Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-01-03


fla and of small active horses, and immense hocks
of sheep and goats are raised IN the ChapParai o'
each of these Sierra Madre States. Perhaps the
most desirable portion of Nuevo Leona is the beau
tiful and rich valley of the San Juan river, IN
which * the LARGE and handsome town of Monte
rey. -,
Around and in the town of Monterey are cius-
tered Glorious associations to the mind OF every
true-hearted Mississippan. There the 1st Regi-
ment of Mississippi rifles, IN connection WIN 'ne
1st Regiment of Tennessee infantry volunteers
stormed and captured fort Tenandre'
Immediately after the 4th Regiment of IT, s. IN
antry regulars had been repulsed from before It,
This great and never be forgotten truth is a
matter of history and is undeniable.
The State of Cohahuila is regarded by some
people as "a remarkably barren country. There is
certainly very large portion of its soil which is
utterly valueless yet state be generally bar
rem whose soil for generations has fed the six thou
sand idle people of the town of Monclova, the
three thousand of Preside, the twelve thousand
of Saltillo and the fifteen thousand of Parras.-
The people living at the numerous haciendas are
not included in this statement. Around Monclova
the author of these articles saw immense hills of
iron ore of great richness. There are no iron
works or foundries there, but did our population
occupy the country, how soon would the hammer,
the forge and the engine be heard How many
hundred thousand dollars worth of iron would
Monclova annually export?
The large town of Satillo as every body knows,
&c aoct Of ba hatt fold of
VISTA and is celebrated from the fact of prolific
mines of copper existing in its nelghborhood. The
town of Preside is on the Mexican bank of the
Rio Grande, and is in soil and climate admirably
adapted to the growing of the grape. Indeed the
whole State of Cohahuila, particularly the coun-
try around Parras, is superior for the culture OF
the vine, to any portion of the North American
Continent. The mention of the quantity of wine
and brandy made of the grape in the country sur
rounding Parras would surprise any one who had
never been there. Some of the vineyards are
miles in extent, and are generally enclosed in a
dobe walls seven or eight feet high. Wine and
brandy are exported from Parras to the different
cities and towns of the Republic, and in the City
of Mexico Parras brandy sells for a higher price
in this region are pure that they possess the re
markable quality (hear it and rejoice We connois
seurs who are in favor of annexation, of leaving
no headache on the morrow after one has beef
drunk on either the preceding night
Senator Douglass, (whom we hope to have tn
pleasure of helping to elect President of the Uni
ted States next November in hisaddress on tn
occasion Of the Agricultural State F air at Roches
ter last autumn, showed the great extent and &C
curacy of his general information by correct
classifying the grape of Cohahuia. By the by
we regard this gentleman as the embodiment c
the principles of the young America" party
Without presuming to speak authoritatively fo
him, We yet say that We believe him to be deci
4 ded annexationist and fllibuster
Mems opinions of the character of countr
e are much affected by the circumstances surround
ing them when they in it, or pass over it. TIL
same man who had formed bad opinion of Mex
leo while he was a soldier, passing hastily over il
face, might very naturally form good opinion {
the same section, were he to visit it subsequent
< as a traveller seeking home. This trut
lis aptly put by Senator Rusk when answering NJ
t Mangum's structures concerning the valueless ma
ture of that part of Texas which New Mexico wa
' getting by the Texas dismemberment BILL II
: said
D " l desire word of explanation. With regar
to the character of the soil it is matter of n
consequence to this discussion, only as indcatin
| the character of the country generally. l hav
: not been there, (El Paso,) but l have been owe
such country very frequently, looking out for In
dams more than for water for good land, and
can tell the Senator that the notes of the countr
taken under such circumstances are not much
be relied on. have gone over a country search
S ing for Indians or when | knew that Indians wer
2 searching for me, and | have thought it poo
: country and l have afterwards gone over tn
same country when there was no Indians after me
and thought it very fine country"
Let us look at the acquisition of these tire
7 States in another point of view. From the north
/ western boundary of Cohahuila to Mazatlan, o
f the Pacific, is about two hundred and forty mile.
!. By the possession of this Sierra Madre country
we would have safe, easy and expeditions ma
tional highway, over our own soil, to California
5 with the exception of this two hundred and fort
miles, across Durango. 1t is fifteen hundred mile
of land travel shorter than the ronte by the Sout
Pass 1t would save the long, wearisome, unhea]
f thy sea voyage to Panama or Tehuantepec. an
, from Panama or Tehuantepec to Mazatlan. a dis
lance of full FIVE thousand miles. In fact tbi
route to the trade of the East Indies, (Mr. Cobb
, faVOrite hobby ! is second onlv to tho opo 49,.