Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-07-09

as the last shading in the frighlfu picture Of our
actual situation. What Mexican heart does not
groan at the sight Of all the ealamilies, Of all the
disgrace Of our eounJryl
Unless we had seen il, il would have been in
creditable, that ten thousand Americans should
have trayersed the country from Vera Cruz to
Puebla IN a trumphal march, without any other
effort than the bombardment Of the former city
and the auack Of Cerro Gordo; that they should
have ovcrrun the most populous part Of the coun
Try without encountering the resistance 10 have
been expected from the Mexicans who inhabit
IL that they should have separated themselves
so Far from their base Of operation without being
compelled to maintain a military line; that they
should not even have been called upon 10 over
come that force finerIia, that sentiment Of ma.
Ional dignity, which people in the extremity
of cal0miles opposed to its opposers.
When Fernando Couez. aided by the Tlasca.
ans, and assured Of success by the superiority Of
his means Of sfTence, achieved the conquest Of
the same territory, the native race, nolwilhsiand-
ing their inierorily and their ignorance Of the
uses Of iron and powder, did succumb until after
the ferccSt conflicts, which the ruins Of the city
were insufficient to cover the remains Of its heroic
defenders. Do we live in a cline more inervat.
ing than lhcyl Are not we the sons ofthose who
took GranadIas and Acapulco, of those who con-
qucrcd al I'll Palmar, PeOliIlos and La luerla,
Of those who sustained the sicgcs orCuautla and
Cprporo!
IT'S not forty days since the route Of Ceno
Gorlo opened TO our enemies the road; and so
i'll prepared were they to act as invaders, that
10 all this time they have not been able to re-
not abandoned to them, aud Notwithstanding this,
there is no force 10 menace their rear, there are
not ten soldiers to harrass those who may be sent
to their supporI-there are no guerlus to inter.
cept conveys upon route 50 extended as diff.
fcult.
Mcxicaus, who, AT the sight Of the common
enemy ought to have entertained but one idea
that Of dcluncc-prescnt to the world the speca.
Gle Of scnsclcss chickering's. llis not two month.
since this city was a bartle-fcd; and new, al
though the combalants are not arraycd upon the
battlefield, dscord is waving her incendiary
torch. Hatred divides the cilizens; party spirit
/ has penetrated even to national representation
| giving place there to scenes OF scandal the gen.
erals resign; military chiefs discuss the orders
which are given to them; private individuals re-
fuse their contributions; States oppose themsevc:
to the operation of the general law, and defence
becomes almost impossible. All is confusion
anarchy, disorder; aud portion orthe press pre-.
sides over this fatal dsorganizaton, giving eal
to complaints, encouraging all rancors, revivng
past animosities, without sparng lies, calumny
and defamation, by means unworthy of every
man tolcrably educated, and thus il increases the
disorder, depriyes power of its authority, the law
Of its prcsrige society Of mutual confidence, and
for whaR not TO promote a change, fer which no
period could be more nopportune; but in order
that the invader may advance and take possess
sion of this city, IN which the genius of civil
war rcigos, and which the foreigner will chus-
Use.