The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-02
From the N. o. Picayune, Feb. 10.
Mexican Affairs.

Ma
L ma hopes OF interesting our readers but there are
\ Ions considerations which impart consequence to
yer is now going in Mexico, when at any other
and upder different relations in the United States the
same proceedings Wouu NC Ps'eu over ny US as uu anu
IN III the papers we have examined, we no mention
nv public action OF Congress upon propositions
~ aaee other than referring them. On the contrary it
sars from their proceedings OF the 2ls ult, that the
pimittee TO whom overtures long since refer
,I had moi then reported. The subject up the
eston of Senior Gamboa that the Minister of Foreign
,S5r, should reply to he mputations, fasehoods, and
mres done to the MeXicans, contained in the message
~ The President OF the United States Senior Pacheco
bonght il the duty of the administration rather than Con-
s 10 manage this matter; that il beneath the dig
v Of Congress enter into newspaper discussion of
,bsr wrongs; that their injuries to be redressed
ETHER by arms and victories than the pen and that there
no other escape for their republic from the depths of
written OF the justice OF their cause. 4,St
senior Reion spoke next and suggested that II il
noper to reply at all to the message OF President Polk,
Me- mesent was not the moment A more favorable OPP
,nrnnty would be presented when the committee to
hom he American overtures referred should make
,bsr report In repehng these overtures the committee
might show to the world that the United States, not
IMeyico had been the aggressors.
Senior Pacheco rejoned in hostile strain, intimatlng
that whatever might be the opinion OF the committee as
o replying to Mr. Polk, they could not report in favor OF
ceptng overures for peace, because the last degree OF
nominy would be to enter into such treaty as could
ow be made-the terms would necessarily be most de-
grading and shameful for Mexicans.
Reion reoined expressing himself much of the opin-
ion OF the former speaker as to peace II could not be
made until the whole nation should call for it. We
would respect such opinion, but would always repro
bate such conduct His design was to suggest not that
tho committee should report agreeably 10 this that opn
OF instruction, but that in making their report the
mttee should give to the form OF manifesto, justifyng
the conduct OF Mexico in the forced upon her by
United States aggression. Senior Otero. member of
the committee, closed the discussion by remarkng that
there were various documents before the committee be-
sides the oyertures OF the United States; that the
mitee agreeing regard to Texas and the war, had al
ready aboed upon the SUBJECT but had not yet been able
70 come 10 a determination upon all the points submitted
TO them that in order to make their report they thought
necessary to obtain some further data, for which they
had applied TO the proper Department. and that as soon
port BY which Congress would see that the committee
had not looked with indifference at this delicate and IN
eresting business. The suggestion OF Senior Gamboa
was not therefore, adopted; do find any further
mention OF the subject in our papers.
In last spoke OF the restitution of the troops at
San Luis Potosi We recur to the subject to show upon
what urgent representations Santa Anna succeeded in OBJ
tanning forty fifty thousand dollars from the State Of
San Luis The governor of that State sets forth the
whole case The Americans were at Victoria in force,
and threatening, he says by their superior numbers the
Mexican troops at lula General Santa Anna knowing
this, and at the same time seeing the abandonment
Of his. army BY the supreme. goyernment-the. SOL
diers being reduced TO perish miserably, and the
officers no longer able to MAINTAIN their positions, hav
being wrought pitch of excitement vehement that
the preservation of the public tranquility was only be
attributed to the extraordinary powers OF endurance of
the Mexican soldiers, and to the genus OF their chief
which ruled at once and events Santa Anna, in
ofall this and various other things which need
poi repeat, addressed himself to the authorities OF San
Luis aud solicited forty fifty thousand dollars that he
might send achievements to Iula whittier he could
neither send aid nor move with the army, because he
had not absolutely tie means of subsistng The troops upon
The march. Santa Anna himself suggested the decree
which passed, mentioned yesterday. authoriz
ing the raising OF the money at all erents-by voluntary
Tor forced loan. If this picture of Santa Annals need
hardly consistent with former representations of his
Gambling operations the largest SCALE the reader will
please recall to mind that, during the mans exile
in Havana. when in the enjoyment OF his princely in
come, he continual suppant to the Mexican gov
eminent Tor aid to supply his urgent necessities, Amy
Dadins horse greater bore TO Congress
han were Santa Annals wants to the Congress of Mex
Although letters OF the Goth ut from San Luis declared
confidently that the army with Santa Anna at IFS head,
would move the BeEt morning IN some direction, there
those in Vera Graz who suspected that the capital
was their destinations rather than lula Saltlo Sure
y the forty or fifty thousand dollars they have obtained
cannot last them long
The Mexicans' account of General Minon's capture Of
Major Borand's command is quite unpretending. They
pay that although is unimpotant IN itself, il is prelude
20 the victories which are shortly 10 crown their arms
paper says that The enlistment OF troops to form the
command OF General La Vega going rapidly in the
an the upper country.
We find in the Locomotor energetic appeal to the
government to provide money to buy provisions for the
Props 10 Vera Cruz and the castle of San Juan. 1t en-
orces ITS appeal BY declaring that during the month OF
december last officers Of companies were compelled to go
without food whole day. and first break their fast at
night others had been forced to seek their discharge
because they could not obtain the sqsepapee necessary
tor them and others again were actually i'll from the
Iangs OF hunger. We have letter, which reached US
nly yesterday, dated as far back the 18th ult, con-
|hmng what we said yesterday of the short supply of
provisions in the castle And the want of arms at Vera
/ Cruz was felt almost much want of food For
I,ome time they have been organizing national guard in
vera Cruz, and up to the middle OF January they had
nearly 900 men enrolled, but had Of aming
Them In fine, the numbers who come forward for the
defence Of the place actually weaken its capacity to resist
attack few thousand well appointed and well sup
|pled troops would be far efficient all the vol
sn,ees sent off TO subsst in some other part of the
country
Fl Republieano. of the city Of Mexico, attributes the
resignation OF the recent ministry to the difficulty which
they found IN procuring means to carry the government
by help OF the law authorizing the seizure Of church
property Vice President Farias at last found himself
abaadOned altogether by his constitutional advisers and
the 25 of January he appeared before Congress bv
Ia clerk. or higher official named professionally for this
express purpose and avowed TO them that he had not
been able 10 procure cent by of the law and only
hoped to do so when shesd be modified in the
'be then suggested, The notifications suggested limit
the application of the funds which may be obtained 10
expenses of the war; regulate the mode of payment for
church propery-how much must be paid in cash and
now much may be received in government stocks they
direct the utmost economyig making the negotiations and
Anay declare that in Of exceeding the powers nst-
ed to him, the minister who manages the negotiation shall
be personally and The most objec
onabe feature in the government suggestion touches the
ate at which desires power to sell church property i
asks to be allowed to sell such property low forty
per cent. on Its value of which twenty per cent must be
paid in cash. and the other twenty per cent may be
paid IN governMspt securities lnasmuch as govern
nent securities can be bought for five cents in the dollar
and ander, the reader will see thai should these modi