New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-18
Mexican Affairs.

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Mexican Affairs.
II has been in our vows Tor days 10 give an
opinion upon the present relations OF our country
with Nj xco There is, however so much contra
dction in the news we daily receive. and such
great margin for the deduction Of various infer
ences from any version Of our daily published &C
counts, that the mind necessarily vacilates and
revolts Mt any decided conclusion-We are silost
upon sea of difficulties.
One fact is fixed Our gallant soldiers have
won victories Unparalleled save IN their own nm
nails They have established character for bra
very good discipline, and harmony in action which
the best drilled troops Of Europe might well des-
pair TO surpass or even equal The Old idea that
long and severe training was necessary to form a
regular sodiery, has been exploded by the facility
with which our raw militia has mastered the sci
ence of war. They have sprung from the usual Oc-
equations Of peace-from the pillow, the work shop
and the forge, into ready armed and welleducated
.oldiers. What Lord Chatham said OF the British
soldiers may be applied with equal truth to them
aThey can achieve aught but impossbilites
But il remains yet to be whether the brave
~ of our soldiers extraordinary as 1t u.s. or the ir
most miraculous success will produce peace-tfiat
being the necessary end OF war
Hoping for peace, we would believe IN it's ap-
nroschng contamination and our hopes are much
srenethened by the conviction that it is not FOR the
interest of Mexico alone that termination should
he mt to hostilities but of the more powerful ma
t;ons Of Europe England whose influence with
the Mexican Government, is active and potent es-
pecially desires peace The Mexican mines mort
-.s.l dfxldp dc i'm q
state of actual hostilities. The Rothschilds' who
direct the monetary affairs of the world and there
fore necessarily control in very great degree the
action of politics have large interests, 1t IS SAID IN
the quicksilver mines of Mexico interests which
languish in a crisis like the present IL was the
commercial interest OF England that extorted from
reluctant monarch the recognition OF an inde-
pendence--the continuance OF war being so hostiif
TO their undertakings it may be that the grea t
monetarv interest Of present England will compe
the obstinate Mexican to negotiations and peace.
The report that an armis,ice was concluded upor
bv Scott ON the suggestion and entreaty OF the
English Embassy in Mexico favors such suspicion
We must believe that something more than VIVA
has been made known to the world retarded ScSS $
nenetration into the Capital. He did not light two
bloody battles for dramatic effect, nor pause IN hi'
victorious advance from motives OF mistaken hu
msnity; for there is no real humanity N givins
time tn a Frustrated foe to recover strength for
still more murderous onslaught
The grating or even suggestion OF ali armlstic'
nv a victorious general is not ,eithout precedent
nor has been without fortunate consequence. M
po'eon often sought the very moment oil victory q
a tiincly opportunity fer the proposal OF an arms
tice thought 1t mp st be confessed he showed d
itcnatioa rr de-. ay, but urged on his columns sim"
taneoVsly with his negotiations The investme'
Of the ca,i1al by Scott or even ITS s"'jusa'''
need bsy, been no obstacle in themselves 10 81
cess' ul pfoseco,ion of pacific arrangement We
sc,,, alike distingrislcd as a tsctician and S
der. had more reasons theu We know Tor the
hnquishmeut of this prize oi hs 's'or
To be sure, there is ono supposuoa that do
.wsvwith all the necessity Of our hypothc'is' II
ssupposition however, so utterly ~ Varance w
the character of our gallant Con nander IN Mex
and 20 opposed to the rationale OF al ne reeeN
accounts of the late contest that we hesitate To
dulseit for moment. II Is this That scott CIV
after the complete route Of the Mcxicans IN the
cent desperate achievements, had not the coura
or despaired Of the ability 70 enter the Capital
cappo, confie in such a suspicon-it wears an
meet Of incredbility. The battle OF Gamma was
more decisive Of the fate Of Rome had the wet
bssn followed up) than the two late ensagem'
of the fate of Mexico. Scott has qof subjected !
self to the reproach made Hannibal You III
how to gain a battle bat not how to Proh' by
fruits of victory
Something may have been conceded to the P
Of the old Castan blood which yet runs II NJ
great purity, through Mexican veins ome'i
70 the earnest repres and solemn assn
ces OF the representatives Of neutral powers
nothing. We are sure to timorous suggestions
inopportune tears
This we hold the crisis Of the war Peace, or
indehnable in character and duration, may be
complexion Of our next news Speculation sc
now ou, OF place, We turn from the considerable
the probable TO the acquisition Of the real-ih,
tual We ask not for argument nor Tor dehbers
but for more information. And for that We
wait