Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-05-08
CHARLES n, ROWLEY
Adiutant aud Inspector General.

Adlutant aud Inspector General.
OFrERs or PEAcn-The Washington
correspondent OF the Baltimore Sun is O
well.informed man, q friend of the Admin
istration, and often communicates in nd
vance, intelligence ofthe movements Of tho
Government. We extract the following
from his latest letter, dated Monday, the
10Th inst:
It Is known that a messenger ofpeace was
despatched to Mexico by this Government
on Saturday. The offer has been stated,
by some, to be more favorable and moe
likely to be acceptable to Mexicotban any
previous overture.
However that may be, | can state,
with the most entire confidence, thai the
President has solemnly determined new
er to relinquish to Mexico one inch of that
soil which has been profusely watered by
American blood, and consecrated by
American valor. The bloody battle
fields of Monterey and Buena Vista are
never again to know Mexican domination.
So we 90 down TO twenty degrees thirty
minutes any how. That offer may be, [
trust, acceptable to Mexico. It is the best
she wll ever get.
If she makes another stand against old
Taylor at San Louis Potosi, she will render
it necessary that we should come down a
little further south-to the -twenty-second
parallel of latitude
1t was the notion of Mr.. Benton, thee
weeks ago, that we should take twenty-five,
taking Saltillo, Parras, &c. His notions
are pretty much the same with those of
the Administration. Mexico has now her
last offer of any terms that will recognize
and preserve Mexican nationality. A
continuance of the war will give US SO
strong a hold On Mexico, That it can never
be relinquished.
Many are looking for peace. No n
desires it more ardently than the President
himself.
The limitations in the above are con
irmed by the correspondent of the New
York Journal of Commerce, who sees signs
of peace in several movements, though he
anticipates that we may be compelled to
hold on to the ports of Mexico for several
years. Gen. Scott has no powers TO &C.
cede even to a temporary truce, much less
to arrange defnitively the terms Of a per-
manent peace.-Pieayane.
PoRTRA1r OF GrN. TAYLoR.-Mr. J..
Atwood, an artist of Philadelphia, is now
in this city, on his way to Gen. Taylor's
headquarters, having been delegated to
paint a portrait Of the general for an $3.50
citation Of his friends in Philadelphia. We
dare be sworn that 'sold Rough and Ready
would rather face the embattled hosts of
Mexico, than one ofthese cunning limners;
but would escape the very conditions of
humanity, could it get rid Of fine various en-
~cumbrances attached to it.-Picayune.
PArnror1sM Of Nix. C1AY.-A gentle
man of N. York has received a letter from
Mr.. Clay which concludes with the follow
ing noble ~allusion to his recent afliction:
any life has heen full Of domestic Attic
tons, but this last Is n of the severest a.
mong thor I derive SONS consolation
from knowing that he died where he would
have chosen, aud where, if must lose him
I should have preferred; on the battle field,
in the service of his country.
OF AGE.-Chance llor Kent decided
that a man becomes Of age The day pre-
yiods to the anniversary d ibis birth day:
so that a person born the ID of April at
tains his majority On the LIST.