The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-30

Lord Chatham, cs~ss.~~~ c.rss sHh t~sew enss
nom Those who srs ins~>sed vHh ~ NTsAy ~
s.oxss snd surroani.d sith pieets11< ~ Duoe<res
h csnnss hs interpreted e. lh< f,dk~snt ~ fsss o.
the ses 81 ~.ssns-. Al ne .sass eus<. e~f se&sn-
,isl nrhu b an her s,snxsh-sh< No ossnds -
arrangement may l< safely lsh 70 the snsnd jsdr.
mens Of the President. sctng upon ths sbendsni
materials Of information IN Pcssss~'on 81 NE 49,
II we could satisfactorily aeeias, srcs IN irpss-
iial review Of al the fscis that Mskxo ~ss seina.
ted In stopping The march Of troses and pos,r"a'ns
Ia declaration or war, by siocefs desire q pssns,
founded upon an enlightened reconsideration q .hs
case, we could then prcacance 9Th certainly TIA,
peace would result. But. whatever ws may hop<
in this respect the facts evidently manifest s.e hss
inability than her unwIliinsnes- % fEccsed 10 en-
tremities. The ruling portion az the Mextesn pee.
pie are Of Spanish descent, They ,nhsut srsni.h
dispositions. ofthese, two stand forth rsnsfk.bly
cor icuous in the history Of that pecps--diste.
n - acting, and revenge. Spain prcerssiinsiesi
To- evenly years the formal recognition 81 the usi
ted provinces. She praeiised In ihcn and in Amer.
lea unspeakable crueliics. The moody hostility 81
long-meditaied revenge breaking forth a. length IA
rious deeds OF cruelty has been slske the wont q
Spaniards and OF Msxieans. We must ,ake this
into view, conformity with their weakness, IN eacs-
ating the chances OF speedy peace vet the rrphc-
bilities are strong 10 favor 81 pc.cs. England, from
her position IN relation Us, must he favorable 70
peaoc This Is very strong probability, She
must now regard as inevitable the extension ~ cur
boundary to the Rio Grande. She has issued no
ukase about the "balance Of power" IN Americs. y
is probable, If she any influence whatever W.T.,
Mexico, il will be Of pacific character Another
consideration -, the moral certainty that fcr SOME
time to come, the domestic factions Of Mexico vii
ensure such inability in her finances and military
cac that tho afr rnn Md
no adequate means TO ofiectuaie in purposrs.
Mexico seemed on the eve OF another ciyi
commoton at the latest sdvices. There 10 40 trust,
no confidence one toward another, among her prin'
cipa men. This arises from her deinoraliyed con.
diion. Until Mexico has institutions In oil respscii
like our own, guafantyng religious rs well ne civil
liberty, she cannot cease her civil wars She Will
continue political volcano until then. tis not q
be supposed that Almighty Providence will always
permit so fine a. country--perhaps, as whole, the
finest upon earth--to be always the prey OF civi
wars. In this age, there are certain limits TO the
evils even of wa sand Of civil, well as Other
wars. They are to be found, not in the public
opinion merely Of surrounding nations-for that has
but little effect; but in the vast extension Of nation'
al intercourse, and the facilities of communication
between nations, and the suerings inflicted by such
wars upon commerce, which awaken vigant coun'
eracting efforts from interests coparded by the cons
tnuance OF wars. Commerce Ia principal resource
for revehue according to the usages prevalent among
the nations Of Europe and of America. II sdcplo-
fAbIy injured by civil wars and hence most OF those
engaged in it actively averse to their coniinu-
ance. Yet il is but intcrmissions Of political and
moral gloom that for years yet can be reasona-
bly, expected in Mexico-Hashes Of light, and NOT
the steady radiance of wel-ordered liberty. To
this latter effect repeat emphaticaly, better prnci
pies are Incorporated in the system Of Mexico. II
is in vain to reason with appetite and passion;
there must be selfimposed restraint, to render re-
publican government practicable-l mean in its spirit
as well as in it's letter. The masses In every true
republic mus, carry in their own bosoms scfde.
nyng principle; otherwise, exterior, restraint mus,
be augmented apd enhanced, until il reaches the ter
ribe pressure OF despotsm. But in Mexico, con
tgoous to our own territory and with such adegrec
Of political knowledge many of her citizens pos
sess, it is not at all probable that any desposm
be long established Amid alterations Of tyranny
and anarchy, sound principles, either by foreign in.
terventon aiding portion of her more enlightened
citizens, or by their own Efforts checred by the be.
raj of all nations will gain the ascendency OF this
hase no more doubt, than that with modern pen
have now traced these lines.
AN AMERICAN.