Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-30
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH MEXICO

mind II presses with redoubed force upon public at
the capture Of the city of Mexico That mo-
menous event has not brought peace 1t has apparently
brought peace than period since the first
gun fired the Rio Gande If the capture of the CAPT.
a of Mexico has produced other effect upon the enemy
than render them still hostile, is apparent that no
event yet be productive of more pacific ncl-
nation The result, therefore, is inevitable Merieo must
be suugad There be other alternative except one
which revolving to the pride of this countryrevoltng
the spirit OF her people, and therefore wholly Of the quc
ton-hat alternative is, total abandonment of The Mexican
territory and Of the There is middle course be-
tween this and subjugaton.
Ii then Mexico to be conquered and made subject to such
Government this country fit to impose upon it.
work To- be prosecuted with vgor surprising all the war
like energies which this nation has yet put forth The bat
ties been foughthe armies of the enemy have been
defeated and spersed and her cities and strong places CAP
tured. The hardest fighting is probably There may
be any pitched batesthere may be any more
cities somed and strong entertainments defended by
nnumerabe cannon and muskey carried at the point Of the
bayone But will require very large force keep pos
Of the enemys sronghodsto the inhab
an and prevent nsunecon and popular Oubreaksto keep
open communications between interior posts and the
coast and to enforce the laws of and internal police
established the population. The of money that
will require TO keep up this large force and this complete
organization will be very great. This money the enemy
should be compelled to furnish. Under proper and well
digested SYSTEM of from fifteen twenty millions
of dollars be annually raised in that country.
The of the Mexican Government under bung-
ling and idigested system enacted Yields
codng to the estimates have SEEM from twelve fourteen
millions This is under highly restrictive system every
way nmca to trade, and subject to pecuaon, bribery and
every species Of fraud and the purchase, " for considera-
on. OF monopoles, special exemptions and privileges, by
favored mercantile houses from the high officials of Go
vernment Ii is believed that by this species Of corruption
Santa Anna has accumulated much of his wealth.
With such may be derived from revenue
tariff strictly and mparialy enforced, and which must con-
nue to increase under the additional impulse which will be
gwen to agriculture to commerce, to manufactures
species OF industry and every branch art still further mu
lated by the gradual infusion of American population with the
accompanying enterprise energy, and genius of the Anglo
Saxon race, Mexico be held in subsection by
drawn from her own BOSOM She be made to support
military and territorial government her SOIL and prosper
while she pays the heavy exacton She will be all the
me however unwilngy, enjoying better and
better system OF laws than her military despos have
given her She time become convinced that there
special Providence in the very obnacy which
s with such blind rage the peace which has been often
and earnestly rendered her by Government But what
ever may hereafter be public opinion among that unfortunate
people, in reference which result her
uona annihaon there be but opinion among
to duty and policy Mexico be subugated and
held as military conquest Eos the presentfor perhaps
many years to come do That country will
for long time not be in condition for omake any other
permanent disposition of her. Whether in the of u-
ure events, any portion of that country will be ripe for
nexaon in the shape of sovereign States be added
national galaxy, question for the future-perhaps the
mote future TO solve. For the present, know other
answer to the question which caps this article, than this
MEXICO MUST sUBJUGATED> She should be beeagured
by sea and oveun by land Every city In her territory
should be occupied, and military governor placed com
mand, with adequate means to enforce his authority Militia
Y contributions and internal should be imposed upon her
several departments municipal system should be organz-
ed for each with tribunals justice for the trial and
the punishment OF crime There should be other authority
recognised throughout the whole country than that Of the
American Government The Mexican President and the
Mexican Congress should be treated utilities. Their
thoriy should be declared end, and overures for
peace which they may by possibility hereafter make should
be listened to recognised.
The extravagant terms which the Mexican
Commissioners instructed TO demand prove that the
Mexicans are an infatuated and demented people, with whom
there can he no peace, except such terms may force
upon her Whatterms they TO be- whether she
to be allowed to her place among the nations of the
world independent Power question of policy and
OF magnamy for the future solution Of the American people
REMARKS on THE ABOVE BY THE GEORGIA CHRONICLE.
We copy the above bold and dreaming article
from the C0nsfitutionaliSt. This is dashing away,
with needless impetuosity, from all the wise pre-
cepts OF the past into the unfathomablc labyrinths
oil raplne and conquest, of uncomfortable danger,
national degradation, and inevitable ruin TO the
proudest Republic that ever gave dignity, freedom
glory, and happiness to man. If popular phrenzy
should nurture into contamination scheme like
this, our destiny would be clouded forever, and the
monuments of our national fame would be all that
1oiu NC iCt W Lcl lit slOTy Ol our llup-
pendence, and the unequalled fortune which smiled
upon US tlIl the inception and consummation of this
fatal purpose
England has exerted her gigantic and naughty
power to sOothe the Chinese with opium, and left
them no alternative but TO take that drug down their
threats or bayonets and bullets through their bosoms
France IS tanning the Arabs Of Algiers with powder
and ball, in order to bless them. Poland has been
torn into fragments, and that once proud but now
dismembered and bleeding land is soon to be for
mally merged into the great Kingdoms that profess
to bless her, by taking her to their hospitdbh
bosoms. And we Heaven the mark y are TO
subjugae Mexico, and convince that people, who
cling around their national affairs, that especial
providence" directed the sword that slew Them and
filled their land with blood, lamentaton, and de-
spair-that special providence" directed them
to be bayoneted into private happiness and poll
teal felicity!
"Uhat shall be done cith Nerico p Merico
must be subjugdtedr' She was guilty Of the UNI
pardonable crime Of wishing to keep her people,
and not sell them for gold-of wishing to manan
intact her national doman-of Directing to propo-
sition that would deprive her of one million Of
square acres Of her and-that would reduce her to
less than half her present limts-that would lay
the foundation for her national extinction
In doing this, in being guilty of such n crime,
the Mexicans have shown that they an iufa-
tudted and dcmcnted people, nth ,chom there cn,