Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14
From The n Y. Exnresa.
OPIN1oss IN MExIco.-Extract of a letter
from an American Officer late from the City of

OPINIONS IL MExIGos-Extract OF a letter
from an American Officer late from the City of
Mexico to his friend in this City, dated
VERA Cruz. Nov. 81, l847.
We have met the enemy in force five to one
of us, with the advantage of forti led position
and artillery as twenty to one, have logged
him most soundly and s.reveiled IN the Halls
of the Montezumasn-which, by the by, is the
most splendid humbug of the age. Our yicto-
ries hare, however, cost, us many of our most
brave and valuable men, yet have brought US
no prospect of Peace, / consider Peace as far
off as when we commenced hostilities. In
fact. l cannot see with whom Peace is to be >
made. All government appears to be at an
end.-The country must be thoroughly subju.
gated, and its Nationality, if it ever possessed
any, be extinguished.
Extract of a letter from an American to his
friend in this City, dated
MATAMoRos, Nov. % 1S47.
/ see no prospect of a speedy terminationsof
the Mexican War. However much to be de-
plofed, it has now become a matter of necessi-
Ity TO use more stringent measures with the
people. Hitherto the War has been
a blessing rather than a curse in Mexico-pour-
ing, as ii has poured, the treasure ct our coun-
try into the laps of her people, and adding to
their comforts instead of increasing their bur
dens. To conclude a Peace, the u. States must
recede greatly from her demands; Mexico Will
never make Peace by greatly disme mbering her
territory; and she can carry on a predatory Wat
for any length of time-the character of her
country and the nature of her people enabling
her to do so with ease and at a trihing expense.
The idea of ~subjugating her is ~utopian. The
most we can do is to hold her sea-ports,
o,l c,,o.I 4h1 -, f~NA4f,r Th,.
can only be done at vast expense of blood and
treasure, without a prospect of indemnity, as
the internal wealth of Mexico belongs not to
her citizens, but it is in the hands of foreign
ers, and consequently notayaiIable to the Uni-
ted States for any purposes of Re Senue.=
And beside, the amountwhich MAJ be raised K
by..a Tariffupon imports is muchexa ggefated.@ q
The long continued Prohibiting system has
either diminished the wants of the people as
to articles Of Foreigngrowth, and Manufacture,
or their places have been supplied by products
by Internal Taxes, or forced contributions would
be ~fruitless, as their own.Governnent has al
ready drained the Mexican People of almost
their last dollar, and it would take. years Of
National repose and active industry on the part
of the People to put Mexico in a condition to
support even a home Government, economi-
cally administered. Political mountebanks at
Washington may prate as much as they
please about making Mexico herseIfb bear the
burden of the War; thesthing cannot bexdone
lit is ofall impossibilities the most impossible
Isee no other course to pursue, in the pres
ent state OF affairs, than to organize a well-ap-
pointed force of 10000 men, 2,e00Eof them
cavalry, to occupy points of the Rio Grande
stretching from its mouth to its sources and
across to the Pacific like command to occu-1
pythesGQlf border and q feet Of smaller q