Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-30

the extent OF uler possessions, &C.
The objects for which this Government
established have no relation such state of things
as this conquest and proposed permanent occupa-
ton of Mexico. The Constitution of the United
States confers no such powers upon Congress, much
less upon the Executive, as those which the Presi-
dent has exercised ever since Congress last adjourn
ed, and indeed preparing to exercise whilst
Congress was yet in session.
But, not to transcend our present pur-
pose, let us introduce to readers the evidence
which we now have of the present designs of the
Executive. They will be found in the following
extracts, the first of which is of precisely equal
authority with the Correspondence of the Philadel-
phia Ledger, which we have frequently had occa-
sion to speak Of, and the second of which is from
source always much to be relied upon:
CONSCIOUSNESS BALTIMORE
"WAsHINGToN, OCTOBER 26, lS47.
g Sufficient limitations have been thrown outT
regard to the orders recently sent to Gen. ScoTT
to convince me that he has been directed-lst TO
trouble himself no longer about ruces, armistces,
negotiations, or protocols I'd. to leave undsturb.
ed the shadow of Government now at Quere-
taro Sd PREPARE PERMANENT occuPA-
TIoN and for tranqulizing the country 18th. to
disarm the whole population of the cities and
country on the road from Vera Cruz to Mexico,
and break up and destroy their arms; and, 9th,
to levy contributions upon the principal cities and
States"
CORRESPONDENTS THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE.
WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 25.
" The Government sends frequent messages to
Gen. ScoTT. A messenger Mr.. TAsIsTRo left
this morning with dispatches for him. learn,
from various Sources that the Administration has
given such orders to Gen. ScoTT as will prevent
him from again offering accepting an armis-
tce, or inviting the Mexican Government to make
peace. The day has gone by TOO, for oBeriag
any pecuniary inducements to the Mexican rulers,
or compensation for territory"
Just at the moment of meeting with these con-
sentaneous indications from Headquarters of our
Government we received also the New Orleans
s'Delta . Of the 10Th of this month, containing
Letter from its correspondent at the Headquarters
of our Army in the City of Mexico, under date of
September l7th The " Delta Itself always I'M
der the delusion which, more fatal TO the public
welfare than its annual pestilence TO individual
health, seems TO pervade almost the entire popuia-
ton of New Orleans, that il will be not only poll
tic but honorable in the United States to occupy
the whole Of Mexico, and eventually seize and pos.
much Of it as the most rapacous " annexa-
zionist" wants-testifes to the intelligence of its
correspondent, and to his opportunities of acquir
ing such correct information as entities his opinions
TO great weight The views of one thus vouched
for, as disclosed in the following extracts, appear
to us to be at this moment of the greatest conse-
quence and we lose no time therefore in laying
them before readers, and entreating their
est attention to them:
Extracts from the Correspondent Of The /" Delta"
wrifing from the City Of lNerico, under date Of
September I'm.
Thc attitude of affairs by which we surrounded leave
but Of two alternatives, wit military occupation
and Of the country, fall back upon the base
Of operations take up boundary line, and hold the
harbor Of the country until Mexico, tired Of her oppressed
condition. for peace relieve her from the chains which
bind her upon the Gulf and the Pacific annexation Of the
States of Mexico Pueba Vera Cruz, San Luis Guanauato,
Guadaara, any other of those popuous States included
IN the line drawn from Vera Cruz to the Pacific being totally
of the question: and Of the greatest acics pro-
pagated II we did hem the North would con-
the existence Of slavery any Of them, and to allow
them all the rights and mmunes which free citizens
joy would bring about affairs which would endange
the existence free Institutions and disturb the
equilibrium Of the Of Government TO make
the day put foot upon the soil Of Mexico The
peopoare totally aud wholly unpepared, by habits education,
and nature for exercising those high and important duties
CURED by civilization and free and liberal Government"
The system Of church government AT present exercised
here would have be admitted and continued, would
have to encounter foe formidable in Its
powerful in its combats, than all the bsing bayones glitter
ing swords, and death dealing artillery which have
already uumPhed. Of rel gion Of those
which is ended until the other of the parties
excrminatcd or so encebej be unable offer
and IN country hicty populated this would
inevitably be the result Therefore, Of things they
actually exist take it for granted that annexation Of his
section Of has country IS totally mpraccaJe and those
who have been its advocates in the United Satesmyse TO
some extent among ohersare ignorant the difficulties our
Government would have to encounters and the endless trouble
and evaporation il would lead to.
Military occupation aud government Of all the country
we have conquered, my mind, oers feu objections
than, nine raoi. According the opinions Of the persons
in this amy whose views, by their acknowledged ability
entitled 10 he weight it would take army Of