The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-10-18
0rnfral ilews.
Things Oh the Eeio GraI.de.

hAASS VIA GES NAV
The editor Of the Southwestern American,
who has just returned from the Rio Grandei
reviews in the last number Of his paper II Ith
Of Septenber,) the state of things OH the MeAi-
can side Of that river. Ills observations confirm
i'll the nain the News published in this !apccr
some time since, copied from the San ANTONIO
Journal. We make the fu!lowing additional
couirnatory extracts:
Santa Anna is raising an army ol "a 800 men.
The Mey!cans have Il thousand conjectures as to
his intentions IA war with the United States
IN imperial crown and desire TO support his
present position, are attributed as probable mo.
tives. The common class think he will invade
the State Of Texas. They indulge in s vrious
dreams, when they make an imaginary division
Of the spoils. The better Informed think Santa
Anna las too much seu>c to venture upon war
with Cucle Sam. All concur in believing he
has been tampcrlng with Spain, and is backed
by that powerin in lis views and objects.
Santa Anna will doubtless !.lace garriSons in all
the towns on The Rio Graude. Troops have been
already stationed opposite Laredo.
very general feeling of disatfection to San-
! ta Annas government seems to pcrradc all c!as-
ses this side the mountains.
There has been an increase Of tile forces this
side oft the Sierra Madre An intelligent gentleman
returned from Monterey to Rio Grande. City
about the middle of August, and reported 5000
men at the former point on half fpay. There are
four or five companies in Camargo, and seven
pieces of Artillery. The force at Matamoras was
not far from It's usual number since the demon
nf N,r,ui,1 Tbora ho 10 00N
men on this side of the mountains.
There is no friendly feeling for Americans
They arc not safe in property nor in person, in
any part Of Mexico or close to it. A disposition
seems to prevail among the Mcxicans generally,
to kill and rob Americans as natural euerhies.-
In these particulars they have suffered some
themselves.
The late decree of Santa Anna, pronouncing
the natives having had anything to do with
CavajlPs movement TRAITORS and unworthy
the name of Mexicans' denying them the pri.
vilcgcs of citizenship and pronouncng the pen
atty of death against them upon convictions it is
said cannot Lc enforced in the frontier States
without producing Il revolution. \ large pro-
portion of the officers commanding the Mobiles
hive relatives implicated with Carvajal.
The Mexicalls are said to regret not having
aidel Gen. Carvajal in his Struggle for liberty.
Had lie succeeded, Santa Anna could not have
come into the country. Taxes are enormous.
The accession to our forces on the Rio Grande
will lave good effect in preserving tranquility,
and protecting the rights Of, our citizens.
GIN. Cmalrs-Il is rumoscd on the Rio
Gande that Santa Anna has had this old arch
traitor put to death. We fear the news is too
GOOD to be true.
Gen. Carvaal is engaged in surveying lands
in Starr county. lie is rcputel to he an excel
lent mathematician. He designs establishing q
rancho at Los Ojuelos, forty miles east Of La'e-
do. lie still his hopes of being able, some day,
to free his country, and give her constitution
and laws similar to those Of the United States
Hi, revolutionary projects have stripped him Of
large property. lie has an Interesting and
intelligent family, chiefly depen lent upon his
excrtions for 4 livelihood. ...