The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-09-10
PEACE OR WAR.

PEACE OR WAR.
We are frequently asked as TO the eect
likely to be produced by the arrival Of Ata
Anna in Mexico upon the peace ohhe
country. Every man has his own opinlns.
Most men think such an event will be lore
favorable TO peace. The shrewd and itel-
ligent correspondent Of the National ltel-
ligencer, we see, thinks otherwise; ah he
has some reason for il. Here is win he
says;
"Our moneyed men continue dividd in
opinion as 10 the effect Of Santa Anna wish
TO Vera Cruz. A decided majority, hWev
er, SO far as my information extends, b5ieve
it will operate in our favor. One elias of
these politicians have taken it intdheir
head that Mr.. Polk was negociatingwith
Paroles and that the arrival OF SAINT An
pa would hurry the negotiation TO a Avor-
abba issue. Ii is my misfortune TO Oter-
tain very different views on this subjet.-
When Santa Anna was in the midst his
difficulties, and apparently broken dom for
ever, as the representative of the Tilted
States, General Jackson, then Pres1ent,
rendered him a most essential sevice,
which, if he had any magnanimity, WOULD
lay him under everlasting obligations. But.
with such a temper and such senlimenS and
Feelings as Santa Anna possesses, he will
never forgive the favor and kindness flat he
experienced at the hands of our President.
(konorol A l,,oonta 10, 1roli E0arup a.
sess strong prejudices against our G1Vern-
ment and people. He left the United States
under great excitement and with abiteI
hostility to our country. He is the intimate
friend and associate of Santa Anna. In the
eyer-varying scene of life, he has adhered
through good and through evil repor, with
an honorable fidelity to the fortunesof hi;
chief and, it may fairly be presumed, he
will have commanding influence with him
If he has, what are we TO expect from
him?"
In confirmation of the views thus express
ed by the writer above, we give paragraph
from Mexican newspaper:
From Ell Monitor Republican of July el
The pretensons of the United States
are they not extremely moderate? The,
only require the Rio Grande for boundary
from its source TO its mouth, two Thousand
miles in length; the payment of the oil
debt; the expenses of the present wal
amounting already to forty or fifty million
of dollars, and the CALIFORNIA;. What mod
Grafton! We will see whether they will b
able TO obtain it.. 1t is believed that the
(the United States) will repent what the
have undertaken; they did not expect th
Mexcans would resist, and they con6de
in the Santa Anna party for friends; the
mistake themselves; they will find in ther
/ their bitterest enemies On account
their trifing victories they are exalted an
Vainglorious; they say they are moi afraid {
the Mexican soldiers, and only dread tn
populace rising en- mesSe TO defend the
religion aud customs. They want 10 al
point Bishop Hughes to make known to OF
t A ~
worthy Archbishop will not listen 10 the
solicitude.
Bishop Hughes has not been sent; but
the Archbishop of Mexico would not lste
10 him, we presume he will not be likely
listen to The worthy Catholic ChaplaiDs, WI
were sent out OH similar mission.
1t will be seen here that the Monitor d.
ciares that the Santa Anna Party arc III
'bItterest enemies of the United Slates!''
We think that no safe calculation can
made on The movements of Mexico. Sb
IS governed by factions; and the pfeden
nance OF one or The other may induce peac
or war. LII is not irnnrohahIe y bat,lae,o
be fought ana won at Monterey.