The daily union., 1846-09-28
from our National Inlelgenoer') TO ascribe those

iHhes mas been led by lis misplaced confidence IN
The accuracy Of our National" al the seat Of goy.
eminent Il is bad reliance, at best, for just no
tlons IN regard 10 the tone of American feeling on
any subject. The Times says that the war is dis
gushing" TO the American people, or TO any "class"
In our country. But the only sense in which It is
made 80, is by the unworthiness of the foe. The
picture Of that foe is drawn by the Times, and drawn
to the life by the Times itself This is sufficient TO
make the war disgusting" one; aud disgusting
one II certainly is. But the Times has been gross
y deceived IN being made TO believe that the war Is
unpopular to all the better classes" and that II
met their appreciation far only, it was neces-
sary, or only because it had become necessary, "to
exJreate the army from the critical position in which
Mr.. Polk bad dared to place it," This is altogether
a National" fable. We are not a lile surprised
that the Times should have failed to be sensible Of
this, and TO perceive, too that this fiction partakes
very largely Of that quality which it ascrlbes to the
Mexican government in turning deaf ear TO those
warning counsels which the occasion required" So
far as war can be rendered popular by deiber-
a.e clear, honest, and firm conviction that the
government has done all that possibly could be done
to avoid It, and that the contest f it be
called) has actually been forced upon our country
so far as this conviction be sufficient render
war popular, more popular war could not possibly
be than the present one is. That this conviction
prevails throughout all classes Of our country =
men, is a fact known TO every man among US, pos
sessed Of sufficient candor of mind to know any
thing Aud he knows but little Of the American
character who doubts that such conviction
this is all-sufheent 10 render any war popular
with the Amerean people, be the foe who he may
They would certainly prefer more worthy Of
them-one better capable Of eciling, to the eyes of
the world, display orthe energy and the vigor Of
"Ihe model republic" But this preference is no
proof that any blame attaches in their minds to their
government for being engaged in this war; disgust
iOg as it maybe
The "London Times" concludes its long article
with the true moral at last that Great Britain has
no right to complain, five should respectfully de-
cline the in terventon OF England. Certainly Lord
George Bentinck has so far gained very little by his
own intervention. He expected to call out her ma
jes,ys secretary for foreign states into some impas-
stoned commitment. But Lord Palmerston has
played the part OF a wise and considerate states
man. Lord George expected all the London press
to stand by him in his appeal but even the Lion.
don Times" has been uncommony cool in its
summing up Some of the other influential presses
have been still more backward than the Times; as
for example, the "London Morning Chronicle" and
the "Gobe," fom which we make the follow.
ing interesting extracts So far then, my lord has
faed in his object of stirring up the dogs of war
So far we have satisfactory assurance that tho
peace Of the world is not TO he disturbed by this
Course To render this certain nothing was reaui
site but that the British government should depor
itself in regard 10 this subject with degree Of rea
sonahleness, corresponding with the moderation
which has marked the course of our own, and
which will, we feel very sure, continue to be its
Characteristic.
Upon the whole after making due allowance for
certain little customary crepitations towards US
which we are disposed to look upon rather as ev-
dences Of the force of habit than of any real and de-
liberate purpose-he perusal of these articles has
forcibly recalled to mind private letter received
not long ago by a gentleman in this city from a
friend then in England, of the truest Americans
that planted his foot upon foreign shore, and
ened, and liberal. The letter, which is dated Lon.
don, July g. (and which, by-he-by, contains some
cutting remarks and knock-down facts on the sub
jcct Of the game for flchng from the President the
merit Of putting the Oregon question forever at rest
by ascribing it to "the pacific temper displayed in
the preamble and resolutions which accompanied
the noce,'0 begins us follows:
uMy M The Gsnls,,ts nord;,Js, hos baan
in truth and in reality established betweep~Great
Britain and the United States From this dIu hence
forth and orsper, the bonds Of iendshp qfe indisso
be- England is deportng herselfwlh great propr-
ETY. as relates 10 the Mexican war She is fully
prepared TO hear of our acquisition Of the Cafor-
MAS. have been occasionally upon change; and
from what can learn, the merchants expect such
an occurrence. The politicians | am sure do.'
SO wrote this American from London. And now,
Judging from If we cannot exactly say the tone, YETI
what may be called the essential, because the prac
CAL part of these articles in the principal London pa
pers, it would really that he was not over SAN
guine in saying that 'in truth and in reality" the
entente cordiaie has been established" Long NAV
these indications of the truth of his saying continue
10 come to us!
From the London Globe of Aug. %.
we hIc not soTry 10 see LOTu george Bentlnck
quit personality, and turn his attention to the real
interests of the empire.
Last night the noble lord drew the attention of
the house to the war between Mexico and the Uni
ted States. His object was to urge the government
to take some energetic steps to prevent the entire
conquest or annexation of Mexico. He insisted on
the great importance to British interests of preserv-
ing the independence Of that country, with which
we carried on large export trade, and where we
had sixty-fve establishments of mining companies,
and at least ten millions of capital invested The
public debt of Mexico to this country amounted to
above ten millions, the whole of which might be
lost, if its independence destroyed. He also
enlarged on the danger to West India colonies
if the Americans were permitted to extend their do
mnions in the vicinity The noble lord then went
into long statement of facts, antecedent to the an
nexation of Texas, to show that the policy of the
United States was to surround Mexico, and to
wrest from them Texas and California, if not to
subjugate the whole of that territory. From the
success that had followed the American arms since
he crossing of the Rio Grande del Nore, he con-
cluded that Mexico must soon succumb, and be-