The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-10-19
CHANCES AT THE FUTURE.

he official paper announces that now
Mexico has refused to cede all of the ter
rilory east of the Rio Grande, the whole
of New Mexico and Upper and Lower
California. together with the right Of way
across the Islhmus of Tehuaniepec, it is
the intention of our Government to wage
a war of redoubled yigor; that hitherto
1--WE have shown humanity to her." but
now, after the rejection of"demands con-
ceived in a spirit ofsignal justice and mo-
deration," she mustbe made to ..feel the
full pressure and power of war" In this
aspect of things, il is instructive to hear
the views which intelligent and dispas-
sienate public writer's take of the case
We quote, therefore, the comments of the
Washington correspondent OF the Journal
of Commerce, who adds TO intelligence
candid, We might say friendly spirit in all
that regards the acts of the Administra-
ton. In his letter of October 4 this wri-
ter remarks:
"'Fhe Administration have determined
to pursue the war with redoubled energy.
What is the object in view does not dis
tincily appear. 1t cannot be to force
peace, for that appears to be out of the
question. A war of extermination is
threatened on our part, but it is doubtful
how Ear the Government will be support
ed in prosecuting such a war, when it is
manifest that every honorable end that we
have in view can be attained by with
drawing the troops to certain line, which
we may adopt as our boundary.
1.-The first object would be to relieve
our forces which are already in Mexico.
According to Col. Child's letter of Sep
tember 10Th, he, with bis force of one
thousand men, is hemmed in at Puebla,
and Major Lally at Jalapa. Generals
Lane and Gushing will soon push forward
with their brigades to their relief. Let
tiers from Col. Hughes's command state
that they have reached the National
Bridge, and have driven the guerriilas a.
way before them, on every side. But the
guerrillas hang around them.
1.-The financial arrangements and pros
poets of the Treasury will be essentially
altered by the present stale ofthings. II
was only las, week laat Mr.. Walker con-
graduated himself upon the fact that a.
mother loan would not be wanted. five
are 10 pursue the war merely with view
to punish the Mexicans for refusing TO
treat, We shall want new loan of fifty
millions. To infiict adequate ard certain
punishment, according TO the plan OF the
Union, we must send an army of fifty
thousand men to rayage and desolate the
country"
In another letter the same writer, gem
orally well informed, states thai
"Some of the Cabinet are in favor Of e.
stabishing a Government in Mexico, and
taking possession of the country as a part
of the territory of the United Statess no
matter what may be its cost in blood and
treasure. The President must seon de-
eide what to do. He has been advised by
some TO do now wha, Gen. Taylor pro-
posed two days after the battle of Mon
terey; that is, to DRAW A LINE AND WITH
DRAW THE TROOPS Now is the time Tor
the President to take the lead in that pol
icy, for there is scarcely doubt that it
viii be embraced by Congress and the
people. :"
Tue generally well-advised correspon-
dent of the Philadelphia Ledger also says
he s.llas reasons to believe that various o.
pinions prevail in the Cabinet as to the
extent to which this war ought to be
: prosecuted" May these diverse views
result in the course which wisdom, Jus
lice, and the true glory of the country de-
Int.