The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-31

q hsd been resolved 20 burn ths c~ps oo9.e se sP
~ 49, - s.n1v aua ~ ratreas sDto The shds aud last
ps ~ tl~s country By more credible intehzence W.
Lear. that thu Evaporation OF the people the
ally Increasing. aud that the priests had
,,.sliy adopted the thu popular sentiments II il
nov however stated that santa AIMS reported sue
ss,or IA known TO he politically disposed, aud
Sn most extraordinary phraseoogy the prospect.
Of neace' are said to bo "brigbteoing' upon an un
resisted host Of invaders. who are marching at viii
,hrough abandoned towns and unprotected terrific
ries we admit that csunot see the grounds fol
expecting any final or satisfactory arrangements :
N Ia indeed. altogether uncomfortable that hosti
force in command OF the capital should not be able
extort it's terms from such authorities rs may b
there extemporized; but such negotiation will tel
very little towards the ultimate object Of the Americans
How far their demands may have been modified stmu
lated by the Of the last three months dcul
be the cesson OF some of the California territory
fined either by the 32d parallel more ad
vantageous line Nor do We think 1t unlikely that thel
still repeat of the terms contained in that gro
tssque careature OF international negotiation exn
bted by their last conditions of peace wherein IN az
apology and friendship injured
aud helpless. neghbor For the sake ofsecurng whs
have all along desired what they are perfectly az.
take, but what without regular release anu .I ii
they well know IL will be impossi ole 10 keeP, 80
probably scrupe to sacrifice million % ,i re-
dollars which the author of the war 80 Pruusn'y as
srxd for its reonremsnts They will specify the terri
tory they covet; they will ayow thelr go will
to purchase it, and the Consideration agrsso upon wi"
Ia made nm by great deal of ingenuity and htte eX
penditure their claims oil nueml,'uoa m ; s AZ.
of against the chsi M and paiatable equiv
may he representeh oy lug P'' ~
asns o. fge arrival of SCOTT in the capital provi
sionaI Government may be found to give n nominal ac-
saion IN acme such terms have surmised is pro-
bable enough We do not even dispute the allegation
-. describes Herrera notorously disposed to par
iav Bnt there IL no evidence Of any material change
IN the national disposition, We have before asserted
onr beief that no sch body peace party exists in
Nisxico and our conclusions have only been confirmed
nv te anxiety displayed TO trace II in some quarters
where i is said to be disguised ey unusual maj ih ,os
b.,n no great division III the Mexican councils They
have hsen least unanimous in their ignorance imbe-
nitv and bravadO santa Anna IA clearly not uupopu-
La because he fought. but because he He'd aud II Her
-er et.ps into vaoent Office, IL will rather be in de-
fvt of another occupant than for the purpose of
other policy That tba acts Of such an authority under
s,eh circu will be generally binding on 40 dis
ionted and distracted nation 1t ID almost preposte
rou to expect and yet ts universal and
r.cor viii convey the United States The
titr aud enjoyment they require Unless they get
oniet ana legal induction into their domain, they
will merely have battered bloodess campaign for
armed occupation, aud will have marched TO Mexico to
extort only just such right as they might have assum
We cannot therefors conceive that the elevation Of
or his accession the terms proposed tend
yery inauentaly to terminate the quarrel unless the
,ro.,amatons OF an armed stranger from the halls of
should operate after some miraculous fashion
in neutrazng the effects Of his bombs and bayopsts,
and ling antasonstlc aud exasperated foes
That General has been endeayorng TO invest him
,. vi such pscihcatory and harnonizug attractions,
and that of Vera Cruz would tain BIZ receiy
ed as the deliverer of Mexico clear enough from ali
TINT heard by way of the United States. But
there little room here for the operation OF such adj
drss.ep There is great oppressed discont.nted
partv-uo disaccted population driven to by des
poe government Tue Mexicans are free Ms anarchy
can Ike them they change their rulers at their will
nor eau the seductive appeal OF the invader offer
them any of political power The such as
it Is enphatcaly popular war 1t was not excited
by the priests dictated by tho President The Mex
cans hate Americans clearly and ntuitvey enough,
though they cannot resist them. They defy their ad
dresses though not their arms They will not fight but
Al. tn. mowers of the continent make them shake
hands. And thus. when scared or subservient Con-
gress may signed compulsory compact there will
still be the obstinscy and opposition of entire people
to reconcile or overcome.
