The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-23
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY NIGHT, NOV. %, Is47.
English views or Afrairs la Mexico.

English Views OF Ansirs In Mexico.
We have had frequent occasion to remark upon the
jealousy with which the British interests, represented in
the columns Of the leading London journals regard the
victorious progress of our arms in Mexico. The same
Sheets which filled with the details of the bloody bat
ties which the English army in India lately took such
signal vengeance upon the Sikhs, for attempting main
tain for themselves, and for their country, immunity
against the insaate and proverbia rapacity of the
British policy in that region, have often put forth in
Parallel columns the most indignant denunciatons oil
the aggressive spirit which is said have ruled the
policy of our government towards Mexico The con-
slant proffers OF peace upon terms of just indemnity,
which have accompanied, part, each step of our
military success have, indeed, proved serious stumbling
block in this line of British elimination and the
tons of the London journals this point have grown
fainter and fainter, the inatuaon and obstinacy and
bad faith OF Mexico became and more apparent TO
ourselves and to all the world Still, in the matter of
territories and OF harbors John Bull is quite too graspng
himself to look upon the acquisitions of his neghbors
however justly obtained--wth any show of compacency
Hence it is plainly enough that the British press, ever
since the increasing development of the facts of the
has begun to shame OF its false and reckless charges
against the motive and spirit OF has turned itself
with new vgor 10 predictions OF the inevitable failure
which awaited efforts In the columns of these Jour
nails the Uomto lay "hushed in grim repose," awaiting
the approach of the fit devour our troops
Every rumor OF mishap TO arms in Mexico however
destitute OF foundation, magnied into calamity. A
perfect avalanche of debt represented rushing down
upon devoted head Our treasury be bankruped
by the expenditures Our loans were to be cutched
easy prey by the bears" of the stock exchange
Our first victories chroniced astonishing eas OF
hap-hazard-a brief but marvellous of luck in the
chances OF The administration which had under
taken the portrayed a strange combination of
most contradictory characterstcs-of daring ambition
and tmid imbeciityof gigantic aspirations and dwarsh
capacities. In such hands our mode and measures Of
war to be such to make any demand for peace
on our part ridiculous; while proposed conditions of
paciicaton denounced as extreme and odious
as to make peace unattanable by the efficient
way by rousng against us the concentrated and unan-
imous wrath of the whole Mexican people, In the
view of these journals anything and everything to
be invented asserted which might bar all possibility of
hope that we were to conduct just and honorable
to the issue of just and honorable peace.
How sturdy the principal British journals persisted in
all this folly of fasehood against Mexican policy
well known How long and how steadlythey have been
coroborated and confirmed in such statements by the
reckless TRADES Of faction among ourselves at home,
also matter of yet wider and more shameful noorety.
And the blind and hopeless persistence of Mexico against
peace and justice at this moment, when her national pow
lies broken pieces feet and when the progress
OF events and of policy has scattered these hostile
Misrepresentation to the winds, tells but too plainly
how disastrous has been the working OF these cononed
influences upon her ignorance and her pride But for
these hindrances just and honorable peace, fairly
by our arms, would already have been ours!
We find, however, In recent number of the London
Times editorial article which, by its unusual admis-
SONS IN our favor indicates that more correct appre
citation of our Mexican policyis gaining ground, even
against all the subbomness of British prejudice To be
sure the admissions Of the article qualified by good
deal Of acmony, and are quite manfesy the confessions
OF an unwilling witness. Yet they certainly do show
some gmpses Of right judgment and right feeling in the
case, which, appearing in the columns of the Times at
this moment, are not without significance.
The article opens as follows
The effect produced Liverpool Saturday by the in
telligence from America singular indication Of the
which the best interests civilized and COM
mercal countries are, in these times, identified Informal
ton of renewed hostes in India could hardly have
dissatisfaction imam tulngs that Mex
lean peace apparently far off ever If any c
of the United Safes should be perrersy persuaded that
England desires either the discontinue embarrassment of
his country he need only Observe hoo the arrival of each
cessive mail affects great commercial communities Cal
culaons of exchange and exports leave very little
considerations of jealousy, and political conclusions alto
gether vanish compared with the prospects of trade
After admitting in broad terms that the conduct of the
American troops throughout the whole war; as far
regards their behavior in the field does honor to the
from which they spring, the Times describes the
late negotiations as follows:
"The aborive negotiations which preceded the renewal
of the war, and which will be found in detailed form
elsewhere, in high degree instructive as indicating
conclusivey than any other evidence could in.
enons and confidence of the respective parties On the
side the United Saes proposed that the bounda
ry line of the republics should up the middle
Grande strike of westward reaching the limit of New
Me xco take the of the ella and the lower Coora
do, and through the mouth of the latter down the
middle of the California Gulf the Pacific. In other
words this would bring the southwestern boundary line of
the United States about degrees further SOUTH would
deprive Mexico of all Upper and Lower California as well
the districts the Grande and would her with
the ella for her northern boundary but just above the
present frontier of Sonora which marks her settled
ries Enormous this claim, it was not the point
upon which the negotiations broke off for the Americans
phrased their requirements considerable and offered
liberal price for the cession they desired.
"The old Texan boundary line again brought under
discussion; the party insisting the Grane and the
other in honor bound, upon the Nueces and this little
difference proved incapable of adjustment between parties
who had Just been udicousy chaferng about degrees