The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-17
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1916.

Mcneil is gallant officer, and will be serviceablo
wherever he may be sent. PELHAM.
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1885,
The Crisis-Mcrico rs. The United Stdfes--Ac-
count Current.
AT the close of our last letter of the last week,
we promised you that the week now about being
wound up would belone of someGmportance, from
the doings of the government. History bears us
out in the fidelity of our prognoscs, in this and in
the fact that full three months ago we admonished
the government, through the Neio York Herald,
that the war would open in Mexico-that it was
in the Southwest, and not on the borders Of
the Northern Pacific, that the clarion would
be first sounded. Upon the whole, we SEQ
nothing TO regret in the outbreak. There
was no hope at all, under any contingency,
of escaping the duty of decisive castigation
of Mexico. How stands the account between
us! She has plundcred us the sea, with the
unblushing piratcal spirit Of the Algcrines. She
has contracted debts with our citizens, and then
laid plans TO murder them, to escape payment
Vide the case OF Commodore Porter, in her service
for five years, at $25,O0O per annum. He was
never pad-but, on the contrary, on his way from,
hired brigands of Santa Anna, party which,
with the aid of his companion, DR.. Houghton, the
Commodore defeated, killing a half dozen Of
them He did, however, get thousand douboons
from the captain of the gang, after blowing his
brains out, the pay which the assassin had re-
ceived from the Dictator Of this truly Mexican en-
Santa Anna, showing other plans for the
murder of Porter, in Vera Cruz, should
he escape the gang. in the mountains.-
going and returning, except Sliden, whom she,
would not receivc the fact of not receiving him
making it a point Of honor with them that they
had no authority from the laws of nations, parti-
cularly the magnanmous nation" to plumber
him. She has made treaties but to violate them
promises of military honor TO prisoners of war;
but the more palpaby to establish her treachery
very act of payment Of indemnities, she has held
collision with her own agents, so that, after pay
ment of the money, she has recovered and divided
it with her pcnsoned bandtt. Without the cou-
rage of declaring war, she has pursued the policy
of nation at war, while claiming all the advan-
tages of friendly relations A nation thus organ
lied, or rather disorgan,zse.d-without govern
mcnt-whout csponsibility-without honor
without even the dignity of honest mbecility-a
farce upon republicansm-a caricature of popu-
lar institutions-a disgrace TO civilizations re-
proach to the American continental curse to
herself, and a robber of her own citizens, and
the citizens of all other countries-a nation of rob-
bers-a nation of revolutions, concocteA and con-
Quoted by brigands-a great nation, controlled by
thieves and supported by lazzaroni-a nation,
the apology of nation, with many honest
and hgh-mnded men in it, who, blind to
are insensible Of its disgrace-a nation with
priesthood subservient for the safety Of their
treasures to the authority of the day. and control
ling the religious sentiment Of the people at the
be done with her-what can be done with her, in
the way of reasonl Nothing. The only alterna-
tive of a profitable, peace with such a pe-bald,
homogeneous, vacillating, oscilating, heterogen-
Gus, absurd, imbecile, beggarly, Dragging congre-
CATION of whining priests, crouching lazzaroni, and
perfidious brgands, is a prompt, Immediate, ef-
iectve and conclusive determination, such u
defamation as will forever exting,iish their mag
unanimous gasconading and .pliindering propensi-
ties. That's the idea. We Ii ave had to express
in language as high sounding as their own. We
hope they will understand it through an interpre-
tation, ere long, which will make them think that
a tropical earthquake is mere child's play to North
American thunder. Now what is their account
against us! Suppose we admit that we have
seized portion of her tcrritory-suppose we JUS
tify her Indignation and atrocities as rghteously
excited suppose we were Sa,s; to ret5ocsae the
people Of Texas assented to the transfer
: What then! Continued anarchy - contin-
ned robberies by land and sea continued
revolutions at home, and disturbances abroad
and continued reproach and bye word of repub-
lcan governments house of mfamy, as our next
door neighbours. No sir; humanity to Mexico
our own self respcct-respect for popular institu-
tons, demand the extremity of an effective casti-
CATION We appointed to this duty-our nation
al existence, pethaps, depends upon exercising
III ohn e mnegniy obi;gn,s
Therefore, fellow citizens, destined for the Rio
Grande, 90 ahead; and God defend the right.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. upplcutlOnS DcluQ
made upon the president; and numerous calls for
recommendations from members, TO offices in the
army of Mexico. meeting was called this
afternoon ut the City Hall, for the recruiting OF
volunteers; but from the rain, we understand the
meeting has been postponed. We have no doubt ,
fine battalion can be raised in this district, and
we learn verbally that forty names are already
registered.
a BEAUTIFUL. INcIDENT-The steamboat from
Baltimore, on Tuesday, up the Potomac,
with number of volunteers on board. As she
ran along the channel near the shore at Green
leafs Point, number of ladies on the bank,
were attracted by the martial uniform OF the pas
sengers. The fair creatures knew at once that
the gay fellows on board were Texas volunteers
from Baltimore immediately one of the ladies
held aloft her white handkerchief, and her exam
pie was instantly followed by her several compan-
ions. The effect was electrical as speech from
Napoleon. The volunteers gave hearty round
of three times three, and The band ON board inn
medately struck up the brave old air, of Hail,
Columbia" The patriotic girl who first gave the
approving sign was indignant that no salute had
been fred from the arsenal as the boat passed by;
and determined that the brave volunteers should
not pass unrecognized, she raised the signal like
true Spartan as she =, Joa Dies he.. we nope
pany returning crowned with honorable victory,
from the seat OF war.
neutrality-suspicious. are reported as hay-
ing arrived from Campeachy, in Yucatan, with
over,urcs of annexation. II this be 50, and there
is no question OF the detection Of the State against
the miserable central government OF Mexico, ~
will be great auxiliary to the speedy compeuoh
Of the war A ship or two sent down % co-oPe-
rate with the Yucatanese, would be as enccuvc a.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cmigratons are moving
from the West TO California. The people are al
ways ahead Of the government; Beeny peace
,na pac;sc nc Something lower down than the
foy,y seeU degree Of North latitude We arc
;ofarmcd this evening that dispatches have been
transmi,ted Of the rigid blockade Of the Mexican
popr. a,v =" IsAnrL--No news again tonight. Tho
onnpebcnsion Is strengthening that General Tay-
ior f not captured, is SO surrounded as % PC cut
~ ~ crom nh communication with tho United States
TIM DRsERrKRs.--Thc secret of the desertions
from General Taylor we believe is this large
proportion of his rank and file are Dutch ana irisn
Catholics. The river opposite Matanoras penng
only three hundred yards wide, the ringing o. me