Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-16

Potosa distance Of than two hundred miles through
Great Sahara the most description Of which that
given by BURKE Of the Canac after had been desolated
by Hyder Ali.
but water except The scany and insufficient supply collect
ed in tanks for travelling One company Of infantry would
exhaust that these tanks had been destroyed,
they have been. believe that all military authorities agree
in things rs that the first OF commander should
be his commssariat; and secondly that his supplies must
from the Is that possible for distance of eight
hundred miles through enemy's country, and such
country
TAMpIco has been suggested as the point from which
armies should The distance from Tampico the city
of Mexico about hundred leagues For sixty leagues Of
this distance there is other road than mule path The
only practicable route, therefore, that from Vera Cruz
do think that there will be much difficulty in obtaining
possession of Vera Cruz and the Castle Of San Juannot by
assault but by siege, and not a very long one.,
There least hundred deles between Vera Cruz
and Mexico where hundred might maintain themselves
against times their number The road between the two
points elevation Of eight thousand five hundred
feet Frequently in ascending the road is cut through the
mountain the banks each side higher than the of the
stage coach What havoc would few pieces of arlle
y make in these natural dees And the Mexicans not
bad artierists They proud and brave peope-not in
experienced in and united TO anatcism. Can be,
with such advantages that armies arrive Mex
ice but with immense sacrifice Of human life
What, then, is to be done : Are TO withdraw
mesto submit to the disgrace of failure and to encourage
Mexico in her nsoence and violations of the rights and
of nations These all questions which it is difficult
have always thought that was policy to avoid
with that country and that, forced into one, the
chassement which should inict should be signa-such
would be long emembered and not ignorant Of the
evil consequences Of stopping where But choice
Of evils, and think this the least.
We have had three bales and in each S5,ag not
passed in modern We afford to be generous 1t
would be magnanmous forbear. If prosecute the
of invasion, all that possibly gain by is terri
tory. Is this desirable Have already vacant
lands than know what to do with, and land infinitely better
than the onermnous provinces of Mexco more ere and,
what of consequence, with facilities OF transportation
The portion Of Mexico which propose to conquer and re-
tain has navigabe rivers and great elevation will al
ways prevent the Of railroads. We shall get
public domain for nearly all the land already granted
shall the land Alone but the population and nine out
of every Of them Indians Will they be received as
Indians and placed the footing Indian
tribes citizens and allowed and send Indian rep
resenatves TO Congress Shall the privileges be
extended all of Indian tribes, who
lightened and vuous If not, why not But, behind all
this there hovers black and porentous cloud which no pa
tot look upon without dismsy Ii this country Is an
nexed upon what and conditions will it be annexed
Will the North that slavery shall exist in the
States thus acquired Will the South consent to restriction
that point orbear do than alude to this ques
ton all the difficulty which it will present. 1t is
premature discuss here 1t must be very many be-
fore Mexico will cede the country, if she does, and still
many before State be organized. But the ques-
ton come, later Is this miserable country
worth the sacrifice of blood and treasure which will cost and
the putting Union itself in peril 1t may be asked whe
Their Mexico will make peace if troops thus with
drawn beyond the Rio Grande do not believe that she
will do so But the will at least active
operations and will be restored than by contnu
ing prosecute the war Of invasion.