Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-16
TO THE EDITORS.

dislncned to terminate the war; such discussion would be
poPer but assured that he is anxious for peace
(and certainly no living has many to be
refrain on this occasion from discussing this point
1t is not to be denied that the Mexicans have
fused to negotiate, and will continue to do from reliance
upon our own divisions from hope that energies and
will be uiessy exhausted and that if long pro.
acted, other and powerful nations will interfere am
prepared say that either of these calculations wholly
groundess the last quite sure, not If it is not, ii
behooves consider whether there any of
mnang which may produce much evil and from which
good result. The Of Mexico is of great
consequence both France and England With the
ton OF the United States it believed that England has
large and profitable with any other country in
the world as with Mexico. Is this to be indefinite
interrupted and its advantages relnqushedf Much the
ager portion of the foreign Of Mexico carried
by English houses. The most valuable Of the mines
ed by English companies and Mexico is indebted sixty mil
lions of dollars English subjects Is just and fair that
besides the reputation of the large debt of Of
States should interrupt the payment Of the interest the
Mexican debt to that country can nothing like
tain prospect Of the termination of this for the
years. The pvaon of the of Mexico to other
tons for that period will be light matter. Will be quiet
y submitted to If the prosecution Of this part
restricted to perpetual blockade of the ports Of Mexico
would such blockade be submitted to by other nations
There good to believe that but for the interruption
of the entente cora between England and France, there
would have been joint neposlon before this time Is it
asked what right has any other nation to interfere He
be very ignorant Of history who would ask such ques
ton. We have at this very time example of sch inter
position in the war between Buenos Ayres and Monevideo
The alleged reason for this interference the sangunay cha
racter of the The time is not distant when with
Mexico will furnish the petext Thus far it has been
conducted with proper respect for the code which modern civil
zation had established. How long will this continue Let
the characteristic ferocy of the Spaniard and the Indian
the question Wehave of the of
one hundred and fifty prisoners the Pacific Such
of necessity be retaated But pretexs will not be
wanting for with nations with women, wherever there is
a will there is ,cay.
II is greatly to be feared that with the united and
egec efforts prosecute the yet far very far
from the end of it. That which generally by
the city of Mexico That believe be possible, but by
easy and inexpensive achievement many sup
pose But if had possession Of the city, and had army
there of fifty thousand men, should then have conquered
peace the phrase is Are we, in truth, any the
conclusion of the Have not in fact thereby inde
ney proracted it could only the last Of these
questions afimatively.
MEXICO is not city empire like France where, when
has conquered Paris he has conquered France Would
the English have crippled given strength to this country it.
when they captured age ago. they had kept possession
this city for twelve months We have already taken two
Of the Mexican Have these been injured there
by Certainly not but every way benefited Why should
be otherwise with any other of the Mexican cities There
fifty other and cities TO which the Government
remove. Shall chase them through all these towns, and
garrison them 10 prevent their return 1t would be madness
attempt the expedition to the city Of Mexico with less than
fifty thousand Suppose that have succeeded the
American army in possession of the city, and the President
and Cabinet following ilusous example, have fed. The
first socitude Of the American commander would be follow
their example, and leave the city possible. He
would find that the possession Of the capital gave him
power than the possession Of any other city, and that his
army could not be subssted there If pay for the pov
sions supplied us shall inure but benefit the Mexi
cans by furnishing them market The drain Of specie from
this must seriously affect currency for Treasury
notes. with without interest," will not the purpose.
Is currency in condition to bear this abstraction of spe
ce that which will be required for the pay Of large
army Let it be remembered that it precisely the
cause.-The large disbursements for foreign warswhch
caused the suspension Of the Bank of England and continued
it for twenty-five years. II do not pay for these supplies,
shall get them The Mexicans will destroy them
Their than let have them without compensation But the
truth is the supplies not there, either for buy
take without paying for them If they were, how should
get them The valley Of Mexico produces literally nothing
That valley is walled in not with mountains but with lodges
Of mountains piled upon each other for three hundred
miles, In small and disconnected valleys in these mountains
their grain cultivated and carried on the backs Of mules
the city Could any army supply itself by forngng parties
in such country, if the supplies adequate, which
they not Our army therefore, be supplied from
home and the only point from which these supplies be
transported the city Of Vera Cruz do say this lightly
without foil information. The city of Vera Cruz, then,
must be taken. From this time to the LIST Of April is about
eighty days. Does any believe that army be
cenated there before that time And then the yellow fever
raging with the destructive violence and the chief
shall make Of the city when taken will be graveyard
have heard said that Of the twenyour thousand troops
which have had for the last eight months the Rio
Grande eight thousand have died been disabled by disease
and wounds and have been home and the climate
which they have been exposed is by unhealthy
that Of Vera Cruz. II take Vera Cruz, garrison
be permanently kept that pacche pesiental spot
this continent Garrisons must also be established at DIFF
feren points the road to Mexico, besides detachmens
convoy the provisions and munitions Of and all these
and this multitude Of horses and mules be fed with
provisions carried from this country to Vera Cruz and thence
packed mules to the city Of Mexico distance Of two hun
dred and seventy miles he daily consumption Of such an
army will he than that of the city Of Baltimore. Can
we raise the funds to meet this expense doubt
it. Can place in Mexico army Of fifty thousand efec-
tive Still more do doubt that. The enthusiasm for