Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-05-27
From The National Intcltigeaer.
The United States and Mexico.

In the Washington Correspondence Of the Phil
hdephia Public Ledger, the writer thereof well in
formed Of all the acts and thoughts of our Admin.
islration, gives us very distinctly TO understand that
the entente cordiaie between the President of the
United States and the then Ex-President of Mexi-
co, by which the latter was enabled TO regain his
office and lead the forces Of Mexico against those
OF the United States. has continued to exist up to
very recent date We hope that no reader will ei-
ther overlook or forget this extraordinary reyela-
ton -
WASHINGTON, May 13-Wilh the defeat of
Santa Anna my hope Of peace is considerably di.
mlnishedi for, however strongly the opposition
press may have rallied against what il pleased TO
call "the passport granted TO that chief" certain il
is that best hopes of peace rested on him. and that
nothing but the impossibty of sustaining himself
IN Mexico has thus far baed his efforts to make the
Congress agree TO the proposition Of our Govern
ment to send commissioners.
The tone Of his warkc dispatches was.
from the commencement, forced upon him by the
circumstances in which he placed, and perttct-
iy understood here by the President and his Ca5i-
net Santa Annals only hope of success consisted
III hrst satisfying the national vanity of his country
men, or ayailing himself Of some lucky accident to
turn for moment the fortunes of war, and to i'm
prove that moment FOR concluding a peace. He
came uery near such a chance at Buena VISTA but
the battle of Cerro Gordo has put an end to his
prospects, and, with them, to our calculations of
peace from that quarter"
The following passage, in Letter of the'Army
Correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune, &C.
qulres consequence bg the above disclosure of the
fact that the battle Of Buena Vista disappointed the
calculations OF our Administration aud of Santa
Anna; which were, that in case of the defeat Of
Gen. Taylor, the latter would have il in his power
TO make peace with the United States 1t furnish.
es also key TO the late decree of the Mexican Con-
gress, denouncing as a traitor any individual "et
him be private person or a public functiouary,"
who should enter into negotiations with the United
States:
"JALAPA, (Mexico,) April 25-The Mexcans
here, one aud all. denounce Santa Anna for cow
ard, traitor, and everything else that is bad and
verify believe that majority of them would re.
loice exceedingly had Gen Scott captured him the
other day aud hung him upon the first limb strong
enough to bear his weight That he is playing
them false you cannot beat out of their heads that
he has sold the battles of Buena Vista and Cerro
Gordo for consideration they are equally conf
dent, and IN proof they are eternay talking about
tile $4,000 600. They do not understand why it
was that President Polk allowed him to pass freely
into Vera Cruz from Havana unless there was bril-
berry and corruption at the bottom the idea that
our troops are whit better than theirs or that they
can whip them, even two TO one when posted be-
hind batteries, has never entered their heads aud
hence, asa better than none there are many
OF them who say that they have been sold by the
"Hero of Tampico" Again, there are doubtless
many. perhaps the larger portion, who have lost all
confidence, either in his honesty or bravery; and
although they may not desire peace with us, they
are still anxious TO get rid Of the tyrant on any
terms Such is the state Of feeling here in Jaapa"