The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-01
Our Mexican Relationships Peace Crisis
VIII the War Continue


lightning line.
Our Mexican Relations-rhe Peace Crisis
Will the War Continue
Our relations with Mexico now absorb all other
questions; lis the only question OF the day.
The vessel now, probably, on its way from Mexi-
CO, with the news ofthe reception of Santa Anna
and suite at Vera Cruz, will, in few days. be hour
lylooled for 1t will afford us intelligence of high
and Interesting import, and the readers of the
Herald will have full and particular account
thereof, in due season. How will the appearance
of Santa Anna at Vera Cruz affect the reception
Of the officer from the American Commodore,
with the letter of Mr.. Buchanan to the MEXICAN
Minister of Foreign Relations .! To whom will
the letter be handed its arrival at the fortress
of San Juan DUloa !
The detention of the special messenger of our
government al Pensacola his journey thence to
New Orleans and departure from the last place
for the Brassos the Nth only, will, certainly
have prevented his arrival at Vera Cruz before
the 22d Angus, by which time the Elk President
OF Mex co will have made an entry into that city;
consequently there may be difficulty as to who
is to have The peace overture from govern
ment win our commodore be allowed to send
his flag of truce with the dispatch to the Mexi-
can capital, or, will he deliver it to the
commander of the fortress If the latter, the for
tress, being in the possession OF the pronuncia-
ni'nto forces, the DESPATCH as matter OF course,
will fall into the hands of Santa Anna himself
Who. then, is to give the response TO Commodore
Conner
That is a very important consideration and,
therefore, it is that regard the news published
in the Washington Union of the detection of the
IL, Co.
for the early calculation of the way and the how,
our overture to Mexico will be metby the Mexican
chiefs The news, in question, is the 4th ult it
foreshadows the triumphant success ofthe change.
We take it for granted, then, that Santa Anna
is, by this time, once again at the head of Mexi-
can affairs; that new Congress is SUNNI oned
that more general unanmiry will speedily pre-
vail, and additional energy in the government in
spire greater confidence in the whole Of the peo-
pie, and that The reception Of the overture will
be by him. We are not unaware of the talent of
Santa Anna, nor of the way in which, heretofore,
he has carried the people of Mexico with him -
He will, probably, be able to do it now. He will
take his station at the helm, too, a peric when,
had he not been called upon to do so, President
Parades would have been placed in an awkward
dilemma, pl dyed as he is, noiens polens to the
continuance of the war.
General Santa Anna will thus re-step into the
Mexican Capital, and relieve President Paroles
from irksome responsibility the knowledge of
which will, without doubt, have great effect in
reconcng the feelings of the latter TO the substitu-
ton Of Santa Anna for himselfin the national chair
and accelerate the junction TO which we alluded
on the 22l ult. of the forces of each.
On the subject of the reception of the dispatch,
from Commodore Common, under flag of truce we
cannot but be pleased to be able to refer to our file
OF the Is h July; the Havana letter of Mentor,
published on that day. from a source on which we
may depend, mentions the exact event now about
to happen, and which is therein stated lik ,ly TO
remove the nsurmountable barrier in the way of
peace-a proposition from government on the
return from Santa Anna. That proposition, oddly
enough, will knock at the door of the fortress of
San Juan D'Ulloa, short time after Santa Annals
appearance within il. We are thus to assume
that Mr.. Folks invitation to open diplomatic in
tercourse will at all events be received with cour-
tesy-with the courtesy ola Mexican.
But will the Mexican government assent to the
reception OF, or will they send, an embassy And
what are the terms on which Mexico is likely to
make peace, those upon which our own
government propose to base il!
These are questions of considerable import
anoe, but questions which, at present, we are
unable to solve. We are under the constraining
impulse, to confess, however, that, on the sub
Ject of the settlement of the terms of peace, the
proposal recently made public TO divide Texas
INTO two States-to give to the Mexican portion of
the division majority of the elective vote, and
therefore, considerable share of the senatorial
voice at Washington-wil if handled in a deli
cate way, in the commission to be appointed 90
far to make the boundary likely to be proposed,
paiatable to the leading intellects of the Mexican
nation. it will, under certain circumstances,
give voice to Mexico herself in our national
Congress, and lead on to the annexation of Chi
huahua, &c. &c.
But after all, the question ofpeace or war must
be settled instanter, and it probably will be, if
Commodore Conner acts with the decision that
marked his course early in May. If we are to
place any reliance on the sentiments of the Loco
motor, published in the Herald of yesterday morn
ing, Mexico is at this moment better prepared for
peace than she has ever been since the annexa-
ton Of Texas.
Mexico is now in peace crisis; the next news
is, therefore, anxiously looked for.
NAVAL MOVEMENTS In our Mexican intelligence
published yesterday morning, we mentioned the
late attack on Alvarado, which proved unsuccess-
full in consequence of the want Of vessels of light
draft. The steamer Spitfre, Commander J. Tat
nall, and Vixen, Commander ]. Sands, sailed on
Sunday morning for the Gulf With the assis-
lance of these two splendid vessels, the attack on
Alvarado will be renewed, and the town will in
evitably be taken.
Commanders Sands and Tatna two of our
most experienced and gallant officers and the
subordinate officers are true seamen and gentle
men. Commodore Perry goes out in one of the
vessels to act as Vice Commodore, or second in
command to Commodore Connor. Commander
Nicholson goes out in the Spitfre as bearer oil
dispatches to the Pacific squadron. He will be
landed Of Chnnrns with his escnrt nnd will