The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-25
BY THE MAllIs,
Affairs In Washington.

WAsHlseroS, Saturday Night, May %, 1871
The Merican War-Mr. Calhouns Defensive Line and
the nert Congress-Plan Of Mr.. Souie-Plan of the
Lieutenant Coincidence Jet,reen these Plans
and the late hint Of Father Richie reference TO III,
eiergy-Ertracts in Proof, nth the defeat of the
Lieut. General-the general plan of contributionsn
including the clergy, aJandoned-Di Inference 6etpeen
contributions" and sequestrationsn &c. &c
Would any believe that this Mexican war grew out
OF John Tylers vetoes of the Bank If worth
candle, the fact could be established The important
question: however is not how we got in but how
to get out The organic recorder protests against tho
defensive line of Mr. Calhoun, the ground that it
would be an interninable prolongaon of the But
it not clearly ascertaned that the conquest of peace
by running down the Mexcans the French have been
running down the Algerines will the necessity of
frontier army of occupation Indeed, we understand
that in the verbal plan Of peace proposed by Senior
cha, and published in the Mexican papers frontier T.
puatons Tor the security of the proposed But
be this as 1t may, defensive line defended by arm
ed occupation will be imperative the United States
In the settlement of treaty, whether that line shall
be the isthmus of Tehuantepec the line Of the Sierra
Madre or Mr. Calhoun's line of the Rio the
parallel OF 81 degrees westward from III Paso del
FROM the ominous silence Of some Of the whg presses
on this subject and the advocacy of defensive
line by others, we may venture to assume that with
wing majority in the next House of Representatives
one OF their first measures will be Qf the be still
pendng to the administration n recall Of the
army TO defensive line and likely than any other
the defensive line of MIR Calhoun because that this line
will secure the surages of the Calhoun men in the
House and in the Senate.
At the last session Mr. Calhoun stood in the Senate
SOLITARY and alone upon this PROJECT as did old Bullion
at frst upon the notorious expunging resolutions Mr.
Soulc however in his speech intmaed partial acqui-
escence with some notifications very ingenious but
scarcely practicable. The following Is the outline of
Mr. Soue's plan from his speech in the Senate February
- the very day Of the meeting Of Santa Anna with
Gen Taylor at Buena Vista
"As.for himself" said Mr.. Souc, "he would tender to
Mexico again peace r Trist has gone down for that
purposc and for the purpose enabling President to
come to that he would cheerfuy 10 for the bill before the
Senate 1.-THE s30O00O0 BILL which has something to do
suppose with these renewed overturesl II refused
by Mexico, he would then take military position in tho
healthy region in the interior Of Mexico precisely what
Gen Scott is doing Keeping open line Of comnunca-
lion with the at Vera Cruz OF all right He
would levy contributions the clergy 1.-THE idea is not
lie. He would levy contributions the clergy, mer-
chants and great land the plan contribu-
tions" of the Lieutenant General that was to be and
issue warrants payable by Mexico at the end Of
See that. This plan could be easily carried out to
cover all indemnities and of the war for il
would embrace summary inspection by right OF militia
~ search warrant OF all the churches, hacendas
ehos and aeales in the country In word, he would
bring Mexico TO the feet OF the United statesn
AIR souie further proposed 10 cut of the Northern
provinces of Mexico to ut them stand I'M
I'll lhcy should by their own option, annex themselves
TO the United states or re-annex themselves to Mexico
His plan rather too complicated for practical purposes
especially In he later recommendation In is main
points though, II TALES III IT remarkably with the plan
Of the war pursued TO the suggestion of Father
Richie Il sequestration" Of the shurch property
Now, whether MIR Soue took the hint from the plan
OF the Lieutenant General and desired young Sena
tor prove his orthodoxy in endorsing that which had
been approvedby the administration whether he led
of with this recommendation, Of "leyying upon the
clergy" We cannot determine II is fair to presume,
however that the officially recognized plan Of Col BEN
ton suggested Mr. Sou6 the idea of military oontr-
buttons embracing the clergy in the category
Another thing Is very certain Had the bill for tho
Lieutenant General passed the Senate the plan Of the
Lieutenant General would have gone into operation,
bracing . forced loans from the Church with checks
upon the bankrupt government Of Mexico for payment
of In his vindicaon Of the President Of the
United States pertaining to this subject of the Leuten
ant "A Ia va.
shall not state my plan-l Wonder what 1t was l.
but viii say Of IT, that, besides intending a result what
there war according TO the usage all nations ia
the Of invasive warthc invaders TO be paid and
subssted by the invaded. Contributions regularly e-
We'd duties regularly collected would accomplish these
Objects and leave the United States free nearly free
from the expenses Of the war;
thousand to one that this plan embraced contri-
buttons" from the clergy How else could the expenses
ofthe army be paid from contributions the church
not made TO contributor The President assented to
the panthe officer to be- appointed TO carry 1t out
ruled out by the Senate and the whole scheme fell to the
ground This we suppose is the only authority the
recent broad hint Of Father Rtchie at the sequesra
ton Of the church property The plan Of the Lieutenant
General however did not propose to requester said
perty; but to take H. and give check to the amount
upon the Government of Mexico the United States
pledged TO make her pay, suppose.
The whole scheme in all Its shapes Of making restu-
ton upon the church, having been abandoned. IL Is
scarcely necessary to this branch Of invcst
cation further.
Returning to the main question Of the probability of
shig House. and the further probability of the recall OF
our armies TO the occupation Of defensive line u will
Do useless TO make further remark than that should the
occupation Of the Mexican capital fail TO bring the Next
IAN authorities to terms choice between the
occupation OF defensive line or the indefinite military
of the entire Mexican confedcracy
Briefly, thcn our opinion is, that II the war be not
ended by the meeting of Congress will be one Of the
rst measures of Congress TO reduce its field OF exercises
TO the occupation Of MIR. Calhouns defensive line w
wAsHIsoroN, May ~, lsl7.
A Duel Stopped
81 II 10 wit