Washington telegraph., 1847-12-08
Mrylco-rnE WAR--A PEACE.

New YORK ileihlu- t.
a long and very sensible leHef' 'en'hlnS
these subjects, After referring to mr.
pneh,nans obstinate persistence in The
hons of negotiating peace with meXieo'
l., ,ha 6,.e ol all the unloward indications
on the part of thai still more obstinate
-, of n fixed determination ani 10 make
peace, says: 49,,
Bul bear with us in all kudnessi hear
ma. we beseech thee, our chosen aud rea'
bic Paeidcus, il we demur to the hope OF
a peace; while Scott remains in the val.
ley of Chalco, aud his offensive opera
lions stand reduced 10 the inlerior oecufan
ey, defensive, =,
When the veterans 81 Arsa were driy
en- over the Rio Grande, there was hope ol
peaee--when the Glflison al Ampndla
evacuated Monterey between The American
lines, sanglinr were our expectations when
E the strong hold of san joan d'ulna gave
way, we seieyed tho war was endedi
when the heights of Cero Gnrlo were car
ricd, we lhoughl lhf enemy puwetless b..
yond recovery; when the victorious ten
thousand OF scott paused al the gates ol
Belen and San Cosme. We brllesed lhal
AZ vas IN close treaty al the ihreshold OF
ahe Alamedia but in the hope. Ia the oK.
osela,on, in the thought aud IN the beliei,
wa were disappointed. Neilhef blows nor
oneiiatiun-neilher the hayono noflhe
olive branch-nriihcr the pause at Mala'
moras. nor the pause at fJeba-=ncithof
the afmislIee AT Monterey. nor lha afmls.
tice nj the eapiial--nrither Taylor nor
Scott, neither Alueba nar lrsl, have avail.
cd us anything. llrr armies arc anihilas
ted. Her munitions destroyed, her s'tong.
holds captured, her boundaries Ilahked by
a blockade-her government etIlnguished
her capital occupied by her enrmies-bef
energies paraI,zed, aud her leaders pow.
erless and disgraced-Meaieo Is still in.
A., traelablel Is 1t not 20 Me-. buchanan
But how stands the case, admitting the
tesuseitalion of the Mexican government
atQuefeiarol Are they not all sworn 10
perish or to eIlemnale their enemdsl--
Suppose the government Is permitted to or.
ganize--.iu delibefale--a reasonable tine
ior reflection. Is there any prospect that
Pena pena. or llerara, viii propose the
pfo,ocol which Santa Anna feieeledl Or
ii they DO, or either 0l them does. will mol
Parcdes be enabled 10 displace such author.
ity, and Annul such oyrrtuTes IN an immez
dlale proaaaeiamenio. backed hy nga
muffin army marched into the eIili NhUte
Is Pafedesl lie Is nal iais. Where Is
santa Anna, bis any formidable rival
lSwefIc.s, from lds accounts WeaNed 10
day-a fugitive, reduced Ia the saa rSurm.
iIy OF lleeing lis native land, allef saeilii.
eng every glus, and alrf riiaH- repeated
aud almasi supefhamzn, IN mastering re
sources tn hag dgleurc. lHu pWsFtei.
then, is lHat plmips vii al heir 70 the
fortunes IN the wsr d Sana anna. w
raftde- propose the icfm, which saua
Anna rejected Scarcely possible. WI
a threatened OF aaIual descent upon QuH.
rssafo act as persuasive 10 tho Mex.
can Congrtssi Thcy wall move to anolh.
er cil,, aud thus It promises TO be, until a
force Of 10000 men Is subdiy.dei into
garrisons surrounded by gueu,.as
But suppose We iall upon Ibis plan OF
progressive occupation, aud get It success.
iully established, anl proclaim lhe late Re
public territory Of the United SRlr,l--
wil Ten years OF such occupation reduce
the people To submission. Of rkicrmlnale
thenl Hardly. Bl, suppose !, doe, reduce
them to terms. how u tue icrHiny 10 bc
divided between the North nd the SOUTH
Upon what inoling, as ciliErns afc The PIE.
bald. negru.mhod mOngris OF Mexico 10
sandl What becomes ol tie church aud
the church propcnJl How arc We 10 blend
an exclusive religion with freedom OF rn.
ligionl how associate the two races--lhe
one a compound Of the white tribes oi the
North, tho other mixture OF the dark
races Of the soulhi What hue, whal iingc
oI coIoring, what liue Of shadow, what
shade 1t complexion, shall designate the
Tree white citizen from the lrec biack-lhe
slave from the maslch Here TO u are
presented in.upcrab.r difficulties tp the al.
mission Of Mexico, and Us subdivision IA.
to states, ON footing with the rest Of the
States ol this Union.
Again on The declaration ol the absorp.
lion ol Mexico, We assume as a hrsi prop.
osh,on, the payment ol slily nillionsio her
British creditors. he eAingiishmcni oi
the nationality u Mexico would not ohlit.
crate the nationality ol that debt. Aud we
doubt not that the u. 5. government would
promptly assume ii rs a righteous inherit.
ance with the soil TO which 1t is attached.
Protting by our example, Great Britain
might negotiate with sapin for the Isle of
Cuba, giving the Spanish debt OF forty mil.
lions in part payment Spain is poor, and
Palmefsion threatens her.
Cuba lies alongside Of Mexico, and poor
old spain, fearful Of the inroads Of Ameri
can annexation, might be induced to make
= the most ol a bad bargain. Could the
United States permit such transfer Of Gu.
bal Not at all. Il would never do
War would then iulIow--a continual war,
which would end in etpelling the Brit.
ish from the coniinenl--l'rom Mexico and
California, aud Oregon, and the West In.