The Arkansas banner., 1847-07-12

p,.U TALK TO ns rRiEnps'--Ofuh ths
 ..o.,,ion papers none have denounced the
 druesn var with more vssion, or gone
 ,.'.s,, in condemnation of our side and
 S.sss,,iou of thai of Mexico than the Phila-l 1 rIaA,. North American. This reasonable
 .1,.r has just been most keenly rebuked
 .r i,s own regular correspondent from the '..x. who writes as follows:
 ist,-wAR voLksi-TheFs are now in
 u.x,co many thoasaad of your fellow citi- .s. who. at the cali of their and your Co.,
 '..sr,.ol. left homes, kindred, all that was
 ,omlorsble and productive of happiness on
 .srA, to sustain the decrees of tllat Govern ..., and the honor 0f the Nation. Whether 5r waf is wrong or right, that is not time
 n discuss it If wrong, it must be brought !, ,u honorable termination, and to do this
 II .bould be united TRe people sse srar ,ya..st nsed 10, your encourGgemenf 10 lay z rsu for yow brothers and nKrdtr tAem ..sk tGf Iasso and ssaekette. Thes need not v,ur pisus esrsss upOa our heads tO tHeite ,I,n io kai-sd of ereyy thing .4meriean- Re
 ,Iovls Aare yOsr aid aad support sSs need
 ,nsr ,scoHragemsnt 10 sEsiaiH as in tkc friaLs
 ed kardskips rs enconnisF iR tkis fsfriends
 !, ttima,s. Our love of country and our
 ..riSse impulses made us Ay 10 ihe rescue
 I our flag al the 6rsi cali, and ws Sz;. bear
 ,u ,h. burdens war imposes without mnE-
 nur;as, bmi ,os canaot brook yoxf cold sneers II ow snFsrizgs, aad y0ur Agpoeritical ,,au,r, far oEr defeat. Thousands now b.rs wilI never see he,ne nof kindred again --ths hail-ssorm of battle and he unhealthy climate will thia osr ranks more than even rou may desire, tsosgh goar psias ssssff full # tory blood. Erea should Il be clear thai he President was wrong in the course he h, pursued towards Mexico, is fl fair, is t safrieiic in yoa as .4msrieaas, fo embavass
 ::!s and aid y0sr enemy b dsstroy sss We, ssre, know DO party; se kaow no faction :;
 20 political considerations influence us, and
 shy should they influence you at such . me; We care nothing for Mr. Polk, as . gan, aud if he does wrong we shall not be khind any ia avowing 1t when the proper ane comes. But sre eaa ses 10 0fher scork to b ts& nOsr, and n is pity gon are not bet- sr smploysd. r you riif lake part scifk fhe ,.smy, come here and do it Iike men shosc .iat yos hars as mach cosvaee as freacAery ls yer hearts, aud tsat yon are nof afraid to ia tAai yos ,cisA doas Sy your foes. f " rant 10 Rog .Nr. Polk, go aksad, buf do ,a eHt yosr tkroais ia the doing ef t, for there ,s pretty snug party of Us here who may aFe quarrel to settle with him and his administration when this war is ended. That vii be when Mexico is thoroughly whip ped, and as ii will not take ns long to do ihal, her friends in the United States will ind the few that are Jeff of us ready and will Ing 10 do them the same favor on oar return home. Desiring you to understand that the American volunteers have generally minds D appreciate your efforts, and excellent memories. shall not waste paper by saying inything further to you while in Mexico.
 fexpect that the foregoing paras raph is 90 uuch lost time and paper, but feel at present very much like taking grand round through lhe Massachusetts Legislature and wsllopping the entire grocery, from the Speaker to the spittoon cleaners. TAe senti- eais So 5aagIiagfy put together here are 6ai the eeho of achas is feis aud spoken by srsry ssan in tke orms.
 MEXICAN FAcTs-The number of mines ln Mexico, already known. IS between three and four thousand Their largest yield in one year was S25,644, ,566, in l796, and Ioi some years previous to 1910, the average annual yield was S24,000,000. From oi- heiai returns, it appears that in l842 the value of the gold and silver exported was $ lS, 800 900, exclusive of what was smug- gled out of the country to avoid paying the export duty of six per cent, and which, it s supposed, could not have been less than hree millions mote., Gold miuts are rare n Mexico--,he only ones known are those near Osxaba, gold being found in combina- aon with silver. Three penny weights of yold 10 mark of silver, IS the largest amount obtained Of the more precious metal from he combination ore, and this from the mines s Guanajuaio only. When the amount of gold ID these ores Is small, il is not separa. led from the silver. as ihe ressl, of the pro- cess IS not equal to the cost
 Under the vice regal government, the to- oaeeo monopoly yielded revenue of S5,- oO'OOO; now i. produces only half mil IlOo, and we are told that this is not more than equal 10 the expenses of the establish nsnt This is Mexican wisdom all over, to SseP up monopoly for the purpose of pay Ing the expense thereof.
 The most valuable mine in Mexico is tha, oi Fressiello. which netsed $500, 900 to the government annually, but inc f,e-simpls c. which was sold, no, long since, for for- hundred thousand doliars-being one fifth less than one years purchase!
 The revenue of the arch bishop of Mexico is noi less than S30, 900, exclusive of dona- ''ons and birthday presents, which amount probably io half as much more.
 The Mexican priesthood hold one-fourth ol the whole property of the Republic. The amount held by the ehuleh in mostmain, is aiiy millions. There is a balusirade in the cathedral of Mexico, made of mixture of copper, silver and gold, which is three hun dred feet in length, and some idea Of is 'slue may be formed from the fact. ,ha. an o'ier was once made .,o take the balustrade,