The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-10-08
The Prospect IN Mexico.

| Our adSiccs from Mexico show O distracted
stats OF atia'r' In tl:at unhappy country. From
all quarters COMES tile hum of clanorous dis.
faction from the heavily taxed, duwn.troJden and
priest ridden inhabitants, who benin 10 rai,e tina
standard OF rebellion in opposition to the edics of
their traitor chief. The movements If Santa
Amin sre such a. may we'll attract our attention
de IS sraising an .tmy Of ninety one Thousand men,
and 10 snpaoh tha: cloud Of nopgrei idleness. he
4 ls.'-a q ta- ut on, rial OF every nhabitant--
- every man. woman and rhld-cyery Indian
( j..".'na"I Ilis,,e--besides other uuerous .axes
on .adps aud professions. This capi,atiop tax
VII alone pro luce million Of dollars. and What
wl,l his exactions from the trading classes and
the runs lie eau pIunder from The wcallLy h.
oil, Perhaps, 30 enadlsl to raise a million or
! two more.
| What does he want with oil t,,i- m,neyi Ger.
t'inlr not to pay the public debt, for the settle
iient "''or ratg ollgstiOns il 20 part Of his rol
icy It'.e i bat Cue debt which be cun,irr,
otlkn' -, III. tu't is the debt Of vengeance
.!ini ~ l.s score Gl'a,ai him ,sbich he u,,,i,
giadlr r.tFe, even IL tlu rost ot rgers o! GfGoS
1t e icag ld'nfG.unb.rs which Ls las rcce.y.
e. D.. 'Aa Lands NJ ~. Anglo Am.ricsn---,hs
mo- - 5 % e-ura'usto. Cneputepcc, B1enA
VI" I.,.e J." vcyld sage ou'. though the do
- -c!ln."! Mexican Ea..uL.ilty shovil D. the for
fi;. What does he want with thes. ,p,,lions NJ
money, and those ninety one thousand faithful
t'nps' Is Il to keep pic,e at home, or does he
rea.y intend to cross the Rio Granis, aud to cur.
~ out his former boastfu threat Of marching TO-
Washington There must te somo d.eo hidden
scLeme that gives rise to all this clanorous rcpor.
Of war.
Some very sensible people here Who Know tho
consequences Of a war between Mexico and ,bs
United S;stea look upcu tie prospect VI hostile
deinonstrnnor or the part OF Santa Anna ss sim
ply ridiculous Such DO not properly appreciate
the Mexican character. i conp5unj fIbs Span-
lard and Milan, the Mexican posscsse. al tho
nr'ms, arrogance Epy virdictivene.s Of the one,
w'th The cruelty i.nb summing Of the other. He
ia 'nso!cn'' wtou being Arm, and revcnseiul,
without beng courageous. He looks upon Mex.
leo "s the spprslns power among the nations, able
to compete IN Arms with all tho world together,
ana thloss mat the sun rises and sets within the
oound' OF ois own hacienda. Iu such e. slate of
hesottc2 ignorance :here is no end to bis as.nmp.
tlrns and no position which he is rot ready 10
onc1 With trial at arms. Mexcans really be.
ileve that in war they would be more than
match for the United States. The poorer classes
desire way because Of the money which il throws
into tho country, and the better informed, (,hs
higher classes who have rot iate.fsen,e enonqh
to know that they Enow nothing desire Il also be.
cause of the glory they hope to scsuir. by a col.
lsion-to cay nn,hing Of the spoils they expect TO
reap dy monopoly of all the higher military
officers The redemption o. their lost fame in
their contests with Vs. s an object with them, too.
IS well as the project of filling their purse.
santa Anna IS more intelligent than all ofthem
buta reckless adventnter 40 he is, be could not
lose by war with w. and perhaps, might gain.
With his handi upon the public purse and few
hundred thousand slowed carefully away in Car.
thagena, he might safely abide the result Of an
outbreak, and retire fr0m the country, defeated
though enrcached
Having such people 10 deal with, guided BY
such ruler We may well look for stirring events
10 tia. Gurrter. Our War Depa, tnent seems TO
be nwacr that there NAV DO trouble op the Dor
ders, and is preparing for whatever contingency
by pushing forward to the frontier men and m1
nitioGs. In the of Mesilla there 10 probability
that the hndaryo has already commenced and
the train once lighted, se may look for an explo.
s.on that will stir matters TO some tune. Young
America is rehdv for the conflict. and is rubbing
up her guns. Thousands Of the advent ,rous will
welcome Hu outbrs,k Is contamination above
all thngs to no desired. We are military pso
pile aud We want elbow room-N o. Crescent.