The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-16


listen to any proposition for peace the question OF the
war Is submitted to yoir decision, and the governne
ony recommends to the Congress the urgent necessity OF
assisting the arm, with the necessary supplies Tor the
G. The people o. McKee,, who know and feel
refuse the necessary fesoufces Tor It.
This struggle is not one of those which pride is
sysI ss Eli ie TO- s%p d5
whose causes exist in the very nature OF things, and
whose consequences it is difficult 10 calculate IN their
whole extent The northern race is developing itself on
our continent with CELEBRITY and force, OF Which, until
now, there has been no example IN any age and IN ITS
progress II Threatens 10 spread whole territory,
exhnsushng, IN 1t our race End establishing the pre-
wei under the auspices of peace as in time OF war; and
mereiore IN order permanently to secure our race, we
need institutions which will give it solid increase and
prosperity This TRUTH which the man of foresight easily
discovered long since, has now been rendered tlte BY
danger and YOU gentlemen deputies are about to solve
the dlfcult problem IN giving institutions to the people
By decree OF the Mexican Congress- dated the 2st of
December the President and Vice President Santa Anna
and Gomez Farias) were TO take oath before the
Congress, entering upon their duties, 'o sustain the
independence OF the republic, ,ri the Integrity Of ds
territory, and to observe and be observed the
constitution of 1924" sc.
In long report OF select committee OF the Congress,
appointed to consider the ways and of prosecuting
the war; the monthly expenditures OF the army under
Santa Anna are estimated at $3es, 7s9, and those OF the
garrison at Vera Cruz al $4,000 per month. The whole
extraordinary expenses of the war, for SIX months, are
estimated at $3,600Ooo The deficit in the ordinary
for the months is estimated 1854 AGO. which
the committee propose to supply by requiring payment IN
advance for year OF the direct contributions imposed by
previous laws in 1Si1, 1912, and 1913. The first article
of the bill submitted by them declares that the expenses
OF the war with the United States shall be paid in pref
to any other demands upon the treasury This
port and bill were submiasd on the odd of December.
From the ''Diaro' of December %.
The following letter has been handed to us for publ
cation ..
'sNEw York, November II, 1916.
''MY SIR: The war is not finished soon as
people here beleyed for they thought that by striking
couple of blows like those of the Sth and 9th OF May
and rendering secretly to the principal men OF your gov
ernment three four millions of dollars, they would be
able to obtain such treaty they desire that is giving
them the Caforas and other possessions III the north
of Mexico; but they begin to see that they were much
mistaken and that they have got themselves into scrape
which they do not know how they will get out of. Al
though they succeeded in taking Monterey they saw that
the resistance OF the Mexican army and population was
heroic, and indicates determination your part 10
strength before yielding to the unjust and ex
traordinary preensions of this republic. The govern
ment finds Its means exhausted asks for more troops
and more money to carry the war; but the people
already cooling off, and if Santa Anna continues firm,
you will obtain brilliant treaty. You, at home, cam
with much less means, prosecute the contest better than
these peoples Tor one dollar that Mexico spends, the
Americans spend ten they have to send everything from
here, and the expense of transporting troops provisions,
and munitions OF war to the frontiers and thence to the
Interior are excessive and if the Mexicans succeed in
striking good blow, disorder and INSTRUMENTATION will
commence, for their army composed OF volunteers and
about three or four thousand regular troops, consisting
chiefly OF Irish and Germans recruited by means OF the
bounty given to them ON enlisting.
''We impatient to hear OF the meeting of Santa
Anna with Gen. Taylor who has the orders OF the gov
eminent to terminate the armistce, advance TO Saltllo
and penetrate far San Luis Potos in order to Join
Gen. Patterson, who is to enter by Tampco These
the pans and if Gen. Taylor has the temerty or weak
o1o t, mot
wanting here good citizens who view matters cooly and
dlscreetly, who assert that he will be much weakened
and WILL perhaps tarnsh the victories which these peo-
pie plume themselves We suppose here that the
Mexicans must have plan for drawing the Ameri-
into the INTERIOR and falling upon them, when they
in separate divisions and assistance near The
general opinion among all enlightened men is, that if
there is patiotsn and you call into play all the re-
sources Of the nation, Gen Taylor will be compelled to
retire from the soil OF Mexico, for we cannot conceive
how army OF fifteen twenty thousand men pen
citrate into the heart OF the republics and dictate peace or
terms to country OF seven or eight millions OF Dhabl-
ants II such thing should happen it will Pc the first
Saxon race will not triumph over the descendants OF
Corez and that they will recollect Saguntum and Nu-
mantia.
sOn the ID of next month Congress meets at Washing
ton we shall see what President Polk says at It's open
ing Probably, unless by that time he receives some bad
news such as that Santa Anna has struck good blow,
he will say that everything going on WE'LL that there
probabilities of conquerng peace, and other absurdies
of that kind but cannot be concealed that the govern
ment great distress for money and troops, and that
the people, although they have sustained the war from
point of honor clearly that it is going to cost them
good deal Of money Already, in the last elections in the
States of PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio, and New York. the anti
administration party has trumphed. This party is OPP
posed to the the pulpit is also beginning to con-
denim the sangunary measures OF the government since
its only object to extend Its territories at the expense OF
its neighbo May the God of battles favor Santa Anna,
and confound his enemies, and make your nation re-
spected Yon have many decided advantages over the
Americans, if instead of opposing them with the whole
divide guerilla parties OF hum