The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-12
A Question of consequences.

The question respecting aid to Yucatan, from
our Government, Is one of very weightY conse-
quence. 1t does not seem at all probable that our
Peninssllar neighbors will get much help either
from England or Spain. The one has enough to
take care of nearer home-Ireland alone will fur
nish the British Government and troops with am
pie occupation for a while yet. And as for Spain,
she is more likely to need some support for her own
power, than to give it to others. If Yucatan gets
assistance, it will be from the United States
The course of the affair-if one may be allowed
to exercise Yankees privilege, and &c guess"
likely to turn out after this fashion Both public
sympathy and the desire formore territory will COM
bine "to>make aid to Yucatan the popular side
Congress must naturally feel this infuence-must,
indeed, yield to it, if they do go with it of their
own accord The Americans once landing in Yu-
caa and gaining foothold there, that state cannot
relapse back again either to Mexican anarchy or
Indian barbarism. The interest of the Yucatecos
and the people of the, United States will then both
lie in one direction 1t may be early, Or it may be
lae-but the inevitable result must happen, of Yu-
catan forming one of the United States. The
country is described as one of great fertility and
beauty. few thousand emigrants from our
States, and few thousand hardy Irish and Ger
mans, will soon put the right sort of leaven in the
population, to make it fit for our brotherhood. The
very fact when fact that it is one Of our States,
will make it worthy to become so-even though its
elements should not at first be of the proper sort
as they certainly cannot be called so now.
For our part we have 10 fears from taking the
proper steps to aid Yucatan, and found the stepping
stones for her admission into this Union The dam
gers predicted by the timid-by those who have not
fattt-wi all be dissipated, they arise, through
the potency of our peculiar system, so great to bind
together and great to leave free.
STEAMER AMERIcA-The new steamer Amer
lea now takes the head of the Cunard Line, being
in all respects the most magnificent ocean steam
packet afoat. She is built of different LAYERS of
planks, which amount to foot in thickness and
the lower part after the fashion of Whalers she has
an additional outside lining of planks about three
inches thick. She has accommodations for 800
persons, including the crew. The interior arrange
ments and fittings are of the most perfect descrip-s
ton The saloon, which is on deck, lis constructed
OF beams of Immense strength and thickness. 1t is
So feet in length by Is in width. The paintings,
and other decorations, rich and tasteful. Below
the main deck both fore and aft are the state
rooms or sleeping berths of passengers, having
eommodations in all for 1876 passengers. Each Of
the four boilers is Is feet long, II broad and IL
high. The engines superior to any other in
use. The vessel cost about $780, 900.
STEAMER AMERIcA.-The dimensions of the
America are as follows Length of keel, and fore
rake, $50 feet breadth of BEAM SO feet; tonnage,
1910; horse power, $50. She has stowage for 700
tons of coal, and fully 500 tons of goods The total
sum expended in her construction amounts to more
than fS0,00O