The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-19
By TIL Il MAILS.

WAsHINoroN, Aug. IT, iss7.

WARRINGTON, Aug. II, iss7
Msrican .4fairs.
No dispatches have been received from the army BY
the late arrival at New Orleans. The presumption t.
they were cut on private letter has been rsosivsd
from Pusbla dated the 3Oth July In which stated
that Gen SCOTT to advance the capital ~ soon ~
he should be Joined by General Piercss brigade The
letters from Vera Cruz, already published, commit .
mistake in saying that General Scott had Joined BY
Generals Pillow and Pierce IL should have been Gen.
erals riow and Cadwslader. General Pierce had not
advanced farther than Perots at the last dates.
us rumored that letter has been received from MFR.
Bankhead, the British Minister resident In Mexico sta-
ting that the treaty In Mr.. Trsts hands based upon
.ns ne OF the Rio 0rande and the 36th degree north
latitude This Is not the basis Of the treaty While ON
Ibis subject will say that the Of this treaty arc
most liberal to Mexico-more liberal than an. can .v~-
hereafter obtain she do not now consent 70 nsroisA
WINE the administration does contemplate the foroi
o'e absorption Oh the Mexican republic Into our syst>m
the CABINET almost to man reprobatng such scheme
as unwse, because uni still should Mexico foros M
10 maintain an army on her territory, after abe has
lost all hope Of successful issue to her present insane
struggle 1t would be unreasonable Xpect that We are
not to reimburse ourselves from territory should her
revenues be inadequate to the support Of fleets and
armies. At the same time, government does not
desire the humiliation the annexation Of the repub
ic There 'sscarcely doubt that In process Of time
and In the march Of improvement, the United Mexican
States viii lose their individuality q commonwealth,
and DO absorbed into system The question will BE-
not whether they will be- willing but whether 1t win bs
expedent for us to them. But the time 10 not
yet come The fruit Is not yet ripe, and It would be
mere boyish wantonness to pluck ts posses.
sion will be vaueess st worse whom ts enjoyment
Will be harmful The maiden Is all too tender in years
to be welded to this ul-grown giant
Nondum subactd ferre jugum valet,
Ceryoe, nondum munia comparis,
lfquare. nec fduri. ruentis
In veneram tolerare pondus.
jam protervd
Fronte petet Lalage maritum.
But should Mexico now refuse to negotiate, army
will be increased by at least twenty thousand men, and
she will be made feel the evils Of war more than che
| has yet felt them.
1t has been proposed in the event Of the failure Of all
ensrts at negotiation to Mexico tho Ing.
fish dirde impera system to make Mexican fight Mex
lean against Mexican aud prontipg by tho rarcidai
animosty such policy would epgender, bind Of
the States DIS our ysssas by compromising them tho
roughly that there would be return for them into the
bosom OF their own republic. Such course has been
proposed to the Cabinet trust that neither this nsr
any coming administration will suly its name
the honor Of the nation by the adoption of such Ma
chisvelian measures England may do so In India and
elsewhere The outlines Of centuries 10 her nation
al character, and it is Wholly impervous to any
individuals Injured to crime by its habtuai com
initial that worlds oboquy Is powerless to move their
guilty sefcompscency. Our national career has been
| as yet guiltless. Let 1t remain SO. 0ALvIENsIs
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