The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-28

the military preparations for the future, while il
will elevate the reputation and character Of the
republic, will teach the powers of Europe les
son Of caution in future, on the physical capa-
bilities Of this great and growing country.
The Plan of the Campsign-The Game OF
"scout"-Taylor and Arista-scott and Par
AIDES.
The position Of our army in relation to the
Mexicans, reminds us Of the game of g scout
which we used TO play in our boyhood. Two par
ties, each having commander, repair to oppo-
site sides of field where they establish their
spective camps. First, one of the smartest boys
Of one party is despatched to within short dis
lance Of the opposite camp, TO provoke the others
into pursuit. He is pursued by one of the most
active of the opposite party, who generally makes
detoR, 50 as to cut of his retreat. To prevent
this, another is sent out from the other camp who
attempts, in his turn, to capture the enemy, and
till the whole force Of both parties is enga-
ged in mimic strategy-the commando rs-in-chef
being generally the last to engage. Thus il has
been with the Mexicans and our army. General
Taylor was sent to take up position on the Rio
Grande, not, it is true, to provoke an attack, al
though such was the effect. General Ampudia
was despatched to capture him. which he ate
tempted to do by cutting him off from Point Isa-
bel. To ensure the capture, Gen. Arista was az
forwards sent out but, Notwithstanding the large
odds against him, Gen. Taylor, by his Skill brave
ry, and decision, has completely overmatched and
beaten the Mexican force with vastly dspropor-
toned numbers. Paredes on the one side and
Scott on the oher-the one has taken the other is
preparing to take, the field-and then the game
will be full, brilliant, and mastery. But is evil
dent that the game will not be confined to the
banks of the Rio Grande, or the adjacent chapar-
raj Before many months so by, the United
States flag must wave over the ramparts Of
San Juan d'Ulloa. Vera Cruz must be garri-
soned by United States troops. Jalapa, and
Perote, and Puebla, must be coerced into neutra-
llty, 1--WE hope there may be no need Of coercion,)
and thus line of communication must be
opened from our fortress of San Juan d'Uloa to
the city of Mexico. There, and no where else,
must terms of peace be dictated.
All this can be effected without shedding drop
of unresistiHg Mexican blood. Let proclamation
be made on the line ofroute, that we war not with
the people of Mexico, but that we repel the ag-
gressions of those who distract the councils Of that
nation for their own ambitious purposes. Let the
strictest discipline be enforced in our army, and
let the sodiery be restrained by stringent military
rules from offering the slightest moestaon to the
unoffending natives of the country they pass
through.
But in order to produce these results, thirty
thousand troops, at least, must be landed at Vera
Cruz. The number Of volunteers who have late
ly reinforced General Taylor, will enable him to
spare portion Of the regular troops to form the
nucleus Of the force to be sent to Vera Cruz. OF
Let Commodore Conner take the fortress of San
Juan d'Ulloa, and let General Scott fortfy it.
Garrisoned by American soldiers, and with lit
tie improvement in its Notifications, it would be
impregnable. Let Gen. Scott make this his head
quarters Gen. Worth can easily open a COM
municaton with Jalapa, Perote, and the other
inland towns sand in the meantime, Gen. Taylor
can maintain his position the Rio Grande in de-
spite of all the forces the Mexcans can send
agains, him, as he can be constantly reinforced
with troops from every part Of the country.
Should the Mexicans draw off their forces to repe
General Scott, Taylor can follow them at conve-
nient distance, and thus the two divisions Of the
American army, may yet meet in the city of
Mexico.
There, Nh. Secretary Marcy, is the great Mexi-
can game Of scout" in a nutshell. N.B.-We
perceive that our esteemed contemporary, the
General-in-C Chief of the intellectual fortress in
Wall street, called the Courier and Enquirer,
formerly purchased by the United States Bank,
the amount of $4,000, in a civil war
against General Jackson, has sketched a some-
what similar plan for the campaign but as ours
was drawn up several days ago, by one Of the
Brigader Generals of our intellectual fortress,
corner of Fulton and Nassau streets, we claim the
priority of discovery and as such present our plan
the President and his two beligerent and fight
ing Secretaries
HE BANKS AND THE WAR.-There are symp-
toms that the banks throughout the country in
tend to embarrass the government in the
prosecution of the war, by throwing obstacles in
the money market, and embarrassing the mer-
camille community
This movement has first developed itself in New
Orleans to any great extent. If the banks should
pursue this policy, and join themselves to the frac-
ton of abolitionists, and the few others who op-
pose and denounce this just and necessary war
we think the government, in all its branches,
ought TO adopt a course which would soon bring
them to their senses. Congress possesses sufi
cient authority in its power to pass a bankrupt
law-of passing an enactment which would shut
up every bank in the country which attempted to
suspend specie payments This would effect
wholesome reform in the currency.
In the meantime, the best method of organi-
zing the financial action of the government in
prosecuting the war, would be to proceed at
once and cause direct and indirect taxes to
be raised for every year, sufficient to meet the an
nual expenditures of the crisis. This would be
much better and cheaper than adopting the sys-
tenn of loans and subsidies, to be raised by avar-
cious and grasping brokers, and thus creating
national debt This country is rich; it has an inn
mense foreign trade with Europe, which the
Mexican war cannot interrupt, and by means of
direct taxes, as much might be raised as would
be sufficient to supply the wants of the govern
ment in the prosecution of the war
We are persuaded that no effective opposition