Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-06-02
pero,e--is this then, Mexicans, the liberty
which you enjoy?

Whlcn you ENJOY
will not believe that the Mexicaus of
the present day are wanting 10 courage 10
confess errors which do-not dishonor them.
and to adopt system of true liberty OF
peace and uuion with their brethren and
neishbors of the North; neither will ] be
| lieve iha, they are Ignorant Of the falsly
of The calumnies of the press, intended 10
excite 10 hostility. No! public sentiment
is not to be created or animated by
faIsehood. We have not profaned your
temples. nor abused your women, nor
seized your property. as they would have
you believe. Wesay this with pride, and
we confirm it by your own bishops and
by the clergy of Tampico, Tuspan, Mala-
msros. Monterey, Vera Cruz and Jalapa,
and by all the authorities, civil and relig-
ious, and the Inhabitants Of every town
that we have occupied. We adore the
same God, and largs portion of our
army, as we'll as OF the population of the
United States. are Catholics like your
selves. We punish crime wherever we
find it, and reward merit and virtue.
The army of the United States respects
and will always respect, private property
Of every description and the property oflhe
Mexican church. Woe to him who does
nol where we act!
Mexlcans! the past cannot now be
remedied. but the future may be provided
for. Repeatedly have shown that the
Government and people of the United
States desire peace, desire your sincere
friendship. Abandon then, rancherous
prejudices, cease 10 be The sport Of iudi.
vidual ambition, aud conduct yourselves
like great American naIion; leave of at
once colonial habits, and learn TO be truly
free. truly republican, and soon you will
become prosperous and happy. for you
possess all tho elements 10 be so. Re-
member that you are Americans, and that
your happiness is not TO come from Eu'
rope.
/ desire, in conclusion to declare, and
will equal frankness. that If necessary, an
army otl00, 900 could promptly BE- brought,
aud that tho United States would not
terminate their differences with Mexico
(iecompelled to do so by force Of arlns) in
any manner uncertain, precarious. or less
disbonoring 10 yourselves. I should in
suit the intelligent of this country if had
any doubt Of their acquaintance with this
ruth.
The order to form guerilla parties to
attack Us. assure you. can produce no.
thing but evil 10 your country, and no
evil to our army which will know how
to protect itself and how TO proceed agains,
them; and If, so far from conciliating. you
succeed in irritating, you will impose upon
US the hard task Of retaliation, and then
you cannot blame US for the consequen-
ces which will fall upon yourselves.
am marching with my army upon
Pusbla and Mexico-l do not conceal il.
from those capitals I shall again address
you. desire peace, hiendship, and
union-il is for you to select whether you
prefer war, under any circumstances, be
assured | shall not fail my wold.5
MIEFIELD SCOTT.
Correspondence OF tie Charleston Courier.
WAsHIaeToN. May %.
Tho land isSthreateneds with famine.
Thepresen45eeason Shfss go far, been7ens'
Finently snpropaious, in The grain growing
! Statss. The rye and wheat are irretrieya-
bly, Injured by drought, aud the prospect
for curn is very bad. Still, however,
should we ever bave any rain. good crops
Of corn may be made. The intelligence
from Europe represents the prospects OF
The crops there as very uupromisins, aud,
in case Of faiore here, there will be no
Egypt Oh either side Of the Atlantic, TO
wheh starving people, can send for corn.
The d4an upon she banas OF England
br gold 10 send TO this country is severely
felt, and still continues. The Bank eu-
beavers 10 eoun,eract il by raising the rate
Of interest. The bills are drawn against
shipments at sixty days. and even If they
cannot DO discoupeed, they will be paid at
maturity and the coin then shipped TO the
United States. A pecuuiary pressure IN Lsl
take place in England iu consequence Of
this continued drain.
The effects of The influx Of money into
thie country aEe every whore visible.
There Was never ,inae when moro build
ing was going on To- all the Northern and
Western, towns The farmers are getting
rich. The ship owners have had a har-
vest. 10 consequence Of the stimulus
given to. buiIdiog in Baltimore and PhiIa.
delphia, lumber has risep forty per cent.
The Treasury sixes havegoue up 10 six
and seven peE ceut. above par in New
York : and so certain is a still further rise,
that the house, 10, the city, which has the
larger portion Of the loan, have stopped
sales al these rates, and demand ten cent.
The rumop that the President viii pisi,
the North and East, after his return from
North Caroliua, ie probably uafoundef.
In tine Of war, there, wsuldbe no parlieu-
lar peopriety in suche tour.
Ii is slhoughl by many that weshal' have
a speedy honorable peace after Gen. Scott
shall reach rhe city Of Mexico. He will
be able, there, TO consul, various interests
aud the different parties, aud makes such
explanations of the objects and views of
The United States as may coDciliate Them.
Mexico has on longer any. meaos. to- carry
QUA war. Aguerril'a war would 6e
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