The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-05-10
NO GOVERN MENT IN MEXICO.

NO GOVERNMENT IN MEXICO.
II the enemy advance one step more, the national
independence will be buried the abyss OF the past
Santa Ana's Proclamation, Mar. 81, lS4T.
3 We have taken that Step. @
t Gen. SCOTS Despatch, april 10, ls47.
Here is food for reflection. Santa Ana, upon
hearing of the falyof Vera Cruz tissues proclama-
ton to the Mexican people, calling upon them, by
every consideration calculated to excite in their
breasts hatred against the invader, to rally around
their country's cause and conquer or die. A more
passionate appeal could not have been made. It is
absolutely eloquent with despair In that proclama
ton he tells the world, that if the enemy advance
one step more--one step beyond the capture Of
Vera Cruz and its impregnabe castle, the national
independence Of Mexico will be buried in the abyss
Of the past A few short days intervene. Santa
Ana assemblies the armies of the mis-caled Repub-
lie upon heights inaccessible orlfes them and awaits
the approach of the enemy. The American General
in obedience to the orders Of his Government turns
his face to the capital Of the Aztec Empire and heeds
not thu .Apemy "posted on thousand hills" The
18th e. 18th days Of April pass by, and General
Scott. writes to his governmentWc haze taken that
.tsu!k II
Nov If we translate into sober English the proc
lamation Of Santa Ana,w shall find it to mean mo-
thing more than last appeal to the Mexicans-a
lastappeal to make one more united resistance Of
force to force If unsuccessful, he distinctly avows
that the national Independence is gonethat is that
L tyoJs al nf
is dissolved. This we take it, and we believe every
considerate man will take it, to be the sum and sub.
stance of this proclamation which General Scott
3ecs Of sufficient importance to transmit to hisgov-
ement. agfe, ,b
T this, view Of the subject be correct, the battle
eCerro Gordo has put an end to the government Of
dexico--after the 18th Of April there was no long
or any General Government over that miserable
country. All future resistance to our arms, upon
this hypothesis, will be the resistance Of an armed
mob. And already wo have accounts Of such resist
ance after the battle in the murders between Cerro
Gordo and Vera Cruz. GAN the country is in arms
against us'-says correspondent Of the govern
ment paper--not in the form Of regular warfare, bu
Of irregular, guerilla warfare.
Such state Of things will be exceedingly embar-
RAISING TO the further progress Of our arms, nay,
will change the whole face Of tho war; The towns
which we shall approach will surrender with seeming
good grace, while the hidden and fatal knife will do its
work. Mexico will reached Undue time We enter it.
We occupy it. What them Where is peace 3
Where is the Mexican government? No man of
the enemy answers No government exists. 1t has
been buried in the abyss of the past! We shall
then understand that Santa Ana did not speak idle
words. And unless we are egregriously mistaken,
unless all the elements of human Judgment in udg-
ing Of these Mexicans be false we believe that such
will be the fact that Gen. Scott will find no govern
ment to treat WITH that his conquest Of the Aztec
will be barren scepre.
The next question u.s. if these suggestions prove to
be true can he hold his conquest until reinforced or
until our Congress shall meet We fear not. He
was much harrassed, even as far as Cero Gorde,
for the want of transportation and other things. Was
the expedition provided with the means of holding
the capitol Of Mexico, when taken, for any length
All Of time. these questions Understandable by
the journalist but we feel confident that calcula
tons have been nude to meet this state of which we
have here endeavored to point out probable in
thsfurther prosecution Of this unfortunate war
A few days will however, show us whether we have
taken right view of the subject.
But Of one thing we are almost sure, and that is,
that the United States will never obtain any peace
from Mexico but such peace as they shall make for
themselves by actual and sufficient occupation Of the
country, unless, indeed, such change shall come
over the next Congress to compel the President
withdraw our forces to the le bank of the Rio Grande
In that event reorganization Of the government Of
Mexico is possible, and peace may tollo'o.
p. S. Since the above remarks were written, we
received the last news from theScity OF Mexico, up
to the 9th of April which, in some measure goes to
confirm our views On the 3lst Of March, Congress
abolished the office Of Vice President and established
Provisional President so 10 enable Santa Ana to
take the field in person. Anoya was elected Pre-.