The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-02
The Capital taken by General scott-our Flag nying
the Halls Of the Montenunnasi


upon the prickly pear with the rassnak in its mouth.
and we have substituted our own flag and North
American eagle Thanks again to our gallant General
Thanks to his noble compatrots Thanks to the brave
men who have fought for their country
We congratulate countrymen upon the of
our arms; but the war is not yet over.
The madened course of Mexico calls for all our en-
erges We have offered the olive branch three or four
tmes-we have presented her terms OF moderate char
acer She has disaned our overtures and rejected our
TERMS and in lieu of them, is said to have proposed 9TH
err terms which would with disgrace
We must hesitate no longer We must make Mexico
feel the pressure and power of war-her ports occu-
pied, troops thrown upon her countryto overrun and
overwhem her. supported by acquisitions upon her in
fanaed people until she will consent TO exchange the
horrors of war for the repose of peace We have talk
ed long enough We have shown humanity to her,
until it has become cruelty to ourselves. We must
be done with this kind of war, too much like
peace; and we must conquer peace by those
only which calculated to effect it. As one Off
Ger writes u.s. five days after the battle of Churubusco:
'Days have rolled on, and still is made to pos
sess ourselves of the fruit for which brave soldiers
have ,oiled and bed, although within grasp We
told the old story again must conciliae to
ty rascal Santa Anna, tell you what believe be
an important fact: to get peace. we must conquer
conciliate peace and to do this, conquer the
| people"
Asanother distinguished officer writes on the same day:
81 hope government will not think the war at an
end, and stop our renforcements Now is the time to
urge them on and show that the country is not only
ours, but that we will hold it until demands
ceded to- 1t is this temporizng policy which has pro-
| tracted the war"
| Such, we have doubt is the sentiment of the ad
mnistration, it will prove the spirit of the people
These Mexicans not beaten enough. They do not
yet feel the sufficiently Wepay for what we buy
we make the rich capitalists YIELD pay for it As
the New Hampshire Patriot said, by way of anticipating
the present state OF things:
PEAcE--THE NEGorIArIoss-It is undoubtedly true that
the great body -four people earnestly DESTROYS of
hey are looking most anxiously for further from
Mexico in the hope that just and honorable treaty may
have been agreed upon between Mr. Trst and the Mexican
authorities This is also the desire of government
Having done all in their power prevent the war; they
have continually manifested honorable and praise
worthy desire bring it close After each successive
victory deluded foes they have made earnest
effort to induce them to listen to proposals for peace indeed
while army has gone from decisive victory
annther while conquest has followed conquest until all the
important ports and large portion of the territory of the
enemy possession. his capital stands at the
mercy Of arms-during all this ne the olive branch
has been perpetuay extended them and of inst
and honorable peace have been within their reach But
proud vindicve unyieldngencouraged by their sympa-
thsers in this country and abroad the besoted Me
have sconfny rejected every proposition for negotiations
and repeatedly closed the door Of hon peace From the
commencement Of the until the last decisive battle at
the very gates of their capital they have hindy refused
every offer of our government to talk OF negotiations
for peace But at last, with their of defence ex-
niz AMI
capital at the mercy OF victorious enemy they have been
induced to listen to and upon negotiations
That these negotiations will terminate in lu honora-
BILE, and permanent peace between the countries is
the anxious desire and hope OF all rghfeelng
Americans and of the President and his cabinet much
any But it, through the pride, obstnacy Or treachery
Of the Mexlcans these hopes shall be disappointed they
now throw away this fair opportunity of closing the war,
md compel government again resort to force TO OBJ
tain indemnify for past ouages and security against future
wrongs, then will our government be justified only
by our own people, but by the whole civilized world, in
prosecuting the war with the whole power in its hands, and
by all the it possesses The people of this country
however DESTROYS of peace, will submit to national
disgrace obtain it. On the contrary, they win uphold
their in every way, prosecuting Just
honorable peace. And The administration Washington
understand them, and will govern themselves according
y. They will push the with all the power they pos
If peace does not result from the pending negotiations
This confident is their determination and the enc
my will then be made to feel the severely And
therein we agree perfectly with the Washington Union
when it Says
eve believe that and our people are alike
unanimous IN the opinion that if propositions
rejected, there is longer room nor encourage.
ment on our part for the policy of concillaon We
otter the olive branch no longer. The be resumed
at and with ygo Its burdens be thrown
upon the conquered We levy severe oontrbutions
Its pressure must be severely fel and while
our military operations with that scrupulous
regard to the laws OF war; which becomes free and
christian people, and which American never
forget, our enemy yet be made know that to him
continuance OF calamity, and loss, and humiliation BY
such course alone hope n il Mex
co shall prove, by the defeat of the negotiations,
that her agreement to negotiate is only pre-
ence to gain time for new measures of hostility"
Such, we can have no doubt, will be the spirit of the
great body of countrymen One reflection presses
upon us with irresistible force. Our arms have been COW
cred with glory. Never has more brilliant war been
conducted IN any quarter, or by any people We have
conquered province after province our triumph
ant banner from the Rio Grande to the coasts of the Pa
cfcoccuped the enemys best ports both seassezed
Santa Fe, Monterey, Tampco the Gibraltarfo of Amer
lea, Vera Cruz-and our victorious flag flies the
halls of the Montezumas Mexico yet refuses peace, be-
cause she has not yet felt the much she
ought We must dssipate her guerllas, keep open the
communication from Vera Cruz to the capital, and
pei the projects of her raise funds sufficient
feed army Then she will begin to find her true pol
icy is peace.
We see with pleasure the spirit of the people is rising