The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-07-15

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csus ieta I'D. apd pour Santa Arms
GA oat a prison jast ID siHs % iots .
Irr. Mexco came 10 terms France
ds.iaei,d E4oll00 from her claim
1880. Bot Msxico was dsspsird
Yacsiaa ard 1'alsa-co resmied Bas.
/ mewr fell. and Saaia Anns again
cane 10 tm top. f. gland and Franee
arirow edged Texas ard Mexico, for
gel,i G San jas asiu'o, iupgbl e rseov.
~ Texas and lost
TExAs AND THE MEXICAN WAR.
Tie Texan. pe,ili med America for
admission. We paid her debts. and
in due time size rpaid us BY seeding
ia momeni size bad the chance. (Ob,
AID cheers) Then the Davis-Slidell-
Mason party laid the track which
brought the sec nd conquest Of Mex.
iea. Slidell ll646l negotiated, plotted,
and sueeeeded. Santa Anna fell
Psradez became President, General
Taylor advanced. The battles Of Pa
10 Alto, Res aca dc Ia Palma, Matamor-
a.. then Camarzo, and the battles Of
Monterey. Saltillo, Buena VISTA
While old Scott took San Juan q IL
loa-fought FL Madeleine, Cerro Cor
DO. Ponla Nacional, Puebla, Churibus-
20 Chepultepec, Molinadel Rey, where
$4,000 Mexicans were defeated by
5000 Americans, the Gueia dc Belin,
and then boisted the Stars and Stripes
over the halls Of the Montezumas all
done in sixteen months, from sth May
1916, TO Iilh September, lS47. You
know the rest
Santa Anna fed. New Mexico
and California became American States
under the treaty Of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo. the United States paying Sl5,-
100000 for the property, in addition
to S3,000.000 to liquidate Mexico's
debts 10 American citizens. Mark the
co trast between American conquest
and European. Having taken their
land by fair fight, we presented the
MeNicans The conquered country, and
loaned them money 10 pay the debts
Of their armies. England and France
occupy countries, and not only refuse
to leave, but make the countries con-
quered pay their own expenses. Wit
ness the British invasion Of China
(Oh, and hear.) The American ar
my went from battle 10 battle, glory
70 glory, and WHEN our soldiers left,
the Mexieans brgqcd their conquer
ors TO remain. and offered General
Scott the Presidency Of the country.
France will have different recep-
tion.
Let me continue my digest. Her.
rara was elected in l847, with a pock-
ct toll Of money, which We had paid
into the Mexican treasury. General
Arista succeeded (l850). and proved
himself letter general under Herra-
ra than President. lie fell in 1852,
and again Santa Anna was recalled,
and ruled in 1858. This was the age
of Mexican centralisation again
Press abolished, Jesuiis recalled, the
order Of . Our lady Of Guadalupe
founded, and Sanla Anna was called
Most Serene Mghness, and colonels
stood behind his chair; but Ce trll-
ism did not prosper better than FEEDER
ali,m. Then came the filibustering
Frenchman Boulbon, at Arizona and
the Buceaneer Walker, at Lower Cal
ilornia (lS53-5D. The Frenchman
was shot, and Walker escaped TO fol-
low the same fate in Nicaragua
Mexico was again short--America
was rich, and Sl0,000,000 more was
given for Mesii.ila Valley, in order 10
get a road TO the Pacific.
Now comes The Isdisn savage. the
Panther Of the South, General Alva-
rez, who drove Santa Anna again
from power (Aug., 1867; and the
pop lace rose and smashed his statue
IL the square. Five Richmonds were
now in the field, Alvarez, Comfort,
Csrera, Haro y Tamariz, and the
hali-breed Vidaneri, each represent
ing part of the country, and fight
ing for the mastery Of the whole
Thy compromised; Alvarez WAS Pres
ideni, and Comontort was his lieuien-
ant. Hath old Indian accepted the
American Minister. Mr.. Gadsden's,
offer of loan OF $50 600, 900, il would
have been better for Mexico. The
treaty was rejected Mexican vanity
oyerruled prudence and policy. Now
resumes the struggles OF rival chief
for victory; Comonfort seizes church
property, commits outrages upon for
eigners; Spain threatened war fol
non.execution Of treaties; 1877, l649
and 1858; Alvarez resigned Com
onfort Was elected. Sept. l6, 1857, anf
the full-blooded lndian .Iuarez wal
yice-Pesdrn,. znloaga (Dec. l6,,
created insurrection Comontort fell
and Jan. 20. 1858, Zuloaga was Pres
dent Miramon succeeded, and eivi
war was general. The young cheif
abou. Bonaparte's age when at th'
head Of the grand army Of Italy, e.
paused tile church party ; robbrriel
loos place; murders were common
whea the LIBERALS again came top. anc
the Indian rules to-day in Mexico.
Two new epidemies have come i
wi,h the present age one is the Ma
lady OF Princes. Tie Young ouiiaI