New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-21
Peace with Mexico.

lean view Of the case, but is certainly not without
confirmation in the facts, and taking into considera-
ton the well known persistency and endurance oil
the Spanish character, It's conclusions have out 700
much force We do not well see how It IS possible
TO resist the conviction that peace is still remote
scarcely less so indeed han on the day when Gen.
Taylor encsmped opposits Matamoros;
We translate from La Patria 9th 18th
great number Of diplomstisu and editors are now
occupied with the question Of the snxo1sy desired ana
90 often prognosticsted peace with Mexico. FOR US II"
some incomprehensble how either the Government
the people Of the United States hope that Mexico
will into negotiations for peace 10 any manner tns
the Cabinet OF Washington may prescribe.
year has slrescy passed since 1t was said tns' 'ne
Mexicsps would decide 70 make war with the Oni'eo
States the moment tina, American troops we're stationed
on the Rio Bravo del Eorts before Mstsmoros Alter
the battles of Pso Alto and Ressca de Ia Palma whose
results were known here By the middle OF May oil ss
year many persons were confident that the hexcsns
would not re.s, farther but that they would hasten 70
propose a peace. In consequence propositions une
nr were shortly after made the part OF the CniIeo
States but they we're rejected with indignation little
more than four months had trsnspred when the tue
army of Gen. Taylor encsmpsd around Monterey ana
we all know what was the result of the attempt which
ended 5eptember o. This defeat which the MeNi'
can pston suffered In the unfortunate war originating
from the empty question Of Texsr caused new belief
that hostes would not be continued much longer De-
tween the Mexieans and Americans The number oil
those who had no doubt that this would be the enc OF
the war was increased hundred fold and when II was
declared FIVE months beforehand that Santa Anna was
preparing In person TO take the field against the invaders
at the head Of a numerous army, many distrused the
sincerity of his intentions until the results Of the battles oil
Angosiurs and Buens Vista The army on which Mexico
seemed TO rest the hope Of her salvation being routed
the opinion that peace would then be settled upon be-
came more general than At the same time extra
ordinary steps were being taken At Washington toward
a peaceable settlement and Commissioners were sent
who were rejected with perhaps more bitterness than
the former ones
The surrender Of Vera Cruz and San Juan de Ulus
after continuous blockade Of ten months and the rout
Of Santa Anna at Buena Vista heard Of nearly at
the same time II the small victories previously OBJ
tanned had inspired the people and government oil the
United States with the conception that the war would
end. and that Mexico would receive the propositions
that were made, these two great achievements not
more than twenty days apart served TO make even
many of those who had before refused TO believe In
peace at sl confident that Mexico would now DE the
frs, to propose H. But this fruitless confidence
an erroneous expectation, for twenty days after the
surrender of Vera Cruz, Santa Anna anew at the
head Of an army TO check the passage of the invaders
into the interior. Although he was compelled to aoan
don the field losing some thousands Of bis troops In
dead wounded and prisoners the Mexican Government
still appears determined to prosecute the war and
less disposed to receive the degrading proposals which
the Government and people Of the United States desire
TO force upon H.
If we can give credi: 20 even the twentieth part Of
what the Mexcsn journals declsre IL we can suppose
10 the Mexican the least spark Of that self love that
sense Of honor and that sincerity which the natural
endowmen, of civilized nations il is impossible to be-
lleve that they will listen the proposals made by the
United States Still less is it possible to believe that
they viii conclude peace with whose conduc, has
excited their hatred instead Of their regard and
esteem.
We suppose that in Mexico as in the United States
the periodical press the channel through which pub
lie opinion manifests itself that is to say the opinion Of
the people there being there nothing Of that restraint
which in some monsrchical countries compes the press
to express the of the rather than of
the people The journals of Mexico have given repeat
ed proofs Of freedom have them attacking the
perceive that matters were going In bad way If then
the public press 4, the faithful echo of only one halt if
you please of the Mexican people it is absurd TO sup
pose that Mexico admit the dshonorsble conditions
of peace which, according TO the Cabinet at Washing
ton are the ons conditions that will be offered.
The Mexican Jodfnals have declared and repeated Z
thousand times together with the procsmttions and sd
dresses their principal political and military chiefs tina
proportions Of peace riR not BE- reosrsd Dtls SINGH
armed American soldir stands The territory Of Merioo
hostile ship bioekddss her ports" Mexico has said this
once but thousand times before the entire world ant
II she should disgrscefuly fail keep her word whs
will be the feeling of those who make 80 shameful
peace What will all the nations of the civilized work.
say when they cell TO mind the often repeated declS
rations OF Mexico if they behold her thus weakly faith
less to her oathsl
Peace would be for Mexico ruin inevitable ruin full
disgrace. All the would draw down upon itself al
nefFsceabe infamy, and while single Individual Of 1t re
manned be would be looked upon with scorn and osthn
by oil the nations who knew how often he had swor
TO perish rather than such dismembermer
OF his country is the aim Of the United States.
Mexico has unwisely involved herself 10 uuequ'
struggle 10 g costly and pjudicious ,st in foo
ish claim Her wreiched Government, or dishone
Governors the time either coad no, or would not say
her from the imminent peril in which she was. B'
having taken the fret dangerous step, II 10 too la
10 retreat and leave the national honor uninjured II
the national honor which now demands that Mexic
shall rise to the exigency Of the She mus, peris
II. in imitation Of Spain she does not succeed In d.
snoyiug one by one the men who have made their va
TO her very heart without meeting strong resistanc
What In such ought to be the action of Peep
that love their oounryi Whist ought man to do
whose bosom there beats heart containing the lea
drop of blood flowing from the veins of noble proge
itorsi Mexico cannot recede without covering herse
! with the foulest blot that stain a nation.
l, is known that the Government Of the United Stat
will not enter upon negotiations except they shall resu
the payment her of double the expenses incurred
the present The expenditures of the United Stat
have been enormous, exorbitsnt; Mexico could not pi
them from her exhausted ccsrs and in order to NAL
good the she would have to contract debts Wink
she could not psy In hundred years Toe Cover
ment OF the United States Is of this and kno'
that its claims and views be satisfied only BY
dueng the territory Of Mexico to third or twohhhs
its present extent In order to make peace with Me,
CO s then necessary for the Mexicsns to consen,
only 10 lose Texas which was the origin of this unto