The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-23


d'ar.se has declared % much in letter. which hes
| just been made public
willingly precipated themselves into those dcuIteS
are resolved to make another great effort II Is resolved
to make great attempt BY sea- and appears determined
ton Of the campaign, and which would be- by taking
vers Cruz to march directly on Mexico The distance
between these two cities Is at most hundred earues:
PRESENTS In the first case an excellent road In the
second vast extent of cutvs'ed land aiordnr ample
IL P".Sis ana saou. at x.lips and
present some dcut pssses but still greater obstacles
co UIs1 % overcome By good soldiers The main dim
Cruz rather Of the citadel offs Juan ds Ulus which
u surrounded by the sea- and must be attacked by q
rel marine in preparing ornaments for this PURPOSE
Inc castle OF Ulua well renowned fortress in theNew
~, %osld = and csrtsnly falsely for having cost
French expedition, commanded by Admiral Baudin, took
possession Of it, the Mexican government has had re-
It 70, In the present moment would have much ado to
take If the United States fail in this enterprise they
would themselves suffer small damage. The Neg
World whsrs they attribute smseives an undivided
supremacy would compare their defeat With the triumph
sstsnsd BY me French arns sSsut nno yesr, Seek and
must then be atfscked with certainty Of SUCCESS But
preparations for slow, especially ilLurnishsd
soourning Of the American troops in the town Of Vera
for the yellow fever breaks out with more intensity 81
Vera Cruz than does elsewhere This side of the ques
6mOArro0omento. operations
land present diicues Of another kind The best thing
that could be done in order to march on Mexico would
be to transport to Vera Cruz BY sea- the troops under
tribute to the climate. and who accustomed to f.
ugus But If the Americans svacusts Saltllo, Monte
rey, Camargo, the Msxicans would interpret this man0u
vrs to satisfy their vanity which 10 excessive
From end of Mexico they would proclsim that the
the Mexcans has relieved the provinces Of their pre-.
ssnce They would consequently resist the invasion
Than comss the mh.rre,.u.rt ~ tha uo,h,r~toc r.
which forms the popular element OF the American Parli
the great majority are Aattered to the starred AaG
wave vctoriousy in distant regions. They accept the
~ conquest refuse to pay til. ares without which
II impossible to conquer The federal government has
been authorized to forward ten new regiments II will
also obtain leave to negotiate for loan Of % millions Of
dollars (l2s millions offranks) The 10 insufficient
for III: expenses Of war and not large enough for
capitalists to consent lend their money to the Union
aware as they are Of the system Of reputation Of the
public debt which has been put into practice by some Of
federal treasury evidently provided with ali necessary
to py the interest Of The loan before they consent to
psn:s With zoe: mot s:S
iTs9n n, Cabinet Ia. proposed 70
only articles the customs can lay duty on n fact the
federal has other income but the indirect
taxes Of the excise The sale Of land produces but
chance of establishing land tax to the prot Of the f.
indirect tax, without complete mstsmorphosis in the
public manners Every other article Of the excise has
venue Tea and coffee alone remain and az thew are in
great request in North America, would be easy, by
laying IA. on them to procure not only the thirteen
Of the Treasury, but even fifty or sixty But
for the last twelve years the population of the United
free from duty The tax tea and coffee unpopular
and in consequence, the House of Representative has
the proposal the hs
ing to lay those articles under an excise tax.
The President is thus placed in difficult position, and
public in general. what would L be- II he had to
%. with other men, the side Of the Mexicans But
are without strength there Is neither army nor adm
nstratGn nor finances and this state Of things
been enabled to pensrats SO far into the coun
::sg: + w:l deserve. our attention, that the
laton Of eight millions Of souls did not exceed
Is ooc men IN three separate armies and which do not
duty this number Of $4,000 men, is the result Of docu
ment addressed to Congress. However. Mexico has
under the command Of Santa Anna of 50 0oo men, 5000
OF OF which belong to the cavalry but this state
% s..,s to Ss assured that
are i'll paid because the Mexican treasury was sustained
BY the excise and the ports either in state Of
BLOCKADE or In the power Of the Americans. The posi-.
ton Of San Luis de Potos is advana geously chosen
possible for the Mexicans descend from thence and
was reported for omsnt that Santa Anna had fallen
upon the eovps OF General Worth at Sals and had de-
general with other :od.rs would most certainly have
done 30.
tn: Msxic.n troops are remarkably frugal; all the
nsrs. hax: been struck with the little number Of their
wants The Mexican soldier sleeps the ground even
seasoned with pmento however, Though the quantity
OF nour necessary for each 10 but trinng requires
mr. shauA hiso
eminent has boow.a two millions q dols: for which
h: sum near ss millions Il franc. are required Of
town Of Mexico and its suburbs We have before us
forced losn and distribution can be more arbitrary
The hve millions are placed 10 the charge of one hun.
%som hs Of
81 to 81 900 f, and the last class which com
prises ~ nsmes for each Of which the loan l0O
ents and Gen Santa Anna has reduced, It is said the
lay Of his men to quarter.
However the Mexican nation, who at first seemed to
look with an Indifferent eye on the invasion Of their ter
rory' now appear animated with more energetic feel
against the French once said spsn.rd. WsSn
war becomes national, It becomes war of knivssn-
Bands Of guerilla. organized they rob the conveys
that the corps Of 200 men, commanded by Col Fremont
who was imprudent enough to venture with 10 small
take the Port de San Francisco In California, and Who
IN act had then hoisted the Union hag pieces
In the envrons Of Monterey the Indians and the Rancho
ros DO all We see done by the Arabs and the Kabyes
they lay .nares-their victims never escape The Anne
rcan soldiers quartered ut Monterey take bloody
geance on them. The volunteers Of Kentucky, have
adopted the barbarous principle eye for eye tooth for
tooth" For every American, who falls in an smbus.
cade. two Me xcans the first who pass, shot This
summary justice. stop were not put to IT, would
cite the Mexcans to revenge II forms with
the Kindness Of Santa Anna to the American prisoners
II would provoke, the Americans to be worsted
the most horrid revenge. The M.xicans are far
from being a. warlike as the Arabs, but they
antipathy founded difference of religion were to be
added thirst for revenge the United States would per-
haps be obliged long to have in Mexico many sol
diers as we have in Algeria We but own that IL
the United States be obliged keep for years
an army of 100 900 men, their institutions would nscss
sarily incur total overthrow.
This war has surprised Mexico in the midst Of very
interesting movement then taking pace;fhe monarch.
cal ideas which the blind obstnacy Of Ferdnond Ia had
prevented from speeeedrg. after the independence Of