The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-16
Our Relations with MexicO-Our Offer of
Peace-Wiu IL be Re fused


Europe.
Our Relations with MexicO-Our Offer of
Peace-Niu IL be Refused
w shall continue wait, not without antici-
pating somewhat undesirable issue, the mission
TO Mexico. What will be the effect of flag of
truce entering the harbor of Vera Cruz, and an
chonng within the range of the guns of the fort of
San Juan d'Ulloa q 1t will take, as necessary
consequence of the distance of the seat of 60
vernment from the fort, space of time embra-
cling many days, before return of courier
reach the Commodore from the city of Mexico
Delay may be- occasioned, also, by Paroles hav-
ing departed, with the forces, to Monterey; the
President ad interim, General Bravo, it being as
sumed as unlikely to take action in the matter,
without first consulting the national officer for
whom he is acting We must assume it as fact,
then, that Commodore Connor will be detained at
Vera Cruz many days before an answer can be re-
ceived by him from the Mexican government.
What that answer will be, however, is another
matter
1t would appear our President has used consi-
derable tact in having his message on the way to
Mexico before the discussion ofthe mission came
10 appear in the presses of the country, and in
the Washington debates. The "fag of truce"
Mexican people and government by surprise; and
decision may be arrived at before the intelligence
offs discussion in Congress reach the city of Vera
Cruz.
We have long been aware that Mexico would
feel DESTROYS TO negotiate and settle the whole
matter on honorable terms to both countries but,
the terms we may deem honorable to ourselves,
may not be d emed honorable by her, and, in
tlat,u
in allegiance; that Mexico will accede to the
opening Of negotiations there can, perhaps, be
very little doubt but, we are compelled to OBJ
serve, the suggestion OF &c sending Minister PIE
nipotentary," or receiving Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary" is what under the circumstances, may
create difficulty: Mexico will say, 'swe declined to
receive Mr. Slidell, Minister Plenipotentiary
we cannot therefore, assent to receive any other
gentleman, or even him, in that capacity were
we to do So should acknowl. dye we treated
him with personal disrespect, and that our de.
cning TO receive him was an unfriendly act to
his government it would be also recession on
our Part, quite unnecessary; we will be pleased,
however, in lieu OF penipotentiary to receive or
send commission commissioners to arrange
terms of peace, which terms of peace will EN-
brace all outstanding national differences" That
Then, again, it is to be considered, will Mr.
Polk assent to the sending commissioner, instead
of a plenipotentary 4? Will he yield to Mexico in
this particular If he should not, it is clearly
perceptible the whole question will remain as it
was before Mr.. sidell retired from Mexico, and
the peace will have to be fought for.
The non-passage of the 81, 100000 appropria-
ton, may and may not have bad effect on the
1. M
Mexico may not be disposed to mistrust our power
TO pay any sum that may be agreed upon /; and if,
as has been suggested, compensation for new
boundary be offered by our government, on
he ground that General Jackson offered to pur-
chase one embracing the whole of the of
Texas, there is no question but the desire of Mr..
Polk will be fully and satisfactorily carried out,
and sustained by favorable issue and lasting
peace
When this takes place, the two countries will
doubtless know each other better; andthe past will
open out happier prospects for the future Mexico
will have discovered a material change called Tor
in her internal and external policy, and we may
be better friends than eve She will discover, if,
indeed, she has not already discovered the neces-
sity for drowning individual discord in the Lethe
of the past and when the nation shall be restor-
hoped the mischieis ofdisunion among themselves
will forever disappear.
Strong as we have ever been, and are now, for
the prosecution of the existing war, we have
based our sentiments on no i'll will to the Mexi-
can people a matter of course, we sustain the
war, because we are proud to go in for our coun-
try assured that by sustaining it well, the past
can alone be oblivienized; and like Mr.. Polk when
this war shall be settled, we will be DESTROYS to
have our neighbora prosperous republic, in per-
petual amity with the United States.''
On the conclusion of peace, it would doubtless
be good thing to promote friendly UNDER
standing among all classes in Mexico If Pres
ident Paredes were to invite the return of Gen.
erals Santa Anna and Almonte, and these three
individuals were to shake hands and drop for ever
all notion of future dissonancy in and opinion,
Mexico would be benefited The monarchy ones.
ton has occasioned misunderstanding between
Paroles ard Almon,e, but that question having
been set rest, the misunderstanding no longer ex
lists; and Santa Anna has announced that she will
not consider General Paroles his enemy" There
is every chance, then, that with the celebration
of a lasting peace with the United States in Mex
leo, the JOY OF. will embrace also, the return for
the good of their country, of the Generals Santa
Anna aud Almonte.
With the return OF peace to the United States,
as desired by Mr.. Polk, and the return of peace
to Mexico, with the burying, as alluded to, of the
Ratchet in the latter country of individual Chiefs
we believe it possible Mexico may, and will real
ly and truly become happier and more prospe-
rous republic
As we have said, so may it be; but we desire
TO relnquish none of our national rights in the
present emergency for the sake of peace
We await advices from Vera Cruz
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