The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-31
II ne EngIish View OF { @ Indian Troubles In
Hucat N.
From the London Tin


lrrom the Lonuoh limss, July To-
Nolue put INC variety ana atractioRs OF our revo-
Iutons a. nome couid nave so completely diverted
Puo1o "e.eht'oh irom certain reVouton In the New
Worio which Is even more extraordinary than would
oe an m OF Asaec upon the scenes
VI VI, 'nei "e eAPots-tne plains oi Europe PROJECTING
.Wes'eriy ron tpae curious connecting INK between
Two continents wnon Is termed central America lies
tbe peninsus OF Yucatan, the Westernmost point of
wnlch s.re.cnes OUT almost lar enongh to meet the
Po,nt o CuDa. Lutte OF IT, even In the
o s y. maps, VII 20 aia aown except tne coast,
anu Cno or ."o inianc ms towards the north me
taS acoo,fino to ths ians. -H;oh o;u.ii.s.; n -.
eo 10 tue sense whicn civixation ankles to
tbo Sisnnvorv 90 thasa r, ooaDy fememoer .nas
pe oIsoose'y vi .nese paris was ong Suosequent 20
Una. vi we Anericah no. oeng acnieved In
1so. .'l seveIa years after inc deatn OF
y e Sed. ~; ..e opa uialus nad es'aonsn-
cd themselves IN tne country ana the city OF Merida
was Iounuro a 'nat peiloo, as tne memorial CT the
s.Iuese .us io.oIouny .erIn'ha,ee Up 20 tne re-
so"'ono ~ s"o oPanri Ioa" see uoa.
Tan rsma'heu oapta,n. sene.acy OF i.sen oistinot
iom tne Cover nmehts ootn Q, Mexco ana dautsmaia'
Al'er sne Independence OF Mexico had been effected
Una. on ,onoweo WIN .he stream, no Partcu.
lar oeihg maze 10 retain TINS province when the
res. were seen 20 90 lrrecoverao,y iost would not
Do ~ " .o poi,'.1ai "o.e y, feI~-
uons o, ,ne country eetweeh snat time ana the pre-
ten' mas oee St'acned 70 meAlco as one Oh i.s re-
dera STATES mas been occupied rs subject province,
again detached, then connected with Texas, subse-
duehtiy uec.areu an indepehdent hepuono, ana at
I'll moene perhaps Is Decom,ps something not I'M
my "na' :. "ss ~ iounu III .he ioen een,uIy l.,
Al ereln nes tne interest vi the revolution IN ques,
non our readers VIII easily oeheVe that we snouu
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ou, .oP'cs nao oeen connneo 70 .hose ponticA cen
vuEiohs ana uansIormatons which seem inseparaoie
from the essence Oh any spanish american state But
IN the present case there great deal more behind
Inc party NJ TINS minute uPpermost fucatan no
pontcai OF tary iaction out revived most OF those
very soori8ina indians whose foreiathers were mas
sacred oy hernandez. dc CordoVa we may perhaps
presume on our readers recoliectlon OF an article
wnch we Puohshed NJ the beginning OF the year con.
tanning some striking information OF the hardihood
WIN when 'he orthern indians OF Caiifornis descen
perodicay on the PROVINCES OF Mexioo but there Is
very important difference between these ferays and
tne ip.urrtcmn 10 when we are now aiuding The
inroads upon Mexican territory are mere exemplfca-
tohr OF inoan cupidity encouraged aud enhanced BY
Mexican cowardice Inc red men OF the North ap-
pear In very small bands seldom exceeding 500 fight
ing men and after plur dertng and soaring all things
ana persons within Their reach they depart to
then hunting grounds without any demonstra-
ton Whatever towards retaining n loot OF their
oonquests. Inc frontier has been desolated, 1t
Is true, pu. the nominal boundaries remain as they
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