Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-09
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 0, ls47.


lead entertain any hope of speedy peace. HsR-
considered the leader Of the peace party, and he
certainly the head of the moneyed interest and the as
tocTacy of the country whom should think would be IN
favor of peace and yet Immediately after defeat in
pitched battle at the gates OF the capital which left the capl-
tai itself at mercy, the language he holds and the
he proposestems which they all must have known
would be accepted and which inevitably lead to the
loss Of the city and to another defeat they attempted still
further to defend it,
Every thing indicates that this not already will in fu
ture be national the part OF the Mexicans, In which
the nature of the country the extent OF it, and the habits OF
the people will give them many and great advantages over an
invading army.
From what has taken place. greatly that both the
Government and People have fully made up their minds
fight it out, and listen to terms of accommodation
This BIO the general opinion in community, and
the news is universally regarded here, if exactly
unfortunate, least very discouraging ~ o. Journal
The perusal Of this paragraph in New Orleans
paper suggests the inquiry, What has become of
the peace party which our Government expected to
find in Mexico, ready to hail General ScoTT as a.
deliverer, to treat with Mr.. TRIsT, and for love or
money cede to us one-half of their country There
is no trace of them to be found, and instead of
friends and the olive-branch we meet nothing but
enemies the most fierce and determined. Our
march to the capital, instead of submission finds
all classes and conditions united against us-the
very lepers and women taking up arms to resist and
repe us. Our victories, so far from conquering
peace, have produced the singular effect of recon
cling all domestic strifes, and uniting against US the
ercest rival chieftains mutual enemies before and
seeking to cut each others throats. The pacific
HERRERA, the banished Paroles, the aspiring SAN
IA ANNA, have forgotten their private feuds and
animostes and united their energies and influence
in repelling our overtures and resisting our arms.
Did ever any men charged with the conduct of
public affairs betray gross and objectionable an
ignorance of people against whom they meditated
war, both as regards their military capacity and
resources and their temper and character, our
rulers have shown in regard to the people of Mex-
co? They were held to be so imbecile and pusi-
luminous that they would hardly dream Of offering
any resistance to our arms, and that ten thousand
men THAT was the sage estimate of the Uni0n)
would be quite enough to subdue all Mexico and
dictate terms of peace in the Halls of Montezuma
Under this fatal misconception, our Government
dispatched Minister Mr.. SLIDELL) to arrange the
boundary of our new acquisition, late part of
Mexico, and, scorning any tenderness for wounded
national pride, with arrogance as unbecoming as
it was impolitic, demanded that he should be receiv
ed in the character and with all the diplomatic rank
and respect of Minister Plenipotenary instead of
simple Commissioner to treat of the unsettled boun
dairy Of Texas which last was all that the dis
membered party asked; yet, rather than yield thai
poor grain of Cancellation, we haughtily withdrew
our Envoy, and forthwith marched an army into
possession of the territory which just before we
had offered to make the subject of negotiation and
amicabe settlement. Our despised enemy resist
ed; ensued, and now where are we (! Reaping
the fruits of pride and folly. Our General has
fought his way to the heart of the country. He
has conquered difficulties unsurpassed by those
which opposed Hannibal in his Alpine mot his
.ican) march, and, with skill and courage not ex-
celled by that great captains, planted his victo-
reus standards the towers of the Mexican
capital. Instead however, of weakness, disunion,
and submission, he finds spirit of resistance fierce
and universal, and an apparent determination TO
suffer every extremity sooner than submit.
Such was the aspect of affairs at the moment of
our latest advices. Should these circumstances
have changed, and the authorities of Mexico, listen
ing to more prudent counses, have yielded to terms
of peace, we shall rejoice. But as a sample of the
spirit which, on the contrary, seemed to animate
all classes, we subjon appeal from the Governor
OF the State Of Mexico, not heretofore published
in our paper, which breathes any thing but submits
sion; and which, for its lofty and unterrfed tone,
would do honor to any page Of Roman annals
The constitutional Governor of The free and So
uereign State Of Mcrico 10 ITS Inhabitants:
FELLow-cTTIzESs Misfortune still pursues us, and the
rou of our troops twice in day, in the vicinity Of the
capital has exposed the blow of fate To this
series of affecting others still greater may be added
and to bear up against hsaw require the highest effort Of
patriotism and copsfancy proof sgainst any trial.
The msfortunf of defeat nothing compared with that Of
humiliation and lgnominy.
Our fathers died in order give us independence to free
us from foreign yoke, and that country might hold
rank among nations Let die rather than traffic away in
vile bargain what they purchased with their blood Death
Is preferable to gnominy and if orefaihers struggled
for ten years, IN bloody combas under circumstances
thousand times adverse than those of the present
day, let struggle for another for hundred years.
until we have vindcated their fame aud own.
Citizens of the State Of Mexico We have called our
selves free and independent for than twenty years. Let
die free and independent rather than sell land and
brethren for foreign gold
Fellow Vslor and constancy, and let us bear up
against this load Of misfortune with the that
nation which desires be free is so.
FRANCISCO M DE OLAGUIBEL.
ToLUcA, AUGUsr &c, lS47.
MEXICAN MoosLIeHT--"M Meet by moonlight alone