Democratic banner., 1847-03-29

'the Rio Grande to r~e-capturr. 1t must be
next to impossible for Gen. Taylor with a
few thousand men, to defeat the NUMEROUS
army afNIexico under its most celebrated
ca les. a.dsnnr whose fame as 4 solder has
ben! aimed BY ius' such "a, SPEECHES OF at
TACK ash, .he fgmor '~ShiChhave reached
r>-.,,mS 10 be threat, nirg the cities and
.,ov.s i lie int,Iior and alrng iiv rlvrr.-
c~sniidcnn" is to he placed IN Gen.
rayia: ..nti he officers and men III his c"m-
,.! ti.r country cannot expect them
/; ir,rt0rm miracles.
~ what service will ne the possession OF
H.. a,ntnerm country by Gen. Scott, ii 1t be-.
dony at the expense Of Gen. Taylor's safe
particularly while Santa Anna, in whose
hands are the issues of peace and war, is in
ia fair way Of becoming emboldened by the
probable success ofhis march greatly out
numbering, as his forces do, the whole ar
my of the del Nor e. Indeed we begin to
feel disheartened, in view of the peril Of our
army, and the country which they have o
so dearly, and the more SO from the disci-
Ipline and spirit which characterizes the
Mexican army, led on by their cI o:cest Gen
eral, and ncrved for the battle by the unan-
Iimous voice of their country. They will
tight better than any body Of men that has
yet taken the field against us; and it is moi
to be inferred that because our troops beat
superior numbers under cowardly and sub
seqently disgraced Generals, at Palo Alto
and Reseca dc la Palma, and upon our own
soil, that they should beat still superior num-
bers in the heart of the enemy's country,
and inspired by the speeches aud presence
of their great commander, whom they re-
deemed from exile that he may redeem them
and their country from foreign invasion.
Santa Anna may not presently be disPos
ed to seek peace-the three million bill
and the speeches upon it to the contrary
Notwithstanding. He is tLirsting for All
immortal name, and the ~rcconquest of the
north comes nearest TO the qualification cfl
his desires; and that he would accomplish
this We would have no doubt, under the
present circumstances, did We not rcmem-
scr that the troops he engages fight under
our own banner. We are unwilling, how
ever, to put confidence in all the reports
and rumorS from the army of Gen. Taylor.
There is doubt that they are all true-but
very little, that the Mexican General will
make the most of his time; and the week
condition four d~cfcnccS, before the arrival
IF fresh forces.
The BnAchn of the same date says:
at would be- difficult to describe the in
Tense feeling of anxiety that exists in this
'''y. on the subject OF the military affairs on
liz Rio Gr:r..r, md particularly AZ rcgard>
lie arrny under Con. Taylor.
There + ID 5rCn, since our publication on
SATURDAY,, and arrival, which brings "a
hears la;G irym e." BraZoS, and though the
.,"ouItS from the Immediate sat Of war
"""'' "hr', "~c'rcgret u say. a gravcr char-
aCtcr.
We have had a conversation with a high
" intelligent officer of the army, who has
been attacked TO Gen. TayIor's staff ever
since he entered Mexico, and who left Salt
'll!o on the 4th ultimo. He informs us, thatII
there is no practicable pass BY which Santa .
Anna could possibly get into Gen. Tavlor's
rear with artillery, and that if he attempted
to attack our army with infantry alone, he l
GELS assured he would be repulsed, even if !
&c ''.@"11 a a great superiority Of force, as Gen l
Taylor has fur batteries of flying artillery {
one ofthem consisting of "a FOUNDER how
tzels) with afull compliment of regulars 10 a
'erve and to manage them. He also expires. t
les a belief that, though Gen. Taylor might p
all back from Nucva TO Saltillo. he would
lot retreat from the latter point, w~itlloutlt
irst having a battle. Gen. Taylar's force q
Ices not exceed 5000 men, all of which are q
'oiunteers. except the artillery and about
90 dragons under Col. May. Besides g
he above force, there are 1000 men at p
Monterey, which latter place is represented {.
s being in an excellent state of defenceu
nd capable of successfully resisting
ny force the enemy can bring against a
according 10 the present adrices, it +,
'ould appear that a considerable force oftheIir
nemy had passed to Gen. Taylor's flank RI
y Victoria, but which seems principally to Il
ave been cavalry. Should Santa AnnaIp
ave sent his artillery also by that route, nj
IS means of attack, and consequently his h
hanceS Of SUCCESS, will have been great hi
mcrcaSed-thcre is no doubt he has aIht
rye force with him, as he never would
ave attempted offensive operations against
lr army, eXceDt with a Ureat euro