Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-07-20
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/ AAl GAasE CON GUEST or MEXICO.
Herman Cor'ez lati the shores Of Cuba with free
OF nvx Handled aud hfty three soldiers TO conuVr lbs
powerful Empire OF Mexico and he did conuner e
with all us treasures and millcns Of nhabit8ns He
only knew that somewhere IN tia, direction lay rir,
county Astounding in gold and believing ia rols bat
,as very mystery which hung over these enchanted
realms only seemed 10 stimulate his romantic daring
ucaian bad before been startled blythe apparition 81
the White winged brigsniines OF Spain in her walsT
ana shithef Iorsex sseered to mRke the saxng puni
y ms piaa o. discovery and conquest Thars.andss
of artillery. and the tramp of his warriors,
him with almost supernatural power over lin
bat his contests aud his treaties with them pfdd
but one result OF immediate importance the prese!N
toe Of Mariana. lie Indian Maiden, who faliows
MS steps through the whgse OF HIS perlloas carf6|
with such faithful, unshrinking devotion, aud who
understood the language Of the .counuy oil go.dn oil
which lie was in search.
On Good Friday. 1919. Coriez landed on the pres
en-, site oil the City OF Vera Cruz and declared, 10 the
astonished natives that he was the Ambassador az 1t
KING as mighty as their own potent and fiieent
sovereign. An old tradition was among lheus Of D
Pfophst-Prnce, with hair aud complexion sa tIspSr
stransefs, who had ruled over their ancestors for q
tong time and then departed from their coast And
this tradition seemed realized By the advent OF thest
wonderfully endowed white men, SO that superstition
did lis work, while Cortez studied his position md
learned Tue stale OF the empire. He found Il rich,
prosperous and extensive, but not firmly knit III tire
bonds Of just government One OF the DISCONNECTED
tribes, the Tones, instantly sought me alliance OF the
Spanlards. and the quick and powerful mind Of Cor
iez had secured the command OF an extensive
territory guides soldiers and provisions wherewith 10
pensraie The country. and refuge case Of disaster
IN the frst attempt, when hls messengers returned
with Aion,exunas positive refusal of the Spaniad's
demand 70 visit the capitol. Nohng daun,ed, Cor,
tez r. Er1to climb The lnouatains that guarded The
imperial city Of Aztecs, aad sufp,iso the monarch III
ms palace. 10 guafd a3afnst deseriion be burned
his fleet, and compelled his people to pu, in hiiijse
thelr arms, aud the possession Of the county. tleiI
undivided tfust.
This done, at the head Of four hundred bola spnnf
ards and twenty three bundled Of his allies he look
ms way TO The country uf the uncomfortable and thar
day unconquered, people Of Iiascala. whose home
lay between the friendly To,onacs and lie rich valley
OF Mexico. 10 win Ilascala becanie 81, important
Object with Cortez. embassy. chosen rom the Tot
ohac chiefs, ms army, 10 invlle thai brave nation To-
unite with him in tanning the pride OF their common
enemy; but they proposed 70 receive sksse lnysteri
Gus strangers, who seemed 70 hare risen from the
DEPTHS OF the sea- rs enemies.
The profound tact and warllbe skill Of coricz Tn.
umphed over all things, and alter COW lncnc them Of
Spanish prowess IN ardfought battles, lie enteres
their Capital as friendly ally He eil ii rs The chief
OF us nvilary array, phish he now ansl u his own
and acr chastsing with terrific seyefifY tho suspect
ed 'reachety of tbs negbborng ely 81 cholua he re-
stunned his march 10 Mexico, Monirzuina saw with
dsmsy and suprsse. the strangers al The gates Of his
sishd city, bur ne bad nol the courage to oppose their
entrance Fhis the brilliant aud resolute rono,,.re,
had ioua az nesbeaiell his way through every be-
I'll 70 ne mar q The great empire of which lie did
not even afoN the nasnH wh@n he ser our fur con.
quest. Ten. new. the saafs standard was he
flag eli great Afaefrsn E0a eefacy but then il ms
scented boa VI Riseiifiug opposed and dlscop,snt
ed tribes Eow Il symbols family of equal prosper
Gus and U1ued STATES, that have found Mexico as ia
elie OF conqness sac three centuries ago. and
for HE same reason--the mas ics are IN bonds and
hive no heart 10 fight the Qunrrels of their bon1-as
ters.
Corez, once established in the imperial capital,
not long IN concsving aud excepting the daring plan
Of SEEING upon the person Of Emperor, ard through
him bringing his subjects submission. Their eui-
peror their country, i'll his person conferred the
self sacrificing and patriotic affection which an Amer
lean only pays his republican institutions, and with
his imprisonment Mexico lost lis life and indepen
lcace.
Ii is true the nmgucs ofbis enemies, the insubor-
dination Of his followers. the unhappy death Of Mon
,ezuua and tho obstinate resistance Of his gallant bur
uniortuna,s successor, Guatnmozin. checkered the
unparalleled of Coriex with dark ciouds and bit
Ter trials. but his conquering spirit surmopuc them
sll. and he gave Spain new realm richer than her
SELF In all these trials aud uiumphs Mariaaa
ever the same true tender, uDialiermg woman. She
had no life no hope, world, but tho success ~
her hero lord. when his conquests were and hn
suppant for justice at the Spanish Court she sank
quietly TO in her plains. Their sen Don. Martin
Cortez became tho victim Of the same jealous policy
thai awarded the achievement Of is noble father AMI
sank under ortire-the honid torture of the rack
by the order OF Spain, in the very city OF Mexico
which his parents had laid al her feet.