The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-25
BY THE MAILS

WASHINGTON, Sept %, ls1I
More News-The one Great Question Of Psocs
How beauteous are their feet
Who come from Zion e hill.
Who bring salvation on their tongues,
And words Of peace r-veal!n
We havea report Of such message to. night again
said to be telegraphic report.
We had yesterday an idle In circulation that
the peace commission was broken up-that Scott h.
fallen back from the city to prepare for carrying II bv
bombardment, sc. This evening have the same 70.
port from Baltimore purportng to be by telegraph from
Richmond
We not only believe that this report without POUNDS
tion but that from the very from
Gen Scott, negotiations going on SUCCESSFULLY or
at least, with plausible show OF success
AS to Gen. Vaencis It appears he has been provided
tor, In the prison Of Guadalupe
AS to Parede, appears he has been warned Of The
premises by Santa Anna though he may yet give some
Artists, Ampud,a, Minon Almonte and other mprso-
some time. We hear nothing Of them
Busamente the old enemy OF Santa Anna, was report
of the other recusants, and they can't combine
We believe from all the light before that Santa
ties will be enabled to keep the peace, If peace be
hsm.-Parteuarly with the three, five, or ton mil
lions, as the case may be, at his disposal
But Is there any news OF peace?
Of our editorial ngusts have it as thew often
have IT. the La Plata the Del Norte" 1.-THE FL Re-
pubicano &C., but La Petra the Patria) says that
negotiations going that the Cslforn las 90 back
to Mexco that the Rio Grande DO the up
to the 42d parallel and that thence westward
boundary az heretofore but that Matsmoras, on the
south side of the Rio Grande is be embraced within
the u boundary by cutting canal around the town
This last absurdty stamps the whole programme OF
La Patria. Gs apocryphs. Where a case Is made out
from conjecture 1t ought to bear upon face paus
BILE show Of probability La Patric we suspect, IA not
only In advance OF the mail but far in tho
most liberal stiPulations in behalf Of Mexico.
The harbor Of Sau Francisco undsrstan 3D. il sinx
qua which will be insisted upon the resuIn pou OF
the war before It is surrendered by the
and although that harbor had short of the
line Of SO degrees 30 minutes the line will bs de-
manded In order to give US the additional Pacific
Of Monterey Ths latter may be given up but the ART
IL to be retained at all hazards as being
to our commerce. on the Pacific.
We may safely venture that the great desidsratum II
not the sole object Of the would the sacr
fee OF the harbor Of San Francisco
1t might however be given back to Mexico, and yet
secured to the United States in few years In less
| than single year, upon the following plan
]. The American population there, in one day could
achieve and declare the Independence Of Alta Cslifor
| .. They could establish Republican form OF govern
ment and define thor boundary.
B. The United States could acknowledge their indie.
| pendence
T. Annexation.
The fifth article, however, might be a declaration
against Mexico for invading this territory the
game might have to be played over again by another
every view therefore II would bad policy to aivs up
the latitudnal ne embracing the bays Of st Francis.
got them.
o Because the people there never could be reduced
to recognize the Mexican government.
1t Is better for the people, for Mexico for US for
peace Tor commerce. for civilization for world that
we should hold the harbor Francisco and turn
10 the use Of the overland and Pacific trade tor which
The harbor OF San Francisco will be ceded to the Uni
Tea states THE DOCTOR.