The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-23

nrThe news from Mexico which has been lately
received has been considered by many as indicating
| sneedv peace. Judging from the statements o.
leter-writers, of the majority of the Mexican press
and the state of parties in the Mexican Congress
this opinion NAV at first view to be supported
| by ali reasonable inferences. After two years Of
fighting, of marches and counter marches, sieges
assaults and victories, after the most laudable and
persevering efforts to conquer peace alternately by
the sword and by the pen, thereby succeeding il
convincing our enemy that we are in scrape from
which we would willingly extricate ourselves at all
hazards, it would seem that peace again about tc
shower upon us its inestmable blessings through
the medium ofthat horrible joke the Trst treaty
Appearances indeed appear to indicate the result
yet appearances are frequently fallacious in theil
nature, and deceptive in their consequences. The
acting President Of the Republic is for peace-the
Cabinet are for peace-the President elect is for
peace-and SO also are seventy out of the eighty
members at present assembled in solemn dellbera-
lion at Queretaro But there are fifteen members
of that Congress determinedly and unquallfiedly
hostile to any treaty, to any peace, which yields
single foot of Mexican territory. These men,
though few in number, willing to adopt any
means to effect their ends. As we have before sug-
gested, when they find themselves in a minority,
they will leave the chamber, destroy the quorum,
and render it impossible to act upon the treaty.
Nor will this effect be prevented by the penalty with
which the majority have threatened any member
who NAV prove recreant to his duty. They well
know that Congress has no right to make any such
enactment; and already Almonte and Reon, the
two most eminent opposition deputies, have shown
their contempt Of its provisions by openly violating
them.
But even admitting that the Government by
means of the stringent which it has adopt
ed, should succeed in procuring ratification, will
not the war men be perfectly justfabe in refusing
to abide by a treaty whose ratification was obtained
by force : The Puros, moreover, are great cham
pions of States rights and advocates for strict
and literal construction of the Constitution. They
contend that Congress has no right to dispose of the
territory of any member of The confederacy with
out her own consent. This is one of the funda-
mental principles of their party. and they seem de-
termined never to abandon it. They will appeal to
the pride of the States, to the passions and pre-
JUDGES of the people, and within less than three
months after the withdrawal of forces the peace
administration will be overthrown-the note of de-
fiance will be again heard-he tocsin of war again
sounded. Nor must it be thought that the Puros
are the only party in Mexico in favor of continued
war. The monarchists, headed by Paroles, those
centralists who still cling fondly to the fame and
fortunes of Santa Anna, equally hostile to the
United States. The union of these three parties upon
the war question, however dissmilar their views
on other subjects, is most perfect-an exertion Of
their strength must inevitably be successful Here.
in the United States, where we are accustomed in
all things to obey the will of the majority, when ex
pressed in accordance with the provisions of the
fundamental law, it would be preposterous to
imagi zine result such as we have predicted will
occur in Mexico But in that distracted country
defeated party has refuge and a remedy unknown
to our simpler systematic pronu,ciansiento. Ii is
an agent of wonderful efficacy, and makes and I'M
makes Presidents and Cabinets with the most
facility. The peace party may achieve
a victory now, but their triumph will be of short
duration; either Paroles or Almonte, or Busta-
mente, will pronounce, and one of the three will
eject the pacific Herrera and assume the Presiden-
al chair, to await in his turn the pronunciamento
Of chieftain more belcose than himself.
Such must inevitably be the course of Mexican
affairs 1t is but the part Mexico is fated to act in
he great American drama We will, at present,
lot enlarge upon our manifest destiny-it is self
evident.