Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-06-12
GLIMPSES OF EXECUTIVE VIEWS IN RELATION
TO THE MEXICAN WAR.

TO THE MEXICAN WAR.
The Democratic Review" for the month OF
June, in leading article from source which it
says is entitled to confidence, asserts that the Ad-
ministration is willing to make to Mexico, as the
defeated party, every possible concession in point
of favor, and that it has clothed Gen. ScoTT with
power to treat with the authorities Of Mexico, un-
der the instructions of Mr.. TRIsT and that, should
the Mexicans desire it, Mr.. BUCHANAN will himself
60 down and negotiate in the city of Mexico.
The same writer also gives the following as the
conditions on which our Government is willing to
treat
GAS to the cession Of territory demanded Of the
Mexicans, the Administration will not claim it as
forfeit, but offer to pay for it, to acquire it
sby purchase. We want clear title of it and
: the Administration considers purchase the very
: best of all titles.
g The expenses OF the war we will not claim from
the Mexicans and the indemnity which she owes
our citizens will be assumed by the Government
of the United States. We shall then claim no
money of Mexico in any shape, and are willing
: to accept land in payment of our just demands.
GAS to the territory to be ceded or sold to US by
Mexico, we are of opinion that it will not COM
prise more than Upper California and New Mexi-
Gu, dHu uldt our uOVeTIueHl Will IOL lIlSlSt, dS d
condition of peace, the right of way across the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec but rather make this. a
subject for subsequent friendly negotiations be-
: tween the two sister Republics
The Review y in question has frequently re-
ceived the endorsement of the organ of the Execu
tive in this city, and is likely 10 be well-informed
of what it states any other exponent of the plans
of the Executive. lis statements moreover, corro-
borate very particularly the information contempo-
raneously communicated to the NeW Fork Courier
and Enquirer by its correspondent from this city,
and also by the Washington correspondents of Sc
veral Democratic papers known to be altogether in
the interests of the Administration. But our read
must receive them according to their own esti-
mate of their value; for, in copying them, give
no more faith to them than upon their face they
may be considered entitled to.
The Washington Correspondent of the Journal
Of Commerce, on the other hand, gives informal
ton of very different complexion, on authority
which we suppose to be at least equally as good as
the best Democratic. We quote from him as follows:
"WAsH1seros, JUNE 3.
!" learn that information has been received here
from the most intelligent sources in our army all
of which tends to convince men high in office here
that we are not on the eUe of peace with Mexico.
So far official facts CO. there is nothing in them
to warrant the belief that the Mexicans will make
peace. So far as the inferences of individuals CO.
they are uniformly and strongly adverse to all
hope of peace. Some of our most intelligent men
in Mexico state that the question of peace or war
is TO be decided by the Mexican clergy and that
they are all practically hostile to peace"
The Washington Union,'' however, in an ar-
Gle in its Thursday nights paper, throws sweeping
dscredt all such correspondence, even for those
papers which it has itself been in the habit Of quot
ing authority
We have Observed" the Union, that the National
Intelgence has Of late given conspicuous place its col
different letters from Washington, which have been
first published in other journals though they contained
sem-ofcal revelations from the Administration. We
authorized, therefore, state unequvocaly that letter.
writer in this city has any of knowing the views and
purposes of the Administration in advance Of the public Such
pretended revelations must be merely the conectures of their
authors from facts within the knowledge every This
is especially in regard to the State Department because
from very nature confidential branch Of the Govern
The discretion of the head of that Department is well
known the public and he with any
person concerning diplomatic arrangements, either in
bryo in progress, except with those directly interested
After negotiations brought conclusion, whether for
tunae adverse, Mr. BUCHANAN is always proud to submit
his abors to the public, unless just regard for foreign
tions renders this improper This is the rule by which he
has been guided since he into the Department
Whether therefore, Gen. ScoTT does does not, possess
diplomatic powers, what the objects Of Mr.. TRIsTs
visit Mexico, known persons in the United States
beyond the President and members Of his Cabinet and
confidential clerk in the Department 1t may be proper here
add that il is highly unjust to Gen. Scott 10 assert TO
nsnuate that he the author Of the proclamation which
bears his Ii very certain that neither the Admin
istraon Mr. T had any agency whatever in its pro-
ducon."
With respect TO Mr.. BUCHANAN, we do not doubt
that is that he does disclose to every
the secrets of his " prsonhouse" e"-such, we have
no doubt, his Office being to him. Certainly he has
never disclosed any /" diplomatic arrangements" to
as when we have had the pleasure of conversing
with him. But we confess some surprise at the
declarations Of the government paper-in which we
think it must have exceeded its authority-hrst,
that "no letter-writer in this city has any means of
knowing the views and purposes of the Admins
tration in advance of the Public;" and, secondly,
that neither the Administration nor Mr.. TRIsT
had any agency in the production of Gen. ScoTT's
Proclamation" 1t is not possible, we expect
to show to our readers when we come to examine
it, that Gen. SooTT would, without authority from
the Executive, have undertaken to issue Procla-
nation Of the character Of that referred to.