From the Times Correspondent
MExIco, May 40 lsl7.
iecting what men he could at Orizaba, and iron
Oaxacn pushed on to Puebla where he arrived on
two three days before General Worth The Fob
santa Anna, and in the hour Of adversely they CAV
him clearly to understand that his presence nc
desired He was, therefore, obliged TO evacuate tn
oity which was peaceabiy occupied by the forces
worth on the 10th inst When the Americans tax
nossesson of any of the Mexican towns the post be
tween them aud this place, ceases by order of the
lean Government. Therefore, though so Puebla
70 INV little of what is passing there 1t would an
near however from the of occasional ira vel
lers that the Americans are on good terms with thu
and that they have succeeded in
the religious ordersa step which in place
notoriou, for fanatcism would have been extremely
difaoult few wears ago But latterly the church ha
hssn so rudev assaied by each successive governme
hsre that the clergy well disposed to
antinuated preiudces in exchange for tn and
naac.. hla nossession or tneir temporal goods.
since Gen Scotts victory a large number of volun-
teers at is said $4,000 have returned to the United
states heartily sick OF the expedition The plan OF
hiring body of men, not soldiers by profession by the
10, 70 attack An eremys fortress fight battle
and then return bears the American stamp Of Originate
ty; aud it is conclusive proof OF Mexican weakness
that the system has far proved successful The Alex
leans were much pleased when Lord Pamerston express
ed his opinion Ia the House Of Commons that their
ssance would prove strong for the United States;
lint their SUBSEQUENT conduct has certainly done no.
thing confirm It. puebla, with population 200,
Is held by five six thousand undiscipned Foreigners
and for the maintenance of the extensive line the
coast including garrisons of Perote Jalapa and We
ra Cruz General scott has probably not much larger
force Ii was announced from Vera Cruz that Scott y
on this city would be supported by the
of Gen Taylor San Luis Potosi but old Rough and
Ready seems have been left by his government with
very slender means for such expedition The volun
teers who held Chihuahua have marched to join him,
and IL ia said that instead OF advancing san
Luis will proceed to Tapico, and embark there for
Vera Cruz rstber dangerous experiment for unacc-
mated at this SEASON. to reinforce Gen Scott.
when Santa Anna abandoned Puebla, nothing re-
manned for him but to retreat on this city, where he had
reason apprehend his reception would not be very
cordial In fact his old political enemies seemed TO
think the ocoasioa highly favorable for pronnc,amen
and before he had reached Ayota six leagues from
this organized conspiracy existed To deprive him of
all intervention in public affairs. General Valencia
with whom he had quarreed at San Luis proposed
hs in the command OF the army At Ayotla
he halted and received the visits OF some OF the military
and political leaders, whom with his usual ability he
managed gain over and finally made his entry here
and assumed the Presidency, without much aectaton
OF indeed but also without opposition Gen Anaya,
who held that post professionally, retiring from office.
But though far successful he found his position
be OF great danger All parties now treat him as
a lion whose teeth and claws drawn. The journal
is take malicious pleasure in recurring to OF the
most dsgracefu passages OF his life. Ons paper com
xnents the degrading avsrlce which induced him t'
sell ma xnihcent sword presented To him by Congress
Another reminds him that before the battle OF E-rrt
ordo be asserted that IL this city should DO occupied b,
the Americans he would not survive to sea IT, and
iy expresses hope that event is now not remote tha
he will comply literally with biz promise Assailed OF
all gidea Santa Anna addressed manifesto TO the
top IL couched in eloquent language, and contains
some truth respects his recent exertons but pro
1uced no effect. Nor did he coDlDe himself TO word
alone Valencia got rid Of by appointing him to tin
command ofthe troops in san LUIS Ampudia, in whom
Santa Anna formerly reposed confidence, 10 exilcd q
Cuemavsca, and Amonte who came with him from iia
yana is close prisoner here. Yesterday, however
tn Anna apparently despariug OF being able to sustain
himself seut bis resignation OF the Presidency L
Congress- and that body has named committee to deli
oerate sad report thereon.
General Scott Is expected TO appear here about the
18th OF next month"; and many people admit that II i
high time 10 think Of treating for peace. new