The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-31
BY TIL K MAILS.

WAsHINGroN, August %, lsa7.
Merico-The Prospeet-The Postmaster General and
the Union.
The prospect ofpesce Is becoming daily obscure
Those who have been most saDguine the subject,
becoming dishearsned and people, at length begin
to be impressed with the belief that any number Of
victories will be Intellectual to compel Mexico sue
peace The issue will be known in u few days. The
occupation ofthe capital by General Scott, will decide
whether are to have peace war Should the 60
vernmsnt from the capital and be accompanied
by the British Legation then may be prepared for
long and tedious struggle. II Mexico should virtually
declare that she will not make peace after the
occupation Of her capital 1t would bo the extreme Of
absurdity not at once to put from all expectation
Of peace In such an event wa must ut once prepare
maintain possession Of those portions Of the country
that best adapted to the conduct Of such operations
necessary to the collection Of revenue.
Beyond the capital, the viii not be prosecuted.
After the capital Is in possession, and the road to
cleared Of all distractions to travel and
merce Q combined movement on San Luis Potosi may
be made by General Tsylors column, and . portion Of
General SCOTS immediate command A road must be
opened the rivers in that neghborhood to the
coast. The army will be employed in opening the
munication between the coast and the Interior and It
will be the especial Of government to give
new impulse to the sagnant commerce and tndustry Of
the country.
The revenues Of Mexico even under the old vrohiiu
itory system amounted to twelve millions Of CELLARS
Under judioious system 1t would amount to ruuoh
Her principal article Of export being spssis,
which every where duty Free she possesses extraord
nary advantages as an importing country. Her COM
being the control Of the United States this
advantage would continually increase according her
rich mineral would be developed by enter
prise citizens and der the operation mode
rate and judicious tariff.
But II citizens settle down In Mexico In the
OF peaceful and lucrative occupations the
efforts of government will be vsin-ethics will be
vana the power Of Mexico will be vain to restore her
to the position she occupied before the
OF the Her States, after another will be sb-
sorbed into this republic. This Is a contamination de-
precated by the by all
derate msn-but nothing prevent It, The event, II
precipitsted, will be fraught with small temporary
evil to the United States but the other hand will
be death blow the nationality Of Mexico By pro-
noucnipg for continuance OF the war she win but seal
her own destiny.
What effect the return Of Paredes will have on the
people Of Mexico Is Of impossible to predict
lie will no doubt endeavor to depose Santa Anna and
to the way for monarchicsl form Of government
He is brave, but sluggish and disspated and not well
fitted for the execution Of such plot II the majority
Of the Mexcsn people such lovers liberty and
republican Institutions they pretend to be, they will
not fail to see In this impudent attempt strong srgu
ment in favor Of peace with the United In any
event Paredes will not succeed.
The Post Master General is most unfortunate IN his
apologsts and defenders A few days since, Baiti-
paper In article ostcnsiby exculpatory Of Mr.
johnson, poured upon him food Of the most caustic
irony declaring that he compares favorably with Mr.
wickliRe who is Acknowledged to have been however
estmabe In his private relations the most unnt man IN
the country for the once. II be extremely oonso-
latory to Mr. Johnson TO reflect that he accounted
notch lower than Mr.. wick6s In the scale of un
fitness II would be the extreme Of cruelty To deprive
him Of this consolation, and shall not attempt such an
invidous task The executive organ Is not 40 oonsI-
derae That paper essays defence Of the Post Master
General against the attacks of the Herald ib
merous correspondence and usual damages the
OF his client Its plea amounts 10 this-tbe New
Jersey Railroad Company refused TO carryithe mail on
the Amboy route unless the Post Master General would
contract 10 pay them two prices Now the public has
nought to do with the petty squabbes between the
Post Master General and his contractors II does not
take the slightest interest In this sordid quarrel The
defence Of Cave Johnson general by put
ting the blame In this single instance the company
would be regarded as ironicsl II made by any other
journal than the Union 1t Is the fault Of MIR. Cave
johnson, that this odious post Office system, under
which such Irregularities exist suffered remain
the annoyance Of the people and TO the deriment OF
business II Is his fault that the mails although irregu
larry carried in the time Of his predecessors than whom
he represented BY his spoogists with somewhat ques
tionsbs discretion, being efcient carried
with st less regularity while every day brings TO
light mail robbery embszzlernent BY CLERKS to
make room for whom honest men were removed, be-
they happened to differ with Mr. Cave johnson ~
politics Thess are ell by the fault Of NJ Jonn'on,n
hb misfortune to DO defended BY such "a orEsa We
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