The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-11

The English papers continue to discuss the Mexica
war; and speculate upon its results Mr. Clays late let
ter forms element in the discussion The g Londo
Times" concludes recent article ON the subject witt
the following sentiment:
"The conquest of Mexico win remain the conspicuou
MIX Of MI Folks administration; but il will prove
less conspicuous mark in the internal history OF his
Try and we cannot venture entertain hopes that tn
wing party will have the strength subdue tendencies
once SO seductive to democracy and fatal 10 the pur
OF It's government"
The "London Daily News" OF the 7th December
launches into the same subject; and from the article
puts FORTH make the following more copious extracts
"Texas recognised as an independent State by
France and England. Now the time had for which
the government at Washington, representative Of the
American people, had patiently waited Texas, fre,
from It's former ties liberty in virtue offs indepen
dence TO contract It's adult citizens had, almost
man, been born citizens of the United States they
naturally DESTROYS Of rea psng into their old character
Texas was incorporated into the Union.
"Sul, Mexico had not recognised the independence
Texas, and dreams of reannexng II the republic had
ceased haunt its rulers Though warned by the govern
ment Washington that Texas, having become al
integral part of the United States would be defended by
the troops of the Union against any foreign INVASION the
Mexican authorities levied troops, and concentrated then
in the direction of the Texan frontier. The predispoor
both sides decide the disputed right to the soil of Tex
less real both sides Mexicans and Americans
alike eager for war, and inevitable which
party demonsaby the aggressor may be left to the
pedants of di plomacy to decide.
" In this the Mexicans have been beaten all hands
In wonderfully short time, with seemingly made
quate means, the Americans have made themselves mas
Of four northern States Of the Mexican Unon Of all
the Mexican seaboad the Gulf of Mexico and of the
capital of the republic. The Mexican armies have been
again and again BEATEN and broken up There is real
Me xican government. The Americans, conquerors in
regular war; are by all the laws of Gotus entitled die
tate the of peace They have fought WELL and they
have fought fairly Had they not obtained final and UNI
eauvoca recognition of their sovereignty in Oregon, poll
cy would have taught them be conented with the from
tier of the Rio Grande But soveregns of Oregon the
annexation OF San Fernando is object to them; they
hold and continue hold that habor, and the inter
yenng territory towards their tronter snd there be
par, ofMexico a compensation for the expenses the
has entailed upon them.
"We do not take upon say that there has been
nothing in the cosduct of the United States, throughout
these transactions of which Mexico has not to
pain but could show that Mexico has repeatedly given
Just of complaint to the United States And Mexico
in the wiliu ignorance of vanity, has provoked collision
with power far its overmatch in strength Even yet
though drubbed in a manner Of which women might be
ashamed the rulers of Mexico Gf any there be) appeal
unaware of how entirely they have been beaten They
seem not dsinclined prorac indefinitely, not struggle
bur the settlement of defnitive peace and the conse
quence of this folly only be the exacton OF stu nc
concessions by their antagonists.
'srhe Mexcans have their own want of prudence and
energy thank for the scrape they have into That thu
United States resolved to turn the plumbers OF their RI
walls account may not square with the dictates Oh al
ideal morality but for proposing to retain their hold upol
the northern part of California where is the State entitled
to throw the them Not France, while 1t re
tans Palanate hand and Algeria on the other
not Prussia while il holds fast the Saxon province no
Russia while it reigns at Warsaw; not England while
retains half its colonies, nshing OF India 1t is RI
diculous attempt make that crime the part OF thu
government Washington which, in the case OF Euro
pean governments is allowed to be the inevitable conse
onence of the more powerful nation in all of ntena
ional quarrel being obliged to be judge in its own cause