The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-01-13
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IS brave fellow, who fell severely woun.
ded oil Padlerna.
The papers Of the interior are filed with
bitter complaints scains, the State of FAC.
aiecas. This State, they say, Is looking
with Indifference upon the was in which
their brothers are engaged, as if il were
10, a part Of the Mevlcsu confederacy."
Special Correspondence Of tie Pieoyuae.
MEXICO, Dec. 10, ls47.
Yesterday the tram under the mmand
of Gen. Tsiggs, LEFT for Vera Cruz. This
is the second train that has lell here for the
United States since the occupation Of the
city bv the American Army but this, IN
like the first, goes down with almos, The
certainty of reaching the coas, in safety;
before oil was doubt. The road was known
TO lie bese, by guerrilIas, aud many thought
that al some favorable point the convoy
would be attacked by tie whole Mexican
army, supposed 10 be fifteen thousand
strong now j, is known tha, there are boo.
les Of our troops every few miles on The
road, and that Gen. Butler, with seven
thousand men, vii! meet the train some.
where in the neighbo,hoo of Puebia.
There are no Mexican troops known TO be
on the road; aud the few bands Of robbers
no may hsrbor in The villages and barrsn-
cas- dare not attack the tram, protected as
it is by strong escor, of atillery-ihat
weapon so effective in the hands Of A.
meilcans and so much dreaded by the Mex.
leans. Gen. Twiggs, the commander Of
the train, is two well known as fighting
general for the greasers to willingly attack
him, unless, indeed, they were in over.
~hem,ng numbers, and the hope Of plum.
der might be too much for them but
dare prophesy, if their ,emerity should
carry them SO far, that they will get more
hcks than coppers.
The Monitor Of Yesterday publishes
+ decree from Senior Rosa, the Minister of
Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, protest.
ing aealns: he sale Of chu,ch property in
this city, escep, for the benefit Of the Mex
ican Government and the church. You
will recollect that short time ago the CIV.
II and Military Governor prohibited the
sale OF any Of This property, except by per.
mission OF the Government Of the United
, States, and Rosas's decree seems TO be 10
4 tended TO couuteract the effect of This pro.
hlbIlon. He, Rosa, pronouuces all such
: sales invalid and OF no effect, and speaks
A warmly on the subject. The Mexican pee.
pie, or those who administer the Govern.
n meni, appear TO think that the result OF tie
# recen, battles in this valley has been jus,
g nothing at all that outstanding the
, loss of their capital, The dispersion of their
. army, the discussions Of their chiefs, and
their entire want Of control over any per
sion OF the couniry occupied ty our troops,
. every thing must 20 on just as il did be.
lore; that The revenues of The country
must h1w into their hands as usual, and ths !.
any diversion OF them tor The supper, of our
troops is an insult, wrong committed Oh
the nation, which they as the rulers there.
OF are bound to resent. In fact, Judging
from the tone of his decree, one would
think lha, Rosa intended 10 make person.
al matter Of the effair with Gen. Scott
May not great portion of this feeling a.
rise, a, leas, as far as regards this city, frou,
the fact that The Mexican authorities here
have been permitted 10 retain office, thus
virtually leaving the government of the
city in their hands They have the col.
lection OF the revenue, including the odious
alcabela and the sole control of the police
Of the city.
As far as the great mass OF the inhabi.
tan's are concerned, The only perceptib!o
difference TO them is that the American fac
is waving over the palace, the hated UNI.
form IS setn IN every street, and they have
not the same license for plumber that they
formerly had. They pny the same taxes
as before, the same prices for food and
clothing, answer before the same tribunals
for their mlsdemeonors, brbe the sane
Judges and public officers, and are doml.
neered over By The same armed police in
the sane uniforms, and all this is attribu.
ted by them to but one moive-fear.-
Nothing can beat il into the heads OF these
peope that re do not fear them. On the
every thing coucurs to impress
them with this belief, and the frst step in
my opionion towards convincing them that
they are conquered, would be to abolish the
ayunlamlento and form an American
council, which would at once take charge
of the revenue and police; introduce sys.
TEN and regularity where now nothing but
confusion exists; abolish the alcabsa,
" hich weighs so heavily on the poorer
classes and, in short, make clean sweep
and commence uew--but enough Of this
or the present.
Santa Anna has sen: to Queretaro his
epo,t of the battles before this city, in
/. hlch he is said 10 come down upon some
If the officers, particularly Bravo, with
harp stick !" bu, this is nothing new. As
sual he endeavors to shift the responsible.
y from his own shoulders and throw all
ne blame Of failure upon his subordinates.
have no, yet seen these documents, but
NIL endeavor to procure and send them TO
on. Twas assured yesterday by al To-
elIicent Mexican, and one who from his
osition is doubtless correctly informed,