The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-21
The Mexican War,

We publish in this days Herald the interest
ing correspondence between Mr.. Buchanan, the
Secretary of State, and the Mexican Minister
of Foreign Affairs, relative to the PROPOSE
ton made TO the latter by Mr.. Buchanan
on the part of our government, that the TWO
countries should appoint commissioners "
meet at Jaiapa or Havana, with full power ~
conclude a treaty Of peace. The Mexican gu
vernmentd declined to appoint such commissioners
until the blockade of their ports was raiseu' anu
THAR territory evacuated by the American troops,
and Mr.. Buchanan replies that such proceeding
ia withoura parallel IN the history oil modern times'
and ybollv ioadmi ssable As this offer Oh the part
of The American government has been refused, as
twas on former occasions, the President, Mr..
Buchanan says, will not again renew II until he
has evidence that it will be accepted by the
Mexican government; bit in order to hasten
peace, he has despatched Mr.. Trst to the seat Of
war, clothed with full powers to conclude
terms for a definite treaty offriendship.
Such is the purport Of Mr.. Bucnanan's letter,
rendering again the offer ofpeace, on fair and hon.
orable terms; but there Is not muc probability
that Mr.. Trist's services commissioner will
BIO called into requisiton for some time to come,
or at least, until the capitol snail have been re-
duced; because, up to the 20 h of June last,
a quorum Of Congress, to whom the letter was
referred could not be procured to act upon it,
General Scott had given notice to the Mexican
Government that he would give them to the 3Oth
Of June to act upon the letter, and if nothing
was done, he would march on the capitol. We
presume that Generals Cadwallader and Pillow
had arrived at General Scott's headquarters, as
he did not inteud to take up his march to the ca
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under the command of those officers
The publication of this letter will do the
United States vast deal Of good, by placing her
IN proper position before the world in regard to
this war. Peace is again offered to the Mexicans,
and by them rejected, under an excuse which
they knew was invalid; and notwithstanding this
refusal, our government sends a gentleman high
in its confidence to take advantage of the first
evidence of pacific disposition on the part of
the Msxicans, and enter into treaty honorable
TO both nations Such magnanimous conduct is
without parallel. 1t places the United States in
proud and enviable position, and her example
in this case would serve as a model for other
countries to follow.
The next news from the seat Of war will no
doubt be very interesting. We shall learn by
it whether the Mexican government acted upon
the letter or not. In case they did SO
favorably, we may of course look for a
suspension of hostilities, and soon afterwards
OF the bllshment of permanent treaty
of peace, If they did not, we shall soon hear OF
Gen. SCOTS advance to the capital, bloody battle
perhaps, at Rio Frio, and news that the ancient
capital of the Aztecs is in the possession of our
gallant soldiers.
If the news should be of the latter kind, it will
put an entirely different face on the war. We
must, in that case, make up our minds to over
run and conquer the whole country, and arrive
at the conclusion that the Mexican government
and people are determined to precipitate their
fate, and are DESTROYS of being blotted out Of
the map of nationality.