Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-07-04
"Manifest Dcstinv,o

-A"hiIeSt DcStlny,''
WHERE Is Mexico TO Go1-This question il
! suggested by the paragraph fIom the Tribune
| which we published Yesterday morning, TO the
effect that the government of Mexico was des:-
rous OF selling the three northern States of that
Republic TO the United States. 1t was sun.
posed that the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalro
would forever prevent the further extension of
this Republic in that direction as il was there n
expressly provided that without the full and free
consent of Mexico, the United States should
not eutend their jurisdiction over any additional
| Mexican territory. The Mexican government
had previously struggled desperately to main
! tam the ancient boundaries, and no one lmac-
ined that it would voluntarily consent to another
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The Immediate result Of our late war with
Mexico was the cessiOn Of California and New
Mexico, and the disputed portion OF Texas, to
the United States. The immense importation
OF that result is seen, and felt, and acknowledr-
by the whole civilized world. But important
as 1t was and IL, it Is Of no greater magnitude
than others winch seem likely to follow from
similar causes. The war cDlced down the Mex.
lcan people, dlsslpated their love Of military
glory aud caused them TO entertain more iu,t
idea OF their InSlgnHcance nation.
But the workings Of the fifteen millions in
demnlty have been even OF still more surDri
sing character. While that indemnity has.
since the war, supported the Mexican govern.
ment, aud thus exempted the people Of that
country from taxation and revolution. il has
by It's operation created a desire tor contnu>
alton OF such exemption, even if it can only be
obtained by the sacrifice OF additional territory.
1t would seem that the void created BY the dps.
tructlon OF national pride had been more than
supplied by turst for American gold Hence
tie apparent Willingness OF the government to
slralghten boundary lines.
DECAY is written on everything Mexcan.-
The spirit enterprise that engages the res,
Of the word is not telt by er people. Her
progress is backward-not temporarily, as the
result OF commercial reyulsion-6ut desoIa-
lttion UrOods over the face of that fair and once
renowned country. Her people are dwarfed
their vital energy has become extinct: the in
tclIect ri the nation is demenred: and it is the
opinion, Of persons who have enioved good o, =
por IN ties Tor judging, that the finger Of Prov
ldcnce may be seen III the mysterious fata Iity
That attends the Mexican people in their socia
contact win otherS,-the race seeming to pos
SeSs within or about itself the element of GER
tain and speedy decay, or IS ripe to receive the
seed which, when deposited, instead of produ.
~ - V''"' l'"'' becomes la'al POI
o", we nave neaid II sad that 1t has been
w.! uH"y years since the last permanent struc-
" \; NV VI " "'It'fy character, was comptt d
~ Ni'N'co NY 'here Ieing no need tor build.
any NINA, other IMAM those long since
,'1o''u' Iler cmei cites are becoming deSel-
ou "nu 'ne sPenoor and magnlllcence OF a.
NPa' FueoIa and her ancient capI'aI, serve but
10 'nu'ca'e Tie greatness, power and wealth
'"% I,"ce departed while Vera Cruz ami San
i''ie io'oS'' once important for their commerce
anu 'rdue' take insignificant rank, as inets to
lreo'e ana PROSTATE Nation. What other
->t'oh on the iace OF the Earth, having cities
!"ahu ara on The c1a'l-'ike her'o-would not
nave some great work Of Improvement II our
people had that country tc-norrow, how long
II W"u'd De before railroad would extend
from 'Ie coast 10 the Central Capital? 1t is
'he very idea mat would first strike Yankee.
"on present indications that now
seem 10 be based on the inevitable laws of fate,
II Is Impossible TO avoid the conclusion that the
u'y Wheh MeAIco Will be utterly extinct is not
~, ''"' ia'' CONSIDERED as part OF the
Lifetime of nation. II she is not in her last