The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-25

be the introduction of our system of import duties,
bringing with The blessings Of free trade TO Mexico for
he nrst time and all ITS cyillzng and Amercanizing
influence BY this means, the commercial monopoly
heretofore enjoyed by Great Britain would cease forever
our valuable agricultural and manufacturing products,
heretofore to great extent prohibited, would find
ready entrance into tho country, and be seen to float
quietly along all the channels of domestic trade; the
beneficial effect of which, in a moral point of view will
be easily inferred by those who have given their atten
ton heretofore TO such considerations, and which will
be found beautifully and powerfully illustrated by OF
the most distinguished writers OF the present day. in
speech delivered in the great city of Manchester in the
month OF November last, an extract from which beg
leave to submit MIR. Alison, the historian, on taking
the char at the Atheneum solree, in Free Trade Hall,
the referred after few introductory remarks
thus expressed himself
Here Mr. FooTE read from MIR Alson's speech con
siderable extract and continued thus:]
~. Our system of iand There ascertained to be
an immense body of valuable public land in Mexico
heretofore unapproprlaed there being, as am assured,
ro to thirty millions OF acres OF the richest
lands IN the world yet unoccuped in the State OF Vera
NIuz and poportonate quantity most OF the States
WHICH have not yet become densely peoped By besow
ing farms OF moderate extent upon actual settlers, the
whole country would soon become occupied by popula
ton equal to any under the sum- in all that necessary
to good government and high social advancement
" There are resources in Mexico, necessary TO be
particularly specified, which might be conveniently and
egumaeiy applied, after paying the present national
debt, to general education purposes
VI. Religious toleraton heretofore prohibited, would
now prevail and every man be allowed to worship God
according to his own conscience.
VII. Our system OF trla by Jury would De sure very
early TO commend itself to respect and adoption.
VIII These and other regulations which will occur TO
all astue minds at without SUGGESTION cannot but
work wondrous effects in the next five or ten years
Eight years ago, he who now speaking used the fol-
lowing language
"Surely it would not have required large amount of
prophetic saeasty MY years ago. 10 have predicted that
can population of North America rather OF the United
he Of aSf s
cisey such results have taken place in Texas the
of the carried there for independence and
Liberty, would be arise The mind of one who
would not have anticipated such results could not have
cient historic lore; have read, with fire. ths
mpershabe glories of Marathon, Pat;ea, and Saams-
the period is not far when Anglo-Amecan heroes,
nd atesmen and moaistsihe descendants OF those Brit
early hahatons only Dotted here aud there for few miles,
the bleak and barren Atlantic of North Americawil
tons to bear forward and ao the land and the
that very banner OF moral spoken Of in
nurs OF the Pac Tic sea- and the beautiful plains and
asy he assa
ey hindness and his favore the spradeys Of ko,cf
edge and the heroic get mercifa chastisers Of wieked
The scenes herein described have been part at least
realized and they are destined TO be still more fully
realized, if shall dare to do duty, regardless of il
liberal cavis and factious opposition
In the objections of the senator from South
Carolina, it has become necessary to take short view
the character OF the population at present in Mexico
their number having rather diminished than increased in
the last ten years. OF these about four millions
they have been described by the senator from South Caro-
lima Indians; who, though gentle in their manners do
cie obeden orderly, and Industrious in their habits,
yet nothing than Indians their capacity for
cising political rights. They live together in towns and
villages have property in common and enforce their for
tribal usages except so far they may be restrained
by special law They cultivators of the soil excu
yy ay TsyP S ass Ct
political hghsin other words, they have not voted at
elections-snce 1888 Nor are they DESTROYS of being
allowed to do Whatever they may become in future,
under judcous and humane regulations such have
applied to our Chckasaw, Choctaw. and Cherokee In
d to bf In the state Of things
would think OF intrusting them with all the rights of
American citizenship An experiment OF this kind for
merly tried In Mexico is known to have been total
failure
Three millions remain to be disposed Of OF these the
military aristocacy, the twenty thousand Office hold
ers and their servile dependents, constitute. perhaps
body OF two hundred thousand. These with portion
OF the priesthood and their dependents and servitos
known as the aristocratic party
The Poems or wHe1ns appendat as they be called.
mixed race-slaves in the most unfavorable sense
of the word, and transferable with the soil which they
till They said to number about seven or eight hun
ded thousand souls and constitute the chief resource of
the military arstocracy for recruiting their armies.
The negroes are too nconsidcrabe in point of
bers or influence to be entitled TO any serious regard
this view of the Mexican people.
The remainder, In number than two millions, are
the Puros, democrats of Mexico; the friends of repub
llcan institutions, always friendly to people and gov
eminent, and especially in this war; provable by
much and satisfactory evidence; far more friendly TO
us, certainly than to their cruel oppressors the military
tyrants The Puros the bone and sinew of the
try, the most intelligent vrtuous, and orderly people
Mexico They recognise us, and Justly, their deliver
and full of apprehension the prospect of our
surrenderng them again to the cruel oppression from
which they stand now released
AS the retention of Mexico by the United States should
we be forced to retain It, is objected to by the
ground of the expense likely to be attendant
hare uhnIt Inv foro ortt-
lated to allay all fear on this point
|. 1t is estimated by our Secretary of the Treasury in
his annual report that the domestic commerce between
the States of this confedeacy annually to the
OF $4,000 900. Upon the basis supplied by this
estimate, when general freetrade intercourse shall have
been once established between the States of this Union
and Mexico, this branch of domestic trade would
amount to $l66,000000. OF which, if we suppose the
trade to Mexico to be $S3 900 OO0 have increase
British councils and by the instrumenaly OF prohbtory
and peculiar duties many of most valuable staples
such -four tobacco manufactures OF cotton, c.-have
been heretofore excluded This would be longer the
case were Mexico part OF the Union
IT, For produce and manufactures, we should re-
ceive from Mexico. Their great staple exports, gold
and silver o Their other mineral products derivabe
from mines almost wholly untouched, consisting OF quick
silver copper, and tin. 3. Their valuable woods con
sstng of mahogany, &c: A. Cochinea, ogwood, and
other dyestufs S. Coffee, cocoa, and wine Of a flavor
equal the best Cuba tobacco S. Silk of which there
isa considerable quantity manufactured at present. and
under the fostering protection of free institutions, the
quantity conld not but be greatly enhanced in short pc
Rod OF time O. Sugar, to the raising of which the great
err part OF Mexico admirably adapted point OF sol and