The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-21
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.


| HAvRE (France,) May 2s 1871.
Though personally stranger you, yet, having
long years, may say your associate vndica,ing
democratic institutions against the attacks, open insd
ious, of federal foreign factions in country ma
claim your indulgence for the liberty which Inow take in
writing to you and 10 this prompted by the hope
being able to offer suggestions which win certainly be
ceptabe to YOU if, believe, they may be made useful
IN the common The last proclamation of Santa
Anna-that issued after tho surrender of Vera Cruz wa
known IN Mexicothat vigorous paper best sure
" which he has hitherto published-seems me to have
oeeh issued in double view: firstly, to dssipate certain
degree OF doubt suspicion then existing home as his
deiy and sincerity; and then might operate mod
crate our pretensons inany negotiations peace Con
sidering this proclamation, them in connexion with the
present position Of Mexican AFFAIRS civil and military and
more especially with the personal position of Santa Anna
and his ambitious aspatons-aH depending one cast
OF the de'-l cannot but conclude that he enter
on negotiation. Santa Anna, and indeed every man of
common sense in Mexico must that the obsti-
nate and prolonged resistance avail hence the
peace party, including the church, always 'conserva-
i've OF Its wealth, the commerce, of course with capital
lists of all kinds may support Santa Anna his peace pur
pose II so, we shall have peacea peace only honor
able to the United States but opening that future
which is so graphically laid before the public by a able
writer in OF your late papers These material advan-
ages to result from arrangement with Mexico-hs i'm
mensy of future prosperity ably described by your
respondent, and well calculated captvate nnver
sal public mind WILL subsequent develop the rea-
y place beyond question: asesabshed TRUTH that this
by the federasts only just and necessary
inception and wisely and ably conducted by Executive
but has been in its results the brilliant pas
sage in our history and the and fertile foundation
OF our future prosperity and power Whilst dssipain here
in Europe abundance of real condition
character, this has brought the United States into
view great power" be coured-no longer defed
and thus cease all attempts progress
terlere with policy continent The federal party
will thus remain astounded yet we not imagine that
they will to 'abor in their vocation" Obliged to
abandon their pho Mexican operations they will resort to
| anti-savery, fiscal and other interior "agtaons" We
must not then, lay down arms, relying their
pursuance considering them annhated by defeat; they
will be but coched they will in much VEN
omous activity as heretofore. Now, sir, what would
the liberty OF suggesting is this,ha you publish
uive numbers OF the 'Semiweeky Union" short and
most pithy extracts from their comfor and add speeches.
and their furious denunciaons of Pok" in their
ing missionary expeditions, in either house of
gress. These excerpta will admirably with the
results of "Poks war; (or may give the Pres
dent merit what they threatened with impeachmenD
Them in adjoining columns of harmonious
parison, would place extracts from the English papers,
ministerial and opposition. Such exposition Git APP
pears me) must if wholly PROSTATE the "federa
wings party, totally parayze their eectioncerng pro-
ects
Dear sir, with great respect, your obedient se1vant,
PEREGRINATOR.
r. s. As to finance, pray you remark that this with
Mexico will quite much will be the expen.
dure of the British government this single year TO save
the population OF Ireland from perishng by imine-and
that too, with but partial for, Notwithstanding this
expenditure, hundreds of thousands die
walton.
And apropos of English extracts Is it worthy of
mark ALSO that the Americans the only people contrib
ung to the relief of Ireland correctly speaking
who assist the English easuryto relieve Ireandand that
too whilst innate enemy manifestng in daily pub.
locations (whig and tory than his usual rancor,
his bitter detestaon of and of democratic nstitu-
ons treating with contemptuous abuse the President
the
achievements and encouraging the enemy with whom
| war =!