The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-23

The Prospect.
There may be no immediate peace; but it must come
in the course of sx--at all events, of twelve months
The fighting in is nearly, perhaps altogether,
Mexico has the arms, means, money to raise
large army She has accomplished generals to lead
them and in every battle she has been sgnally de-
featsd, with the great superiority OF numbers her side
and with the greater superiority OF skill on ours, to
crown our arms with invarabe and brilliant success
She no longer depend with any sort of confidence
upon her guerilla warfare In that way again. she is
foed; and we are raising up corps of counter
guerilas, spies, such the English raise up India
Of her native troops viii assist in degree, 10
cope with her own. Our troops too pouring into
the counry and we have larger corps there OF the finest
troops in the world, than have had during the
Mexico is antonished by these large renforcements
which she did not expect With these we shall keep
open the communication between the capital and the
coast and make excursions from the city of Mexico,
the base of our operations. into the neghboring cities
few thousand men more will enable us so to penetrate
from one large another from State to others
so bring to their very doors the pressure and the
horrors of the Along with these military prepara-
TONS we must make Mexico support large proper
ton of the expenses Of the war; with the duties i'm
ports and exports of the metals, and with such requs-
tons of money and provisions must levy upon her
people
With the proper degree of energy. shall be able to
secure an honorable peace at no distant day.
We can attach little consequence to the reports that
have reached from two quarters of the proposed de
signs of the powers of Europe We cannot believe that
Louis Philippe should lose all the sagacity which be-
longs TO his character, in attempting out throne
in Mexico for the Duke de Montpensier He will
ly fall into the plumbers OF Napoleon, in seeking
for his own family, instead of making France herself
happy He will not embtter the last days OF his life
in seeking issue with this young and vigorous repub
lie, in the height and confidence of her military glory
1t struggle which may upon him, and shake the
very dynasty which he has taken much pans build
up We do not believe it; and we cannot but ascribe
the reports that circulating in Mexico TO the ngenu
ty of Paredes who may be thus trying keep alive the
monarchca party and to build up his own fortunes upon
the rumors of an alliance with the King OF the French
AS to the other wing of the story, that England may
take apart in the scheme, it is equally incredible She is
scarcely in situation to plunge into distant with
embarrassment and arrangement in her money market,
with her manufacturers thrown out of employment and
with the renewed prospect of distress in Ireland She
has hitherto manifested such desire to mngle with
the affairs of Mexico. Her conduct towards during
the present tends to contradict any such supposon
Besides, views not at all calculated to excite
her jealousy or offend her interests.
In word, all have to do is to do duty in Mexi-
co-to strike boldlyto the means which Providence
has showered upon vaor of troops, the patriot
ism of our volunteers, the skill of officers, the
sources of treasuryin order to honorable
peace by an active and honorable war.