The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-03-27
MEXICAN WAR


The London papers, as usual, contain more or
less comments on the events of the Mexican war.
The following remarks are from the London
Tines
The ingenuity of generals and commodores is
taxed to the utmost to discover some means. in
addition to repeated defeats, which NAV induce
this perverse enemy to give up his epreference
for war;" One scheme suggests the contlnua-
ton OF a line OF forts from Tampico to Mazatlan
which should cut off the northern moietv of the
Mexican territory, so that tract of some Is or
~ degrees IN depth may be held in pawn till its
proprletors choose to SO attend to negotiation -
Commodore Perry advises the capture of all the
ports both on the Gulf and on the Pacific. and
the REIMBURSEMENT of all the interior provinces,
except such as they may " think fit to keen
SO that thriving border of free and enlightened
Americans may be planted all around Mexico.
ike belt OF young frs around turnip field
though Tor purposes less beneficial than those of
shelter or ornament. This project of hermeti-
cally sealing up an entire people till they ask
to be let out" has attracted great admiration.
and Is described as being characterized in re
markable degree by good sense, humanity, and
the highest qualities Of true statesmanshiD'' Mr.
benton has third plan, which has at least the
magnihcence Of obscurity, and we have to Ia.
ment that we cannot give readers its detal~.
as they are, unfortunately, not yet disclosed Mr.
Denton declines to release his country from the
horrors OF war, except for consideration. He
sets his secret at no less price than the LIEN
tenant Generalship of the States-a price which
the States, with the cautious economy of conf
dehce, have declined TO pay. We can only cou-
lecture at the character ofthis mysterious scheme
from the entcing hints which its author threw
out ON the 25th of last month, as he dangled
close roll OF paper containing the important plans
before the eyes OF the tantalized Senate Fl e al
leged-ot course as its peculiar and distinctive
ieatures-that 1t g was not framed in total igno.
rance OF Mexican character, Mexican country.
and Mexican resources but promised an issue
and result" Another striking novelty in its
conception sc diplomatic mission nation ma
tionaly constituted both in political and geo
graphical sense, to attend the head quarters. and
while the Minister stood ready to negotiate at
every STEP the army was to take an organize
ton and an attitude TO give emphasis to neooija-
tlon" 1t must be admitted that this provision
strikes at the very root of the evil for the pro.
posed ambulance of plenipotentiaries beino
wheeled rapidly up to the critical part of the
held, might perhaps surprise the defeated parties
into that " honorable peace" which thew wonld
be sure to decline the next morning When we
add, that the scheme provided the " subsistence
oil the invaders ty duties regularly paid, and
contributions regularly collected and concIud
ed by promising - a death worthy OF the soldier
the battle storm his embrace-the field of
honor his bed-and the lofty SUBMITS Of the Co..
dllleras his monument and his grave" we are
sure our readers must be astonished that their
transatlantic brethren did not at once take Mr..
Benton at his own appraisement, and make him
Cromwell on the spot
The point most perplexng 10 ordinary Euro
pean minds, is the object for which this much
desired peace is sought IT the provinces and
Ports' the people and property, the taxes and
customs OF nation, can be seized and dstrbut.
ed al h6ttuna already, it is hard to conceive
what further advantages are to be gained by the
most amlcable negotiations. WHAT does Presi
peht POLK want to buy with $4,000, OOO when
he can get so much for nothing? Philn If nIo
cedon,s receipt for taking a fort was sensible
enough but whoever drove an ass laden with
silver into an unprotected town?