The national whig., 1847-06-24
NATIONAL WHIG.
SKETCHES FOR THE PUBLIC.
No.Ix.
WAsnINoroN, June "a, l847.

-ta4F@# VAShIN6TONs juno sS1s'
The latest news from Mexico indicates peace.
Neither Santa Anna nor the Government Of Mexico
can make any more formidable resistance 70 the on
ward march Of our army. The capital Of the he
public Yields, and no doubt Gen. Scott and his army
BY this time occupy the Halls Of the Moniezumas.
Assuming this 70 be the case, what Is the next
step to be taken, To set up corn-stock govern
msnt, and frams treaty with it, giving US the Ri
Grsnds for boundary ~ far up as Passo del Rio
and thence across TO the Paci6c, leaving US New
Mexico and California; and also securing to US the
right Of way for ship canal, railroad. or other
communication, across tho isthmus Of Tehuantepec,
% a. 70 unite the two oceans. For these consider
ations the part Of Mexico. yielded by the corn
stock government aforesaid, the Government Of the
United States to ask nothing further Of Mexico in
the matter Of ds,ying the expenses Of the war; and
to keep for tsrm Of years. or months, ss the case
may b., an army in Mexico sufficient to protect the
cornssock government aforesaid in the administration
Of the affairs Of iis shorn republic In fine, he
Mexican nation 70 become dependency Of the U.
S.atss-ws to protect her. and she TO be under our
supervision and control!
The Me1icans must submit 70 this. for they can
do nothing else.
Tbs trouble sxpense and botheration which will
snurs TO the United States in consequence Of this
stupsndous undertaking, will be very great But
whether the great movement will be Of adyantage or
disadvantage to the psrmanency and prosperity Of
- ia
more than can b predicted with any degree Of ac-
curacy. Time alone viii determine
The latest news from Vera Cruz is unfavorable.
The yoniio is prevailing there to considerable
extent, carrying OF our troops at . rapid rate. The
guerillas too are at work. attacking our trains of
supplies and money. killing our men in round num-
bsrs, cutting of al communication with the army
under General Scot, and absolutely going into
Vera Cruz, and stealing large numbers Of the
horses Of our troops there!
They have made successful attack upon
one Of our specie and provision trains, which
was very long. destroying forty or fifty Of pur
wagons, killing some thirty Of our men, and
carrying Of q goodly number Of our pack
mules. They have stolen some sixty horses in
Vera Cruz.
There Is nothing further from General Scott,
all communication having been cut of for the
time being. BY the Guerrillas. General Cad
wallader had gone up from Vera Cruz to join
the command Of General Scott, and il was
thought would cut communication through,
which, of course, the Guerrillas wolud soon
break up again
While these things are going on in Mexico,
and news u every hour expected that General
Scott and Mr.. Trist have brought the Mexican
Government to terms Of some kind or other,
Mr.. President Polk and his kitchen Cabinet are
OF popularity hunting to the North!
Mr.. Polk has not, by any means. given up
his hopes Of forcing his nomination for re-elec-
lion upon the Locofoco party. He has taken
exactly the proper men along with him, TO Sc
cure the right kind Of delegates TO tie Balli
more Convention from New Hampshire,
Maine. Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Let
Tennessee, in her forthcoming election, declare
in favor Of Locofocoism, and then consider
Mr.. Polk's nomination for reelection as certain.
But not otherwise, perhaps!
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