Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-07-08


WASHINGTON, June 23d, 1871.
Our affairs with Mexico are in such state that you
must not be astonshed if within the next twenty-fOur
hours you hear Of suspension of hosiiities, and,
perhaps, OF the arrangement of the preminaries Of
peace. | will not bubble about Diplomatic etiquette
but am firm in the belief that Mr. Trist has the pre-
llminarles with him which, when agreed TO by Mex
co will require other action on the part of our
government but tho ratification Of the treaty by the
Senate. wish you TO book this prediction of mine.
which of course, is not official in order that when the
events shall justify my prediction NAV obtain proper
credit for saglciiy, the Intelligencer with its
usual kindness to me, has it, FOR my Industry and
astucness."
Affairs in Mexico seem by the latest arrival to be
in fine trim, and the ludcious movements of Scott and
and Trst have put them Mr.. Buchanan, when
the treaty shall be made WILL of course, get the cred
it of it, and it will be due to his moderation and states
manship, which have never been eated beyond human
y and justice, by any feat of the most glorious
achieved by gallant soldiers and sailors.
The "pass of Rio Frio, it is certain, is utterly
Abandoned and ten to there will be no stand made
by the AIexicans, except perhaps such one as was
made by the FlOrcntines at the gate oftheir capital
gaist the victorious of Charles " IF you look
10 the position of Mexico, financial political and
military, 1t requires particular gift of divinaon to
perceive that oil further active resistance is an end
and that peace will depend chiefly ON the political
conduct of Scott and Taylor and longer on their
Pfo"CSS VI OelcIdl PROBABLY DY
this time in Mexico, where should not be at all sur
prsed If peace were to follow in ten days, notwith-
standing all the croaking of the opposition prints who
parade to US in all the bright coors their cinatons
can supply, the painted patriotism of the Mexicans
They take the Me, leans for Spaniards forgetting that
out Of ten in Mexico only one is of European ORR
gin, and that the Castilian and Andalusan blood and
the SGngTe Gzul of the old Spaniard is considerably
mixed Aztec copper, without nevertheless being
turned into oil of vitriol These people express them
selves in foreign idiom; their heroic devotion and
their determination to die for their country being
nothing but figures of rhetoric. The Mexcans are
Spaniards the Italians Of the present day re Romans
and with the same claims 10 courage and bravery
Santa Annals last proclamation shows how deep
he has sunk In public estimation, and to what humi-
liatng confessions he is obliged to have recourse in
order to prop up his sinking Fortunes He is Obliged
to admit that 'fortune has deserted him. he merely
pleads that he has done all in his power to avert it.
He reminds them that the ancient empire of the Az
tees fell with the capital Mexico; and prophesies the
hexicans the fate after the stars and stripes
shall float from the halls of the Montezumasa This is
the only thing feasible that stupid palrOon has ever
said, since he was delivered from well merited death
| by the generosity Of Gen. Houston.
But we have yet to learn that soldiers willingly
/ flock round the standard Of General forsaken by
fJrtune," aud who has already to beg for his life,
though, yet, he does it by proclamation Santa
Anaa has but just arrived the fifth Of the DRAMA
and the time cannot be long when the united exccra-
tos of his people and of the world will consign
ban to tie Internal Gods. | believe we shall have
peace within sixty days, and, may be, great deal
sooner