The daily union., 1846-10-01

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which Mexico could hardly have seriously ~
posed, as she must have known that they would m
rejected. IL appears that our proposition has be-
| referred 10 the consideration OF the Mexican Col
gress which Is TO assemble on the 9th Of DecembI
next In this condition of things the duty of al
government is plain. The war should be prosecul,I
with the utmost vigor, so as 10 place US in posl
TO command peace. We have relied, with er
| confidence, upon the accession Of Santa Anna n,
termination Of the war; and we yet hope that he
adopt coneiiatory measures but whatever may n
| his policy, oars is straight forward We must ~
wIth energy until the disposition is ndisputshI
exhibited by Mexico, to close the strife If MI
true, (which we doubt,l that large Mexican ami
has been concentrated at Monterey, our army ma
| have some sharp work, and Gen. Taylor should n
| careful TO take with him competent force nj
feat in this stage ofproceedings (Which we do not al
prehend) would be most disastrous TO US, and wou n
be the means Of greatly prolonging the war but VI
doubt whether report has not exaggerated the nuyl
ber Of the opposing army, as also the dsposillol
OF the Mexican authorities to encounter our roopI
at Monterey. We shall not be surprised if the ne 81
news from our army contain the fact Of its enuancI
into Monterey without resistance. II so il msI
hasten the movements OF Santa Anna towards co1I
cuding peace, as il would afford him iustifsJ
ground for assembling Congress at an earlier I'll
Rod than the 9th Of December
Under present circumstances the surest way II
produce a speedy and honorable peace, is, to pJol
eeute the war with the utmost energy-and TO 4
course the executive and the nation stand pledges
The vote by Congress Of men and money was witE
the view to prompt and vigorous action; and n i
nation looks 10 such action the most certain mod
| Of shortening the war and reducing public expeBd
lures. Ii there be, we believe there is, an az i
rangement between Santa Anna and our goyeuI
ment fora termination Of hostilities vigorous acto
on our part may be required To enable him to il6 !
his engagement. IT, on the contrary, he has ed
tered into no arrangement the success Of our arm
may render il his imperative duty to for peace
So that, in either case, our course should be @
| ward.
From democratic presses:
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
THE UNITED STATES AND MEuco.-Now ha |
il is almost certain that Mexico will not accept h
terms of peace offered by Mr.. Buchanan, since |
has delayed the consideration Of them until nsIl|
December, when the constituent Congress will mse
il is to be hoped that the national adminstrauon|
will prosecute the war with yigor. We are na
sorry that these terms have been offered and car
little for their being accepted or rejected. We ha
now done all that necessary 10 justify our con
duct in the eyes Of the world, ard TO disam our sn.
emies In Europe. We have ourselves held out Il i
olive branch, and IL Mexico has refused to come u
TERMS under some trihing and absurd pleaj II sh.l
has imposed such conditions as beht only success
n WnlItpcu
and be alone held responsible for the consequences
Peace, il is now certain, must be conquered and ",
trust that the necessary steps for that purpose vi
Immediately be taken. And as we have prospea
Of bringing Mexico to her senses by a treaty a
peaco and amty, Let her pay the expenses as we go
along. Let Us put every town and village that OP
poses our progress under heavy contribution, 50.
that Mexico may be made to feel the scourge Of Va
as We as ourselves. Let the take care Of itself
and the Mexieans will soon be tired of it and O1
Santa Anna 10 boot.
We fear that the present warfare proves too good
commercial speculation for the Mexicans 10 ID
given up by the latter without regret. They mus
learn that we have a hand to STRIKE as well as to ex
tend IN prefer Of friendship.
As 10 our squadron in the Gulf, which, we think
has been unjustly nssaed by the press, let il at on
be put a respectable footing by adding to it a suI
table number Of mortar ships to she'll San Juan ID
Uloa. Without morfar-ships, nothing effective ear
be undertaken against the castles in the Gulf wIhOu
the most imminent risk Of our ships, and the lives 0
our men. Merchant vessels, from three 10 iou]
hundred tons burden, may easily be used for ha|
purpose. Let the government at once purchase 4
suitable number OF them; month will be sutfclert
TO arm them and put them in state Of usefulness!
Then, and not till then, will oursquadron be In po-
sition to cope with the Mexican batteries.
For similar reasons our army had to be provided
with poRion Train. Such train is indispensable IN
course, still more so in the wils Of northern Mex.
co. Let us since we far in for the war, not
shun the additional expense Of rendering it efcien!
and getting honorably out Of IL. No doubts the
bravery Of either our army or navy, but we must
not let them suffer for want Of materials and the
mpnition of war.
From tho Philadelphia Keystone
VIGoRous PROSECUTION OF THE MEXICAN WAR
The Union denies the truth of the report that Mex
co has refused TO negotiate with our government
until we shall withdraw our armies from her teHi-
tory and our fleets from her coasts, and states that
the government of that republic has determined to
refer the Presidents overture, to open negotiations
for peace, to the constituent Congress Of Mexico,
which will assemble in the beginning of December,
I've believe the 6th.) Thus il will be seen that
Mexico has not positively declined our overtur',
| nor has she accepted it upon conditions. She he's
neither refused or accepted it, but has referred our
proposition to the Congress of December, for their
decision. Will our government remain idle for
three or four months, and await the decisions OF our
willy foes' We hope not We trust that the war
will be pushed forward with the utmost vigor so
that we may be placed in such position to nego
tiato upon our own terms. That such is the deter
mination of our government we feel convinced from
the fact that Gen Gaines has been ordered to trans
port Immediately all the available force in his dvI-
aon to the seat of war. The Union, in an able ar
ticlo, showing the necessity of vigorous prosecu,
ton Of the war; closes with the following significant
language "The more we see of Mexican diploma
cy, the more it is marked by procrastnation; the
stronger we the necessity of prosecuting the war
with all our energies. Such we cannot doubt will
be the course of the administration"
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