The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-18
BY TIL E MAILS.
Affairs in WASHINGTON.
WAsHiScroN, Aug ID, 10
Hon. fs,t3

wA'H'SeroS, Aug 10, is47
How isu?
o upon the verge Of pacincatious We have
'nA' peace VIII be secured before the meet
ing OF Congress 1t win have to be or ths o,...,- :.
peace or war, and the whole power of ths Covsr,,.
will be thrown into the hands Of MIR Calho,r n, a,
upon this postulate that rely for peace as m,.h a.
upon Santa Annas doubledeaing the exhaustion ~
the Mexican Government the influence Of the British
Minister But taking all these considerations together
there is a strong showing for peace.
Col Benton is q shrewd mana long headed man-s
clear headed man, although he is egotisca man Ne
is here. lie tell what ought to be done even
where Mr. Buchanan would hesitate. The he d of the
State Department is sagacous statesman, but he has
not the boldness in great crisis, of Col Benton Win
you, therefore, allow to say that Col Benton has
great influence with this Administration and Ia still
constant friend Of Mr. Van Buren, and slas Wright
Largely sir largely does the next Presidency hinge ON
this Mexican war II Col Polk shall be enabled to
port peace 70 Congress may have It IN his power 70
OF the Mexican difficulty superadded to the LIQUIDATION
Si the Oregon controversy, by Congress- viii swamp
ior mis- exertons, untring and Departing II he
iaiIs OF a peace he may be circumvented
uusVe customer Yet we like the man, . and
as the President We know that his thoughts are bent
principle he is to the shedding OF blood But
greater principle has driven him to the alternative
The fool hardness and obtinacy and stupid brsvado
Of Paredes in invading what the President believed to
be the rightul territory the United States embrace
that greater prnciple-he principle of repelling in
vasion.
There another principle at the bottom Of this oues
zion OF peace We shall go. considerable slice Of Mex
leo by treAty-party In satisfaction indentie and
partly by purchase All right What next, What
comes next Spain Is b. ad and ears in debt 10
Great Britain. Cuba Is handy to Jamaica; and after
using her good graoes to bring about bargain with
Mexico, what's to be done If England sezes Cuba In
foreclosure Of her mortgage Is not Cuba the KEY OF
the Gulf Does she not flank Texas, Mexico and Flo
rda To be she does In the possession Of England
will that island not endanger the safety Of the South
IL must Can the Union be hazarded in asserting TO
such transfer No. What then Time win tell we
cannot int the future. As MIR. Calhoun says
there Is a curtain before u.s. but think hear me
thunder Of cannon the Gulf close under the ken of
Florda and the call to arms from the St. Lawrence to
best Let get the present difficulty of our hands.
and then see where the land lies
We hold that the notion that the Cubanoes are anx-
ious to come to sectionate embraces b not exactly
the fact They are Spanish people Their sympathies
are with Mexico in this and against us Old Spain
is against US though she has forgiven Mexico -
The people Of Cuba and parcel Of the people OF
Mexico and old Spain. Wem may get Cuba by and by
but Mr. fuee was too fast, and the New York Sun Ii
too fast Let settle with Mexico first look to old
John Bull and Cuba when clear OF the present
would be lifted of this continent He has land
enough and to spare But time will fix all this matter
right. Why run ahead of the manifest destiny y,-.
We know that for the present the British In
Mexico driving their minister to second the efforts
Of Trist for peace Let have peacslet us hold old
Spain to Cuba and when her people wish to be in
dependent our course will be plain and easy. w.