American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-23

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and act accordingly.
PRoGREss OF OUR ARMS. The Union OF
Monday last, announces the receipt OF dis
patches from the camps OF Generals Taylor and
Wool. The information which they contain,
has been anticipated through the New Orleans
papers. In relation to the movements of our
troops the Union says-"Three camps are IN
motion, and we expect TO hear of decisive and
successful results from all at no distant day.
1t is supposed that in thirty days, or sooner,
Gen. Taylor will be in possession of Monterey,
and perhaps of Salullo, Gen. Wool, of the
army Of the centre, will be at chihuahua; and
Col Kcamey will be at Santa Fe The meshes
are apparently drawing closer around the Next
cans; and three important posts and sections OF
country will be in our hands; besides the ports
which we may have taken in California"
Hemmed in as Mexico will thus be, on all
sides, by the American forces, with opposing
factions at home, it will be impossible for her
to make rigorous resistance; and t would be
madness in her to continue the war, if she can
procure from our government an honorable
peace 1t is true that she might prolong hos
tilitios, and pat us 10 great cost, by waging
guerilla warfare; but it will be her best policy
to obtain peace, even at the sacrifice OF Cali
forna. Ii is already believed by some Of the
Statesmen of Europe, that our design is to an
mex Mexico to the United States; and, if the
war be confined, it is possible that such may be
the result; for the thirst for territory has not
been fully satisfied by the acquisition Of Texas.
The Union also gives some extracts from
Mexican journals received by the arrival Of the
Princeton. The only matter of any interest
contained in them is the address to Santa Ana
from Gen, Salas, who was in the exercise of
the chief executive authority, and the response
thereto. Gen. Salas says-"Being obliged, on
the discontnuance of the late government, to
exercise the authority which was reserved by
the plan for your excellency, | have confined
its exercise to the execution of that plan, and
to the most urgent business of state, according
TO the common existing laws, and respecting,
as well in accordance with the spirit Of the
plan, as with my character, the public guaran-
ties. The first measure has been to place all
the troops of the republic en- route to Monterey,
New Mexico, and the Calforaias" Santa
Ana's reply to this address is dated at the ha-
cienda or farm of Encero, August Goth, and
also deals chiefly in generalltes, compliments,
and professions He says: "Your excellency
is pleased to say that the nation recollects some
services which have had the good fortune to
render it, shall count them as nothing if |
have not the glory of rendering it the greatest,
the most lasting for its future generations,
which is to give it dehnitve constitution as
sovereign nation in the full possession and eX-
ercise of its rights, and on the road to its pros
perity. For this have been summoned For
this come, and | shall know how to accom-
plish it. And as the first measures necessary
to this end are two, and consist in summoning
the nation to give itself constitution and repel
its enemy, and as your excelency has taken the
first steps IN both, you have neiited well Of the
nation; and not only approve tho acts Of your
government, but as a chief honored by the ma
TONS confidence, congratulate you on your
success. and thank you in the name of the ma
ton"
No alluson is made either in the address of.
Gen. Salas, OF the reply Of Santa Ana, to the
reception of the proposition from our govern
mant to renew negotiations. 1t may not have
been received at the date of their letters-but
these documents serve to confirm our impress
sion, that the proposition has not been rejected.
1t is not likely that General Salas would have
taken upon himself the responsibility Of acting
in so important matier-nor is it probable
that Santa Ana would undertake to act in it
before he had reached Mexico, and been regu-
iarly installed in authority.
PRoGREss: A SATIRlcAL PoEM-BY J. G. |
SAKE Mr.. SAKE has chosen an excellent theme /
for his Satirical Muse, and has executed his
task with admirable point and skill. We only
regret that he did not expand his poem into a
volume; for the various topics upon which he
has employed his keen satire, would bear a
more enlarged examination. Were it not that
the copyright has been secured, we might be
tempted to give the whole of this poem to our
readers; but we hope that each will procure a
copy and read it. The author says-"this
poem was written at the instance of the Asso-
ciated Alumni of Middlebury College, and
spoken before that society, July %, 1876" 1t
is for sale at the bookstore Of Messrs. William