The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-10-01


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IfeonldeRec i 10 Be placed In The Iie-
legFaph's despatch rum Washington. ihe
Mexican Government has refused 10 ne
goliaie On ihe subject u peace until Ne
Withdraw our army from their leuiioy
and our blorkadiBg squadron from Nera
Cruz. For Mexico 10 assume this posi-,
ton IS considered, By lho champions 81
war, a. an infatuated measure, and i,
therefore. disheliexed hy many If shem.
The intelligence las excited much con.
yeTsalion IN Wall street. and indeed
throughout the CITY. Tie impression i
very general that The answer 10 our peace
Overture. il any has been given, has ema-
mated from what may be denominaied ihe
Santa Anna administration. | do mol
think So. think i i The reply Of lie
! Paroles govemmenl, but precisely whal
Santa Anna would wish.
| In the present state Of our information
from Mexico | shall make bnt few com.
menis. II j. known to you illal | have
been IN uuhelieTeT in an early peace,
And why have been so ! answer. lie,
cause was sure tile Mexicans knew The
advantageous position they occupied
They knew The aid they would deriyG
from their climate, their roads, their nu
merous and almost impossible mountains
and valleys. They knew the difficult,
we would experience in ,he transporia
ton OF provisions, and other supplies Of
military character, necessary 10 accompa
ny large invading army. From iles
embarrassments they anticipated great al
! rantages. #
But This is not all. The war 10 Us |
ruinonsly expensive; 10 them profitable
= Every description OF supplies with whic
! they furnish our army is paid Tor al a
. extrays CANT price, and viii continue 10 b
. 50 paid; thus rendering money plenl
| among them. Besides, in war, and wit
! their ports blockade,l, their foreign credit
tors will not expect them to pay their deb
lor any portion Of il. On The whole, !
The present moment, the great mass I
their population is in better conditio
than they were before the war, and al
4 mot anxious for peace.
The next question is, Will our Cover
ment accept the mediation Of Great BIZ
!. tain! Alter the peremptory manner
h which Mr. Polk has expressed himself 3
!. The subject Of arbiuating, it is, to say Y
n least Of it, very doubtful. | shall not q
i large on this topic; but ! can foresee gre
difficulties IN relation toll, unless the Pr
i sident in a degree ahandons the ground
!. has heretofore occupied. Nous uerron
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= We find not word in the " Union"
e Monday evening in relation 10 the De