The Placer herald., 1865-04-08
Trade with Mexico.

The New York World, Of February 22d,
says the exports from that port to the ports
Of Mexico have been for some time on
vastly increased scale-greater than TO any
other country except to Great Britaiu-and
embracing an unusually large portion Of mer-
chandize which gives employment to the
mechanical industry and ingenuity of our
people. Our export clearauces to Mexico,
for the past week. were valued at an aggre.
gate of about II zoe, 900, and this is not The
first time since the opening Of the New Year
that the weekly exports have exceeded mil
lion dollars. The exports Of the past week
embrace "dry goods" to the value of $450,.
600; clothing to the value of $4,000;
shoes, $l67,3oo; -four, $l26 900; hats, $76,'
600; cotton cards, $22 600; corn, sc, 900;
drugs, $50, 400; coffee, $lO9,30O; carriages,
$4,000; hardware and cutlery, 10000;
machinery, S25, 900; harness. 81, 400.
A gentleman who came through Mexico
in December, from Vera Cruz 10 Mazatlan,
informs us that the revival and increase of
commerce and manufactures in that country,
induced by the abiding faith Of captalsts
and the substantial citizens in The stability of
the Government, are marvellous The Gus,
tom-house enclosure at Vera Cruz, containin ing
fifteen acres, was literally filed with goods,
and the roads leading from the port to every
part Of the interior presented continuous
trains Of teams and pack mules for hundreds
Of miles. Merchants in the city of Mexico
informed him that so great was the pressure
upon the custom house and means Of trans
portation, that it takes from four to six
months to get goods dc livered in that city
in regular turn from the time they are landed
at Vera Cruz. Emigrants from the Northern
States and from Europe are landing at Vera
Cruz by the thousands. The English Com
pany which is building the railroad from
Vera Cruz to Mexico are now working ten
thousand men, and the agents Of British and
other foreign capitalists are in Mexico pro
curing concessions from the Emperor for an
extension Of the road through Guadalaxara
to the Pacific, for railroad from Guaymas
to the Rio Graude, and for other extensive
public and private enterprises. The receipts
from customs during the past year have so
far exceeded the civil expenses Of the Empire
that the Emperor has transmitted to Paris
an amount sufficient to pay the interest on
the foreign debt for the current year and
year in advance. We have seen the official
report of the receipts, but not having it be-
fore us can only recollect single compari
son-tbat the port of MazatIan returns a
revenue to the government equal to onelha!f
Of the receipts Of the San Francisco custom
house. A large proportion Of this trade is
with San Francisco and will be very greatly
augmented il amcable relations are preserv,
ed and that country is settled by Americans.
We can scarcely conceive Of malice more
fatuitous than the attempt to deprive our
citizens OF tbs benefits Of this trade and i'm
tercourse because we do not like the present
government of Mexico. AT the only time
when protestation would have been of any
avail. our government allowed the matter to
go by default; not only neglected, tn. re'
fused to make any protest. thus ,acitly ap.
proving of French occupation; and personal
denuncation and non.intercourse now would
spite nobody bnt ourselves, and only betrays
a childish weakness for pou.ing and making
faces. Democratic Press.