Finished. Sgsessssse
7 The United States can well afford to (
let Yucalan alone. II has been charged.
against the Yucaienos:lhat fhey.are Mex~
leans al heart This is unquestionably
true, for they would naturally, sympa-
thise with their race. Ilis also alleged 4
tthat they have been taking advantage Of.
our forbearance 10 furnish the Mexicans.
with aid and munitions of war Any
'one who will look at The geographicaf.
position OF Yucatan will see the impos-
sibiiiy Of any overland trade beyond the
base of the mountains; and whltever,
their, symPathies or their cupidi,y might
prompt them 10 undertake, nature still
tinterposes insuperable barriers II Mex,
leo demands money or men, Yucatan
diplomacy will invent reason for not;s
complying with. the request. The same;
exigency which compe!s Mexico to send
for men and moneysto carry on the war
acts also ON Yuca!an, and oblige her 10
keep her troops and funds al. home to
defend herself. Tie effect Of a block,
adc upon the ports of Yucaian will in al
great measure be ,obvfated by an inland,
. trade with The b ilish colonies at the
j Balize. Yours, sc. w. 4
In that prayer Of Solomon- Give,
. me neither poverty nor riches, :, there's
i is an excellence of wisdom of great
f practical value for us all to consider
$ Where except in the Bible do we find
b recorded so strong a prayer. Give me
3 not poverty but riches seem. tobe the
!. universal prayer. 1T is almost the first
J. prayer that the 5lit:le child at our. feet
j. is taught TO know, and no day thereafter
/, wlllour example allow that child to for-
i, get that petition. In living characters
,s it is inscribnd on the.heart and life. <a.:.
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