The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-03
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MeGico-The Wdr-Peace at Hand
Mr. Buchanan stands fast by the anchor Of hope. He
has abandoned it. Repeated disappointments
have not shaken his consancy He in that position
from the FIRST; he has maintained 1t through all the d.
pomatc vcisstudes Of the war; and he is still in that
position He wants peace-we all desire it. He desires
the glory Of closing the war; II be that he do 1t
he hopes yet to do It, and hope the sake Of the
Union Of humanity and Of all the sweet fruits Of peace
that his may the homer Of endorsing in behalf Of the
American people, treaty Of boundaries and indemni-
fcations.
Calm as the dawn Of an autumna Sabbath-serene a
millionaire retired to the country and the charms Of
pastoral associations and happy as lord, sits Mr. Blu
chanan in his cloiser in the State Department. count
ing over the chances ofpeace and arriving ever at the
same conclusion In the morning he resumes his old
round Of specuations and In the evening he returns
home having closed his journey, usual at the same
half way house of diplomatic rest" A hopeful man
Mr. hspu' .s. net ms sgusnmit
times he may be staggered at their presumption aud
Stupidity but TIL he believes theyare the verge Of an
accommodation.
Even now, with Gen Scott in tn cir capital and the
star spanged banner" floating in the morning
wasting revolutions now with Mexican hate at its
climax and Spanish obstinacy in its fullest development
ment that had existed, is dispersed to the wnds-even
now when the shadow Of a government no longer
mains and the British minister awaits uncertain in
structons Of its resuscitation-Mr Buchanan is hopeful
of peace
tenor Of his last dispatches Let the Mexican govern
ment reorgsnse at Queretaro-let them the hope
essness their condition and they propose to Gen
Scott the expediency Of resumng the functions Of d.
pomacy The recall Of Mr. Trst will startle them to
reason and they may even approximate to the teras
proposed by i'll used commissioner. While there Ia
life in the gaunt bloodess skeleton Of the Mexican 60
vsrnment there is hope for them and for for
oh most hopeful, Mr. Buchanan give US thy hand-the
good right hand that endorsed the parallel Of forty
nine, for thou art man, and Christian. War Is not
thy element-its offices thine-with blood and
broken bones, and burning towns, and bombardmsnts
destructive the eruptions Of Popocatepe Of old thou
ought to do Peace is the utimatum of diploma
Cyl and the chief Of diplomatic bureau art thou
Thou hast upon thy face the light Of the
tenure of day hast thou renqushed it Proper IL It
thy official badge aye quite spropos to thy personal
But bear with in all kin dness; hear u.s. We beseech
thee chosen and reliable Pacihcus II demur to
the hope of while Scott remains in the valley Of
Chaco and his offensive operations stand reduced to
the interior occupancy, defensive.
When the veterans Of Arista driven over the
Rio Grande, there was hope OF peaoewhen the garri-
son Of Ampuda evacuated Monterey between the Anne
rcsn lines, sangune our expectations when the
strong hold OF San Juan d Ulua gave way believed
the ended when the heights OF Cerro Gordo
were carried we thought the enemy powerless beyond
recovery when the victorious ten thousand OF Scott
paused at the gates Of Been and San Cosmo believed
that 1t WAS close treaty at the threshold OF the Ala
Thought and the belief we were Ne,.Sss
blows nor Cancellation neither the bayonet the
olive branch neither the pause at Msamorss nor the
ut Puebla-neher the armistice at Monterey
the armisce at the capita-nether Taylor Scott,
neither Atochs, Trst, have svailed US any
thing Her armies annihilated, her munitions
destroyed her stronghoids captured, her boundaries
gsnked by blockade-her government sxtinguished-
capital occupied by her enemissher energies para
y zed and her leaders powerles and disgrsced-Mexco
is still intractable Ia 1t not SO, MIR Buchanan
But how stands the case, admitting the resuscation
of the Mexican government at Queretarol Are they
not all sworn to perish or to sxterminse their enemies
Suppose the government Is permitted to orgsnise-to
delberate-a reasonable time for cam reiectisn Ia
there any prospect that Pena Pena, or Herrera,
will propose the protocol which Santa Anna rejected
Or II they either OF them does viii not Paredes be
enabled dspace such author y and annul such
lures In immediate prenunesamenfo backed BY srsg
lie is not idle Where Is Santa Anna his only formda-
bic rival Powerlss from the accounts received day
tive land after sacrificing every thing and after efforts
repeated and almost superhuman in mastering
win fall heir to the fortunes in the war Of santa Anna
VIII Psredes propose the terms which Santa Anna e.
jectsd Scarcely possible WIN threatened or actual
descent upon ueretaro act persuasive to the Mexi
can Congress They will move to another city. And
thus 1t promises to be- until force OF 600 men lis sub
divided into garrisons surrounded by guerilIas.
But suppose resolve upon this plan Of progressive
occupation and get It successfully established and pro-
claim the late Republic territory Of the United Statesi
wiz ten years Of such occupation reduce the people
submission, or exterminate them Hardly. But sup
pose does reduce them to termshow the territory
TO be divided between the North and the SOUTH Upon
what footing as citizen' arehe PIE bald negro mixed
church and the church property How to blend
exclusive religion with freedom OF religion! how
ISOLATE the two rscesthe one compound Of the white
Of the South What hue what tings Of coloripg
what line OF shadow what shade Of complexion, shall
designate the free white citizen from the free backthe
slave from his master Here to presented nsu-
perable difficulties to the admission Of Mexico and It's
subdivision into States footing with the rest Of the
States Of this Union.
Again, the declaration Of the absorption of Mexico
We assume first proposition, the payment Of sixt;
millions To her British creditors. The extnguishmes
Of the nationality Of Mexico would not oberste tbs
nationality Of that debt And doubt not the United
states Government would promptly assume as rghte-
Gus inheritance with the soil to which u Ia attached
lrohting by our example Great Britain might negotiate
with Spain for the sle Of Cuba giving the spanish debt
OF forty millions In part payment spain Is poor; ana
Palmerson threatens her Cuba lies alongside OF sx
CO. and poor old Spain, fearful Of the nrosds OF AMER.
can alton might be induced make the most OF
bad bargain Could the United states permit s y.
transfer OF Cuba! Not at all IL woua neye w. "a
would then follows continental war wncn Noua emu
in expeIng the British from the continent-rom Mexeo
and California, and Oregon ana tne ~. na ,n
and Canada, hut where should we be found when the
smoke had cleared away United ana prosperow-or
/ divided and involved In debt - 49,.