The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-17
BY Thu. MAILS
Affairs In Washington

WAsHrsoroS, May IA Is.7
The Prospect ofPsace-Future course .oward, M,.;,a
MEXICAN Church Property NOT TO be S,irsd-1H.
Union Conner Farias and Santa lima
Mexico Is without organized army. Such Il the
main result of the battle OF Cerro Gordo Her fighting
machinery is broken up, and she must depend ON
her own hands for defence. The war is ut length
brought home to the understanding and experience Of
all Mexicans 1t is longer be OF pitched bat
ties but Of sharp, vndictive and deadly skrmishes
Tho clang Of the sabre and the boom Of the artillery Is
to be succeeded by the plunge Of the Spanish knife and
the sharp crack of the mountain rifle Lately VIC have
had the army only to contend with. Henceforwurd In
every Mexican peasant we shall have enemy. Such
10 the result Of the deliberations Of tho Mexican Con-
gress War war-no pesce'-is the cry OF Ansya aud
Inc Constituent Congress rsoehoes the stern sentl.
ment
ana NOT at all Improbable that they viii carry
against Us guerilla wsraro-that they will hold
that Tor years they viii listen to the dictates of pru
uenee-snd that We Will be compelled TO maintain Il
standing army their expense to garrison their
ana Cities and keep the nation thra On the other
mana II possible that wiser councils may prevs-th
nations representatives may adopt prudent resolves
and make overtures for peace Certainly the chances
are that the war viii be continued even after OF rmv
sha nave gained possession Of the capital II the tone
OF tho press or the spirit manifested by Congress TO
Congress may possibly change the seat Of government
and directing and controlling from distance the now,
mcnts Of the nation, may maintain an attitude OF d..
nance notwithstanding the utter prostration of It,
power and resources In such event our army af~r
taxing possession Of the capital will remove its head
quarters to some strong and healthy position between
Mexico and Vera Cruz and there await the progress Of
events Tho road from the capital to the coast win b,
kept clear and every attempt at hostility will be kept
In rhaSE 49,
y enforced at the time thacontributions win be
levied ON the landed propretors and the merchants
The tobacco crop from which the government of Mexico
derives a revenue Of about a million OF dolars viii h..
destroyed, and thus market win created in Mexico
TOT our tobacco The Mexican government has always
monoposed the Sale of the article which In cultivated
but In one region Of the country
The Union has stated In editorial that the r.y.
h"sS OF the Mexican church viii probably bs seized and
appropriated at least sequsstered during the war
For this statement 1t has authority Such design
has never been entertained by the administration II
has never been mentioned by any Of its members
such scheme would be mo st pernieous in Its effects
Let the Of the church be trsnchsd upon and
the Wat viii be interminable Insult nation through
Its religion, and you nniot wound which will rsnh a.
long - the national existence shan endure War Of
any sort Is sucenty horrible without supsrsddip III.
horrors enssndsred by religious animorty Mexican
their arms have sustained without CALLING them st.ll
more by trsmpng the immupities Of their elerrv
The sxeahsdra snuneiation Of this proposed sohsms
by the Union, libel the administration ar.n
assert distinctly and unqusliHedy II has no authority
for making the statement
And now while speaking Of the rsputsd organ OF Mr.
Folk, must say that It's tone on the Mexican war has
been sgnally deficient, both In dignity and discretion
1t has abused the MsIosns without stint both before
ana after every battle contiuAy desosnng upon their
moral aud physical nfsriority to our men-not consi
derng that v the exclusive province OF the vsnquish
ed to vtupsrsts and forgetting how utterly unworthy
OF victor 1t w. to sxut his fallen foe II reprovss
the leading opposition paper the National ntsg,ne.y
Tor dsgrscing the country by advocating the cause
enemies; but although by endorse all that s
said in the columns Of the latter Journal must declare
that nevertheless sustaus the national dignity much
better than Its very ndiscrsst rival II extremely IN
pleasant TO be obliged to mention those papers in such
terms; but 1t is positive injustice any respectable
administration that should be believed either at homo
or abroad that such paper the linton the expo
nent Of their sentiments Its blunders too are immune
rabs One Of the latest H. that Ooues Ia. and San
tn Anna are bitter enemies The fact is that Com,
FariAs was played Oh by Santa Anna against the eri
cal party in order 10 bring the latter By San
tn Annals direction Faras proposed levy forced loans
on the church property The church got o, course In
dgnant and Santa Anna horriasd at the i'd en-
The clergy had then to choose between Comes Faria
who WAS In favor Of a summary levy and Santa Anna
who protested against eonfscaton Of church property
and who, although in need of funds not BE- 40 i'm
polite rs to wrest them from the Golfers the church
They attached themselves the latter and voluntarily
agreed to pay him monthly stipend maintain the
army 1t Is true Comes Farias NO longer Of use to
him. and he may have set him aside; there il no men
ton made Of an open hostility between them Santa
Anna used Farias to bring the clergy terms and no
doubt Farss coguzant Of the game he was
| to play. GALvIENsIs
| WAsuI,oros, May Is, ls4T.