The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-27


eminently calculated to sustain the policy Of
the Administration in relation to the war
and that, with his usual love Of the mystic
rious, he is reserving it as bon bouche for
his forthcoming message. There is great
delight manifested Just at this time about the
White House and the State Department at
the nature Of the intelligence received.
The Pythoness on her Tripod Again.
the course Of six-at ali events of twelve months The
fighting In is nearly perhaps altogether over Mex
army. She has no accomplished generals TO lead them
and every battle she has been sgnaly defeated with
great superiority of numbers her side and with the
greater superiority OF skill us to crown our arms
with nvarable and brilliant success She can no longer
fare in that way again she is foiled and even
raising corps Of or spies such as The
English raise up In India her native troops will assist
u.s. in some degree TO cope with her Our troops,
too, pouring into the country and we have larger
had during The war Mckee Is astonshed Sy these large
shall keep open the communication between the capital and
the coast and excursions from the city Of Mexico
the base Of operations into the neghborlng cities
few thousand will enable us so to penetrate from
large another, from State to others,
bring their very doors the pressure and the horrors OF
make Mexico support large proportion of the expenses of
the war; with the duties imports and exports Of the me.
we must levy upon her people, #
With the proper degree Of energy, shall be able to
secure an honorable peace al no distant day.
In word, all we have to do lsto do our duty In Mexico
Ito strike boldyto the means which Providence has
showered upon ushe yalo Of our troops, the patriotism
Of volunteers the skill of officers the resources Of
our treasurn order to SECURE an honorable peace By an
active and honorable war Washington Union Nop. "a
The Pythoness is on her tripod again
The afflatus is upon her, and she hath spoken
the words of the oracle Henceforth, we
may give all fears to the winds, If we can
only bring our mind to believe her words
and rest assured that,
"Grim.visaged war will smooth his wrinkled 'front.'"
in six months probably, but certainly
within twelve months! We doubt not, that
the thousands Of the faithful, who have been
lingering about the sancta Of the oracle for
months past, will 60 on their way delighted
at the communication. now made, and pro-
claim with hoarse voice, the good tidings just
vouchsafed but there are, unfortunately, a
great many people who are slow Of belief in
the veracity of'the aged Pythoness, and they
will not suffer her declarations to 60 abroad
as truth, unless they can stand the test which
the ordinary laws of investigation prescribe.
We confess we are of the latter class, and
we propose to examine, on the present occa-
sion, few Of the positions assumed and ar
gued from by the Pythoness ofthe Washing
ton Union.
"There may be no immediate peace"
says the oracle. The country has nothing
before it to induce it even to hope for such
a result. Why, then, indulge in this eng
NAUTICAL language Doubtless, it is because
the Administration, having given Mr.. Trist
directions to try the shadow Of Government
| at Queretaro for q treaty, dares to hope that
the application may be successful This
avowal is sufficient, in our Judgment, to con-
vince the reader that negotiations have not
vet been suspended, Notwithstanding the for
nal announcement, by the same Pythoness,
that Mexico must ask for peace the next time,
and that we were done with peace-begging.
So that, this portion Of the oracle is rank
deception, to say the best of it, because it is
in violation Of previous mutterings.
But it must come in the course Of six
months--at all events, Of twelve months. y
Most cunningly the Pythoness omits to tell
hoW peace will come in that time. She is
certainly very clear as to time, even if she
means by months-years. 1.-THE subsequent
remarks, however, are taken in connection
with this declaration, they will throw some
light upon it. In them Mexico is not once
treated as an eristing national power, with
whom we could enter into treaty Of peace
at any time; but she is treated as nearly
subjugated country, tho not pacficated
one. The very means prescribed to secure
can honorable peace at no distant day." are
the means of completing the military subju-
cation Of our enemy's territory, and not the
means Of efiectng peace with an indepen-
dent power The whole policy chalked out
is the occupation policy by the exexcise Of
the military power only. 1t contemplates no
interpostion Of Congress in the matter. 1t
looks to going before the country in the next
Presidential election upon the question Of abb
sorption of Mexico, by the military power of
the country welded by the Executive, as the
certain means Of etfecting peace, because,
in that event, that will be no longer any en-
envy to fight. The term Of six months, as a
probable period in whichpeace may be made,
means nothing. 1t is only clue to the last
named period Of twelve months hence, which
will be after the Presidential Election. The
Pythoness of the Administration looks to that
period as the end of the war, because she
really believes that the people OF the United
States will declare in favor Of the absorption
policy and its Presidential candidate. The
war is to be continued and prosecuted just
so far and in just such manner as to prevent
its settlement in any way until after the Pre-
sidential Election Then peace will follow,
L n. Al tbno ~
knows, that it will be peace of force,
peace following the destruction Of the adver-
sary.
aShe (Mexico) has no accomplished gen
erals to lead them. Cher troops.)" A bitter
reflection this for the American Executive
for he will remember that he furnished the
Mexicans, in the beginning, with the most
accomplished general living to fight their bat
ties against us, and the probability is, from
tbe ;ntereet tben taken nv Mr. Polk in FUR