The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-11-09
From the National Intelligencer.
The Prospect before us.

The Prospect before us.
Even since the emission of our paper
of yesterday we have confirmation Of the
determination Of the Executive--having
done nothing within the last eight months
but place the country in more Difficult.
pass in regard TO the Mexican War than
It stood in when Congress last adjourned
not to wait the five shoot weeks which .in-
tervene before Congress will again be. in
session, but 10 take such measures as, in
its high and mighty wisdom and power it
deems expedient for THE PERMANENT oc-
cuPATIoN OF Mexico! Truly did the Or
gan Of the Government (the Official Ga
zette) predict, twelve months before the
President brought on. the war, not only
the war itself, but the "sEcoND Conquest
of Mexico" Already we are SO deeply
in for it, that all the attention Of our Ma
tlonal Government at this moment is ab-
sorbed, instead of in the proper affairs and
interests of.this People, in providing fo-
the final conquest and government of a
great Nation, between whom and the o.
nited States, when il pleased our Presi-
dent TO GO to war with it, there existed,
unrepealed and still unbroken. Treaty,
the fundamental article of which was that
"there shall be firm, inyiolable, and uni
versal peace, and a frne and sincere
friendship between, the United States. of
America and the United Mexican States,
in all the extent Of their possession" &c.
The objects lor which this Govern
ment was established have no relation to
such a state of things as this conquest and
proposed permanent occupation of Mexi-
co. The Constitution Of the United
States conters no such powers upon Con-
gress, much less upon the Executive. as
those which the President has exercised
ever since Congress last adjourned, and
was Indeed preparing TO exercise whilst
Congress was yet in session.
- But, not, TO transcend our
present purpose, let us introduce 10 our
readers The evidence which we now have
Of the present designs Of the Executive.
They viii be found in the following ex-
tracts, the first of which is Of precisely e.
quail authority with the Correspondence
of the Philadelphia Ledger, which we
have frequently had occasion to speak of,
and the second OF which is from source
always much to be relied upon:
coRREsPoNDRscB OF THE BALTIMORE SEX.
"Washington, Oct 26,. f847.
Suficientintimation have beenthrown
out in regard TO the orders recently sent
TO Gen. Scottso convince Iue that he has
: been directed-lst. to trouble himselfsno
+. longer about truces, armistices, nego-
.atiations, OF protocols; 2d. to leave undis-
turbed the shadow of "a Government
snow at Qaeretaro; Sd. TO pREpAR E FOR
sPERMENEST OCCUPATION, and for tram
quilIizlng the country; 4th. tosd,sarm
the whole population of the cities and
country on the road from Vera Cruz to
Mexico, and break up and destroy their
arms; and, 5th. to levy contributions up
on the principal cities and States.''
$500 = COMMERCE. fg- f
Washington, October 25.
"The Government sends frequent mes
sages to Gen. Scott. A messenger Mr..
!. Tasistro left this morning with des-
patches for him. / learn, from various
!. sources, that the Administration has
given such orders 10 Gen. Scott as will
prevent him from again offering OF ac-
cepfing an armistice, or inviting the
Mexican Government to make peace
The day has gone by, too, Tor offering
any pecuniary. inducements to the Mexi-
can rulers, or compensation for terri
T. fory." @s..F
just at the moment Of meeting with
these consentaneous indications from
Headquarters Of our Government, we re-
ceiyed also the New Orleans "Delta' of
the 10Th of this month, containing let
ter from its correspondent at the Head
quarters Of our army in the city OF Mexi-
co, under date OF September I7sh. The
"Delta" Itself always under the delu-
sion which, more fatal to the public well
fare than its annual pes,ilence to indi-
yidual health, seems to pervade almost
the entire population of New Orleans,
that it will be not only polite but honor
able in the United States to, occupy the
whole Of Mexico, and eventually seize
and possess as much OF it as the most ra-
pacious aannexationist'' wants -testiies