Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-09

in Mexico. one-tenh Of that which proposed to
send hee aud supplied. too ut much less Could
whole county with railroads. But. where shall we get this
money Not much logger by the spendhri of
sources up to this time This certainly always
IL must STOP not before when fail pay interest
cept by the issuance OF When debt in
creased to one hundred aud fifty hundred millions
no increase Of the tariff the exgcney for all
must that considerable increase OF duties on ost
OF the articles will diminish revenue by rendering their i'm
portauon losing business The only possible alternative
VIII be direct taxation To "hat complexion come
| ut last"
not yet Mexico is not yet humbled-not even crippled
mus lar the war has in every aspect benefited her IL
mas naonaized her people, elevated her military character
end caused the expenditure OF large OF foreign
capital in her borders.
could extend this article already long by many
proofs OF the power OF the Mexcans submit TO
and their readiness do Let one suffice; most ter
rho civil war has for many years been raging in Sonora
state bordering ON the Pacific Houses burnt
ashes Hooks exterminacd aud third OF their
eutchered You will scarcely five miles without seeing
human cafcasses hanging from the limbs OF
quarter has been the law OF that Yet
ed into the minds of these fierce and unappcasesbc
oatan's TO make peace until this with commenced
Can We reduce all Mexico such extremity thisi-
Would we do 80 ii we coudi Have any ex-
poet peace from thing short OF III We destroy
commerce, 1t is But she has very little IT, aud that
little not indispensable. Besides all the grains Mexico
supplies itself with salt, sugar. coffee coon-in short
with thing that necessary man. and then there
the ironr OF Guatemala through which she may supply
also cut off the from her custom houses
But of those all is about ten per
cent for the payment OF the her public debt
The payment OF that interest is suspended, which re-
eve'i the Government much than the deprivation OF
ten PET cent OF those customs embarasses it, Besides
this, ss than one-iwencth OF the OF Mexico de
we'd am foreign commerce. and therefore the same in
come which would pay for foreign merchandise and du
ties upon H. Is still in the county, and subject TO other and
not less cihcacious forms OF taxation.
SANTA ANNA San Luis Po,osi with no, less than
twenty live thousand men II we leave Garisons of not
mos than 1000 men at Vera Cruz and Tampico, he
march his whole force upon either OF them weeks
In the summer when army weakened by the ravages
OF disease detected and broken-sped by hourly burias
OF their comrades who will certainty that events
will not oce ur which will shroud whole land in rpout
ningl
have thrown together these suggestions which are the
results OF much reflection and personal knowledge of
the facts upon which they based No evil certainly
can result Ion, fair presentation the difficulties beh
lie before US better that those difficulties should even
dcrated. " ~"
Am asked. is the war then intcrminable confess
with such demands part have been indicated 1
little prospect OF its conclusion With w.s and
firm men at tho head OF affairs Mexico It seems to me
clear that she may protract until shall be able to
prosecute II further. OF such such crisis is the
present in Mexico has, all times and countries been
prolific Sooner later, shall be forced TO active
operations We can never do gracefully or adj
Nantageousy than The country between Nueccs
and the Rio Grande the proiessed object the war
we have undisputed possession OF that; and Justice
and policy both dictate that should press gallant bat
feeble and beaten cnomy further. Let say how
much OF the territory in possession We intend to
retain, and let be and orbearng in fixing the
time and confess that, If could even get it tor moth
ing as matter OF national honor would prefer pay for
all OF It for which have better title than the right of
conquest 1t Mexico would then make peace-as pro-
oab'y Tor time she would not-actiye operations would
cease even 10 the extent OF border forays kept up
hne % posts on the frontier and If peace not restored
al The eNpense' OF the would be thus avoided and all
the waste OF human life and the unnumhcred and indies
ctibabe calamtes which always follow m its train
such is the advice Of the gallant ard good TAYLOR a
wise IN council and as humane and merciu after victory
as ne Is skil:u and heroic IN the conflict OF battle T.