The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-06-29
FROM THE ARMY OF Gen. SCOTT.


FROM THE n. o. PIcAYUNE OF JUNE Is.
The steamship Telegraph arrived last
evening. having left Vera Cruz on the
4th instant. Tampico on the 9TH, and
Brasos Santiago on the 9th instant.
The Telegraph brought over among
many other passengers, Brig. Gen, Jo-
sEPH LANE.
The Telcgraph's news from Vera Cruz
is not so late as the Fanny's, but we
have received by her a letter from MIR.
Kendall, not without interest, though not
SO late as we have published from him:
JALAPA, (MExico,) MAY %, ls47.
There is nothing new of importance 10
communicate. The better classes of Pu-
ebla appear to be well enough disposed
towards the Americans, although they
perhaps do not altogether like the idea
that force of 1000 men should enter
city of nearly 100000 souls, and without
resistance. The lower classes-the la
drones and laperos with which Puebla a.
bounds-are evidently but iIl-disposed to-
wards us. One of Gen. Worth's men
has already been assassinated, but fortu-
nately the murderers were Immediately
arrested. On the alcalde's telling Gen.
w. that, according 10 their laws, year
and half would elapse before the case of
the assassins could be settled in the courts
of Puebla, he was informed that an Ame-
rican tribunal would render them full JUS
tice in day and half! The miscreants
are now where they never will commit
another murder.
1t is said that supplies Of all kinds can
be readily obtained at Puebla. The
wheat crop has just ripened, and is most
abundant.
Gen. SCOTS last proclamation has been
generally circulated at Puebla, and it is
said with most excellent effect. No less
than three editions of it had been printed,
and still the inhabitants were calling for
more The demand for 1t alone would
show that its effects have been salutary.
The numberless horde Of the military
drones, and all the employers and hang
ers-on of the Government, are doubtless
doing all they can to put down the circu-
lation and deaden It's influence upon the
masses but they cannot keep it out OF
the hands of the middle and better
class of citizens, the laborious and
thinking artisans, nor prevent them from
perusing and pondering upon its contents.
There is much speculation in the army
as to what is TO be the rcsult--as to what
is TO be the winding up of this war with
Mexico. can see no other result than
the subjrgatiun Of the country entirely,
or at least in bringing it under the protec-
ticn OF the United States. As a nation,
Mexico is blotted out Of the list--the
candle of her independence is burnt down
TO the socket. Ifleltto herself she would
in few months, from her utter inability
TO govern herself, be torn and divided by
intestine commotions. No protection
whatever could be given either to life or
property there are no men in the coun-
Try who would make headway against
the torrent Of abuses that would at once
Oieep iii'o every departments there is no
money or means with which to establish
new and stable government. What.
then, is she to do ! This is question
Tor wise heads to answer. Too utterly
helpless to be left to herself, repeat that
the better plan would be 10 take her At
once under our protection. Let some
honestand well-meaning man-there may
be few of them lelt-iet some one Of
them be chosen or selected as President,
and given him the assistance of a few
thousand men to keep down revolutions,
and awe the hungry horde of leeches
who have SO long preyed apon the coun-
Try. If hey raised grifo or pronun-
c'amenfo. put them down by the bayo-
net: pronunciamentos would soon become
vnfseSisaabls i thsprscious blood ofthoss