Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-22
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

Our readers will be interested in The letters
from Pensacola extracted from The Mobile
Tribune |, seems. that ready response has
been given to the Presidents proposal Of peace
What NAV be its character, is still secret-hut
:. >; ,,,..,:..i nd :. are iuLiineu 10 thinh ou
plausible grounds tha il is OF peaceable nature.
From The first we have looked 10 The conjunction
ofevents, the restoration Of Santa Anna and our
tender of the olve-branch, as likely 10 produce
favorable result. Cruel selfish and tyrannical as
we know Santa Anna 10 be, we have reSalueu
him as possessing talents and foresight. ne
must see in the further prosecution oil the war NO
thing bu, defeat and his own disgracelul e1pul-
zion from power. He has had sad experience 81
tho mower and resources OF the Anglo Saxon race,
and his own interest will convince nm Of Inc VI
,al impor,ance Of embracing The excellent ofieT
OF negotiation so magnanimously hclu out 10 hin'
He mus, know, that he can never iorcibly obtain
from our fears as good terms as We are now READY
10 arrange in a voluntary spirit peace. Turn The
matter which way we will, we car come 10 no other
conclusion than that he has given favorable re-
sponsc, and that all our difficulties with Mexico
NAV he soon healed II is true, Santa Anna hadno'
We, reached the city of Mexico, but his right hand
man. Amontc. is in power as Secretary OF war,
and Gomez Farias, the Minister OF Foreign Al
fairs is said TO be one OF the most shrewd, enet
pe,ic and influential leaders of the Constitutional
party, whose doctrines Santa Anna so warmly
commends. [Another account makes ReJon The
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Gomez Farlas
Minister Of the lnterior
If the presen, offer has been rejected, there will
he hut one opinion in this country. The cup Of
cancellation having thus been fully drained no.
thing remains but 10 obtain all our demands by
the most rigorous and energetic measures. The
ardor of both the army, regulars and volunteers,
and navy, will be aroused with new fire, and The
nrooress of our arms will be sweeping and de-
cisive
Bu, we are inclined 10 believe, and we sincere
~ hone, that peace is al hand. We are anxious
10 Stop the heavy expense OF war, which may
relard the full operation OF the beneficial mea-
-nres of Republican Administration. The war
itself il is unnecessary 10 add, fully justified
nv the insolent and mad acts of Mexico. But
we have shown our power 10 Mexico-our army
has won a name throughout ths woodland we
trust that the peace-policy of the President, adopt
ed upon such proper terms, is likely TO be success
tul If the war is now closed, il will be curious
To know what weapons against the President
will be left 10 the Wings. The revenue measures
of the country are working admirably. Stop
the Mexican war and its expenses what COM
plants can they then make1 This is however
Iiiiing consideration. We have no fear
that they can shake The intelligence or pa
tIiotism of the people on such question. II
the war be just one, (and has not the country
so pronounced tl) the people will willingly bear
any burhens TO see it conducted honorably and
efficiently However present signs may turn out
the Wings can make no capital out Of the Mexi-
can war. But we are anxious 10 see il rapidly
terminated, so that the larfites may not have The
excuse for high Tariff SO earnestly wished for
by a New Orleans Wing paper, which said that
a deb, OF l50, 900, 900 was small price 10 pay for
the "protectcn of American industry" We
hail the signs of peace, though il may cut of
Gen. Taylor and his brave officers, and the regu-
lar and volunteer army, from an opportunity OF
winning new laurels, and may deprive our gal
liant navy OF the means OF redeemins, ty brilliant
exploits, The unfortunate mishaps, over which
the country now grieves. Let Mexico, however,
have the lemerity and folly 10 reject The offer OF
peace, and every arm oil The service will have
abundan, means of winning glory and renown.
We hope soon TO receive from Washington
some inkling Of the contents OF The dispatches
from Mexico Lieut. Purviance, The bearer OF
dispatches arrived at Mobile on Sunday, the 18th
inst, and proceeded at once to Washington. We
understand that he passed through this city Sa-
turday morning 10 the metropolis.