The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-24
AMERICAN AFFAIRS I'M EUROPE.
THE irish, ENGLISH,
ENel lSH-C 0L0NIAl VIEW
N = xioAN VAR.
THE EUROPEAN VIEW
OF TIE
COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL POSITION
OF THE
UNITED STATES.
nc. &c.
ENGLIsH-COLoNiALv VIEW
MEXICAN War.

From the London Times, Nov. 30 I

If Mr. President Folk had thought f to shape his con-
have more entirely and accurately fulfilled them and
We not without hopes of seeing the Just retr-
his Sssd he ecy
and the present Cabinet Of nshngton. under the re-
sentiment Of the American people He found it easy
task to incto the country 10 embark In the which
he had caused by his instructions to the army
declared upon his own responsibility In fact. the critical
position In which Gen. Tay lor found himself between
Matsmcrss and the mouth Of the Rio Bravo at the open
lug Of the Campaign left the Congress option Promp.
fslra II was hrcasned disaster which in reality pedE
stitu,iona ave had Iorg ago shown thatths demo
cratic party in America AMI thu Of General
Jackson, ha . cir own especial for regarding
with Of that aversion and abhorrencs which
are entertained BIZ most other civilized Governments,
AMI profess ~ s me exploits o. successful cam.
popusce; The army i.e was To offer great attrac.
tens 20 the numerous body of loose advan,urcrs in the
new States and military honours acquire excessive
value and importance ia country where other social
distinctions do not exists but. above ALL the Government
released itself by bold declaration Of war from the
Jealous precautions Of the constitution and the votes of
popular assembly, and il could At once indulge in
|bonnded patronage and unlimited expenditure. No
doubt Mr. Polk his advisers were ssnguine enough
tchope that the brilliant termination Of the campaign and
unJ er the vol. Of Mexico, would poye an effsctunl
seswer the attacks Of the Opposition on the meeting of
Congress And it e not imprs osbe that decided sue
Cnied States the niquity in which this originated
sno the abuses by which has been carried But, if
cl,im for ourselves the credit of more correct
appreciation Of the state Of their affairs than they had
thew would and '0 themselves IL. Close Of hs
yesr. scarcely more advanced In the conquest
pointed out the imponibilty Of making any
rapid military movement In advance. In country
terry were more certain to thin the ranks Of the army
than the assaults of the enemy in short foresaw all
the evils Of an exhausted treasury and OF war which
cannot be carried with such means az the United
States possess, abandoned without Disgrace In one
respect Mr. Polk has been fortunate than he deser
ved in the strict and neutrality bssrrtd by
this country. We believe that neutrality to be the line
ofpolicy to honor and interests;
but after the language Mr. Polk had used in the Oregon
disputs-which wss still pending when Mexico at.
lacked oil the Rio Bravo-the American government
On our Standing entirely aisoi and our reserve no ex
cure for their imprudence We are happy to hnd that
this truth Is universally recognized in the United States
and nothing has raised the character Of the English 60
vernment to higher position in their estmst;ea than
the fact that se did rot sosg 20 fake advsntsge Of re
Polk lies, however, in the financial embarrsssmcns
with which he il surreundsd and these must come under
the full discussion and control Of Congress Somehow
or another, assured by cerrespondsnf, that
NJ lees han ferry millions Of dollars haze been spent
that this calculation excessive. whom we
that the and feet had not only to be supported
IN the a and !, and with may and &c b.
formed and equipped country In possession Of an
immense aCcuuuiation of stores, and considerable
without a very large addition to its annual OF:
penditure. But the very existence of corps Of
country. and drawing It's supplies entirely from home
Is an unhssrS Of rocelfy In TIE United Stefes Of
their psesi eonastien We venture to affirm that when
Congress passed precipats bill to authorize the Presi
nsrston and the had any 2ea Of the enor
nous burden they were imposing on the country: Ys
that act will be invoked BY the Government as formal
clarsd and sanction for all the expenses that
has occasional These facts clear that not
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the wane; that in many States the elections have
turned in favor Of the wings and that there prospect
Of his Presidency hostile House Of Representatives
such be the event. the strongest Measures which the
Of our time tolerate wi Asrdy % too strsns TO pus1
the sna misdeeds .of such Administration We
40 not ss,cpss tnai sny mponsn. inssssnSs trSm
American people, or to improve Mr. Folks position At
Monterey the Mexicans have recently shown that they
fight h the ancient bravery of their Spanish proge
nors behind walled for,i6cations and although the
ultimately taken. the capture cost the Ameri
sequsnse Of the refusal of the American Cabinet ratiy
General Tsylcss srnistlce, We shall probably shortly
depends very much the combinations by which the
respective ferces may be concentrated on that point
to defend the position 1t is impossible that he
may the msin body Of his troops and that the
eass os. q h
csvs blow to Mexico for il more than COO miles from
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safety Of his army and the credit Of his In mill
tary point Of view 1t mistake to weaken the small
American force by allowing detachments to march on to
California and Santa Fe where thess was enemy
Whatever 10 encounter. The possssson Of those pro
vinccs depends not military occupation by
party Of mssudsrs aud backwoodsmsn but the terms
Of the peace eventually to be concluded by the bsge.
rent parties
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