The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-09
SHALL WE HAVE WAR

The last authentic accounts which we have re.
.ved from Mexico, apparently ''foll offury, bu
.;soifving nothing" Congress have voted loan Of
soeen millions; but where is the money to come from
They talk of sending $4,000 troops to the frontier;
~, ms vet the number of the advancing troops falls
f.r short of the estimate. They threaten to make a
.usb mon Texas; but the hardness of their troops,
and the alacrty Of our own, will prevent any coup
!. min General Taylor conceives himself to be
o,rone enough to Withstand any attack which the
M,xicans at Matamoras may affect to make upon
him. and as soon as he receives further reinforce
msn,s of regular troops, he is determined to send
h.ck 10 New Orleans the two gallant companies of
,ohnteers who have rushed to his standard. The
Mexcans talked Of striking us without any formal
declaration of war; but the threat has reached us be-
Gore the blow, and, "forewarned," we are now
.soreormed" We can scarcely suspect, therefore,
that any blow will be aimed at u.s. We defy all
,b,ir threats, whilst we despse all their power.
As we have said before, England probably holds
...ce mr. war in the palm of her hand; but she does
no, appear willing to assist Mexico, or to disturb
,be neace of the world The most violent journals in
Iondon, which have bitterly denounced our conduct
IN Texas, and grossly misrepresened our character
seem unwilling to kindle a war out Of the passions
ofMexico. There is nothing warkc eitherin the effu-
sons other press the speeches administers the
eve ofthe adjournment of Parliament The govern
ment has literally dispersed without any prepare
,;o, 10 meet the events of on this side Of the
Atlantic. The Queen and her cortege have repaired
"a the continent Lord Aberdeen has Joined the
napeant. Sir Robert Peel has retired to the country
10 kill grouse. We see no signs, indeed, of any
expected movement the great theatre of political
events. But if England does not stand at the back
Of Mexico, and supply her with the means of war,
!, is not easy to imagine that she will rush into
bosties with the United States.
The reelection of Herrera will usher in some
change of oounsels 1t will give confidence to the
measures which he may think proper to adopt.
The force of his government may silence the clamors
ofthemob The country is partially recovering from
the first impression and the strong excitement arr
,iue from the annexation of Texas. Things
cannot long remain in the statu in quo. The scene
must shift rev act will be introduced. If his
troops at Matamoras cannot cross the Rio Grande
with impunity, he will probably begin to feel the
danger of doing anything, and the ridculc of do
ing nothing We are not sorry to hear of the civil
tiles which were exchanged at Vera Cruz, between
the Saratoga and the town. We are not very
much surprised to hear the first whisper Of dis
position, on her part, to resume the negotiation.
But we shall scarcely encourage any such PROPOSE
ton, until we are satisfied that Mexico cannot posi-
bly, mistake our motives--until she be sufficiently
impressed with sense of her own nferiority-un-
til she distinctly sees that we have no desire to
make any but permanent and honorable peace;
and that no peace can be permanent and honorable,
which does not settle all the causes Of difference
between the two countries
We can scarcely enter into any negotiations, un-
til all these insulting threats, all this gasconade from
Arsta and others, which comes to US by this even
ing's southern mail, has ceased The reader will per-
ceve that this intelligence from Tobasco is six days
behind the news we give in this evenings "Union,"
from Vera Cruz, via Pensacola.