The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-31
The American Star.

The publishers of the American STAR at Puebla-hose
pioneers of the press Mexico Messrs Peoples, Bar.
the seventeenth number of their paper of the date of Au
gust It'll, which now lies before They close their
valedicory with these words
AS we said in EJaIapa, ours is not " fixed" Star We
raise when and wherever the gallant band whose deeds
chronicle, shall repose them upon their laurels.
To Puebla bid adieu, trusting that when
visit IT. 1t may be as free and Independent as the hills
around it. o
The following spirited article of the Star relates to the
almporant and momentous subject of Gen. SCOTS adj
vance:
FORWARD MARCH Speculation is at an end conjecture
has its solution; inquiry its answer-torward! We have
or @ Pa on e 81 peace ba or wo % m
the skirt of the tnconsa but presto she has vanished
kind. Well, will rally all philosophy, and endeavor
to bear up under our dapP9qment We pledge our
our killing forward,
Reader do you mighty import in that word just
now To us IT has emphasis that sinks down deep into
places from which we think and feel We plant our foot
If had already made stride the line of for
beannce We grasp the muske, with unwonted energy
feel that the war has lost its business character
lighting henceorth viii have impulse in it, patriot
is all asr; indignation is all agog-we
less coward than at this present writing.
Verify, verify, that word has lost tactical technically
something than Who haiti the gift of pre-.
science large enough to pronounce the ultimate ISSUE
Gs We abide the bidding of ON
We are then have no peace automatically done up
paper bond of amity written out and ratified. We
are to have peace, but the against the Mexican
hard by the beginning end The
hoop OF depotsm is loose around the of the
ubanohe shock, and the band will have lost its hold
orever no political cooper, such Santa Anna, or his
compeers, viii again drive back the letters Do up your
kits of timeworn tools, gentlemen away the die of
your counterfeit devotion Your occupation is gone-the
fashion OF your patriotism is out OF usel
Iou will not make peace 1t may be that the time APP
proachcs when you no longer make war Defeats will
you for victories Distance longer lends
mpunity to your ancied heroism The ghosts of your
vanqushed enemies have come back to plague you Take
time by the oreock, for may pass that the army
ofsPectes will not leave you comfortable place wherein
to celebrate your uumphs
Pharaoh hardened his heart, and would let the people
go. beware lest the peoplethe ''magnanimous Mexican
peopledo, in like t of obduracy deny their Pharaoh
the luxury of flight We read that Providence wlled the
nlatuaton of the keeper of the Israete; and pro-
fame enough TO believe that there high hope for this
slayed people in the selfdelusion OF their rulers.
We longer "A peace but henceforh we sue for
divorce of deuded people from their weak and wicked
and tyranncal rulers We the enemies
OF the Mexican people. Every good citizen has true
friend in distinguished leader-one who will glory less
in the achievement of victories enemies than n con-
querng despotsm which has robbed Mexican people
OF their freedom and involved two great nations destined
Tor perpetual ami in unnatural strife The command is
fOTtcdrd!
God and Libertyp
Co CH1LDs This gallant officer will assume the duties
OF military and civil governor OF Puebla in day or two
MS selection we consider good by the commander
h-chlei Ool ~ was governor of Jaapa for a time, and
he administered the government of that city the sasac
loh OF all, and in him the Pobanos will have impartial
governor.
GEN. PIERoE--About 10 o'clock this morning the com
rnsnd Of Gen. Pierce entered Pusba We must say that