Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-06
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NEWS FROM THE CABINET, (vIA PHILADELPHIA.)
Considering it to he Of great importance that the
public generally should be fully apprized not
ly of what the President and the Cabinet Ministers
doing, but also of what they are thinking of do
ing, we copy entire the following Washington Let
ter, being the latest, from the Philadelphia Public
Ledger the information contained in which may
be considered quas-ofcial, and is much palmer and
more direct than that which we get from the
5" Union"
conREsPoSDEScE OF THE PUBLIC LEDGER.
WAsHISGroS, OcroBER ~, lS47
No from the South, and scarcely any expected We
have no longer any Mexican Government to contend against
and campaigns fight through We have only to
consolidate what have acquired and 10 make our posses
sion complete. To THIS OBJECT WILL OF
THE ADMINISTRATORS NOW DIRECTED. The President
will, in his message Congress, recommend the most
vigorous prosecution of the war; and the utmost severity
against the guerlas But Idoubt much whether, as have
previously stated he will fixing limit beyond
which conquest and subugaon must not extend This
will probably be left circumstances and to events as they
may There now frequent Cabinet meetings, In
which The paragraphs of the message made subjects OF dis
cusso, and the message will doubt principally dwell on
The aud the which is henceiorh to be
Quoted But of this purpose to speak IN subsequent letter.
We all anxious to learn the purpor OF Mr. Tnsts de-
spaches and this the more SO the g Union" some time
since said that if Mr. Tist has really seriously consider
cd The question of the Nueces for boundary he is worse
than Mexican Wing" trust that Mr. Trist has done
such thing 1t is freely admitted that is highly ne
cessary that Mr. Trst should home nasmuch as his
very presence serves to console the Mexcan with the belief
that still ready for peace in spite OF the eachey
med by Santa Anna before Mexico. But they mistaken
The idea of negotiation is wholly abandoned by the Admins
traon which is last convinced that have ourselves TO
fix the future frontier Of Mexico whether socaed Mexican
Government consents to it not What that frontier is 10
be is yet determined upon and this also the
will most likely be silent.
As the leyying of contribution of $3.50, 900 demanded
by Gen. Scott of the City of Mexico it is far from satisfying
the just expectations of Government million would
have been little enough, after what troops had suffered
say this without detrment to General Scott, whose
ves for being thus enent desperate foe may be easily
large towns, and the hundred and fifty thousand dollars
furnished by the capital is considered the first nstament
much larger due by her wealthy inhabitants If it
be true that the great majority Of til, Mexican population
wholly Indifferent to the war; and have to be caught in so
and dragged TO the Notifications they defend against
our troops, then the must be carried in
make the wealthy feel and the military martinez it, which
only be done by evyng heavy contributions and pro
ceedmg with the utmost severity against the gueras. Their
chiefs ought to be hung fast Rangers upon
them. OBsERyEn