American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-11-16
Baltimore Gltpper.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Clipper.)
WAsmNGroN, Nov 1871, 1876.

WAsmNGroN, Nov l3th, 1886
Something about The Wu. THERE'S, unlunu-
natrlv, reason 10 believe that the Admlnistra-
TONS calculations with regard to the war have
not been realized. The great and neXcusabIr
error was the permission granted TO Santa An.
ma to land at Vera Cruz. Ii this had not been
accorded, we would now hear nothing about
his assembling forces at San Louis POtosl to
oppose the progress of our army OH lis way
thither; and under any other leader not half
the enthusiasm would be entertained by the
Mexicans But the people have not been as
much deceived by the Administration, the
Administration has been by Santa Anna! II
Gen. Taylor, contrary to his own views, with
his limited force, is ordered to advance towards
Mexico, he will 20, for obedience is az much
the character Of the soldier as bravery; but 1t is
said by those who have the facilities of know
iug, that auy advance beyond S4lullo is discre-
tonarv with him, anG that he will not care to
go farther than he is, without the navy will do
its share of the work by taking AlvaTado, Tam
pico, and Vera Cruz. In this he showshls good
Judgment Potosl, believe, is four hundred
miles from Salulo and the intermediate dis
lance is barren and mountainous. DIR. Bond,
of the Christian Advocate, says that Napoleon
was frustrated in his expected subugatlon OF
Spain by ilst such difficulties SPAN had been
80 devastated by conflicting armies that it no
longer afforded food for his soldiers; provisions
had to be transported IN wagons from France
across the Pyrcnees, aud it was found that a
wagon drawn by mules or horses would moi
carry moro grain to the army than the animals
would require for their own nourishmGnt in
going and returning. But Frenchmen are ready
in resources. They killed the horses OH the ar
rival of the team, aud thus saved one-half the
load, and they ate the horses besides!
The navy would have captured Vera Cruz
long ago, if the administration had permitted
but the fatal deusion that Santa Anna woulC
give peace has protracled the war, which, 9th
erwise, at The battle Of Monterey, might have
terminated.
do not know how it is elsewhere, but in thi
city, and with some in the Departments, Their
is less confidence placed in the President ant
his Cabinet than there was two months ago
They seem TO be 50 CredulOus, and, while cry
ing out "prosecute the war W it'll Vigor," en-
deavor TO seize every false light that gives
glimmering of peace! Many who were warm
" in favor of the declaration Of war after GU
affairs on the border were brought to the crisis
are really sick of the "masterly inactivity" ex
hibited IN the Gulf, and the tight rein by which
our army was 50 long held while at Matamo
ras.
There is something new in the wind now, wha
it is, we have not been able to discover. The
policy of the Administration reminds me of thu
sick man, who experimental upon his body by
taking all the newly invented quack medicine:
and, after all, had to call in physician. May
our public servants so called, 90 on sscundm
drtem, and fight the substance without being
allured by the hollow promises ofthe Mexican
dplomatists! If the leg of Mexico is to be
sawed off, do it at once, and not tampcr with
the application of milk and water poutlces; toI
the whole world will laugh at us. c.