Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-10-01
Cor. N Y. Com. Advr.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9th.

The oracle has spoken, and we are now
told officially, what we had indeed gathered
from other sources before, that the inchoare
Government Of Mexico informed our Govern.
ment, IN reply to The offer of negotiation, that
the proposition should be lald before the
Constituent Congress which is to assemble
on the 9th of December.
We are also informed. through various
channels, that our Government, not trusting
too confidently to the result To this rcierenc
at their proposition to an assembly of men
deeply imbued with hostility to the United
States, full OF National pride, and Jealous of
the integrity of their national territory, will
endeavor, before that Congress shall be ready
TO decide The question, To obtain possession
of the greater part Of the territory of Mexico.
and be prepared II need be, TO take posses
sIon of the capital OF Mexico.
The whole coast Of Mexico is to be put
under vigorous blockade Gen. Taylor Is to
push. on a speedily as possible to San Luis
de Potosi and a naval aud military force Is
TO take possession of Iampico. through which
the army of Invasion, when 1t reaches San
Luis, ~ To be supplied.
To take immediate possession of Tampico.
with view To give support TO the army of in
vaslon, was, learn, decided upon ~ the
Cabinet, yesterday.
The nvow"d purpose OF the Adminislra
ton il TO make such progress in the con.
quest Of peace, that The Constituent Con.
gress will next December be willing to sell
Ilt.
II is not to be presumed that Mexico can
he prepared to make any resistance to the
march at our armies, at least during The
present year. and there Ia n" doub, that Gen
Taylor will reach San Luis Po,osi by The end
OF November. Tamproi ois the point. as Cen
ernl Taylor said tn Major Forsyth, from
which an army aught to move to take the
city o' Mexico
! | presume from wha, I learn. that all ,h'
regular troops that can be- enlisted BY No
vrinbrr will be sent on from Tamp,cn 10 jou
hIm h, San LUIS. Therefore. should the Con
stIlnent Congress be- az long ~Indrd NJ Our.
H. upon such subjects. old Rough aud Ready
uuy enter Mexico ia time lu take an efficient
part IN their coun-pls.
II wuuld indeed be wrcit he'd policy, on oU'
part, to allow time to Santa Ana Ia cunsull
dite his power and Influence, raise funds and
troops, relieve the CaIiotnans, aud cmbar
rass aud delay the movements "f our forces
by waiting III hls Congress has met. and
d"Ibrra,cd, nnd acted upon our offers OF he
goiinIion.
| II l. fair To presume, therefore, that onl
Guvernmcn, will now commence and carry
on The war ~ earnest. aud that " will put H.
rsquisiiun all its wsrllkr energy md abrlny.
| The progress of the var aud Iis results vii
be- watched with intense interest, h"nce'"r
ward. aud the Inorc 80 ~ we now know that
! hp (nvetnnppt nj "a dp:efminpd to pfosccttr
the war with all i,s energies.
IT may well be doubted whether Mr.. Polk
will renew his late offer to Mexico, or even
entertain u hi,nself, should Mexico ofi'r w.
aficr mex, December. Mexico will never
have 80 good an offer again. Nothing will
sgsin be said Of paying her two millions in