The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-13
ANOTHER FALSE RUMOR-THE MEXI
CAN WAR

ANOTHER FALSE RUMOR-THE MEXI-
CAN WAR.
IL is seldom that we get caught with these
" weak inventions Of the enemy but relying on
the general correctness of the Philadelphia Ledger
and the Baltimore Sun, we permitted ourselves
on Saturday 10 give currency to rumor that the
President had made communication to the SEN
ate containing proposition for peace with Mexi-
co, and also asking for S3000OOO to enable him
To purchase Mexican Territory. We looked upon
these rumors with suspicion, taken in connection
with the extensive movements of troops in yarious
directions upon the Mexican frontier, which we
believe will be able TO secure as much of the
Mexican Territory, as we may desire, or may be
profitable TO us BY the following paragra ph from
The Union of Friday night. we find our suspicion
correct.
We are not advised that any messenger has
arrived from Mexico, or that any overture has
been made by her to the Government at Wash
ington. What prospect there may be for peace.
and at what period it may be effected, we cannot
undertake to conjecture though il is certain tina,
the President will make good his repeated deca
raons To conclude peace, as soon as he can do
so consistently with the rights of the United
States. But is equally certain that these public
e..
their desire to obtain II by relaxing the energetic
prosecution OF the war; and unfortunately the very
worst means to secure the object we desire. jf
we wish TO obtain peace, and TO secure the objects
Of the war, we must talk less and do more We
must prosecute the war with all our enerpies
We must see smaller vessels. which draw
less water, arriving on the coast Of Mexico, TO
which they are destined in The gulf. to blockade
the smaller ports, to seize their small towns and
off mi tbpir
Mexlcans must see their ports in California seized
and occupied by our squadrOns and our troons-
We must strike other blows at the Mexican
strongholds, and their troops, if they will once
more remain in the field 10 measure weapons with
u.s. When Santa Fe, and Cuahuila, and Mun-
terey are taken, about to be taken, BY our yari-
Gus deac!Imens, and Mexico can see nothing but
commercial distress on the sea -coast-when she
sees California about TO be lost To her, and her
strongest places in Upper Mexico about to be DC
cupied by 0nr arms, she may begin TO calculate
the costs of The war, and to manifest more de
cded disposition To make peace with Us bv a iii
rect negotiation. But we repeat, the best wav ,o
secure peace is not by talking too much of lie
attainment. we must advance into her country
satisfy her people by our kind treatment that we
do not go Among them TO plumber their property,
10 abuse their religion, or to violate their Iber
Ties; hut that so long as her government refused
us justice, waT-eneTgetic, continued war--is to
be the fortune Of her people. II is in this way
only that we are to obtain a decided and perma
nent peace"
AS this Mexican war is the most exciting sub
Ject now on the tapis, and none know the uf |
matum Of the Presidents intentions, we extract |
from The Ledger's correspondent the following, |
correcting the former statement, and Introducing |
other matters which the reader may set his own
vaIna ,oo,. rrh;c a. riter aoaip ero.L. r
'enger from Mexico, bot Of what complexion he
does not know-we incline to the opinion that il
is but the shadow Of The former rumor -
1.-THE character Of tho Message of the Presi
dent, am assured from responsible opsrter, has