New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-27
Fro,n the National lntelHgcncer.
The Mexican War.

The subioined memoranda have been placed IN
our hands BY citizen OF the United States very
recently from Mexico. and who has spent much
time in different parts of that country the publ
cation OF which may not be without use IN correct
ing some errors in the public mind IN the United
States ii it do not furnish some useful information
10 those high Civil Officials who are more respon
sibe than the Military for the conduct OF the war
The ideas OF the writer OF course entirely his
own. our connection with them being confined to
the publication OF them upon his authority.
II i the opinion OF coUnuyrren tina; Mexico has
no mean. 10 carry on a with the United states /
am sorry 10 that they labor under such great mis-
take for my opinion that she possesses every ne
cssarv 70 carry on long and troublesome with
under the system upon which It Is now going on 1t u
something like playing of poker you Ge itt!e
To 20 in but takes great deal TO get out We have
GHted few troops in Mexico; now, how many WIZ II
take 10 ret them out oil it, Mexico will go better
We shall have to lose them or 20 better or ouii them
of with good round sum.
Il have been examining the statistical tables published
by Nj Tanner and find many errors in them have
resided number OF years IN different sections OF thu
country. In the state OF Tobasco Tor instance do not
think they raise I'VE hundred bushels OF wheat Its pro-
duce Is corn cotton tobacco. ogwoOd sugar rum and
cattlc-hc latter sufficient for the whole Mexican army
for twenty years. And might say OF almost every
State of Mexico. Our officers OF the Army II not on
their guard vi" he led into soIe great errors with the
Travelling Map, copies of which have been supplied 10
the ARMY for il contains great many errors II essen
tia points Mexico has at all times men and money 10
and moreover, arms
her by way of Honduras Her mines give her more cop
per to make balls OF than be hreG from al the guns
in the world Her magazines contain over TWO thousand
tons powder the city Of Mexico over nifty millions OF
dollars money bullion, and the worst enemy OF al
10 strangers i the sickness while the Mexican soldiers
1--we on littlc more than cora and salt
To conquer Mexico the United States should take
different plan from the presentone less expensive and
sooner Observation-Disclosures il viii not be finished for
i've wears TO come. Il can be done only follows :
During the that Gen Taylor IS marching MS army
20 the Westward, send another army OF ten thousand
under good General and take possession OF the
city OF Tobasco OF their resources from iucaan and
Chiapas and march 10 the city OF Mexico passing
through the States oi Vera Cruz Oaaco. Pueoa, and
thence into Mexico distance OF about SIX hundred
miles and through the most valuable Departments OF
Mexico. IN taking possession OF that valuable State Of
Puebla, Mexico Is cut OF from az communication with
Vera Cruz ana her southeastern states zen Taylor
should take possession OF Tamaulpas New Leon, Zacs
tecas Jasco, San Luis ?otosi Guanaxuao, Queretaro
and both armies fall the city q; one appointed time.
Ii not when Gen. Taylor gets 10 Monterey he viii De as
near the city OF Mexico ever he will get The next
question how this IS TO De accomplished, and tho winter
season coming on in Gulf is simply answered thus
Let the Heads O; Departments employ experienced
Americans who know the dangers OF the Gull OF Mexi
CO. It's bars and ports and s language and nj out
proper transports 70 conduct our brave hearts TO night
their countrys cause which will land them II safety
instead e employing parcel OF hatboats and du5outs
such as our officers have been cEagterlns. aud thus
-sking their valuable lives and destroying the Gov
eminent properly The money that has already been
expended IN TINS war was suI!c!ent 10 nave whipped
Mexico hall dozen times.
The with Mexico Is not yet begun Ii VIII cost
our Government great deal oi trouble and money,
and. after al what do we gain bankrupt country.
wiki; three millions o whites and i've millions OF stark
naked Indians support we are now doing Tor Tex
as that all the world and has not one cent % pay
her crcditor-nor will have. Yes there IS another
way conquer Mexico. Let our Government give our
Generals "a carte blanche 10 draw them. viii guar
auty thai in that case every Mexican officer viii surren
der as Gen Vega did, and take passage for the United
States, and there remain as long as ne mas banker TO
supply him with money and passport rove over the
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