New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-12
Capture Of Vera Cruz.


Capture Of vern Cruz.
This auspicious event was announced in our City
on Saturday morning and received with general
10y. lu occurrence was inevitable from the hrst
bot the loss side is much smaller than was
naturally anticipated that it was very properly re-
gardsd a. q triumph not Of our arms only but OF
numanity. We trust the reported slaughter OF
Asxicans in tho sicge will prove greatly exssssrs
IA, q IN the case Of the battle OF Buena vista
where 4 or 5000 killed and wounded have sunk to
,.seo at most. The greatness of the achievement
!. not st ali diminished by the retrenchment of the
slaughter.
Any commander could have taken Vera Cruz
with our Army sent against it, but we think very
few could have taken it with total loss of IS men,
killed and wounded. Cen Scott has refreshed bis
laursls BY this achievement, and the Commercial
we'll observes that those who have been accustomed
to sheer at his science, andspeak ofhim as military
nartinst-s mere general Of routine-here have
reason 30 revise their hasty judgement.
,-And now Aball We have PEACE The rapidity
ofthis achievement has, we trust saved the mass
of our Army from the dreadful pestilence which
usually commits such sweeping havoc among
strangers at Vera Cruz our Army will be rapidly
moved inland to the healthy table lands not far
distant, and thus one great peril Of the War be
averted. But the very magnitude and extent Of
the successes Of our arms widening the theatre Of
combat, increasing the waste Of human life, render
more and more urgent the demands Of National
Interest a. well OF Humanity for Peace.
Cannot our Government now afford to proclaim
A. Ii IL u,h,oh IL ..,,ll -
make Peacel Ought it not to do sol Ali Chris
tendon il shocked. and the advocates Of Repub-
hcanism shamsd, by the spectacle of the two great
Republics Of North America graphing and throt-
Ting each other in deadly hate and objectless
slaughter. England offers her mediation our Gov.
ernnent chooses to decline it bat why should it
not submit its ultimatum to the judgment Of an i'm
partial world Then, if il exact nothing inconss.
tent with Justice and true Democracy, the whole
Country will be united in approving its magnanim.
isy while mankind shall applaud our just appreci.
alton Of the greatest successes as only important
a. smoothing the path to Peace. We can now
push our arms to the City of Mexico If we will.
and, AFTER q fashion. conquer the whole Country
but what end il thereby attained Thirty Thou
sand troops can overun such country more easily
than One Hundred Thousand can hold il in subiee.
ton and how are we to be benefited by tearing of
reluctant provinces from sister Republic Do
we want Mexicans as fellow citizens Can we
dcccn,ly hold them as subjects Peace Peace !
we implore an immediate, explicit and public prof.
fer by our Government of favorable terms Of Peace
a The News Of the Surrender Of Vera Cruz
and the Castle created intense excitement in this
City on Saturday. Having received il by Express
twenty-ioaY hours in advance Of the Mail we issu.
I'd Il In Extra. Of which immense numbers were sold
The Southern Mall e. yesterday brought no additional
particulars Of the battle, and no papers either from
Mobile or Pensacola We shall look for farther sdvices
to-day. Perhaps Gen. secas Dispatches may reach US
In he Union Whatever we receive win be promptly
issrsd IN our Evening Edition.
6ES. TAYLOR AND THE PREsiDESor.-A para.
graph get into our last paper which looks very
much like an Editorial nomination of Gen Taylor
scr next President OF course. its appearance was
adverse 10 our wishes and is regretted. We prof.
fer fair play to the friends OF all Wbig candidates
but do not intend TO NEEDLE with the selection
certainly not Cor while yet.
CLEANING SrRxETs.-Amount paid by Controller
for cleaning streets from Let January, lsi 10 March g
ies7 t74 so-less than three months about the rate
ct sl1oooo year. large portion Of this time no work
could have been done the streets were frozen up.
CuNAiEcss EVENING TELEGRAPH BULLY
rm' 10 The Tile Of anew Daily paper Just started in
Philadelphia The proprietor 10 AlxxASDxs Cvm.
HUss Esq. formerly connected with the North Amer.
ieap and whoss energy and capacity can hardly fail to
command success In any enterprise he may undertake
hs 6rs, number Of the Bulletin presents an appearance
srsditable alike both TO Editors and Printers and we
wish IL abupdan, prosperity.
BuRIKD AIwE.-Mf. H. Spauldiag Of Panton.
sls az that hs last evening took from under snow
,sak feet deep sheep which bad bsec buried eleven
3ays and the creature WA apparently % well ever