The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-01

GIanOe, ana the distant and exposed California
They were OF no value to her. and We fear they will
prove OF little value to The restless enterprs-
ing, and land-lovng-the rch-land loving-peope
of this country, will neverbe content to throw away
their energies on this hard soil of New Leon, Ia
maulipas, and New Mexico when the lovely VAL
leys of Panuco, of Jalapa, and Mexico, and the rich
soll and vast commercial facilities OF Tabasco and
Yucatan, are continually inviting them to scenes of
Eden beauty, and lands of exhaustless. wealth. 1t
will require some more powerful barriers than the
narrow Rio Grande or the lofty Sierra Madre, to
hem-in the current of American emigration, when
1t once sets strongly towards the South. Nor
ized nor the terrors OF Mexican anarchy in its
widest excuses, restrain their impulse, when
1t has gathered in its full force and strength
Our people will flow INTO Mexico, to conquer it.
either by the arts OF peace of war. They will go
there in colonies, with the plough, the spade, the
anvil and the loom, and show the degenerate races
who are now starving amid the elements of bound
less wealth, what enterprise, industry and energy
can accomplish They will build up the fallen and
decayed, power of Mexico, and infuse into her life
ess body the vigor and vitality of Anglo Saxon
civilization: Overlapping all national and rel-
glous preludlces and distinctions, they will Goa
population 1t needs no gift Of prophecy to foresee
what must be the ultimate result of such combi-
nations. The American character must predomi-
nate, and eventually rule, 1t has done wherever
own State embracing the Florida parishes sup
Plies with striking illustration of the all-con-
quering nature of the Anglo Saxon, when brought
IN conflict with that of the more Southern races
The latter are soon merged in the former or crowd
ed out by 1t. In that region, which, In 1910, was
Spanish province, it would be difficult indeed to
discover pure descendant of the old CastIan
race, whilst many thousands of Americans occupy
the land, and have cove red 1t with the mo endu-
ring evidences of our civilization and enterprise.
A like process must go on in Mexico. 1t behooves
the Mexican people to initiate the wisdom of the
old Spaniards of Florida, who invited the Ameri-
nj thaIr ptru md abxr,r Oh
value OF then lands and realized fortunes for them
selves, at the same time that they redeemed fer
tile land from desoation and waste. The liberal
party in Mexico, perceiving these advantages of
American immigration, has declared In favor of
the most liberal system OF foreign colonization.
When they have succeeded in overthrowing the
Old Chinese exclusvism and jealousy which have
long oppressed the prosperity OF Mexico, and they
can offer free welcome and invitation to the en-
terprsing immigrants from other nations, there
Will be such an influx of Americans into the coun-
Try as will soon change and revolutIonize lis
dition apd character. These immigrants will
build up on our Southern border a republic of the
South, rivalling in enterprise and enlightenment
the great confederacy of the North.
Naval Intelligence.
The U. ). bOmb-k Etna, Commander Eagle,
Saturday morning, and proceeded direct to the
Navy Yard. The following is a list of her Off
cers:-Henry Eagle, Esq, William
a. Hudson, Acting Master; Assistant surgeon,
.,
late Collector at Frontera; Acting Midshipman
Raiford W. Ives; Acting Gunner, L. S. Hudson
Passengers, Lieut.. Henry Haristenr, late LIST Lieu
tenant Pensacola Navy Yard.-Norfok Beacon,
July %.
LATEST FROM VENEZUELAN letter from La
guayra, received by a respectable house in this
city, says ga national schooner-of-war is Just
In from Cnmana, and reports that Pena has gwen
In to government-that is, has asked for an indut-
This intelligence, which is also, we learn, re-
ported in the Caracas papers-the Patricia and
Botetin O6cial-ls very different from that given
by the New York papers, which represent Pena as
marching victoriously against the government at
the head of 1000 men.
The Minister of the Interior had gone to Porto
Cabelle, to meet the President, who was expected
there on the 18th inst.
The Government has purchased, as the Bolet,n
says, five schooners, which are being armed at
Porto Cabello.-Ph,lad North american.
DINNER TO AMERICAS oErIcERs IN CANADA.-Ths
ner given by the authorities Of Montreal to the OFF,
of the United States Revenue steamers DALAI"
rate the FIRST passage Of craft Of the class they COM
mand through the lately completed Canals. The din |
ner took place at Donegana's Hotel About one hum |
dred gentlemen sat down to the repast which was
served Ia Russo in style worthy of the host and his
splendid establishment The room hung with the
banners of the National Societies of the city and at
the head of the table a kind of formed also
of banners and having for its centre the Arms of the
City Of Montreal with the meteor flag and the star
The Russian dinner as the dinnereating world knows
affords great opportunity fer ornamental display on
with and pieces of confectionery, formed coup
dell which it would have been pity to demolish, for
any less audable object than to make more ample
for the supplement Besides the guests, whose visit
the festival was especially designed to celebrate we
observed Coils. Bruce, Dynely Wetherall Major LES
ton and DR.. Stratton. r. N. The Mayor, of course,
presided. and Messrs La Rocque and Hartley acted
as The capital brass band of the list
KeQt, through
permitted to come into town from St Johns for the
ession and during the dinner played appropriate airs
the toasts of " The Queen' @ The President Of the |
United States" and The Governor General" pre-
On proposing the next toast, he said: Z" It is my
pleasing duty to propose to you the toast of the
ing which ! feel assured will be received By my fellow
citizens with the greatest enthusiasm The arrival in
our port of two American steamers will long be re-
membered as an important era in the history Of our
country; and the manner In which the proposition to
celebrate the event has been responded to the high
ly respectable asseEblagc by whom am now sur
nded affords conclusive proof that the community
at large quite alive to the Importance of free and
unrestricted commercial intercourse between this
country and the great American republic 1t is not
of the government Of the United States have passed
through canals their way to the Atlantic that
here and elsewhere No. gentlemen: it is because
those vessels coming at this particular time when the
entire Canadian community all look with eager
pectaon for total repeal of those laws which have
operated to restrain intercourse with neigh
bors are considered to be the harbingers of free and
unfettered trade between Canada and all nations
throughout the world. With these sentiments,
now propose to you the health Of Our Guests
rhich am sure YOU. will drink with all the honors."
Capt. Howard replied. He thanked the Mayor, for
himself and behalf Of his fellow officers for the
pment paid them that evening" which filed his bosom
with feelings which he wanted to
press. After some illusions in reply to those of the
Mayor relative to the character the canals by which
the two steamers had descended from the lakes, the
gallant officer turned to the two flags behind him and
said that ne saw side by side the meteor flag Of England
and the star-spangled banner Of the United States
But how did he them As they always should have
been and as he ferventy hoped they might evermore
be-in harmonious union What might not the world
look for from the peaceful march Of those ags the
harbingers of liberty and civilization wherever they
were seen? Nothing could be more appropriate than
the motto which now between them He there
saw for the first time the Of the city Coneorda