The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-12

New Mexico, and the Mexican war in general,
as well as the recent liberal offers made by
mounted volunteers for an armed occupation OF
! Upper Caliornia-wil render such project now,
we are confident, very unpopular with the Secre-
tary of War BY the very last accounts received
from Santa Re, New Mexico, we find that Ave
hundred horses had been stolen from our troops
by the Indians and he present state OF the war
and early advance of our army into the open
country and plains OF Mexico WILL according to
the opinion of experienced military men, require
decided increase of our regular cavalry. Under
such circumstances, we feel assured that the
War Department will afford 70 the brave men
and gallant officers of the first dragons, field
worthy of their discipline and valor, and in which
both may be made most useful to the country.
Justice to this regiment and the army, as well as
economy to the country, oppose its being sent to
a region SO remote, when the good Of the service
demands its presence so much nearer home.
Of latigues and hardships, the first dragons
have had their ulsshare; an opportunity OF win
ming honor-in ''stricken field" is now mott
assuredly due to them.
1t is, doubtless, in view of these objects that the
Department have it in contemplation, as we
learn, to send to California a force of mounted
volunteers; for although the war in California,
as lar as Mexico is concerned, may have termi-
mated Tor the present, it is obvious that the un
settled state OF society there, the uncertainty Of
the Continued allegiance of the inhabitants to our
government, and particularly the frequency and
extent OF Indian depreciation, would afford ample
employment for our Dragons. Nevertheless,
there is no doubt that this kind Of service will be
equally well performed by mounted volunteers,
and at far less expense to the government; espe-
cial'y if organized under the admirable plan pro-
posed by Colonel Duff, of this city. We, our
selves, know quite q number of active, re-
spectacle, and intelligent young men, most de-
sirous OF thus serving aud settling in that country
who would form the very lest description OF
force at the smallest expense TO the govern
ment; and, at the same time, exert a most be-
nehcial influence on the future prosperity of
that country. Men who would have an interest
in the soil of that distant territory and make it
their home, would doubtless most cheerfuy and
effectively defend it, and thus render the great
expense and rjuslice OF sending our gallant dra-
goons SO far from home, altogether unnecessary.
The war must now Ga with vigor.
The TEXAN TRoUBLE.-THK SEIZURE OF SANTA Fx.
The manner in which the Texan press has re-
Gently assaed Mr.. Polk, ostensibly on account of
General Kearney's operations in Santa Fe, has
excited some little ostonishment among the faith
full wherever the ARTICLES have been read. They
are both astounded and mortified a. the course
these Texan editors have thought proper to take
astounded at their bold assum ption and mortified
because their course walks into some Of the poll
lcal calculations of the day.
If the popular principle of State rights-a grave
and important principle, is to be discussed and is
at issue in this matter, is it proper or digniied
they ask, to assail Mr.. Polk with such language
as the following, which we cut from an article
extracted from the Austin Ncto Era of December
19, and published in our paper of yesterday -
Who is this man Polk that he should be permitted to
trampe under foot the civil polty of the United States of
America at his pleasure and dare to assert that
he usurper By what extraordinary public service
station which he occupies, and which he 10 sig.
naly disgracng by acts Of marked crminaly strongly
tending to the subvernon of our free institutions the
na OF the sacred bonds of the federal UnOn2
Was it not altogether forturtous circumstance that
carsed his unexpected and wholly unmerted elevation
would have thought three years ago. that this shroom
creature Of stump and barbecue noorety woula become
in few years as conspicuous for his criminal efforts to
undermine the foundation ofAmsrican liberty an Ar
mold or Burr
This is apparently fatiosted but on carefully
perusing the article from which we take the above
extract, we are led to believe that something
more than honest indignation prompted the au-
thor TO use this language. We think that we can
discover in it glance ut the Presidential election
oflSiS. The more we reflect on it the more we are
convinced that this paper, from which we extract
and other Texan papers, under the control
spirit behind the curtain, who may think, per-
haps, that he can throw one section of the huge
paws of the track of the next presidency, and
forward his own ambitious designs. Indeed, we
think the concluding paragraph tells this plainly:
This proves concusvey tina, he is man whose heart
generous or honorable impulse and that he is wholly
unfit to be longer entrusted with Office of high and
responsible acnaracter that of President Of the United
States Such man is a curse to the body.politio and
disgrace to the epithet of republican.
This may be regarded as the breaking OF the
ice, and we should not be much surprised, to see
this question OF State rights, and the official con-
duct oil Gen. Kearney, made the ground of a ter
rlble onslaught on the administration during the
present session Of Congress, for the purpose of
robbing him of the <c'at that he may earn in the
management OF the war from the time Of its COM
mencement 10 the present time, when he Is anx-
iously awaiting the voting of men and money to
bring it to a close. We shall, on this account,
anxously watch the course of the Texas deega-
ton in Congress.
With these few remarks, we dismiss the affair
for the present.
LATE FROM SOUTH AMERIoA.-By the bark Har-
mony, Capt. Macoduck, we have files of Rio
Janeiro papers TO the 10th November.
Dates from Montev;deo had been received to the
LIST OF November On the 2ith General Rivera
left for the Vaccas, and it was stated that Orbe
had left Cerrito in the same direction, probably
| they had soon after met.
Letters from Buenos Avres state that Gener,l