The Nevada journal., 1851-11-15
Saturday Evening Nov. Is.
Mexican Relations,

of Mexico seems fast approaching, indi-
Gated by great and growing disaGection
in her soldiery, revclts among her people
and the corruption and selfish ambition
Of the members Of her government. For
time immemorial the peculiar absorp-
ton Of official palms in Mexico has kept
the government bankrupt while public
improvements are neglected, the country
overrun with robbers, heavy exactions
levied on trade, and oil the evils the
worst despotism could involve, inflicted,
with only the name of republic to soothe
and compensate the people thus abused.
This is the common history of Mexican n
affairs, and the only wonder is that q go
vernment acting on such principles did
not fall to pieces long ago. The great
ignorance Of the masses in Mexico is
the reason Of the liberation of affairs
too disgraceful to exist among any other
people in Christendom, The latest ad.
vices from Mexico reveal a most formi-
dable organization designing to seize on
: the provinces of Coahuila, New Leon and
Tamaulipas, to form them into separ-
ato republic. The disaffection of the
Inhabitants Of these provinces is said to
be very extensive, and many Texans are
ready with men and the neccessaries of
war to assist when the standard of revo-
luton is raised. With such auxiliaries
there is little doubt that the people of
these provinces will succeed in effeeting
independence do facto, though it cannot
be expected that Mexico will be more
ready to acknowledge the separate ma
tionality of this revolted section than
she was that of Texas.
In all this very serious question
arises as to the degree to which the
United States will be involved in these
movements. Our citizens are organic.
ing for descent on neighboring terri>
tory, and it cannot be expected that
Mexico will overlook the aggression.
An impulse Of revenge with Mexico is
the ready cause Of war, and experience
proves that power does not count the
cost SO much as the aggravation in such
matters. A war with Mexico would un-
doubtedly result in her total subjugation
NOT without immense loss of blood and
trcasure-but nevertheless in her sub
jugation and final union to the United
States. We want no such elements in
the American union us she is made up
of-her ignorant people, corrupt officials
robber chiefs, and desperate, desolating
savage races. The acquisition Of Mex
leo in her present condition, or any she
can acquire the next twenty-five years,
would be great national calamity
And even the reception into the band
Of our Union Of the new Sierra Madre
Republic to be formed from the three
revolving provinces Of Mexico, although
an almost inevitable result of its estab-
lishment, is most undesirable. We have
territory enough for the use of q century
to come. Our domestic relations are
now so various and incongruous, from the
vast extent of our domains, that equal
laws can scarcely be framed, while Sec
tional jealousies and disagreements ev-
cry year gain in violence. For the pre-
servation Of the Union unimpaired, that
Union which for SO long has embraced
within its sheltering arms the freest and
most prosperous people on earth, a peo-
pie who trace their advantages from
their form Of association-it is impera-
lively necessary that no moro territory
be added to the vast sweep we now oc-
cupy, for as surely as time rolls away,
with the progressive expansion of the
territory of the States of the past five
years, so surely is the Union bound to
be dissolved. One Congressional body
connot legislate satisfactorily for such
va-ied interests, and when any are con.
tinually neglected, and the usual con-
conitants of good government are with
drawn, disaffection will arise, and the
Union melt away to nothingness, or be
severed by the rude shocks of civil dis
cord.
We set the nations of the earth q
model which they may initiate in their
national capacity, and we offer to the
oppressed of all nations welcome asy.
lum in our midst. But it is suicidal to
be continually taking to cur embraces
races of all grades because they are con-