Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-24
LATEST FROM MEXICO.


In the New Orleans papers received last evening
we have one days later news from Vera Cruz, be-
ing to the 9th instant, but nothing later from Gen.
ScoTT's army or the city Of Mexico.
does not appear that any fresh courier from the
capital had arrived at Vera Cruz, and therefore
there could have been no just foundation for the
report, which has been extensively circulated, that
the Mexican Congress had declined the overture
for peace which was last submitted by this Gov
eminent. Up to the 3Oth ultimo no action .whaf
ever had taken place on the subject.
The other report, that Gen. ScoTr had determit
ed to advance towards the capital on the 30th Ju,
is also supposed to be incorrect, as Gen. ScoF
had given the Mexican Government till that tine
to answer the communication of Mr. BUcHANAN.I
The troops at Vera Cruz under the command f
Gen. PIERCE (about 2,s00) were expected to mde
forward on the 10th, unless detained by the llnSs
OF the General, who was taken sick on the Oh.
The latest account does not indicate that he vas
seriously i'll.
No intelligence has been received from the con
mands of Gen. CADwALADER and Gen. Pillow.
The Vera Cruz San of the 9Th instant has he
following:
sWHAT Course WILL GEs. ScoTT PunsUE THE lite
intelligence have received from Mexico of the corespn
dence between Mr. Buchanan and the Mexican Mnse Of
Foreign Relations treating of peace has it us al
tered the course which Gen. Scott to pursue
"We have deferred remarks until now, because we
were afraid to be too hasty in our specuations.
!" seems most likely that Gen. Scott will not advance
any further until he receives orders from Washington to do
But will the Cabinet at Washington give this order
We doubt it very much, because would throw difficult
ties in the way of the negotiations.
I must have struck the mind of every who has read the
correspondence above alluded that the of the Mexican
Government has altered very much, should Judge from
the few lines addressed Mr. Buchanan by the Mexican pre-
mier in to his propositions of peace. We do
his letter any OF that arrogance which in every
before has characterized the Mexican diplomatic correspon-
dence but on the contrary, pretty polite though short
se which he that he declines answering the argu-
ments of Mr.. Buchanan until Congress- to when he refers
the NATTER and who have solely the power to decide shall
have acted upon them In note which he addresses Con-
gess he presses them 10 take immediate action upon them
'But in the time what is Gen. Scott do Will he
take up his line of march for the capital while there hopes
entertained for peace This is not at all probable. We,
therefore, to the conclusion that he will make step
forward until all hopes for concluding treaty of peace lost
From the city of Mexico the Picayune has files
of Ell Republican, TO the 30th June, from which it
seems that the different States of Mexico have ceased
to anticipate prolonged resistance on the part of
the capital to the American arms. In view of the
speedy fall Of the city they are congratuatng them
selves upon the wisdom of the federal system. Had
they been placed under the rule of consolidated
Central Government, they argue, the fall of the
capital would have involved the subsection of the
whole country. But the Federal system having
created new centres of action, even if the capital
succumbs the States, each one for ITSELF will resist
the ascendency of the American arms, and refuse
to recognise treaty which may be forced upon the
Central Government.
Out of views of this nature has grown coalition
among the States of Jalisco, San Luis Potos, Zaca-
tecas, Mexico, Queretaro, and Aguascalientes-the
latter claiming to be State, though not so recog
Missed by the Constitution of 1924. This new COM
bination of States is regarded by the editors of Ell
Republican, as an alarming feature of the times,
threatening to aggravate the anarchy which before
prevailed in Mexico. The Commissioners Of this,
Coalition have published an address to the nation,
in which are represented the views Of leading men
in the most powerful States. They look to the
triumph of our arms, to the occupation of their CAPT
tai, and the conclusion of treaty of peace and to
such treaty these States do not propose to submit.
The address is dated at Lagos on the 9th Of June,
and is signed by the Commissioners of the States
above mentioned. We extract the material part of
this document, as follows:
'tBy lamenabe fatality the Mexican nation has had
contend only with domestic msforunes but also with
enemy who, Disgusting his unlimited ambition, has, without
plausible complaint to justify his hostility, violated
territory and seized of ports the fate of
adverse Pao Alto and Reaca de la Palma And
although the spirit of free people and the noble pride of the
Mexcans have made numberess sacrifices to esabih
the sendor of the national arms, and from its
cutcheon the blot which disgaced il, fatality presiding
destiny, has rendered efforts useless and ue and
the field of battle have succumbed not to the valor and
daring of the enemy but to the fate that persecutes
Far from being dsheartened by such catenaton Of ad
events far from having disgaceul prem
naries which would lead degrading treaties, the States,
of the value and power people for whom love Of
country and of liberty not merely idle words have called
into the Of defence and the which
they rely only maintain their Independence but also
the federal institutions adopted by the nation Free
reign and independent they conscious of their duties;
they have obligations to fulfil and also rights to maintain and
to make respected As integral parts OF the Mexican Repnb
lie they cannot be Indifferent to the insult which has been
brought upon them by the OF their they cannot
look with tranquility and serenity the combinations OF
weak and Infamous policy which dags them into miserable
and dsgacefu compromises but free and independent they
will permit themselves with mpuny to be, under any
petext whatsoever reduced dependence and servly
free people, identified with the institutions which govern them,
the only capable of grand and heroic actions but
degraded people pass without emotion from one hand to ano
ther the of their being entirely Indifferent to
them. The Mexican naon which feels and knows its dig
nifty and calls mind the glorious actions Of its ancestors,
submit the domination OF foreigners it suf
fer the attacks Of its internal enemies has superintendent
forces epe the former and inspire respect into the latter
Mexcans The Coalition has been formed not to be the