Washington telegraph., 1847-06-09

PRIgsr,-The New York Freemans Jour.
nal contains an excellent letter from the
Rev. Bernard o'Reilly one of the Roman
Catholic ehaplains of tho army now in
Mexico. The Richmond Republican copies
the letter aud says: I'VE invite the atien.
lon Of our readers 10 it, as presenting u
plain common sense view of tho induce,
menis Tor peace, from the pen OF sagacious
and impartial observer, which we think the
advocates of pro,raeted war will find il
hard 10 answer. Destructive to our army
as has been the siekaess on the Rio Gfande,
which has cut down more OF our men than
tho MeSieans have lost on the battlefield,
1t is as nothing compared with the appal.
ling havoc which we must witness at Vera
Cruz"
We present our readers with tho follow.
ing extract:
The war now being waged is far more
disastrous 10 US than is general y supposed
ia the United states. We arc always vic.
tofious, and lose much less men in action
than the Mekieans, bat then climate comes
10 their aid, and cuts dorm more Of our men
Than their loss on The tagls field. Were
the number Of our men forever disabled by
the service. with the deaihsfn every form
which have ihinned our ranks since the
commencement Of the campaign, accurate.
y presented, our loss. considering he
smaiiaesS Of oar army lsould appear great,
alaoa riitoa, a pralisi.
There Is now, II appear. to M, no end
Ia be gained by the further prolongation Of
The war. A victorious and powerful nation
will nll escape impnatipn oilolly aud great
error Ia action, IL 10 punish a weak aud
harrassed enemy Il igaie's greaier injury
1a iiself. live entered il Tor the purpose
1i compelling the payment Of indebtedness
long Withheld, We are II We slill continue
II, ia a fair WY Of compelling Mexico, long
since bankrupt, 10 the hedeli, OF the insol
vent act. Il, for the recognition Of the
RIO Gmnds a. our boundary. re hHre but
"A reeross TIM aoJ'r rirsF, my rari for II,
Haac5 nh afeer iispu.s our tile 70 hu
eaalfmp'ib c sup oC territory. II the war
Is 10 be continued unit ileklco indemnihes
i1r anlusl expense, which Is not. would
hope, the national resolve, we woll be
aeiing somewhat the paft, but the greater
inhaman,ly, Of the creditor who insist on
the incarceration OF an in.olyeni debtor
until he liqullates the debt and also the cS
pense Of the incarceration. Ii the appro
prialion Of Mexican territory be intended
as compensation, doubt mn1b whether
the result will justify the poic~ Or the wis.
dom Of the act. This climalt n1 country
is suited to The Meyicans. but so little To Us
that the pahiaken will ultimately be bLr
den rather than benefit.
We are victorious over this poor, harras.
sej aud badly governed people; honor and
glory aud a succession nj iriumphs are en-.
b.azoned on ouf national esculchcon; we
can well afford TO be generous towards
them. Mexican gaseonadc has been
kicked and walked on from "palo Alto
to Bucna VISTA and will eoulinuc 10 do
SO, 10 the occupation Of the capital, It we
will it. Soppnsing that Mexico, in her
inialualion and weakness. still persls in
her refusal TO make peace on our terms,
would |, be sound policy in us 10 continue
the wall Il still waged, must be Carried
on, for The roasol girea ablrc, a, an i'm
mease sacrifice Of human iits aai treas
ure, and riiioM rcdchiag an end ao' al.
ready a3diaci. An our citizens here
none surpass hca tor p0iriaiim--drc 10 a
man for peace. Ih'r opinion is rorih
something.
The soldiers aud officers oflho volunteer
and regular army, victorious against fear.
iul odds in SO many hard fought battles,
are, riihom al exception, dirocd'cs for
peace. They are still willing, II their
country 50 directs, to march again aud again
to the charge, TIL Mexico be brought to
terms, but they see no object 10 be reached
that is no, now attained, whilst they can
scarcely consider honor or glory 10 accrue
to them in future from victory over the
Mexican army. Peace with Mexico is the
ardent wish Of the great and good men
who in this war have done honor to their
country-ol the majority of our own free
land ol the good Of the world. Lot there
thea be peace. II those in our National
or Slate Legislatures who advocate the
further prosecution Of the war could, by
some mysterious process, be transported to
"Bnzos," or "Lobos" Island, there 10
fare as our brave men fare, this war fever
would soon oyaporate, and they would be
como the most strenuous advocates oil
peace.