Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-07

Total sII7 OOO1 90
1t therefore appears that E1g land Loi o1y inter.
esed to great extent al the rest OF the void
put together in tie tlade OF Mexc0 but nat out OF
debt SIT 000OO6. she Is entitled to receive, the
very hast, $40 100000 These are startling facts
Now, fad that under the Spanish rule the rcve-
of Mexico averaged about $40 coo 600, which was
applied ID the tolio6lDg manner, VIZ: $40 100000 IN
drtayiDg the expeuses OF the government 50 100000
towards the support Of her Spanlsa cOonts and The
residue remltLtd 20 the royal treasury at Madd.
Senor Garay, Minister Of FInaUce in 1884, states
that the maritime cusOuhOuse in his time, propery
administered, have produced $l5 100000 annu DIV
that is TO say, Vera Uruz, S. 700 600; anpico aad
Matampras, 81 O00,000; AivUradu, Camp acny, etc,
81 coo 900; AID he rcifc potts. So 900 600
6uch beng the present OF Mexico, lei US cDnsider
What might Dc her Ii is WeiI-kEOwn TACT cor.
roborated by the h.gtAst pcssloe authority (BAron
HumDOd) that two thirds Ut the silver ever ~ clrcu
auon, or upwarts OF S3,00000O 000--has BEEN the
produce OF Mex Can mines aud wueu it is considered
that The mineral ~eaa OF Mexico scarcely DC Said
to have been explored, and that The richest portion Of
the Kingdom, viz Sonora, SiDaiOa, aBd part of
Chihuahua still remalDs terra 1Tc0gn1tG, We may al
most be excued for lnduglOg IN expressed mauy
years back by Humboida, mat should the mineral
wealth OF Mexico oe ever Thoroughly explored Europe
would be Inundated villa the precious metals"
Besi!es the lnexhau3Loie wealth in precious metal,
the agricultural products ot Mexico not only va
rled aud apundan,, but tbey embrace the most Dpor
ant and prCh.Aolo staples IN tie world IncuiIDg cot
tOn, @ flee ani tUbaccO and TO these may De hdied
cocbueal iudIgo lAiap, vanilla, and numb ,ress Othtr
ar Icles OF great commercial value. Nj X,cU, with q
popuison OF 9O0O,UO0, Imports the rate OF q ntte
better than $3 per beau; it lsconsde 90 the
Brazsis import az IN rate OF So 96, aod Chi Sl2
10 per head some idea may orUed OF what trade
WITH Mexico might become uuoer proper management.
With iDporta4 4ens at the rate those o Chili,
she would consume $l05 100000 anu .liy and with
mining population, nauriy gwen 70 spiay, and pro-
verbally lavish OF expenditure, supplied by proper
development the OF tn cOuutry, with he
means of rdugiug their propenstes, there ls
son why MeXlco should oecJm. grasi consumer
than eiLher OF the cnuhtr e. above alluded to.
ENFoRCE THE LAws.-Ine trrsleut sal fJu-
months ago. that II he ahsente would return to camp
we should 6guA tie eGeny iB plumbers III TtnCejsce.-
1t Is no% sated that SKY aer c,1'" OF Gen. braggs
army vas aoseLt wnen tue recent fight occurred. A
Iameua5le story, tFuly, ssys he Augusta Ch oaias
Whose aalt is IL ihe dad, aud m4in"d, 400
sick and woun3ed, nycs ssarliy abs mt. hut why
are there any other absaue,s Simply bscaas me ia rs
Of war are not enforced E1Torce vIg rOuly and
to tber utRost extent and h- army VII be greatly in
cr-ssd l. Is no u3. 10 pat mel iayJ the amy
measure axe adoped l.! bring lack AID ke,p III
The ranks those ar.ady Oeons LIeIe. Il oai GOV
erDul.nt was Only prompt 10 tx eatgg 40 AVE "od en-
forcDg iss threats, matters woud move along nucn
better and mach more smoothly. A law tba' is nct
strictly enforced ID worse than no law at all