American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-11-18

10 successful end on their part. The too
of Ampudia are between them and the city q
Mexico. They are on their front and thel
flank, cutting off the supply Of provisions, re
cruiting their strength, increasing their mum
berS, anu terrifying their natural points of de
fance.
But this is not the worst part of their case. -
The Washington government has already spen
or haveincurred an expenditure of near TWEEN
~ milliens ofdoIlars upon the war, and Their
is hardly a cent left in the treasury. They az
unable any longer to supply the invading forces
and the plundering volunteers, with money Il
purchase provisions; and necessity has COMPEL
ed them TO instruct Ges: Taylor to lay th
country under contribution, and take by fore
such Tations as they can find, and present il
payment bayonets instead of cash.
We agree with this New York correspond
ent. The,war in Mexico is only beginning. -
The farmers and peasants did not dislike it sc
long as they were paid good prices for thei
provisions. But now that the American army
has stopped payment, and the country people
are to be robbed their corn, cattle, poultry
( and fruits, they will stand upon their defence
join their national troops, maintain terrible
resistance, and fight while drop Of blood is
left in their veins.
Let us consider another feature. When this
war began, the herosm of America plumed it.
self on the fac! that it had no real difficulties
TO contend with. The journals of New York
were positive that Mexico would be overrun
and conquered in six months-that Mexicans
were nation Of cowards-and that their
armies would be driven before the illustrous
and invincble General Zachariah Taylor like
a flock Of sheep. The trihing affair at Monte
rey has, we hope, dissipated this dream. In
deed, we very much doubt whether so many
valorous volunteers would have Joined the
boosted "army of occupation" if they had be-
loved there would have been any fighting at
all. The Washington government itself APP
pears to have labored under the same pacific
impressions. The campaign was begun in de-
| plorable ignorance of the real feeling in Mexi-
co, the state Of the country, its difficulties, or
its dangers
1t has been indeed a most rash proceeding.
When the war was resolved upon, Mr.. Polk IS
exchequer contained twelve millions of dollars
These are all spent. Congress at It's last sit
ting voted grant of ten millions more. This
was to be raised upon Treasury notes bearing
six per cent. interest, and redeenable in twelve
months. Bot suppose these notes, thus charg-
ed, convertible into cash Tor the uses OF the
army, how are they to be met at the expiration
of the twelve months, when, perhaps, four
times ten millions more will be required? That
we leave TO New York and Washington finan.
cers. The republic, upon the best security il
can offer, could not raise cent in any country in
! Europe. Its own capitalists would not trust it.
| And yet it is at war with an exasperated peo-
| pie, whose soil is invaded without cause, and
whose internal resources, if properly managed,
are greater than those of the United States it.
self
Fo0D Riots IN IRELAND Ireland appears
TO be in most deplorab,e situation. County
Tipperary is almost IN state of instruction
A few days since il was our painful duty TO
notice the murder of man named Gleason
10 that county. Another man, named Will
lams, has shared the same fate.
Tho town of Templemore was the scene of
three food riots on Monday, by mob varying
in numbers from one to FIVE hundred men
| The worst feature in this transaction is that
several IF the persons engaged in it might
have had employment though 10 very limit
ed extent, on public works, but they were
prevented from awaiting themselves of it by
intimidation. The rage for the possession
Of fire arms is increasing daily. An attack
upon the Very Rev. Dean Holmes, iohiist fish
ing on Saturday last, by an armed gang, s in
number, was 10 some measure successful =
On the same evening the house Of a ia meT in
the Parish Orriglass was bu glarousIy enter
cd by three rulfians armed with pistols, who
carried of clio l5s. Nor have the depreda
tors spared even their own clergy The resi-
dence Of the Rev. Thomas Meylan, Parish
Priest Of Custledown, ARA, was visited on
Friday last by lawless party, which dellb-
crateiy forced his keys from his pocket, IN
locked his desk and seiztd OIL ell, with which
they decamped.
In the Southern Division Lord Donough-
R.ot's agent was robbed Of R7O0 in the open
day, on the mail coach road, and within less
than mile Of the populous town OF Clonmeli
by far the greatest portion Of Munster pre-.
senis at this moment the appearance of
sIumbering volcano.
HE DIFFICULTIES OF THE BRITISH Min,
IsTRY.-L I'd John Russell and Lord Gotten
ham, al the Cabinet Council, 1T Wlnksor, on
Wednesday urged earnestly the c'nsti utional
necessity for an early session Of Parliam nj
before Christmas, no. only to obtain an set Of
indemnity for Lord Bessborough, extension
of The Labor rate Act, but also TO OBTAIN a
Parliamentary sanction for The reduction. of
he shjlIio9s duty on the import of grain
The Council broke up without coming 10 any
dehDItive resolution. At the meeting Of the |
Ministry on Thursday the subject was resum
ed, and on the latter occasion the opponents
of an early session had the advantage Of Mr..
Bancroft's arrival from the United States.
with intelligence that the supplies Of grain
collected in the American ports for eXporta
ton is so ample as TO render want extremely
improbable, thus removing principal motive
for an early session and relieving the Pc
mer from the obligation to take another step
which he is said to call the administration of
despoti.m. The objections 10 an early ses-
sion have been raised and most anxiousIy
pressed by the Irish Secretary and the other
Minise r connected with the Government oil
Ireland; and, with some show of reason, they
aiiege that an early session must embroil
lhe W III Al A,l,ot,s Ill .IL