The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-13

The New York Evening Post" of yesterday, has the
following specuations upon the probable effect OF the
battle of Cerro Gordo in Fastening the conclusion of
the war:
"THE wAR.-One of the morning papers affrms that
the opinion is very generally entertained by the public
that the last signal defeat OF Santa Anna at Cerro Gorlo
must necessarily be followed by peace We are pretty
certain for our part that the expectation OF peace not
near so general now il Immediately after first
successes under Gen Taylor. il has been found by
pcrience that beating two does not make the Mex
leans amicabe, and people have nearly ceased expect
such result We for part, always maintained
reasoning from what know OF the Mexican charac-
ter from the obstInacy shown by them all their
public transactions and from their being long accustomed
TO state OF civil among themselves, that if
entered into hosulitles with Mexico, they would not be
very speedily concluded. The events of the war have
nearly brought the public round to our opinion The
tone of the journals this point has very materially
changed the more shrewd and prudent among them
longer indulge in any confident anclpations OF peace
from any single advantage gained by our army however
brilliant
at is however, more rational, in our opinion, to ex
pect peace now, than it has been al any time previous
The circumstances which encourage such expectation
do not ia true, import very much, but they wsrh
noting The Mexican nation cannot be otherwise than
disheartened at the defeats oil their armies
They had prodigous advantage of numbers at Buena
Vista, and once or twice they seemed on the point
of annihiatng little band of soldiers, yet they
were beaten, and their army cut in pieces In Vera
Cruz they held what was repued to be one OF the
strongest places the world, yet taken with ease
along with the men and military stores which they had
trusted to It's protection At Ceo Gorlo they occupied
with great superiority of numbers, post that seemed i'm
pregnabe yet forced and its defenders sln scat
tered or made prisoners In all these combats whatever
may be the light in which regard the war; they
not but feel strong admiration al the comprehensive
foresight with which the previous arrangements were
made, and the cool ntrepdy and irresistible energy with
which they were carried into execution. 1t cannot be
that such succession of defeats, signal and suffered
under circumstances which seemed TO promise so much
for the Mexcans should not discourage and dspirt the
nations off and their slender lessened BY
the seizure OF their ports We do not suppose that,
der the pressure of these dscouTagemcnts Santa Anna
will make another attempt to collect army, or that
such forces he might be able to muster would venture
to face the invaders; doubt if a stand will be
made at the city OF Mexico.
Before the battle OF Cerro Gordo Santa Anna for the
first time pronounced the word peace Peace said he
his address the people, SIS the great want of the Mex
nation, but it must be peace bought by successful
,combais' Success his side is hopeless but the
great want of the Mexican nation remains. If
make this phrseoogy the basis of any conclusion,
not improbable that he could have repulsed the Amer
can army at Cerro Gordo he might have seized the
sion to negotiate, when he could end the with pre-
that the invaders the retreat Whether he
will think proper 10 provide for the great want of
the Mexican nation or beake himself to that desultory
and irregular mode of warfare for which the character OF
the Mexican people best fits them, and which, mill
tary point OF view, ii folly for them not to have
adopted at first we shall ere long be able to Judge"