The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-17
THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC.
Our Mexican Correspondence.

| course, it contains but little news.
| While was in Vera Cruz and in Pueba, and since
| | have been here, have had many conversations
with intelligent AMI influential Mcxicans, some of
them connected with the government, and also with
well informed Americans and other merchants in this
country and find the opinion is generally and con-
fdently entertained by all, that the establishment
of mail line of steamers by the government of the
United States plan similar to those between the
United States, Liverpool Southampton, Bremen,
| Havre, and Havana, TO run from Vera Cruz and
Tampco, to New Orleans and New York, would
| be highly profitable 1t would certainly be
highly instrumental in promoting the mutual
| interests Of the two countries. The British
have a monthly steamer from Vera Cruz and Tam
| pico to Jamaica via ST. Thomas, and thence to
England. This steamer monopolizes the passen-
gers and the best freghts and above all she carries
| nearly the whole Of the specie exported from the
G uf ports Of this republic and hence the scarcity
of Mexican silver in the United States. Anne
rcan steamers, from New York to Vera Cruz
could connect with the lines now running to Havana,
| if satisfactory arrangements could be made with
the Cuban authorities for transfer Of shipments and
passengers there without exorbtant charges, and If
not, arrangements could be made for such exchange
at some port in Florida contiguous thereto. learn
that the TOrtugas or hey West could BIO adopted if
|
| oblgng.
That such line would yield good profits, have
| no doubt. The English steamer carries out, learn,
from one million and half to two millions Of silver
| in coin and bullion, every monthly trip, averaging
| upwards If twenty millions Of dollars per annum.
consequence Of this is that most Of such part Of
it as is employed in commerce is used in the pur-
chase Of English commodities, and the United States
| lose the trade they would get if American steam
ers were established compete with the British. So,
too, the Mexican passengers-and the wealthy and
intelligent Mexican families are rapidly acquiring
prohanf for spending their time and money in fo-
reign trave-being without facilities of access to the
I United States by steamers, avoid our country;
whereas, If such facilities were afforded they would,
even in their trips to Europe, gladly avail them
selves ofan opportunity to visit the United States
| Many Of the young men Of leading families would
go to the United States to acquire their education
by this means prejudices would be overcome and
extnguished, good will between the two countries
awakened and kept alive, and commercial relations
| and intercourse extended and the bonds Of amity
and peace strengthened between the two countries
The British steamer stops regularly ut Tampico,
~ wen ut Vera Cruz. BY the arrangements have
| advcrted to with regard to American steamers,
Vera Cruz and all the Mexican Gulf ports MS well
as New Orleans and New York. will be greatly bene-
fitted. The aid Of the Mexican government, to the
| utmost extent of its power and ability, may be
| lied upon, in the establishment Of these lines Of
steamers and Mexieans could also be procured to
join in il. have no patience with those Americans
| who croak about the "expcnse' of such under
takings to the United States. If had the power,
citizen Of the United States, would not pause
| a moment in expcnding as much as spent In the
with this country, to drive the British steamers,
by fair and honorable competition and rivalry, from
| the seas Of this hemisphere. II the English will
persist in bawlng "Brtannia Rules the Waves
Uhey used to style their monarchs kings of France,
long after the sceptre over every foot Of French
soil had departed from them)-I would constrain
them to alter the aforesaid chorus by inserting n
parenthetica exception of those "wavcs" specially
claimed by Brother Jonathan. The exception
might, the English preferred it, be attributed to
tender regard and good feeling for their "Anglo
Saxon of-shoot," rs MIR. Webster once called US,
any other generous and liberal motve-but it
should be made.
Sooner or later, predict that such men as Pal
merston, Buwer, and Chat6eld and Admiral Horn
by, aided by some of our old fogies with British
partialities and predictions, will q be-
tween and Great Britain respecting their med
ding in American affairs; and the recent bungling
treaties relative to the passways to the Pacific &c,
all tend to increase the chances. have witnessed
much Of British arrogance and intrigue to pre-
mote their selfish ends in every part OF the world
that have visited, and especially in the republics
Of this and the South American continent, that |
do not feel averse to going into the contest when
there il the least occasion for il. We ought to
have met her firmly in the northeast boundary
dispute; we should not have backed out in the Ore
gon business and above all, should not trucklc
In the Nicaragua affair. We should, in preparation
for the conflict which must come, establish rival
steamers wherever she has them in the American
seas, and at any expense.
The contamination of the project have alluded
to, of mail steamers TO Mexico may be retarded
and delayed for time, but II will be ultimately cf
fccted IL our government continues in the stolid
sleep which, since the treaty of rs, seems to have
fallen upon it, to highly important interests
in this country-if our miserable pseudo-statesmen
continue to waste their time, and devote all their
cxertons to petty and degrading intrigucs for the
presidency other official honors, to plundering
the public treasury by means Of useless offices, &c,
you may depend upon il individual Yankee enter
prise will not always allow the British to retain the
supremacy they now have wholly by the supine-
Of our government. Private enterprise will cf
feet what the government neglcctsI
In connection with this subject of the establish
ment Of lines Of steamers between the United states
and Mexico, aud OF lines Of stages across the
try should state, that the government here, has
contracted with Don Cayatano Rubio, Of this city,
a Hnuionduc, and one Of the most enterprising cti-
Of the republic, for four steamers and six
other vessels for marine revenue service, in the
Gulf and ON the Pacific; and that the gallant vcte-
ran, Commodore Lopez, Of the Mexican navy, (not
General Narciso, Of Cuba cnosn,) left here short
time ago, TO supcrntcnd and inspect their construc
ton In the United states, and believe in New York
An intelligent Mexican citizen, a Biscayan by
| birth, Don " Echepiquc, also visits New York,
learn, forthwith, account Of Mr. Rubio, to exa-
| mine as to the terms upon which stage coaches
or omnibuscs, baggage, wagons, mail wagons, re,
| can be obtained, and IL advisable, to purchase a
sufficient number for the establishment Of regular
line between Vera Cruz, Jalapa, Peubl Mexico and
Acapulcoon the Pacific. Acapulco Is beyond all ques
tion the best harbor the Pacific coast from Costa
/ RIGA to California. heard Senator Gwin, of Ca
lfornia and others, speak Of II in the highest terms
and intend visiting II shortly. In such event. my
correspondence may be suspended till return hther
/ When steamers from the United states regularly
connect, say once week, with this stage line, aud
| which two In the Gulf and the same number in the
Pacific can do, am satisfied two-thirds OF the pas
| scngcrs to and from California and the United
States will prefer II to any other route. II will b.
the most expeditions, the safest, the most pleasant,
and the cheapest.
This government has resolved, when the lino Is
under way, TO afford perfect protection by
guard of selected trasty soldiers to ride with sAe
| mails, aud there will not he tho least danger Of
| robberies.
| Accommodations for passengers will be made in q
short time after the line eets into operation along
the whole route: and ''guess. that two-thiris of
the roadside tavern keepers will speak tho same
Kind of English we hear down East. Villages will