Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-04-21
Correspondence of the Tribune.
national BRIDGE, MEXICO, ,
March 9th. I848. {

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some object of interest within its bonn
daries, and attracts the attention of the
neighboring powers. Mexico of course
| IS included, for their ladies are certainly
among the most interesting Of their sex
| throughout the world. Their kindness
to our countrymen Tor such of them as
has been SO unfortunate as TO fall into the
hands Of the enemy has been unbounded
aud have secured the good will of every
soldier in our army. They have saved
the lives ofnany Texans as well as a
mericans. The blood thirsty ranger from
the plains Of Texas, who carries fire and
sword where ever he goes, IN order to OBJ
tain some satisfaction for the loss Of some
friend that has been cruelty murdered by
! the Mexican, always show them the Ut
most respect, while the Iamented Walker
often said that the only pain the war
gave him, was the misery that would ne
cessari,y fall upon the female population
Of this hitherto ii fated Country.
Bat as Z class Of people, this kindness
and amiabiIity on the part of their women
is the only redeem2blo quality, that, as a
nation ,hey possess. On the other hand
the character of the men are the very
antipodes OF the women. Subtletv, and
low cunning are the predominant traits of
the men. and this is attached to them,
without sufficient courage to force their
characteristic principles into execution,
unless it be on some weaker power; and
we might examine over all the world, with
out finding another nation " it'll such an
imbecile Government. Thence,n great
er danger is to be unprecedented from them
either as a government, or people, than
their is at home in the U. States, from a
midnight assassin.
Large and copious Pack Trains Of
mules are passing here daily. They are
loaded with merchandise for the interior,
and are always accompanied by COM
petent force to protect them from the rob-
beers. In some cases the merchants in
the City OF Mexico have hired, at great
expense the followers of our army TO make
trips 10 Vera Cruz, as a guard for the
purpose of repelling any attack, that
might be made on their goods, by their
fellow country men, robbers. But our
men who thus follow the army, are but 4
little better than the robbers themselves,
and after a iizA. or two with the Gueril-
leros, they get satisfied, and 60 back to
their old habits. e. selling whIskey,
and stealing from the poor soldier, and
let the Mexican merchant get along the
best he can. Now IS the time for Ira
ders to bring goods into this county
/ The moment we cvacuate Mexico, for
! eiEn goods (and they have not many
manufactured domestic goods here nor
HAYS they the factories or products to
manufacture them witty will be higher
than what they are now; for tie extrava-
CANT tariff which the Mexican Govern
ment always puts on articles Of all kind
/ thatare brought into their country, will
ever be the means of holders demanding
| high prices for their goods. The native
aaJ foreign merchants that live here, are
procuring all the goods that they are cap
abIeof buying, in anticipation Of the re-
moval of our Troops. All the means they
/ have here Of transportation Is the mule,
and Jack Ass. Such conveyances rs wag-
ous. the people look upon with contempt.
and as we Journey through the country
oar wagons create rs much surprise 10
/ the natives. as the first steamboat aid to
I tie honest farmers upon the banks Of the
Hudson.
I Euttaen Il Is astonishing how this pso-
fa., can keen So Tar behind the times; how
ever think that q new and more bright
/ dawn awaits then, as they seem TO throw
5Tsoma oEtaeir former pr- 5ud.ces. While
marching through different parts Of this
country. the American has often seen and
noticed the deficiency Of their farming
utensils. The plough, and thei. hoes are
made out az wood, and such fabrick
why. there Is not boy ten years old in
| Mineral Point but could invent a more
I proper model than these pIoughs, which