The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-08-10
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.
FROM THE n. o. DELTA OF July %.

from THE n. O. DELTA OF JULY %.
The PEAcE RUMoRs.-The news we
publish from the "Sun of AnahHac IN
our paper Of to-day is net, in our opinion.
entitled to much credit. AS general
rule, the least authentic news we ever re-
ceivc, IN regard to Mexican affairs, comes
TO us through Vera Cruz and along the
line oil our military operations. The la
test and most authentic news from the
capital generally reaches us by the way
of Tampico. We think il impossible, or
at least highly improbable, that SO impor-
tant move as the appointment Of Com
missioners to treat for peace should be
made without ITS being kRewn by the
merchants and others in Tampico. But
there are other grounds of disbelief of this
rumor. 1t is net probable that the Mexi-
can Government would proceed imme-
Aiately to the designation OF the Com
missioners before they had previously
sgni6ed their acceptance of Mr. Buchan-
ans proposal, made through Mr.. Trist,
10 open 1rego1atjous, and before they had
indicated the terms, fire manner, and mode
IN which the negotiations should be coa-
ducled
But there are stronger reasons, OF rather
facts, disproving this rumor. Our con-
temporaries of La Patria have letter from
their correspondent, an intelligent Span
lard now resident in the capital, of the
9Th July, in which no allusion Is made to
the appoiRtment of Commissioners, bnt
in which it is positively stated that Con-
gress, convoked for the purpose of con-
siderins Mr.. Trist's propositions, had not
yet had quorum, and no steps had been
taken on the peace question. This fact,
we think, is conclusive. The Mexican
papers received some days ago stated that
the American overrurcs would be laid be-
fore Congress for their action, and that the
President had no constitutional power
beyond the mere reception Of these pro-
posals.
FROM THE n. o. BEE OF JULY "a.
Comparing and collating all the inior-
nation received from various sources, we
are inclined TO think that some step has
been taken by the Mexican Government
favorable to The prospective conclusion el
a treaty. Whether Commissioners have
really been appointed, and whether the
names furnished by the Sun of Anahuac
are those of the representatives of Mexico
are subjects of conjecture, and whicl the
future alone can contradict or CONFIRM
All that the Vera Cruz paper has stated
in relation to the movements OF the MeXi-
can Government may be true, and vet
peace may be as distant as ever. The ap-
parent willingness of the authorities to
confer with Mr. Trist may be a trick to
gain time. Mexican diplomacy is pro
verbally long-winded. Even if sincere
in its manifestations, j. is tedious and
troublesome in coming to conclusion
Ii conducted for the simple object OF
keeping Gen. Scott at Puebla, while San
ia Anna labors to augment his resources
and TO enlarge preparations for defence,
it would be perfectly consistent with the
policy Of General whose present means
are feeble and whom every hour Of respite
strengthens. Granting, however. that
the Mexican Government has been brought
to reason, and is really willing to treat
for peace, SO well do we know the in
tractable pride of the nation and the obsti-
macy with which At clings 10 the notion ol
an undivided and undismembercd terri
tory, that we arc fearful of the failure oil
all negotiations that would imply the
cession OF those parts Of the country now
occupied by our troops.