The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-27

which will go far 10 obstruct his eiectinp It's con
summation. To nine-tenths of the inhabitants IN
war, as carried on, has been u pastime--to many
harvest. While those Immediately ON the lines oc
cupied by our troops have made themselves rich b,
~ IT still has not estranged them from their owl
idols or made them our friends. They. from polic,
and species of patriotism wish to see the war con
unued The people remote from the scenes Of nc
tual STRIFE in their blind pride and weening self
confidence, have no desire for peace, because the,
mink that any peace would be ignominious. Th
Idea Is In their heads, and cannot be driven out
nave now spoken of the poorer classes, of the mass
let us look at the rich proprietors and moneyed men
portion OF them from selfish interests alone, are IL
favor OF peace-ther hate for the Americans is every
bit as cordial and as strong that of the mass Per
maps even majority Of this class would rejoice 1
peace were made yet not one in hundred of thi.
majority could be induced openly to come out and
advocate 1t. Very few friends can Santa Ana coun
upon among this part Of the population, while he has
long since made deadly enemies Of such men as
Arista, Ampudia Requena, Almonte and host Of
other officers many of them the best Mexico has ever
produced Among those Immediately around him he
doubtless has many friends who will aid and stick to
him-mcn whom he has raised to the army not from
any talent they possess but for their inluence
at the same time il is strongly suspected that two OF
his ministers Torne and Pacheco are opposed 10 his
schemes and have been mainly instrumental in get
ting up the recent rows and preventing our army
from obtaining money and supplies from the city. II
s limited at BY those who have inklng of state
secrets that Macintosh, the broker and disbursng
agent of all the moneys appropriated towards pur-
chasing peace, has overlooked these worthless in
making his distribution, and as they have hands
open to receive the smallest favors they may have
become nettled at the slight @
The leperos Of the city, the gentlemen armed with
knives having nothing to gain from peace and much
to hope for in the way of plumber from continuance
of the war-they are all decidedly bellgerent. Not
one in u hundred, perhaps not one in thousand of
the entire community, allows reason or good sense
to have any part in the controversy or thinks of the
future welfare of the country-and thus stand mat
tiers at the present writing If peace be made it will
be purchased of Santa Ana--reguary bought-and
this against the wishes Of nine tenhs of the popula-
ton. II will be purchased too, of a weak and imbe-
Gle enemy, the vendor really the worst enemy they
have, while the National Congress, a body that l had
almost overlooked is opposed TO the bargain. Santa
Ana has the army and its leaders Immediately around
him, and his avarice may induce him to sign peace
with the hope that he will be able to put down the
revolution which must Immediately be raised against
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after consequences will overcome his avarice his en-
emes will lend all their endeavors to thwart him. the
time he has had to listen peace propositions he has
improved in strengthening his deiences and another
battle must ensue.
| have thus huredly given you my opinions Otto
day circumstances may compel me to alter them to-
morrow, but | have thought it best 10 put them in
writing at all events From the first thought that
| no peace would grow out Of the armistce-I think
so still but If treaty is signed il will stand out
have already remarked, the most singular document
| of the kind on cord-brought about by agencies
most strange, and effected through means which re-
| fleet itle credit on either party concerned.
Yours, &C. Nv. X. 4
| p. S. | was wrong in saying that the commission
ers were to meet this afternoontheir next meeting
is to take place Monday next and it will probably
be the last. Report has 1t that the Mexicans are
willing to give up what they consider the cause Of
the war, Texas, but only to the Nueces- Mex
co and California they say must be subjects Of afte
stipulation. Look out for break up and perhaps
row at the next meeting of the commissioners
| TAcuBAYA, Sept 6, ls47. -
did not write line yesterday for the very goot
reason that there was nothing to write about. Proofs
| accumulated that Santa Anna was hourly breaking
the armistice, by preventing supplies from coming
out and by erecting breasworks within and near tn,
city In the evening, sirnulacro sham fight cam
off in the city, and the firing WINS quite brisk for
space and plainly heard out here at Tacubaya. Som
thought II pronuncamento or revolution agains
Santa Ana, but 1t turned out that he was only exer
cising his troops. Peace stock is decidedly down
but / shall mike no comment until hear what ha
been done by the commissioners.
! Afternoon, 6 o'clock. The farce Is over, and nov
comes the tragedy. Gen. Scott has sent in to SAINT
Ana announcing that the armistice- is broken, an
that at IL o'clock to-morrow-I believe that is tn
hour-hostilities are to recommence. He would nc
give the forty-eight hours II is said he had album
dant evidence the Mexicans had broken the arms
tice over and over again.
i Mr.. Trist has returned from the conference, an
although we cannot learn what transpred we kno,
that nothing was effected From Mexican Of stand
ing learn that one of the commissioners on the 9th
er side handed Mr. Trist letter Of instructions fror
Mr.. Buchanan, dated in July last and which had bee
intercepted. The letter went to say that lin
running near the parallel Of 80 might be accepted
i which point it would leave the Rio Grande ali
branch off to California, following nearly the cours
of the Rio Gala. As Fhave said get this story fror
hearsay; If is true 1t will show that the Mexican
knew every card In Mr.. Trisfs hand, to use an ur
common but apt expression, before he had chanc
to play them t'
Night, IL o'clock-A white flag came in from SAINT
Anna half an hour since with message. Generl
Scott was informed that the Mexican President n
GREETED very much the delays in getting out prov
sions, &C., to the Americans that no fortifcation
or other works had been made, and that by to-mo
row at noon the supplies could all be got out. tn
report is, that Gen. s. sent back word that II Ii
provisions were furnished it would be an evidence
Santa Anna desire to bring about an amicabe VI
derstanding. So much for 80 much. wag shy
that Santa Anna only wants to humbug us until
gets two cannon cast day or two since near Chi
, pultepec, finished and ready for use
Yours &c, g. W. K.
TAouBAyA, Sept. 4 1871.
This morning the enemy is making preparation
for our reception in real earnest. At an early no,
long lines of infantry were seen emerging from u
city fling past Chapultepec and taking up position
at the Moline del Rey, at strong work known |
the Powder Magazine, and as Is supposed at Il
foundry where the Mexicans cast all their cannol
might here mention that Chapultepec Is about thr'
| ,,ilao direcfly west of the civ that the Moline