The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-19


miles TO San Luis Potos Santa Anna has prudently
tsrminea 10 withdraw Ampudia's army from sal,illo
Ing Of the republican army but its will be through
country prepared for its reception Habitshons burnt
add to its natural sterilty aud ruggedness More money
mors troops more boodshed may surmount the difficult
gained The set msanwhils has done nothing but main
ntsn useless blockade and compromise the Gag of the
States whenever, as twice at Alvsrado, attempt has
And what is to come of III Grant hundred victories
grant continental breadth OF annexation What would
twenty now stars wresed from the ancient dominion Of
Spain procure for the government Of Washington Still
only trouble and expense II would take at least
fury to spread that leaven which constitutes the real
union Of the State. Texas well leavened before lis
maj adoption Tho pear was ripe. Nothing but nego.
yield it nominal submission have not been leavened
u would remain for ages subject discordant, hos
tile an expensive tributary Such Is all that the sword
has done in the settlement of this quarrel and such is all
tn t with the utmost success 1t Is likely to do.
From the Liverpool Mercury, Dec4l
We rejoice to perceive by the dispatches arriving by
the Britannia that transatlantic neighbor begin
ming to view their conduct towards Mexico in the light
The war hsogs Are Their naval exhibition in he Gull
Of Mexico has been beaten of the seaport Of Avarado
the Msxcsns. General Taylor has achieved nothing
further except the dsbanding Of his troops
the sovereignty of Santa Fe on behalf Of the United
States. andis said to be pushing on to California. while
the Of the Secretary ii War that no fu
Their levss Of volunteers to be made, is pretty sgn
cant the feet that the government finds itself in
and that nothing further OF importance will be done in
the shape Of prosecuting the war annexing Mexican
territory to the Union The adminsracn had entirely
changed its views of the mode of prosecuting the
war, Mexico. it would appear, is DO longer to be
invaded invaded BY 40 army. but to be STACKED on her
President is, that he should be able to back out
ne n %e N. that s the
inhsbt@nts; that il may be run over without being
BE- oband men o Sss ' may
treating before Them and that If the oal subjuga.
non Of the Mexican people certain than is
success in such an enterprise would be the United
States greater calamity than defeat Meanwhile we
rejoice to see that public opinion last becoming
sounder and wiser Vermont takes the lead in protest
ing sgainst the annexation OF any part of Mexico It's
legislature declares that the twas not founded in
Christian nation for resoItng to arms that II has now
become purely offensive, and that the dispute must be
settled BY arbitration The war policy Of the govern
ton and spit Of adventure Of the American people,
IA: been found 20 to press upon the popu
lson IN the shape OF GRATIS OF volunteers fight
wilderness or yellow fever and to irritate their gno.
swallows up, that the administration in diagrace and
the elections every where going against them 1t is
satisfactory to turn from the strategy of war which
aspects and which ultimately can only be productive of
unmixed evil to the result Of tho steady cultivation Of
universally dissbu,ivss Of good and Of the prosecu.
uon OF thtfriendioserins commerce. which like mercy
~
1t bleszeth him that gives and him that takssD
Our people perish for lack of food Free trade steps In
the haIbinger Of plenty, and brings the super 6uous
scarcity Of tine Old. Our trans atlantic neshbors be-
come enriched by purchases Of their produce-repu
dsting Stat begin to resume cash payments the
purchases Of our goods American establish
the fact that reciprocity il Of the will Of
States. but an inevitable necessity Of political economy,
take Of The imports and the exports vii: take care
Of themselves" u Is beautiful provision Of nature
which calls extra abundance forth in region in time
to meet the foruitous deaEh Of another While we are
In such straits with our OF lean kline Louis.
vile remosrs states that the price Of Indian corn IN
the Times even ventures upon tho statement that tie
entire produce Of that crop has this year reached the
enormous amount of 81 millions of quarters II il be
considered that the supplies Of all kinds grain for our
people, cattle horses &c &c is estimated millions
population Of the United states Teaches scarcely 20 mil
lions. and has the produce Of all her other
be seen that she can spare us enormous supplies
this year These have been pressed forwrrd to the
ready for before the frost shall have oosed us s
the canal and river navigation Every body is busy
every ship and taken up and we'll paid every
farmer has plenty to SELL and is getting good prices ali
are prosperous, and their prosperity w ere long, re
act upon ourselves 1t well observed that the high
produce leave exenuation for any Of the producing
states prolonging their omissions TO- pay the interest
much agreeable and profitable operation than ais.
sipating their profits in the OF war taxes and
we yet trust to SEQ tho model republic enabled look
her duns in the face and to reesablsh her credit
only in the money, but in the character market While
think desirable to lay before readers the Ame-
rican statement Of the probable produce of the
United States for this year. need not say that Il s not
to be implicitly relied The receipts reported at
the ports in ludcrous the whole GUAM.
tity said to have been produced. Four hundred and
seventeen millions of bushels Of Indian corn should
447s7 bushels While Indiana alone boas her man Iao
millions bushels Of wheat the whole exports of the year
from all the States dwindie down to less than two mil
n Innu hnux susl~c -
ought be confined to war dispatches or political auos
toIs 1t sadly confses the SOBER msttcrofsct details
abundant that hams were used as fuel BY somo Of the
steamboats, Considering that duty f. little
rica does not think Of turning the honest dollar BY
ing the gap with wood The Canadians we are glad 10
see are gradually reconcilng themselves to the princ
pies Of free trade Their grain crops have been tosr
bly, abundant end 40 they good prices for ship
ment to England, the want Of apology for srumbling
he: .r sr radius sostsd the jnc!ination
BONDS we think may safely offer congratulations
on the certainty that all their claims will DO met In
pdly increasing will derive large profits this season
from the exports Of agricultural produce which 1t
SHARE The dydsns' have now for some time
cumstances, and that the canal dues will have been
largely advanced in productivensss by the greatly
enlarged quantities Of bresdstufs crowdng through
them the means Of meeting the public engagements OF
the State DO ample We have no doubt that Other
interest in cash. We sorry cannot Communicate
thing oonsolaory to the holders Of United states
Baak stock We fear "Didde Biddle" has usde clean
s~oep of We have made particular inquiries at the
London Stock Exchange the subject AMI we fnd that
although from Of the debts due the bank turning
out better than expected, and from the price real
lied by the sale Of It's real property, having been high
there Is apparent dividend the creditors Of about
6s I'D per share Of 100 collars there preferable
creditors oil the bank whose claims will sweep 1t all
away
From the Liverpool Mail, Nov. all
The latest intelligence from the United States docs not
supply with much additional Inform alton from the
seat Of war in Mexico. The absence Of this news is
however, rather ominous II IL clear that sufficient time
has elapsed to enable e President receive the eturns
Of the killed and wounded at Monterey In republic
all mon presumed TO be citizens possessing the
rights The common soldier and particularly the citizen
volunteer ought, in matter Of HE and death to be as
much respected and the anxiety Of his friends and rela
tives duly considered, ss be general Officer
Cen Taylor himself But Mr.. Polk Il appears has
forgotten this republican maxim. No return st the last
hnd bee puhlishcd Doas look =