Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-12

site OF Jslaps reached Portions Of the road have been
paved, and good bridge. cross the rver Antigua
% miles from Vera Cruz-and other small streams near
the elevated county. Jslipa 4334 feet above the
sea Its climate deghtul-hke that probably OF Mon.
IN tropical fruits Our gallant army might readily gain
this place. and retain IL al pleasure Nor would be DIFF
heult to maintain It's with Vera Cruz
hazard Of great loss by disease during or months Of
the year Hence TO Mexico, many points offer for siroRr
resistance by the Mexican. who would doubtless sbsn-
don San Luis Poios for the defence their capital and
take advantage OF mountain pass From Jaapa the
plains OF Poroe Of Puebs and Of Mexico De
ed Each is more elevated than the Other and lofty ridges
| OF mountains separate tnrm. One hundred and sixty
miles from Vera Cruz. is Pueba, large well built city
with popusuon OF about so 600 10000 Its elevation
Ilsl feet above the Portions OF the plain produce
excellent wheat but like the preceding plain Perote
IL generally sterile where facilities for rrgang IL at plea
sure do not exist. Fifty miles onward from the lofty
heights which be reached, with mountains of
eternal SHOWS hand the ranges over the plain
OF Mexico TO the city Its farther edge 5000 feet below
Mese" Is not walled town, though surrounded for the
mos part by trenches filled with Like moa Span
sh towns Its best means OF defence houses
built OF stone with IL roois-Snd each house CASTLE
Cannon would riddle. but not demo!sh them. But the
Mesicans would hardly expose their aui capa 70 The
horrors OF siege, their best troops the prospect of
captivity, while better policy. pursued already by SAINT,
Anna and likely TO be porscvercd in will best suit their
purpose We may, them fancy ourselves ia possession OF
the Halls OF Montczn Is the country tAen
BY no mesns The French overran the Peninsula They
occupied Madrid, Sevlle-sll it, large towns-marched
wheie they pleased, whenever they pleased Napoleon
and his best Generals sought earnestly subduc Spain and
" 10 conquer peace" What Spain is in miniature so Is
heNlco on grand scale. Her mountains lofty and
difeut OF accesS-her Zone only excepted) mere
mule paths-her limited for feeding her conquer
ing hordesher magnificent distances counting NOT by
leagues but by degrees-her winds no b.r
bos 10 shelter the tempest tossed marner-her diseases
and fatal than the Asatic Cholera In posses
sion OF her capital have almost insuperabe
ditcues Is there not greater difficulty yet over.
come Which Is likely out hrst Spanish prd,
and obs'inaey, or AngIo-Sa1 patience Are pre-
pared to wage a Punic War A nation OF freemen with
Nature as her best ally, be subduad We
not, therefore, to atemptit
Now the question arises, how this war be termns-
ed From Its commencement la May last, the struggle
has been " 10 conquer peace" We have supposed that
our armies have almost insuperable difficulties
ana That our hag proudly the place where Corte
Pahed me Spanish ensign three centuries There
YET receSses IN the mountains which sheltered the heroic
republicans in tho War OF Mexican Independence
Congress retired from Philadelphia 50 will the Mexican
rom me capital and her army will hnd Valley Foree
ne Chairman OF the committee OF Foreign Relations IN |
the Senate said, few DAYS ago, that had now the
pet 20 'iee and thus TO relieve ourselves
rom some OF the burdens OF the forgetting the
Me1iesns have left noting this sort They pull their
dug themselves so often, that il is exhausted Shall
We burn their towns, has been suggested by some
appy their structure decs this babarOus mode of war
are-tHor houses, built OF and covered with tiles
furnish no material for combustion. Sha sack ,her
Churches Babarians have done this. We dare not
We have already aroused the hate Of the Mexican Let
US give no further for his bitter anmostys Il Is use
less to enquire aio she OF the hatred felt to-
wards us by the Mcxcans This naked fact is atested by
al who visit that country. THIS mas healed her internal
iissenuons-hos united her peopie-has consolidated her
government After viewing the It's favorable
aspect the conclusion forces itself irresisby upon u.s. tina,
IL unwise 10 eNpend more and moacy IN efforts 10
conquer peace" IN the mode pursued. We are |
ensthened IN this belief by the opinion oil Cen TAYLOR
Perry said TO the same beef-and
policy alone, doubtless, Restraints many OF our leading
statesmen from expressing similar opinions. But If II
were even practicable for us TO humble Mexco-to compel
IL government 10 sue for peace-Is it expeden to DO il
Granting that she has wfongcd uiai she has mareaed
our clrZcns-ihat she has failed indemnify them-vet
or this ought We TO blot her from among the nations
Of the earth Ought forget that she is sister aud
negho'rirg Republic sac did gu, in the career
VI tree government under the advantages possessed bg us
Oppressed by the mother county governed by Spunards
alone IN every department her citizens degraded
sue had every thing when undertook the task
OI sei-goveFnmeut InUs have grown her many errors
and misioriunes 1cs"vng sympathy more Than our
contempt i bee mes as, then, lend her helping hand
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