Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-12-31
b The Condition Of Mexico.

American Geographical and Statistical Society OF New
York, at its monthly meeting held on Tuesday eve.
ming OF last week. II was announced that this essay
would he devoted TO showing the best route for open
ing an inter oceanic canal through Mexico. but the
greater part of consisted of description Of that coun
try the manners and condition of The people, and the
position Of the Government. Col Ramsay said
. If there is any State 10 which the American
public knows little, ii is Mexico at the present mo-
ment. Since Mexico has been in the possession of
the Spanards there never was any period in which it
has been in more prosperous condition than now
Its mineral wealth has been developed 10 greater
extent and agriculture is receiving attention from
which the agriculturisis of the United States mig
receive lessons and the manufactures never were
known to be so productive or prosperous The guam
tity of machinery imported into Mexico now lar sur
passes that Of any former time. The entire country
has the appearance of prosperity In the city of Mex
leo see the public buildings and the palaces
heshed the churches are newly painted and ador-
ned, and the streets newy paved. Large and new
plaZas for driving opened and the famous bronze
horse, the greatest work of arl in America has been
removed from within The old University 10 the plaZas
TO the distance OF a mile, in order 10 adorn them
There are fewer failures among merchantile men
in Mexico, viewed in the proportion with those
in the Quilted States The whole bane of Mexico is,
that there is no person, or scarcely any person resi-
ding there, who has any love for the institutions of
his country The Mexicans are patriotic; they love
their country much the Americans love The Uni
ted States, but they have love for their political
institutions. They care nothing for their President,
their Congress- their Judiciary, any executive Off
GERS. The whole complaint against the President that
have ever heard of, was that he would do nothing
in other words, that he would no, violate the cons-
tuition, for he is republican and will not Violate the
constitution.
and pass appropriation bills. Congress is split up
into factions and party has the ascendency. If good
laws passed in Mexico it would be in pros
porous condition Mexico produce revenue of
III forf1-
peoples bnt having no love for their Institutions, ard
Congress doing nothing, the laws without any
force, and are very oppressive Hence the people,
oppressed by OF these laws have taken o
rid themselves of them by what called pronun-
ciamen.os or revolutions.
81 will describe the different phases OF revolutions in
that country, First objection is made against the
laws for the introduction of foreign goods and hence
they get up on speculation revolution on the Rio
Grande Merchants from the United States furnish
ing funds and under hurra' are permitted TO get
their goods in O the country without paying duties -
The same thing occurs on the Pacific, at San Bias,
for instance, where we have received accounts of
dreadful revolution These revolutions last three or
four days, until the object is gained and then tEey
die out. ! see they have got revolution up at Tam
pico and Vera Cruz. Here they complain that the
President will not send troops 10 suppress ii and he
said he would rot because he had nothing TO do with
it Our impression that directed against the
President but that is not In the interior of the
country there is another reason, for only is there
tariff duty on foreign goods, but tariff between
each Of the States. Goods manufactured in Pue-
bla for instance, if taken to another State pay in
terror duties and against these interior duties they
have raised revolutions elsewhere but these only
affairs OF the moment and soon pass away.
con two or three occasions they have tried TO give
general character TO the revolutions. A plan has
been made for example, that Santa Anna should head
it, but il is carried out, for the people say,
that's not what have assembled here for In
Puebla they got up revolution which lasted only for
a day. happened TO be in the palace at the time in
conversation with The President less subject
than agricultural machinery. Presently eiegraphc
despatch was handed to him describing this pronun-
ciamento, and he read it, and without remark went on
with his talking agricultural machinery.
6 see the English newspapers, in speaking OF the
lei condition of Mexico. say that there churches
and muskets prevail oft, Gaattt See Wiltt influence
the church eXers at this time in Mexico In the first
place, the regular clergy that the four hundred
millions of dollars, have christian love for each 9TH
er, for they distracted, divided and cannot act in
unity and the priests of the villages dislike the regu
lar clergy, because they poor and the regular cler-
5 gy rich and the church has nothing TO gain by
the revolution. Now rs to The muskeis. Gen. Arts
has reduced that large army 10 two thousand men
consequently they have no regular troops, and cannot,
therefore, effect any revolutions. These revolutions
: that we read of in Mexico, compare 10 nothing
better than if you happened 10 go into the interior Of
the United States and pick up weekly newspaper,
which is full of murders and accidents, and steamboat
explosions which would give you an idea of revo-
luton in the United States.
"And in fact, the news published from the u. s. in
Mexico, is actually of that character that the Mexi-
can people afraid 10 travel through tn. U. States
for they think in i terrible state here. When
the revolution broke out in Vera Cruz conducta
with two millions of dollars in silver, was going round
it, and unmoIestei. Within the last two years
no robberes have been committed between Vera Cruz
and Mexico. Ii is precisely the same view which the
English take about bowie knives and gouging when
they come 10 the city of New York"
WASHINGTON, Dec. e6.-Genera Pierce held a con-
ference with invited friends yesterday. regarding his
Cabinet. Senator Hunter, of Virginia had the refu-
sal of the Treasury Department, and declined it; he
may be urged into the Department OF State, though
disn"ined TO accept office.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27-The health of Vice Presi-
dent King gradually improves, and his friends are
more hopeful. He has had no medical attendance
since Thursday, and is able to leave his and go
down TO his meals He sleeps better, and his cough
has much abated
+ Yellow Fever a Port a u Prince.
Advccs from Port Prince to the 18th inst
state that the yellow fever more prevalent than
for thirty years past. Upwards of so Americans had
' died within few months, among whom were Capt
: Rogers, of the schr. Sarah Maria Capt. Dees. of
the schr John Tyler, and Capt. War, of the scbr
j., J. c. Roscoe.
The New York Post says. Messrs G. D. Foote &;
Brothers, jobhers, of Maiden Lane, who commenced
business in January last with a capital of $4,000,