Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-12-15
spccuIations ON Peace. &c.

Our New Orleans papers come down to the
Goth ultimo. Gen Taylor was daily expec,aJ
to arrive in that cty,and extensive prepa rsti.ns
had been made by all the municipalities and the
citizens generally to give him handsome pph-
lie reception.
! On the 24th grand salute was fl ed in hon
or of the arrival from Mexico of Gen. Quitm.n
and Shields, COL Harvey, and other eaIIsn,
officers who accompanied them. Thew were
waited upon by the Mayor and rendered the
| hospitalital of the city.
The following is extracted from the New
Orleans Bulletin of the 25th ult:
sin conversiDg with various officers who ar
rived in the alabama, we have found, withon,
one exception, that all of them consider the ,de,
of peace as perfectly preposterous, and the de-
tails we have received from them, as tn m.
state and prospects of affairs in Mexico. onJv
seem to render more difficult the resolution ~
the problem as to what is or what ought to be
done with Mexico.
sTo attempt further active and more extended
operations-to hold on to Whatwe now have
or to retrograde to line Of defence, all appear
to- be equally surrounded with difficulties of tho
most formidable nature.
''On all these points, we learn there is a urea,
diversity of opinion in the army, even among
the officers of higher ranks, and whose oninions
are Justly entitled to great weight Ali. how.
ever, agree that a large additional force must
be thrown into the country, particularly if fur.
Their active operations determined on.
A large portion of the better part of the
population dread the withdrawal of the Ameri-
can army, for fear that it would be followed by
scenes of anarchy and lawlessness, as the conn.
try is litesally without Government. and vet.
whilst such the sentiments of the sober.
minded and thinking portion. the great bulk
of the people retain feelings of the most bitter
rancer and hostility towards us, and wouH
wreak their vengeance upon all those of tbe0
own nation who are supposed in any way to IA
vor the americans, SO soon as an opportunity
offered for so doing.
"Another dread that exists in Mexico is that
this guerrilla system will esult in permanent
and general organization of regular banditti
throughout the country, which Will be kept IN
long after the difficulties with the U. States
may be settled, and which it will be impossible
to eradicate. 1t was the same in Spain, where
the guerrilla bands were not put down for wears
after the French were expelled, and only bv
most vigorous and energetic measures. such AZ
no Government in Mexico will not have il her
power to employ.
SIT was understood that Gen. Scott does not
intend to attempt any new operations until he
receives further heavy reinforcements and new
instructions From Washington. The PROBABLE
lty is that every thing will remain in ssatu quo
untilsafter the meeting of Congress and that
has taken actiJn ON the subject.
1.-The column that had gone forward under
Major General Patterson and the one preparing
to start under Major General Butler would fur,
nlsh force sufficient TO place adequate garri-
sons on the road, and al the same tine afford
such reinforcements to Gen. Scott as To- enable
him, If be thought advisable, to push detach-
ments oct to occupy some OF the larger towns
beyond and around the citv.
at was IN contemplation, so soon as there
was force sufficient for the purpose, to estab-
llsh line OF posts, so ds 10 enclose a large Dor
ton of the mining district near she city, and to
encourage the working of the mines, which had
been greatly interferei with BY the state of the
country.
6 Both Generals Quitnau AMI Shells. as
we'll as some of the other officers, are on their
way to Washington, ana will be able to piye
full information to the President on every pai4Q
connected with this most perpexing state o.
affairs;