Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
THE WARTS CHARACTER, PLANS, AND
PROGRESS
PROM THE PENNSYLVANIA IsaurmEa.

PENNSYLVANIA IsaUrRER
The Government has certainly committed two
awkward plumbers since the commencement Of the
war with Mexico. 1t will be remembered that soon
alter the difficulty occurred Gen. Gaines called out
large body of troops, under belief that power
fu demonstration was Immediately necessary and
conviction that such policy, if promptly pursued,
and with the utmost vgor, would lead to the speedy
termination of the war. He was denounced for
this course by the Government his men were,
many Of them, summary dismissed, and others
stopped in their progress TO the seat of war, while
the General himself was courtmartialled tried, and
very properly acquitted In BRIEF his views were
regarded altogether erroneous under the circum-
stances. And yet, Judging from present appear
ances, the men who dismissed are now great
ly needed as reinforcemens to Gen. Taylor and or
ders probable have this been issued for more
troops.
The other blunder was the admission into Vera
Cruz of Santa Anna and Almonte. These distn-
gushed Mexicans were, at the last accounts, max
ing powerful effort to re-animate the Republic,
and to raise new army of 10000 men to march
againsthe United States forces in Mexico. Indeed,
before the entrance Of Santa Anna, the Mcxicans
themselves were divided into factions, and evidently
tumblng to pieces. But, since his return, Yucca
tan has renewed her allegiance and Santa Anna has
become the head and front of the war party.
FROM THE NEW YORK EXPRESS.
The Courier des Etats Uais states that il has
private letters from Havana, which show that Santa
Anna brought with him. in the steamer Arab, to
Vera Cruz, twenty Spanish officers of distinguished
ability; among the number Narciso Lopez, who
has acted distinguished part in the civil war of
Old Spain. From other accounts we learn that
these officers, under Santa Anna, to have COM
mands In the attempt to expel our columns of inva-
sion. One of them, it is added is very able cav
airy officer, who says that with corps of 5000 to
oppose US, we can never reach the capital. Others
are good arterists, who will hur death upon us
in the passes 10 Saltllo, and at SaitIlo or San Luis
Potosi.
What infatuation could have beset Mr.. Polk that
he should have let in upon US, by free pass at
Vera Cruz, these elements of destruction How
many lives he has thus to answer for
Fortunate is it, however, that Santa Anna did not
succeed in dipping Mr.. Polk out of the 81 900 900
as well as in this matter. But for /" Wilmot's pro-
viso'' we should have lost our money as well as
our wits.
FROM THE JERSEY FREEDMAN.
This most unnecessary and unjust war with
Mexico, when is it to terminate! Where is il to
lead u.s. At what point shall we stop? What
are to be the consequences of it? These are all
startling questions, that should be discussed and
understood. 1t is certain that it is to be more
serious affair than at first counted upon-if in
deed, there any calculations on the subject.
1t will roll up mighty national debt. 1t will be-
get-it has begotten already most unfrendfy and
nnchrstian national temper 1t is war of con-
quest-a of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS war of plum
der-a of power and bravado against weak
ness and imbecility. II is also a war of assump-
tons and usurpations of the most alarming charac-
ter. One territory after another is overrun; our
Generals become their Governors and the whole
are, with flourish of the pen, declared to be an
nexed to and the permanent possessions of the Uni
ted States No act of Congress is sought for at-
thority; constitutional provision is cited to sus-
tain il, hnt by tho will and order Of the Presi-
dent or Commander-in-chief of the United States,
all these fearful strides are made to an entire revo-
luton In the physical political, and moral coHdon
of the country! Can such things pass over us al
most without a comment-wthout any special
wonder-with no popular movement to indicate
the extreme danger TO which are verging? And
is this the progressive Democracy of the day :! Is
for this that our fathers toiled and bled! Would
the patriots that achieved our freedom and indie
pendence, and those still more devoted ones that
fought to cement and secure them under the solemn
covenants and guarantees of a constitutional com
pact, have settled down thus supinely and submits
sively under the overshadowing and crushing pow
er OF Executive dictaton and usurpation! Would
they have looked on in sullen apathy, or with cow
ardy fear, and permitted one after another Of the
pillars of their fair fabric to be broken down, with
out effort to arrest the destruction and avert the
desolation? Where are we What are we!
FROM THE CINCINNATI CHRONICLE.
The WAR AND THE ARNIsTIcp There are car