Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-12-25
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.


1 iHE ASTRONOMY THE MExLcASs.- III the ciVinLeu
world the nationality OF Mexico destroyed with entire pas
tience and Or will its destruction like murdered
Poland, nact wound in the bosom Of Christendom to
ranke for ages There much in the historical remains
and associations of Mexico for the world willingly to her
nationality extngushed These questions and illusions
the less pertinent because the President Of Union
dsayows the design of the conquest annexation OF he
whole OF Mexico and only proposes to hold permanently
to part OF her territory quaerng armies upon the
mander, and holding possession of her capital and chief
towns for indefinite period Who does not that this
latter sure and perhaps rapid mode of
tinguishng Mexican nationality could be adopted Our
people and presses follow the armies into every town. and
there establish themselves and under the protection Of
bayones take the lead in rade arts, and letters. As the
American fire kndles and spreads. the Mexican fire pale
and die out We grdle the tree, and then say is its
destiny to die And die it will thus gdled whether we
proceed at once to cut it down not.
II be that il is the destiny Of Mexico to die and
give place to the AngoAmercan for nations grow up and
decay live and die like individuals But surely that gives
us no moral right whatever to take advantage Of her weak
ness and strength and destroy her before her time.
But did not sit down write argument essay
the Mexican war; but simply quote an interesting historical
fact with regard to the Mexican mind, which have just
been reading in one of those gded butterfly books called
" Annuas, where do often meet with articles of
uuI|tONeT,
published in Boston three four years past and the
years edited by lady The present number for ls4s,
among other highly intellectual articles beautifully
written and learned essay the Red Men of America,
by gentlemen judicial emnence and extensive and varied
requirements. From that article quote few paragraphs
concerning the intellect and attainmentsof the Mexican
ton previous to its invasion and conquest by the spanads
The genius instinct of the Mexicans had led them to
the establishment Of highly artificial system of civil poly,
indicating inconsdcable progress the art of govern
ment. Agriculture studied and praclsed with that ASST
duty and devotion, and held in that high honor which is
OF the most certain Indications of advanced Of
civilization to which it may be added that specimens Of in
genous manufactures exhibited, which not only aston
shed the Spana but surpassed in respects any thing
which at that time had been produced in Europe"
Their discoveries in astronomy had enabled them to make
highly artificial and most division Of time for they
had asceraned the precise length the solar year. The
divided by them into twenty months of eighteen
days each having five tercay days, which counted
by themselves at the end of the year This however, leaves
fraction OF little less than six hours before the earth
pees her revolution, and the is the point
the ecpc In calendar this is corrected by adding
day every fourth year to the month of February making
twenty days in hundred years. The Mexcans
reced their calendar by adding, every fifty years. alter
natey twelve and thirteen days making twenty days in
hundred and four years This a nearer approrilaatio
10 the exact length Of The yearhan attained By any
endar no,c eristng among the cicized nations of the
,oord
&C A calendar artificial and correct surprising all
cite our special admiration II implies degree of knowledge
this sublime science that could only be attained by
OF observations through series of ages combined with pro-
found mathematical calculations fact extraordinary has
driven the philosophers of the present age the supposon
that the astronomy of the Mexicans derived
mote period, from The Eastern continent This however,
but conjecture, resting general anaoges which it
bears 10 the systems OF astronomy of the civilized commune
ties of Asia At the same sne il is admitted that il has Pc
cuiaies easily reconced with that supposition and
which go far TO that it Indigenous and ndepen
dent science originally evolved by the red man. period long
anterior TO acquaintance with the race"
New York, DECEMBER 20-ll p M
RESPONSE TO Mn. CLAr.-Iamense and Enthusiastic
Meetng is will give you few words by the
morning mail, though, by the late mail arrangements am
not they will reach you any earlier than the mail which
leaves here to afternoon.
The meeting at the TaSernacle this evening think ex-
ceeded the sangune expectations the friends peace
and the friends Of HESRr CLAr Four thousand people at
least crowded within the walls Of that spacious building
and how many who unable TO obtain entrance
cannot say, for in early and got a central position.
The house nearly full half hour before the time ap-
pointed for the meeting, which al o'clock organized by
the appointment of DUDLEY SELDES President and thirty
four Vice Presidents with large number Of Secretaries
Mr.. SELDEs, taking the chair made eloquent ad-
dress the objects Of the meeting the character and objects
of the war; the of obtaining peace &C. He contended
that Notwithstanding the pretensons Of the Executive the
contrary honorable peace could any have been OBJ
tained If the President instead of sending Clerk from one
of the Departments with his lesson in his pocket which
he in depart under the pretence of negotiating
peace, had proper Commissioners Of ability
and standing country and honoraby known abroad
such men Mr.. VAN BUREs, Mr.. WEBsrEa, Mr. BKs-
roS, and Mr. CLAr, an honorable peace could any time
have been secured in sixty days Or he had clothed Gen.
ScorT Gen TAYLoR with like authority the same result
would have been obtained But a this late hour u
derase to report speeches
While Mr. SELDES speaking thore base attempt
to interrupt the meeting which, confess, somewhat
prepared expect from the artu and savage of the
ces in Of the morning papers, (he Herad,) which
seemed to be shaped for that special purpose company of
warowdes marched up with music the door Of the Taber-
nace and made their way through the crowd Of the
ases and commenced disturbance and by huazang for
the and what else could understand shey
ound however, they had got into far beyond their
1epth in three minutes the surge overwhelmed them and
swept them out Of sight They Indignantly showed
of the house much faster than they in The affair
rather seemed to add spirit to the meeting and drew from Mr.
Seen most spirited and casgaton Of the ntruders
An Address and Resolutions Then end and received
by the immense audience in the enthusiastic
AS you will get them in morning papers need moi speak
Of them particularly After they had been read, the