Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1847-07-22
Highly Important from Mexico.
The Position of Gen. Scott.

The New Orleans Delta Of the Cd
inst says:
We yesterday received files Of
Mexican papers from the Capital. 10
and OF the 18th ult. dates three days
later than any previously received.
We make from them q series Of ex>
tracts which are given below. We
find in them no evidences Of that for.
midable, fearful opposition 10 the I'D.
vance Of Gen. Scott, the apprehen>
sion Of which, for the last day or two
so alarmed the nerves of some of the
more sensitive of our contemporaries.
the same unsettled, indecisive, neu.
tralizing policy, seems TO prevail at
the Capital, which has so long been
characteristic Of Mexican policy
We hear nothing Of those thirty thou
sand of an army, which, with a valor
equalled only by that evinced by the
troops of celebrated King ofFrance,
who marched up and down an emf
nence--were marching out to attack
and annihilate Gen. Scott in his
quarters at Puebla.
Santa Anna, it seems, however
ambitions he may be to play the
Dictator, is rather shy in proclaim.
ing his preferences, he appears to
think that as he can get along,
through minus half his "understand>
ing he can keep the government
moving, though resting on a fraction
OF q ministry.
THE WAR--The files before US
contain full reviews Of the opinions
of the diferentnewspapers through
Dat the country, which number a
bout twenty, and with but n single
exception Gin Durango they are all
fully in favor Of the war.
THE DIcrAroRsHlP.--El Monitor
Republican, Of the 18th ul,., con
ta!ns a lengthy article on the subject
Of the Dictatorship. UP to that date
Santa Auna was moi proclaimed, nor
had he proclaimed himself, dictator.
Indeed, the Monitor ridiculed the idea
that he designed to become one
The rumor to that effect which pre-
vailed in the capital, is alleged to
have originated with and been prop
ogated by his enemies and the ene>
mses Of the country.
No CHANGE OF PoLIcY.--The Mon
itor asserts that the new cabinet is
not to be entirely formed Of Puros.
(Democrats,) as stated III some Of the
journals, and that the new Ministers.
will carry out the policy Of theil
predecessors. Santa Anna think
that without a lull Ministry-wilt
the Ministers Of war and Finance
together with the clerks in the Blu.
rcau Of Foreign Relations he viii
be able, for the time being, to carry
on the government.
In an article published in the same
paper OF the 10th, we ind the follow
ing paragraph;
7'Thers is no doubt but that thu
majority of the nation is in favor o
carrying on the war, and we are, con
s~equently, convinced that it is I'M
possible 10 enter into any arrange
ment for peace; were il to be con
cludel, it would prove fatal 10 tn
nationality Of Mexico. The defen
t ders of the nation are, therefore. en-
couraged with brilliant hopes of fna
| success, as it is undopbted~ that thu
position in which the United State
t finds itself must, in the end, secure u
: triumphant success, notwithstanding
our former disasters. All of us VIII
!, sincerely wish the continuation OF tn
war, lock upon an e%quivocal polio.
= as dangerous, and all overtureS q
peace a perilous means 10 secure il
| for this reason we are opposed 10 a
t ny change in the politics which ma
give it a pacific appearance