The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-02

Legislatures proceed to the election of President Of
the republic on the 10th OF the present month lMsy2
The circumstances under which this important act Is
to be performed could not be grave or solemn The
destroyed the greater part OF her territory corrupted by
the the very capital closely thrsstsned In no
soths attend solely our critical state, the
preaching election Of President might appear matter
geat delcacy but upon taking broader view OF the
subject It Is easy perceive that it offers present
fewer difficulties, fewer conditions to fulfil than under
other circumstances incomparably less sad than the
present Because in the first psce, the Specification
which should be- attached to the election OF our first
magistrate simple for this is the character Of the
great question which preocoupies all minds Peace
is the only thing which at the present day is to
Peace ris the hrst question agitatsd, and
before the urgency Of which all others have disappeared
Peace therefore, il what the result Of the election
nasmuch as the discussion Of the project Of constitu
nuauos in once Of the President now to be elected viii
according to every probability be exceedingly short
the future 70 take into consolidation the political
creed other points which be held by the chief
p the
to him. could be exposed to the risk of his occupying
himself upon other subjects In OF his hav
ing first brought to happy end the In which
Nor must we allow ourselves to be by such an
error as would be that ofseeking whose qualities
should correspond to the difficulties of the circumstances
II this were the problem should confess that the
not know-the nation does not know-the man whose
high personal qualities equal cope with the pre-
cptancy and violence Of the events Of the day But
must not deceive ourselves they controlled
by one man but by the whole country and therefore
the confidence of the country can cause it to rise-he
whole of tat his voice; who will not meet with in
sh Ss to
nation
Thus is that the Specification which, according to
view Of the matter should be attached to the cleo
ton Of President . simple and to be found for the
amongst many of those who formerly for peace,
So &c.
THE MExIcANs AND THEIR cApITAL--THE AMERICAN
PRISONERS.
[From the Little Rock (Ask) Gazette June III
CRY OF MEXICO, 9th May lS47.
When last wrote to you sat on a brick door and
wrote on my knees; but these Mexcsns much
like our Spaniel dogs that the you whip them the
better they like you and that being the you may
imagine thu. after the drubbings they got Vera
and Sierra Gordo they have treated us more kindly
We have the liberty ogo where please, by reporting
though they thus lenient to us they still acting
in bad faith We were exchanged for by Gen. Taylor,
after the battle of Buena VISTA are still kept by the
Government here in violation of the Of our ex
change. However we received a letter day or two
Scott had not until the Goth ult advised of our
detention at this place In violation of Gen Santa Annals
would take the earliest and most prompt measures to
forhe having the greatest abundance
t @ at say Colonies 1
Gen La Vega Is as ain prisoner, to Gen. Scott and
those who know him best say he sglad Of it, for by being
travelled through the United States and made great
man Of by our people. hope that the people Of the
themselves again for Cen La Vega is to say the best
him. an ungratefu puppy and unworthy the attention
way he acted Tor rather did ac our case proof
| of the truth Of my assertion. When were first
to We sn ui US
With nothing but suit Of clothes and nothing but
that We had taken with US to supply
prsed and captured, brought to the city of
Mexico without being able to get change Ct clothes
and the consequence that when arrived here we
were dirty and lousy Gen La Vega In the city at
the time Of our arrival and fully as to our con
| diton He remained here for more than q month with
out paying any attention, inquiring for u.s.
and had not been for the kindness the foreigners
we would indeed have suffered. The foreigners Of all
nations have been extremely kind us rendering us
every assistance in their power
The citizens of this place TO give 1t up
that Gen Scott will here and IL il useless to Cd.
pose him. we except the hrelngs Of the government
And great many Of them have been so roughly hand
led by Gen. Taylor and Gen Scott, that they feel no
disposition to take the field again Speaking of our con
SITS with the Mexcans reminds that have yet seei
no particular accounts of the last three battles
an order from Gen Taylor In which he spoke the
duet ofthe troops the OCCASION he spoke in
some did not act bravely II il to mo source of deem
regret and shame to think that any troops should
act cowardly and you may easily imagine the state of
suspense that in, being advised Ms to what por-
ton Of the command merited the dspeasre of General
II ell
am Informed met bis dc tn viii It ls ,do chsrys in
gallant manner of his bravery always certain
would like to know who were killed in our regiment
You know that brothers Ben Josh were there then
and many others who are dear to me.
Since have been out Of prison, have visited all the
principal places IN the city Aiexico is grand place,
there in the city three hundred churcue many
of which are magnificent The principal Cathedral,
which joins the main taza square the church of
Guadalupe two Of the finest churches the world
The Mexican Government has induced the churches to
great quantity of their silver and gold images and
nv ak thamh n-
leve that they would be robbed by army should
come here Poor devils II they only were as secure
from their own people as they are from they might
sleep soundy.
The Americans here all called Yankees The least
Mexican In the street artcuate the word Yankee
so rs to be perfectly UNDERWOOD One poor Mexican
the other day said Yankee for the last time uow they
apply the term to all men who have white faces The
story thusA foreigner, the other day,
ing along the street and met party Of Mexicaps
suited him, as he was psacaby attending to his
business The n.exican became abusive, and the
foreigner shut his 6st hit him under the killed
| him stone dead The Mexicans imagined that he
merely knocked downand suffered the foreigner walk
Of unmolestsd. Who the foreigner is nobody knows,
but strongly suspect him to be- relation to Jim Fears
There was Lieutenant brought up prisoner from
| Cen SCOTS army the other day, and charged with
and guard of Mexican officers, and brought in the
mail stage When they arrived, they overjoyed
at meeting heir friends that whilst they were huggng
and kissing each other, the Yankee left for parts
known" and has not been heard Of since.
Our men are still confined in prison. they all well;
visit them, though all the other officers are except
Lieutenant Davidson of Kentucky. We suppose the
reasos OF 1t Is that We in the council of when we
surrendered to Gen Mimp, voted against surrender
and Tor fight. G C. DANiEY
SPANIARDS ~ MEXICO.
The New Orleans La Patiacomn,ents on q statement
made by Vera Cruz letter writer and which is going
the rounds of the press viz That six from
Havana had landed at Vera Cruz and that in four DAYS
they would be in the Interior each one command.
ing guerilla band!' La Pafria states that these six
men were one Nicolas Fcrnsndes aud his three brothers.
well known In New Orleans aud stephen Dicx along
with Francis Duprc, French Sergeant Of Cuirassiers
who had served under General Ney In Nspoleons army
and that they mbsrked from New Orleans instead Of
Havana the first week in May last for Tampico and
that thence they passed 70 Vera Cruz La Pao
that though Spanish by birth lat least five Of them)
they have long lived In New Orleans, where two Of
them married, and have left their families and
this leads them to believe that they naturazed cti