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Mexican letters written during the progress of the late war between the United States and Mexico, no. 1.Brackenridge, H. M. (Henry Marie)

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Mexican letters written during the progress of the late war between the United States and Mexico, no. 1.

Name: Mexican letters written during the progress of the late war between the United States and Mexico, no. 1.
Author: Brackenridge, H. M. (Henry Marie)

Brackenridge, H. M. (Henry Marie)

Mexican War, 1846-1848; United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849

now look to her for aid, support, and sympathy. England has a
    deep stake in Mexico; it is to be expected therefore, that she
    will sympathize with _her own interests_; that she will do all
    she can to excite against us the prejudices of the Mexicans,
    exhibiting our conduct through a jaundiced medium, both to
    Mexicans and Europeans. No pains will be spared to place us
    before the world as in the wrong in this contest. American
    editors ought to be on their guard against such partial and
    interested representations as that of J. D. Powell’s, “Chairman
    of the South American and Mexican Association,” as well as
    against the low and scurrilous slanders of the British presses
    of Montreal.

                                            H. M. BRACKENRIDGE.


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                               LETTER 2.


       _The first blow of the War—Fortunate result—Reflections._

                                            JULY, 1846.

    Never was a country more suddenly raised up from a state of
    depression, to the most enthusiastic rejoicing and gladness,
    than we have been since the late glorious intelligence from the
    Rio Grande! We may talk about the justice of the war, and there
    may be fanatics who would rejoice in the defeat of our armies,
    but the people, true to patriotic feeling, rejoice with one
    heart over the glorious achievements of our countrymen. We are
    the same people that we were at the capture of Cornwallis, and
    at the defeat of the British at New Orleans.

    There was a gloom settling over the public mind, and fears began
    to be entertained of news like that from Detroit, at the opening
    of that unfortunate campaign. To all appearance, General Taylor
    and his gallant army were shut up in Fort Brown, and suddenly
    cut off by an overwhelming force of Mexicans, from his military
    depot at Point Isabel. If that depot, defended by less than a
    thousand men, its fortifications incomplete, should be assailed
    by the whole force of Arista and Ampudia, its safety appeared to
    be hopeless. If taken, the army of General Taylor, shut up in
    Fort Brown, with supplies only for a few weeks, would be either
    compelled to surrender, or attempt to retreat to Corpus Christi.
    The consequences, in either case, would be a triumph for the
    Mexican arms, fatal to all hope of peace.

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