The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-31
From the London Chronicle. Julv Q |

organized scions the Spanish the greater vi" ""
the temptation TO the former to abuse their
Debating they likely to do, terms OF peace -;
Aexcsn capital they will be led TO exact
the yanauished may constrain them temporary 20
accept IL hopeless TO expect ina. thsy @ p
mapeptly and quietly acquiesce IN Inc conseq
Vii; bs ether renewal OF the before the troops OF
the conquerors have time to DC ~; The Msxican
Government the the war party to power anu
the violation of the new frontiers Q, .e ~ M;c
nslss which while the Government might secretly
Stimulate it would pretend TO DO irresponsols ior.
nst.ncs and then-the whole affair will recommencs
@ oro with little essential difference from the former
! position of the combatants ,
TSupposng a peace be shortly patched up, shall
In ali probability witness in year two repetition
of the victories the part II the States and the
same incapaoity and cowardce the part of their
opponents. The Mexicans will again be thoroughly
thrashed this popularity will be found to attend
what may the passive resistance which is their
mode of fighting The more they are beaten the less
and the promptly they away, the Of their
skins and lives they preserve intact: Their opponents
get the glorybut what Of that There they alive
and jolly fine materie for future guerlas whenever 1t
shall please their rulers to make the second in
efectua the first. And SO it may ad inGnitum
game of Algiers with the exception that the Arabs
fight, played again in the western hemisphere;
rather expensive amusement as the French know by
this time.
And this brings to another consideration which is
the novelty of this position for the United States
except the with this country in ls24 it is the
first regular of any Importance In which the Union
has been engaged. During seventy years that have
elapsed since that Union formed, the young Repub
lie may be said to have been ION its good behaviour"
1t grew at giants pace, but it promised to be an in
offensive peaceful giant, no would look crooked
any The young Titan appropriated largely to BIZ
sure but 1t from the needy and the weak France
caoled the Louisiana Spain hustled
of the Floridas The red when refractory
punished rather cruelty but who cared for that On
the whole the young giant of country SO far as keeping
the concerned promised to set good example
TO the old reprobates Of the eastern hemisphere.
Alas ali these pleasant illusions are at an end for
atohl min orffv fOr
country In these times of progress and precocity-
Yankeeand and to be as unscrupn-
ancient or modern history A grossly unjust war is
commenced against weak and unoffendng neighbour,
one greatly sinned against than snniDg witness
the Texas transaction from first to last rapid thirst
conquest hunger for extended dominion has seized
democrats in every country in Europe and behold in
Justice rife this earth and the pages of the
worlds history are bioocstaned like those OF the
old Let but genius arise IN America equal to these
emergencies and the histories of Sesostris and Of
Cpsar may find their parallel in the West before the
close of tho present century.
However before a country with the success Of whose
institutions many OF the hopes OF progress in human
affairs Unidentified becoicea irretrevaby committed
to q repetition of all those warke abuses which had
previously been deemed the Exclusive reproach of the
old world behoves the thinkers Of the States
and all who really attached to the permanence of
the Union and Of the republican institutions which
n hnsed to reflect on the possible of the
new career on which the States entering
The Of those institutions based as they
are on Saxon ideas and cemented by English law must
indeed be object of solicitude to all Engshmen who
have any regard for constitutional liberty who take
any pride in the spread Of their and language And
thew too may ask themselves whether the constitution
of thenited States has yet had any trial at all which
would warrant cool observer In guaranteeing its per-
| manency. We do not think 1t has Its foundation is
undoubtedly broad and sound, and deeply laid But is
superstrueure of like stability Are seventy
of peace, prosperity and selfexpandng dominion an
tuition less in accordance with the ideas and hab
of the people might have safely weathered all pers
that have yet assailed the boosted Union. In short
peace and the occupations of peace not the test
of republican institutions at all than perfect
calm vessels strength and staunchness 1t Is the
which tries and tests both the ship and the
1t is regular system, that Is the only suff
trial-does it, after long habituance to warke infu
ences, continue a republic Above ALL If federalism
it's members pursue INCREASINGLY common aim ant
share among them cheerfully the losses and responsible
ites which brings in its train Blinded by ps
conquest will these members with interests diver
| sied may make them, never seek to infict
deadly injustice each other And if so agree
ing will they surrender their liberties to
like demagogue-some Cromwell Napoleon of the
Meantime at this moment what appears to be the
prospect regards this unjustfabe war, into which
people alege that the States dragged mainly
by the ambition Of their President to his term
office! Either, we limited above, the States must
make up their minds to reconquer Mexico every two or
years they must hold the greater portion that
immense country by means Of permanent army Of &C.
now the favorite project at Washington permanent
army of men proposed to be supported by the
produce of the tariff which has been introduced
ports which the States have occupied and apparent
ly mean retain What field is thus opened for indi-
vidual ambition it needless to expatiate
Taylor and Scott already candidates for the
Presidency Folks only hope of defeating both Is
said to lie in making them quarrel among ca h
other about the management of the But ii q
few palry victories thus lift suddenly to the pinnacle
popularity hitherto unknown, how will 1t be when
has become habit and the occupying army of 30
0j0 has increased perhaps to 100000 Ia mode
d.agerie again If suily Marshal Bugeaud, cruel
Suwarrow, without his genius LOYALTY makes the dy
nastc Louis Philippe and his minister shake in their
shoes when he fsrsakes for while the scene of his
bloody riumphs how would fare with the four years
Presidency! Some future Rough and Ready might per-
haps take it into his head to make himself the Yankee
King of Mexico holding Southern States in high
dudgeon with abolitionst Northerns might prefer
arcby with slavery, to republicaDism without it, The
realities of royalty, snpposDg the name still odious,
might by the bewilderng influences of warlke
become dear TO the democratic heart Of America
tremes having acknowledged tendency to meet And
thus might virtual kings Of Kentucky and of Texas,
Their thing of America than Mt present she threatens
Another New Planet
siR-Hoping that the weather would have enabled me
to accompany with this nighte meridian observations
nounccs have delayed transmitting you till the last
moment the following copy OF letter which received
| this afternoon from Professor schumacher -
"My DEAR sR-Mr. Hencke, the discoverer Of AS
tima writes me that he has found small that in
deed seems to be new planet have received tbi:
letter late that there ia time to-day to print
the circular. 80, I'LL next Friday you must be con
ten. with this previous notice subon his estimated
places
Believe me, my dear sir yours very truly,
III. G. SCHUMACHER
"The star IL Of the ninth magnitude. Its estimated
places (usng Hour XVII. Of the Berlin maps) are
! Right .7seen. South Dechn
H. M. deg. min deg. min.
| Jnly l 10 Is (mean tme) 257 and az
II IS (wean time) 256 40 ami 81
Perhaps, however, TO the above may add from The
above data The following approximate places of the pla
net for the next four nights. at about II o'clock mean
| time at London -:
! Right .4scen. South Dsciin.
b. M sec. deg min ee.
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