The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-22

WAsHIsoros, Sept. 10, ls47.
The War-7hs Peaee-A Passing Vie,o of the State Of
affairs Nth Merieo
Every thing depends upon results Il IL tho result
which crowns the achievement II We fail Of the result
the effort Is lost
So 1t Is with this Everything depends upon
peace before the reassembling Of Congress The probs
bes are in favor Of the achievement; yet 1t may fall
We have no mail tonight south Of Charleston; and IL
there be thing In which the Postmaster General has
been especially at fault it has been in the failure from
the outset Of this war; to have unf4ing express line
between Washington and New Orleans Tho sdysn.
agss In the prosecution Of the would have saved
perhaps, millions Of expenditure, and Thousands OF
valuable lives. But Mr.. johnson, hold has conducted
the to tho best Of his judgment for the good
OF the people His only fault has been retrenchment
In this feature however has been shovn
that retrenchment Is not always reform The times de-
mand enterprise liberaty despatch, regularity; but
value than fortnight was twenty years ago.
Regarding the peace, however, " awaiting re-
had the city under his guns and Santa Anna ayorsbe
to peace was still possessed OF dicatoral 1t
latest returns To save the city from occupation by the
would suppose would be coerced into submission The
means OF further resistance would be destroyed In the
occupation Of the city BY General Scott and s occupa
ton was inevitable, IL the Mexican Congress proved In
tractabe. -
The treaty, however, may not be immediately con-
cluded II resolved upon The Congress had to be
called togetherthe question had to be submitted re-
ferred and reported upon and the vote taken Several
Gays might be occupied in these proceedings. Then
would come the appointment Of commissioners to confer
with MIR Trist. The law denouncing peace while the
American armies in the territories OF Mexico how
ever preliminary proceeding would have to be re-
pssed. Still the presence Of an invncbls army would
vastly tend to despatch OF all this business precisely
the work Of months concentrated into the two
days OF one Of our short sessions Of Congress.
no ssasnsV certain TSe e.cs c M.ico
Mexico what Paris to France Take IT, and the nation
Is subdued The pride Of the Mexicans unconquered,
but their means Of defence destroycd-their point
Of concentration occupied; and resolution to
nue the would be the resolve OF faction rather
wish the manfegt interest OF the people Of
Again the British government has Important Interests
IN the republic OF Mexcos large mercantile anS min
ing interest and debt OF many millions All these In.
terests suffering while the war continues Hence
the desire Of Great Britain for peace between us and
MEXICO She Is Indifferent about California for she has
learned that she could not hold IT, and that could
would BE- Of no value TO her in her possession while
Asatc commerce that would fail into the hsrbor OF San
Francisco, with California In possession She knows
toe. that Mexico, hereafter, Is likely 10 behave herself
and consequently that tho Maternal interests Of Great
Britain, In the macs aud OF Mexico, will be
vastly promoted by INN cd.af. peace, matter how
much u the northern uDinh lbed provinces coded
to the United states Hence the agency Of the British
iupctonsres in their ndea'or, 10 hasten negotiations
This agency, next to the presence OF scots army, will
have an influence with the Neicsns IL is an agency
of sefnterest; but 1t Is still in Gun favor
The policy ofthe war in It's commencement and prose-
cu,on by the Admipitrston has been TO peace
with Mexico nd.mnes for the past; for the
future and ceson OF large alice OF territcry by vay
Of indemnity ios the time being
We are satisfied too, Of tbis fact that Gen Tavior
would not have sent TO the Rio rauie could tb,s
war have been forese,n. But the idea was and Cen
Taylor believe, suggested It, that tho lrescnce Of
strong tary force On the ho Grande would co.rce he
Nlexicans into negotiations without further aaculty
The threat Of invasion relied upon as the asnb
OF preventing instead VI fome nting IL intend
cd To hasten the peaceabe s-tl. Of the exspg
Texas difficulty with Mexico. he President did not
consider that the crossing Of the Nr-ces al invasion
the rignuu territy OF Mexco would be by her consider
ed war when she claimed all Texas to the sabine
her rightiul territory In this view Con Taylor had
clearly nvsded the territory OF Mexico at Corpus Christi
as AZ Fort Brown No. sir the rres dent suxou 10
settle with Mexico well with Great Britain. Hc was
ambitious to have settled boundary and clear under
standing north and south lersuaion had failed with
the Mexican demsgogues at the capital and the march
OF Gen Taylor TO the Rio Grande was intended 70 ava
ken them TO their danger they did not ctme TO terms