The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-16

CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY NIGHT, AUGUST ls, is45.
MEXICO.

There are no decisive indications of the course
which Mexico intends to pursue. The proclama-
ton of Seiior Condo, minister Of war, OF the 10th,
thunders war in our ears He talks loudly of
the supreme government intending to communicate
to Congress, ON the next day, the declaration Of
,car; and declares that the government is covering
the different points the frontiers and collecting
the necessary means, &C., &C., to carry 1t on. The
Mexican consul has also left New Orleans. We
have rumors, also, of several corps Of Mexican
troops advancing to the frontiers. One would
think that these are pretty conclusive signs OF the
design of the government Of Mexico to change
her relations from peace TO war. IL would be
clearly so, with almost any other people than with
her. But she has been SO much in the habit of
dealing in prdnuneiamentos, in proclamations, in
bulletins, and decrees-she has threatened and
clustered and Numbered war so often in our cars
that we can never calculate with any confidence upon
her intentions. AS the New Orleans Bulletin says:
The publication of the letter from the Minister OF War
however is not declaration OF II only be con.
sidered note of preparations part Of that blnster and
bavado for which the excans famous Bellicose cir
culars maniieoes procamatons cheap and blood
less modes OF venting national ire and may he expected
that in the impending the bulk OF their fighting VIII
Of hostities which War speaks Of
evable and impending event are slow to believe the
Mexican cabinet capable Of such rashness and blind niau
alton Nor shall be convinced TO the contrary until
the fact is aested by authentic and official information
The expectation all along has been that there would be
great deal of threatening and gasconadng This Is the
Mexican character and the position oil parties in that ma
ton present compels the administration to assume bel
ligeren attitude, in order 10 maintain Its popularity Moth
ing has been done therefore any demonstrations been
other than precisely SUCH under the
were to have been anticipated
Her President, too, may employ this warlike Ian
guage as popular mode of clectioneering with
clamorous people, to secure their votes upon him
SELF as the President Of the republic, at the election
which takes place early in the month of August.
Besides she is so vulnerable herself, and desti-
tute of the power to injure the United States that
every one asks himself, "Can she be infatuated
enough to risk war with the United States'" Up
on the whole, nothing is more uncertain than the
course she will pursue. As far as we are advised,
the dispatches to our government are not more de-
cisve than our private accounts War may come. The
next arrival may bring the declarations and yet no
man counts upon it with any certainty. Still, it is
best to prepare for the worst and, acting upon this
safe and prudent maxim, we have doubt that the
Executive is taking early precautions to meet the
blow, and making every preparation to repel it.
Our troops are actually the frontiers; arms are al
ready at Galveston. The Texans may probably
be invited, if necessary, to cooperate with our
troops; and rations will be furnished, if they re-
qure it. Our squadrons in the gulf will be on the
alert. The first blow that shall be struck by Mex
leo, will become the signal of efficient and vigorous
hostilities on the part of the United States.