The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-24
WAsHINGroN, Oct. 81, ls47.

Gen Waddy Thompson and the Wilmot Propiso
In the speech OF Gen. Waddy Thompson to his
fellow CT OF South Carolina he sustains to
tent principal position the easy settlement of the
Southern boundary of the Union; and that position is
SUBSTANTIALLY that the country South Of the Rio Grsnde
all those territories South Of the latitude of 81 de-
grees west of the Rocky Mountains, demanded by Mr.
Trist though useless Mexico would be dead expeRs.
to the United states and therefore worth hav-
ing gift; and that he way to boundary Is
to define it, proclaim it. and hold 1t. We &C., also, for
that other feature recommended by Mr.. Cahoun-th-
holding the Mexican ports and the collecting the
. thereof until such time AS Mexico shall ayr to
treat AS long the United States armies in the
country, until multiplied 100000 men, there will he
II the object be the subjugaton and annextion of
Mexico this increase of the forces the field would be
the policy but if the object be peacea speedy
peace-as understand IL to have been, and TO
be- a line of de1urcation and the blockade OF the
ports, would appear quite as feasible as prose-
cution OF the in he heart OF Mexico, and
great deal cheaper in the consumption OF men aud
money Aud we believe there are many men who OPP
pos-d, and would have opposed the defensive line"
policy the effect Of the reduction and occupation
Of the capital tested who will now b. disposed to
take sides with Mr. Calhoun The imperial city has
been taken it is occupied ut so lar from the enemy
being vanqshed they appear to be onl beginning their
general organization for resistance.
There il another view Of Gen rhompson's, worthy OF
consideration The defensive liz would be- easily de.
Tended, because between IL aud the really inhabited
parts Of Mexico system OF deserts from one hundred
to six hundred miles ntervenss the desert
region which Santa Anna had to bring his 90 600
men to the attack upon Gen Taylor at Buena Vista
and distance to be traversed the defensive line ut
Paso Del Norte you please, is some three hundred
mules north OF Buena Visit through almost uninha-
bted and uninhabitable country
Ihis fact has been demonstrated, the geography Of
the country, travellers, military explorations, and
all the maps that have establish the factthat
excepting the Bay Of San Francisco and lite little sys
tenn Of rivers and valleys there Is bali of the Repub
lie of Mexico that is comparatively desert aud good Tor
pothing and 1t is that half embraced in the PROPOSE
lions Of Mr. Tris The wealthy part Of Mexico is the
Southern hsthero is the population there is the for
tile soil there the rich mines and the valuable trees
To make good bargain, then, in the sense Of specu
latio. IL go for than the line embracing the
Bay Of San Francisco, must go for the whole. But
if enough of Northern Mexico for half dozen
large States in superficial square miles and there stop
short far from there being any danger OF its becom
ing slave territory Congress could not egsate II into
slave territory The margins Of the streams popu
lated to their capacitythe residue Of the territory 10
waste Of sands and bleak volcanic mountains. The
views of Gen Thompson upon this point oiay
worthy Of attention. w.