Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-06-26
"Conaucring a Pcace.-

"Coaaucring a Peace"
Tbs sagaf Psrase. the paternity Of which IL almost
much Of eoaroversy the birth place OF Hoo
has rolrsd the phlOcgsis little. The idea Of
goae iT the purpose Of eonqusring pesee-gv-
n Ass phase is popular sgn6e ation-inver,ed tho
natural crde' Il events and eonounded the public
or. were al peace before the commenced, IL
natural enquire, why begin the work Of slaughter
Sny fs the purpose 1t restoring the saf.s quo bsiu
But u tins Term originally absurd and ridiculous,
events the wing which may give a nlerpre-
tAnon scarcely less IT, for example, be stated
b. the Washington correspondent OF the New York Jour
nsl OF Commerce, that Col Sewers, who recently
deted soon after he lc Vera Cruz, took with him in
sgructions TO ten. Scott organize aid in otcan
nation OF Government, dc Jseo ia the City of Mexico
and make treaty with the thus clothed by himself
with Supreme power and who will Of be submissive
L. his own terms the phrase becomes OF
doubtful import And II will be admitted, We think that
this novel mode OF conGuerng peace, which believe
has but precedent IN history, and that fatal one
Is rs iarcics IN itself will be ituitess praeu-
cal results. Suppose the plan successfully carried
Suppose that General Scott has entered the capital OF
Mexico. expelled the existing Government and by viz
tue OF his Instructions has proceeded organize new
Government composed OF such Mexcans may alarm.
cd int acquieseenec bought up by portion OF the Three
Millions, appropriated by Congress last session.
the urgent request OF Mr. Polk purpose which the
Executive did not think pudsni proper make known
to that body II be doubted moment the
new Government thus up and sustained, the Bour
bons were IN Paris after the overthrow OF Napoleon will
agree TO treaty that Gen Scott may require them sign
II it cede the United the ter
rory OF the Mexican Confcderacy But what then We
shall have conquered Pesce," Of eonrsefor there Is the
treaty, duly ratified perhaps conclusive evidence Of the
fact. But will such treaty, formed induce the Mexi-
can nation, which will be party At, comply with
snpuSuons' Will it operate like charm upon the peo-
lna Of that h.
have established, and the which they can re-
eognze binding. and indeed which alone be bindng1
What right has Gen. Scott organize Government for
Mexico, and TO place s head men, who any such can
be found 10 his puppets will be swayed altogether by
terror by corruption /, obvious shat a treaty formed
bya uaorous faction having OF the attributes OF Co
vernmeni beyond the title. would be repudiaed by every
IN Mexico, within the reach OF our arms or the in
huenee OF gold and consequently would be torn
fragments and scattered winds and the members
OF the new.langed Government" which sanctioned II
would be eIed shot, the that the army which
clothed them with authority should be Withdrawn from their
support The conclusion OF such treaty. therefore, would
leave the parties precisely the attitude they occupied be-
fore 1t entered into. We should treaty Of peace
but would still The sIrongholds Of Mexico must
continue be garsoned by troops not foot Of the
soil that might be eedsd would be permitted to remain
IN possession after the withdrawal Of our SOL
diers We may indeed conquer peace after this fash
ion but need say that the treaty will be as worth
less the territory claim which might recognise
We have said that there but one precedent so far
VIC remember, for this novel mode OF conqucrng peace
and that furnished by history OF the invasion OF Spain
by Napoleon. All the chief and towns Of that king
dom, including Madrid is capital, in the possession
OF the French armies, who had the country
abolished existing institutions, imprisoned the reisn.n
Hing, and. far its military occupation could make
tso, converted It into department o: France A new
Government was established not by the will Of the people
but by the seemingly irresistible power France and
Joseph Bonapar'e, brother OF the great Emperor was
duly Installed iis King. Al this apparently sanctioned
by the Spanish government which, under the al
spices and protection OF the French armies was regularly
organized But the Spanish people abJured this compact
the offspring OF force and fraud finally succeeded In
eXpeling the nuudets from their SOIL and in restoring
unfortunately for themselves) famous ps;,ieoa,-em
broderer Ferdinand the 7h, the OF which he had
been dispossessed Napoleon conquered peace so far
expe the Spanish sovereign to place his brother
upon the throne, with the scqueseence the new Spanish
government, organized under the auspices o. his Marsha
but this treaty peace, instead OF terminating tie war was
in truth but the beginning that long and sanguinary
Struggle which resulted the expulsion OF every French
man from the Spanish oi, and IN the occupation If the
French capital by the combined OF Europe which
IN turn gave new Sovereign to humbled France While
there be- OF course apprehension that the parallel
wall run al Ours" 10 the end, there reason 20 fear that
1t will be- to the exenoi compelling ultimately To remodel
any treaty formed with Government up BY ourselves
or, the alternative Of keeping in Mexico an immense
standing army enforce observance until the stubborn.
ness Of party the other shall be subJued II will
aen be whether the Mexicans will be In
duced by suffering the evils nseperabe from an armed oe
eupauon, fret yield whether the people Of the United
States 10y the annual drain upon their population for fresh
eyes Of and upon their treasury for money to support
Them, will conclude that the obee, which thy are con
tending too insignificant justify the cost Of pocras,-
mating the struggle.