The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-08

tored 10 his office II possible we look lorsome
excitin scenes when the committee make their
report, which will be today or tomorrow.
Our readers may depend upon seeing the pro-
ceedings accurately reported from day to day in
this journal.
Our Relations with Mexioo--Ths Destiny OF
the Two Republics.
The doom of Mexico is at length sealed, and
by her own hand She cannot make war. she
will not make peace. She must be subdued.
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But what shall we do with the country when
we shall have subdued {!
This is momentous question which presses
upon the minds of our people, with startling
force at this moment. Previous to the failure of
the late negotiations, there was still hope that
Mexico m ght be induced by the moderation of
the terms proposed by our government, to cease
her insane strife, and listen to the dictates of
reason That expectation has been disappoint-
ed. In the dim vista OF futurity there is not
CLEAN of hope that her unsuitable hostility can
be quenched, except by gaining such advantages
over this nation as it is totally chimerical for
her to expect.
The question then is, shall we suffer injury, or
shall the nationality of Mexico be annihila-
ted7
II 10 grave and serious question, and already
it has occupied the attention of the Cabinet at
Washington, to the exclusion of every thing
else of minor importance. The deliberations of
that body will have tremendous influence on
the future fate of both countries. Now it is that
the decisive step is to be taken Congress cam
not be consulted, and the Executive must take
immediate action.
There is but one course to pursue. II we
turn back, or even look back, we fall. Tot saved
we must take bold leap. In view of the impos-
sibility of bringing Mexico to terms, we must
now anticipate the necessity that must at some
future period arise OF occupying the whole coun-
try in perpetuity.
ITO have advocated such atep hitherto, would
have been foolish and impolitc. Negotiations
were in progress which might have successful
issue. To tell Mexico, during the tendency of
these negotiations, that we must have every foot
of her soil, would have been to render abortive
every effort to negotiate peace. Under such
circumstances it would have been extremely
dangerous and wicked to declare that the whole
of Mexico must be ours. Circumstances have
since changed. If now existed, as did then, any
wicked to talk of absorbing the whole country,
a procedure which cannot be justified except on
the plea of stringent necessity. But ifthis neces-
sity do exist, then can there be no doubt, no
hesitancy as to our course.
1t is clear that to save their capital the Next
cans would have sacrificed much. If the war
should be prosecuted till doomsday, no crisis can
arise that would press more weightily upon them
the expediency of making peace. If they did not
yield to this weighty inducement, to what can
they be expected to yieldl Again, they not only
refused to accede to our terms, but refused to
treat except on terms inadmissble by u.s. Our
terms will never again be so moderate, and there
is no reason to believe that their tenacity
to their own will ever be less. Every day
that passes renders the improbability of peace
more strong, and soon that improbablity will be
converted into mposslbility. But the two coun.
tries cannot maintain an endless strife One must
yield. The United States, of course, cannot
yield, and Mexico will not. 1t will happen then,
as II has always happened in like cases, that the
stronger will subugate the weaker. There will
be no alternative. There is no middle course
between disgraceful surrender of claims, in
support of which the best blood of the country
has flowed, and a universal and permanent occu-
patton of Mexico.
This will be truly no holiday pastime. It will
be work of toll and trouble, and will take
many years in the accomplishment. A force
must be poured into the country, sufficiently
powerful to overawe resistance. Every state
government must be overthrown, and new go
vernments, half military, half territorial, must
be erected. A uniform tariff must be enforced
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and worked, and rendered profitable. The que.
rillas must be swept from the roads; and under
the protection of our eagles, commerce and in
dustry must be encouraged where they already
exist, and given birth to where they do not
The people must be rendered fully secure in the
pursuit OF their daily avocations; and the coy
maiden, Peace, must be wooed by degrees to
clasp our mailed hand, and unite with us in pro-
noting the true interests of Mexico. Every
avenue TO the interior should be opened The
communication between San Luis Potosi and
Tampico should be cleared of all DISTINCTIONS.
From Vera Cruz to Acapulco is but six DAVIS,
Journey, and over this road the lighter articles
OF commerce could reach the Pacific in eiob,.an
days from New York. An annual revenue of
from ten to twelve millions at least oould h.
raised In Mexico. This is the lowest est;ma,.
and there is reason to believe that il would be
much greater. Under the old numbering probi.
bltory system in force under Mexican rule, the
revenues amounted to twelve millions Judi.
cious system would make them much larger re.
venue
Mexico exports fourteen millions of bullion
annually, principally to England. This, instead
OF going to England, would, in case Mexico
were In our possession, necessarily come TO the
united states, and thus the third great staple
export would be added to the other two pripci-
pal ones-cotton and corn--with which WE
a1eady supply the world This would give the
United States complete commercial supremacy
among the nations of the earth We sl,eady
feed and clothe the world we would then ann,
ply'it with the precious metals. This wonid
give us immense advantages as an imnor,;no
country, bullion being everywhere sdm;,,ss