Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-11-17
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MEXICAN NEWS.


Anticipated Dissolution of the Mexi-
mOrs of Wars.
The news from Mexico is of the highest impor-
tance. The extra session of Congress, the day
after its assembling, had resolved to impeach the
Minister of Justice, the minister of Foreign Af-
fairs, and the Chief Clerk of the War Department.
Their offences does not appear; but the proceed
ings against them &c to strengthen the numerous
other facts which the prevailing revolutionary and
anarchical condition of the country, foreshadow
the early dissolution and utter extinction of the
Mexican government, and the Mexican republic,
as an independent power among the nations of the
earth.
Congress having rescinded the law against the
liberty of the press, several violent opposition
journals to the government had sprung into exist
ence Revolutionary movements and active in
surrections continue to be the order of the day in
nearly every department. of the republic. These
troubles, not to repeat the bloody tales of the in
cursions of our frontier savages into the very
heart of the northern departments; and without
recapitulating the various other misfortunes ca
lamities, and judgments with which Mexico is
afflicted, seem to be quite enough to effect her
speedy and utter destruction. At such time, the
government may well stand aghast at the unwel-
come rumors of the approach of French Squad
ron and Spanish ship of war, to enforce the pay
ment, at the hazard of blockades and lombard
ments, of the debts due to French and Spanish
subjects. 1t is highly probable that Louis Napo-
leon may have desailed few vessels of war to
Mexico, to look after the interests of France in
that quarter, in the present critical condition of
the nationality of Mexico. Spain may have done
the same thing. We have had for some months
past, from time to time, such reports of the move
ments of the French and Spanish ministers in
Mexico, as would justify these latest warlike re-
ports. Our readers will also remember that some
time since, Louis Napoleon was reportedas having
suggested to the to the British government the
expediency of devsing some protective alliance
for Mexico against her otherwise inevitable ten
denotes to annexation to the United States. These
reported movements of French and Spanish ships
of war, in this view, become to us not less inter-
esting than the Mexicans themselves.
Great Britain has hold upon Mexico to the
extent of some sixty or seventy millions of dol
lars due to British subjects This appalling a.
mount of money, of course, it is absolutely i'm
possible for Mexico to pay,or even the interest
of it, do the best she can. But it has never been
the policy of England to abandon the rights or
claims of her subjects. We may expect, then,
in the event of the dissolution of the present
Mexican government, and the reduction of the
country to state OF law less and barbaric anarchy
the condition. to which it is rapidly drifting
we may expect England to have the first fin
ger in the pie. France and Spain now appear
to be the most clamorous for their money; but
England is at the bottom of all this business. 1t
is not avery violent stretch of the fancyto suppose
it possible, that in the last grasp of distress, Mex
leo may be prepared to submit to become a pro-
tectorate or colony of great Britain with the
sent under certain stipulations, of Spain and
France, it is becoming an object to all the pow
ers of Europe, to check if possible, the rapidly in
creasing power of these United States.
We have only, therefore, to submit, that the
| affairs of Mexico may well challenge the most
viglent and jealous attention Of our government;
and that we may well anticipate of the admins
tration elect such poliey,as viii at least revive
the dead letter of the Monroe doctrine, into liv-
| ing and fundamental law. The present state of
| things in Mexico can not much longer continue,
! without calling for our active interposition, to
. save her from being appropriated by England
France and Spain. We must keep viglant eyes
upon Mexico,-N. Y. Herald.
The Late Storm.
BUFFALO, Nov. 49,.
The storm ceased last night, having ragged with
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