The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-22

with profound genius. The government, there
fore, must take the responsibility of making every
arrangement for this purpose.
We learn that in abouta fortnight or three weeks
Gen. Scott will leave Washington, to take COM
mand of the army of invasion. II will consist of
about thirty or forty thousand men, regulars and
volunteers When they shall have been sufficient
ly prepared, drilled and equipped, which will be
in few months, they will proceed to the frontier
marching by different routes and in different de-
tachments across the Rio Grandc, and up almost
TO the gates of Mexico. They will be concentra-
ted within fifty miles of the capital of that repub
lie, and peace will be dictated on our own terms
We trust, however, that before this invasion, and
while 1t is in progress, manifesto will be issued
by the American government, proclaiming our
purpose to be, not to invade or trample UNI
der loot the inalennble rights of the Mexican
people, but that we make war only TO put
down those military usurpers and mountain
banditti who have trampled down the common
rights often millions ofMexican people during the
last fifteen years Let the American army march,
with both physical and moral weapons, into the
interior of the country, and when there, let us
call upon the Mexican people to organize gov
eminent upon popular and democratic principles,
such as we possess in this republic Then, when
they shall thus have established such a govern
ment, we shall have a guaranty that treaty will
DO respected, when such treaty shall have been
made with properly constituted government.
lhls is the course Of action which, we think,
ought to be pursued, and which has been partly
agreed upon by the American government 1t is
possible that the present usurpers of Mexico may
endeavor to obtain the interpostion of France and
England. Those powers may, il is possible, send
their fleets and armies into the Gulf, under some
pretext or other. But let them do SO at their peril
We possess the materials, moral and physical, on
this continent, Of establishing in Mexico free re-
public, such as our own and having established
such government, and put down the usurpers-
with all which the Mexican people will be well
satisfed-they will be allowed to take their own
course. Nor do we expect that tho priest
hood in Mexico will be against us IN these mea-
sures In the United States, the Catholics, as a
sect, guaranteed all the rights they can
reasonably desire. They are increasing every
year, and spreading over the land. The same pro-
lection would be secured to them in Mexico,
when Mexico shall have established republican
government, if she desires to retain her existence
as a separate mutton.
In the meantime, let all opposition TO this war
be put down, in every and all directions
COMMON CoUNcn.-LocAL IMPRovHMENrs-The
new Board of Common Council have now been
duly installed in Office, and have held their first
regular meeting, commencing under auspices of
very favorable character, provided they earnest
iy desire to carry out even an instament Of those
reforms under the city government for which the
people Of this large metropolis have been crying
out for years. There will be but few changes in
office this year, to occupy the attention Of the
Common Council, whose solicitude, upon all oc-
easions, for their political friends, in procuring
them appointments under the Corporation, neces-
sarily takes up large proportion of their time
and, therefore, the less difficulty will remain in
their way for turning attention to matters in
which the citizens feel deep interest. We have
so repeatedly urged upon the consideration of
each new Corporation, as they assumed the rens
OF office, the propriety, the necessity, Of paying
some attention to Improvements about tho city,
and pointed out the mode Of proceeding, that
when we consider the course of former Corpora
uons' who, in the blindness of party fannticism,
have forgotten their duties to the citizens, we al
most despair of being able to succeed. There
are numerous crying abuses in all quarters, which
demand the immediate attention of the Common
Council, from the start. The condition of Broad
way was never so disgracefully bad as at present
The pigs, and dogs also, wander through our
streets at this season, In defiance of a law ordi-
nance. Then, there is the dead house in the
Park, standing monument of corporate neglect,
or abuse-or, call it what you please-that would
bring disgrace on any country village. This nui-
sance has been felt for years, and stands in the
midst of our population and public courts, where
there are frequent thoroughfares, thronged with
passers to and fro. project for opening Canal
street to the Bowery was also in contemplation,
some time ago; but that too, like all other re-
FORMS" has been sent to
THE tomb of the Capulets.
amid the din and conflict of party. We have
had, time and again, some new scheme of reform
some project set on foot for advancing local inn
provements-but party, party, party, has nipped
such project in the bud-and while some of our
worthy fathers in the Corporation were making
every energy to procure paltry appointment for
some petty official, the great duties connected
with their Office have been neglected But, as we
said before, the abors Of the Corporation, in this
respect, will be comparatively light this year and
ms there are numerous crying abuses every where
staring us in the face, we trust that our city faith
ers will now earnestly apply themselves TO give
us some practical evidence of their earnestness in
the cause of reform. There are several Young
members elected this year, in both Boards They
are therefore, not versed in the tactiqu Of party.
and we would recommend them, in hmire, to take
up some local abuse, and advocate some mea-
sure OF reform that would be popular with the
citizens and of advantage to the public This
would ensure them reputation and respect; and as
there is q wide field for the exercise of their la
bors, we trust the Corporation will proceed ut once,
and do something to improve our city New York
was never in so dsgraceful condition as now.