The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-23
COMMUNICATIONS.
Alleged overtures OF Peace.

For the Union
The newspapers are full OF nimors about mission of
peace which, II is said, have lately sent to Mexico
we READ great deal OF IDLE speculation about the terms
we Will accept and one paper has been bold enough TO
quiz It's readers by putting forth alleged copy OF the
treaty itself. Without entering into the detais-wthout
processing to know whether will offer any terms,
merely intimate our disposition 10 receive proposals.
without specializing at all upon the prospects Of peace
OF warlet look the matter Nits least agreeable
form Let suppose that Mexico may again reject the
olive branch What next
we nave stated IN previous number the positions
and lines which it may be necessary for army to
cupy in Mexico, should the enemy persevere in his de-
termination oil rejecting all overures Tor peace rather
tor such determination may well be stated In that
way0 should the enemy persevere in his apparent desire
to force the United States to conquer his country.
One OF these positions is the city OF Mexico II be-
continues. Ii is the centre of the literary moral and
political opinions of that country; and the fact of its
being occupied by our troops would DO more to convince
the people OF that country of the hopeessness OF the
on their part, than the occupation OF any other place,
We should then have the line from Mexico TO Vera
Cruz-the great line of moral, financial, and political
power OF southern Mexco-a line which may with pro-
prety be considered the line of subugaton OF southern
Mexico. This line being occupied, we must protect it,
and govern within its limits Our expenditures for the
'bessngs' OF different character produced by oc-
cupahon OF that country, OF more lasting and human
ling consequences, than would flow from the ex-
pendture OF ten times the amount OF money which
the support OF our armies may require. we mean
the blessings of good government; the, protection
extended 10 HE, liberty, ana property; ana the Wac-
teal that neither invaded from caprice
tyranny that is in all his civil rights from
any rude invasion by the hand of power. These are
blessings" which will sow their seed broadcast over
the land and will leave durable consequences than
any expenditure of money can create And il we hold
that country much longer Mexico may date her regene
ration from the period of our conquest
The northern line of which we have spoken--Tampl-
co. Potos, Zacatecas, Durangowl exercise equally
happy influence in that direction The mere presence OF
our troops will protect the inhabitants from wrongs of
mi war. he whole
extensive region has exhibited disposition to be quiet
and friendly 1t has raised no armies to oppose us,
and can scarcely be SAID to have offered serious oPPo-
stion to progress, except at places defended by
troops from South Mexico, with armies brought
from that quarter The affairs on the Rio Grande
were with troops from South Mexico. The defence
of Monterey was with troops from the quarter The
Mexican army the battle of Buena Vista was chiefly
from South Mexico. We in these facts ample proof
of the friendly disposition of North Mexico and of her
desire to take active part in this or what amounts
to the thing) of her ncapacy to take any active
part without aid and support from the south. The line
proposed would completely the north from the
SOUTH and eectally inerpose insurmounable obstacles
to any assistance support to the north from the south
1t would therefore efectuay preserve the quiet and
friendly condition of the north, OF which we have spoken
And to increase the BLESSINGS" of our occupation
of North Mexico to its inhabitants, all that would be
necessary in addition, is, that should keep small de-
tachnens in the field chassing the Indians, and repress
ing the nroads of that people, which have been SO long
the dread and scourge of North Mexico
If Mexico should therefore, hold to her singular deter
nlnauon OF PerseVerS III wal oi uiSS'es anu ueieatS
feel confident that the course we have suggested will
not only be the most economical but the most efectua
method of bringing her 10 her senses.
1t would not require occupation OF more than two or
three years OF the ports posts, and lines we have ndca
ted in this and former number, to produce the best
and lasting effects upon the character and condition
of the Mexican people-efects which would never be
oblterated, matter what lines OF boundary should be
eventually adopted by treaty stpuatons Mexico could
not fall that time, to learn something of the principles
of good government and TO be prepared to learn much
more
1t should be borne mind, that views governed
entirely by the supposton that Mexico will persevere in
her determination to refuse all offers to treat for peace
and in that way the United States into continued
prosecution Of the war. The war; then, having to be
continued, it becomes duty to manage il in way
least burdensome to ourselves and in reference to lis
moral results upon the great democratic principle of pro-
ducing the greatest good to the greatest number;
WAYNE