The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-27
NEW YORK HERALD.
The Policy or the Government-An Extra
Session or Congress,

The Policy or the GovernMent-An Extra
Session or Congress.
Congress has been full three weeks in session,
and not the first movement has been made to-
wards completing any Of the important measures
so necessary for carrying On the government and
rem owing the difficulties with which we are sur
rounded, IN the finances and in tho position we
occupy in relation TO our affairs with Mexico
We cannot expect any thing will be done until
after the holidays, at least and there is very little
probability of any thing being done in hurry, at
ter that time. Congress will meet after new
years, on Monday, the ith ofJanusry, which will
give butt-~o short months for the accomplishment
of whatever is really necessary 10 keep the wheels
Of the government in motion and those acquaint-
ed with the movements of legislative bodies ge-
morally, can form pretty correct opision of what
will be the result of the present session.
According to the usual course of the times, nine
months must elapse after the expiration of the
present session, before another would be con-
vened, and il is very important that such mea-
sures be adopted as will meet any contingency or
any emergency the government may experience.
There is at present very little doubt but that we
shall be compelled to push hostilities 10 the ex-
ueme IL is very generally conceded that the
only way TO obtain permanent peace, is TO push
forward an army, or armies, to the ca ta and
force the government Of Mexico, if our commits
sioners can find any government TO negotiate
with, To any terms we may choo!e to dictate.
We have no confidence in any other mode OF set
ting our difficulties honoraby and permanently.
Santa Anna may be more favoraby disposed
towards this country than any other Mexican
leader, and if he was at liberty and had the
power to act and carry out dis own policy, it is
possible that he might bring about cessation
OF hostilities at once, but we must bear in
mind that Santa Anna is Dot strongly
enough established TO attempt TO carry
out or put into operation his own plans
whatever they may be. The people are so sus-
picious of him, that it is with the greatest diff
Guilty he can even maintain his position ut the
head OF the army, while he is apparently
making every effort to defeat the enemies of his
country. There are as many parties and as many
leaders In Mexico as ever, and it is our firm be-
hetthat Santa Anna will not make the first move
ment, endangerng his popularity in the slighte st
degree, IN the face of those who would seize upon
the merest trfe to hur him from power, and as
sumo the reins OF government. The preiudices
oil The Mexican people very numerous and
very strong, and whoever wishes to remain in
power, must pander to these preiudices, how
ever opposed he may, as an individual, be to
them.
We have no faith in Santa Anna, or any other
Mexican leader, principally upon this ground,
and we trust the government will not trust them
in any way. We can obtain nothing from Next
co by negotiation, unless the commissioners have
at their back an army large enough to command
what they are disposed to take; and vigorous
prosecution of hostilities, or immediate attacks
upon the most vital points, even upon the capita,
itself, Unnecessary, is the only method of OBJ
tanning satisfactory redress for the nnumerable
wrongs we have so patiently endured.
Congress must, therefore, perfect such mea-
sures as may be deemed necessary TO carry out
successfully, such course as will produce the de-
sired result II the few remaining weeks of the pre-
sent session are FILTERED away in idle debate,
which looks very probable, an extra session will
be found necessary, and every member of the
democratic party now at Washington. knows well
enough the effect Of any extra session of Con.
gress. One extra session is enough to ruin any
party The political complexion OF the govern
ment has, within the past ten years, been twice
changed by them, and it would be well for the
administration TO beware of third.
Avoid an extra session of Congress as Won
would the yellow fever