Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-23

The Picsyune publishes the following letter |
from foreigner, resident at Tsmpico.
As an indication Of the wishes of the foreign |
residents in this regard, the opinions Of the wr,
ter may be q ss'er criterion than they are Of
the disposition of the native and Mexican popu.
laton. lie predicts q destiny Tor the Mexcsn
nation which many profess 10 :oresee. His Oh
servs,'crs on this head must pass for wha, they
are worth. We repeat that the writer is mar
uf chnracter-a European who has long resided
in Tamrico - .."-e 6n
Correspondence cf,he Picayune
TAMrico, December 2s,h, lS40
Afessrs. Editors This city, occapied but
few weeks by the American forces. has slrea.
dy changed ito aspect. There prevails an IN.
usual activity never dreamed Of before. Public
order and tranquility are every where visible.
Provisions are stundaHt. and at low prices,
such articles a. the inhabitants were formerly
deprived Of now daily arr~r from New Orleans,
and ,hose that the 'c.antry affords come into
market with the ZANE regularity and Ss pl nti
fully as heretofore.
The Mex can people. in spite Of Their nsm.
raj indolence-in spite OF their blind hatred To-
all that is toreign-cannot in q short time fail
to acknowledge the advantages which they will
derive from the United States, although these
be transmitted through an armed invasion of.
tensiv. To their national feelings and pride.
Public officers, civil or military, ,nsy compaip
but they no doubt will he the only Mexicans
tha, will not be benefited by change Of nation.
alty. The laboring class WI always have EN-.
poyment and fair salaries loined to cheap food
and cheap clothing. House rent will prove
good income to proprie,ors but above ALL the
land proprietor, almost reduced under the Mex.
can administration to starvation, viii find him
self opulcnt and wealthy.
How could they have been so long blind +"
those blessings The people trerfble at the
idea Of the return Of Msxcan power here, and
it s only when they perceive that rhe Govern
ment of the United States has firmly establish.
ed its dominion over their territory that they
will venture 10 breathe their r'al eeing'.
This the Government q. Washington should
do at once: declare tho, the territory occupied
by the American troops belongs to the Amcri.
can nation, and impant, inasmuch as il can safe.
! " be done Tor <he present, the lawsan insti'u
1ions of the Uni'ed States, and so prepare the
Mexican population to become American ci'i.
zens. 10 it not in the humno destiny that at
some future period Mexico will be invaded by
the Anglo.Ssxon race! Why, sheo. since =
proper coriunc,ure offers, not avai, ourselves OF
it. and sn,cips,e tho work ot posteti,y, sparing
further bloodened and heavy expenditures, tc
attain an Object which is just At the point OF
their bsyonets! Now that the war has been
pushed 90 far. the Sierra Nadre should be the
limits OF the two Repubics-Tampico. on ;he
Gulf of Mexico. hIsza,Ian, on the Pacific, must
be the bulwarks Of American dominion. lie,
the 4cst OF the country belong to Mexico. Let
its Government be ever so obstinate, let It be
ever so vain q. aonsting, it must call for peace
deprived OF its riches. provinces and OF all pc
cuniary resource; bt.t het il be at once cur'ailsC
OF the northern part Of the cu,ntry. as far a
the line VIC have iu.t described, and lo' thu
part be from this very momen, an integral on'
of the American Union. have gone fsr fron
! my previous object; my intention was solely
speak of Ta,nauipas, and more particularly @
the city Of Tsmpco.
The State of Tsmsulipss, bordering upo
Texas, is, of all the Mex can territory, thn
, VIII ich uros, deserves the attention Of the Ame
, rican r,urcssnsu. Its possession II complet
3 that ofTexas. ard, so say the truth. Tsmaulipa
4. cannot exs, unless annexed to the United State
. Its greater ext nj is IN the sea shore, or It'll
. in The interior the ground is level, and eas
TO cultivate. Al both of its ex,rcmi,ies is
+ beautiful river, the Rio Bravo and the P.nuc,
G which American industry woald render nnvie'
8 Bile 10 a great distance. 1t might perhap
I contain two millions Of inha abiisn,s, although
our days it is reduced TO fifty or sixty ihousan,
:; The difieren, produce which might be cu'tv'
!. ted in it's fertile sol--such as tobsccD, cot,o
!. sugar cane, coffee, &c. would render il one
the choicest States Of the confederation, and VI
y. der all circumstance it is . possession wur,h
!. Of envy.
>. Tampico is its principal port and its prime
pal city. THIS is where all foreign goods CO
n sumcd in the interior Of the country must arri'
:. and with liberal law of customs this ps'
n would. in few years, count ten times the nur
:, Der of ns present inhabitants. Its populsti'
"A mostly 6seipn AMI of nil Mcxican c,,j