The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-23
Interesting News from Mexico.

Interesting News from Mexico.
In another part of this days paper will be found
very interesting intelligence from the city of
Mexico, which came to hand yesterday. II
relates 10 the closing scenes of the war, the
speeches OF the American and Mexican COM
mssioners, the ratification of the treaty, the ex.
changing of the documents by the commissioners
OF the respective countries, and other interesting
matters.
The Mexican war has, therefore, been finished at
last. The Incidents the battles, the defeats, and
all connected with it, belong to the past, and will
go down to posterity part of the history of the
times in which we, in the year ls4s, live
Notwithstanding the opposition of the opponents
of this war, il has been one of the most glorious
conflicts IN which any country ever engaged. 1t
has cost us TO be sure nearly one hundred and fifty
millions of dollars, on the debit side of the book:
but on the other we have credit, in national glory
and renown, which far exceeds that II has proven
TO the world the military power of the United
States; and shown all nations that in war; as well as
IN every thing else, this is, emphatcally, great
country-that our resources, In military point of
view, are equal, if not superior, to those of any
country on the face OF the earth 1t may have saved
expense of three hundred millions of dol
lars, without any corresponding benefit; for it
might have cost us as much as that, II not more,
IN war with any OF the great European ma
tons, to reach the position which we now
occupy, and to demonstrate the facts which we
have demonstrated in the war with Mexico, to the
satisfaction of our most bitter ill-wishers.
Such demonstration we might, perhaps, have been
obliged TO make in war with some European
country, if the war with Mexico had not broken
out.
But while we acknowledge, in despite of all the
opposition which has been waged against oul
country, the great and glorious results which have
followed from the war with Mexico, we do not
think that the head of the Executive department Of
the government can reasonably lay claim to any
portion Of them. When Mr.. Polk despatched Gen
Taylor to the frontier he did not know what to do
He CROPPED In the dark, and never had any settled
plan which he intended to pursue, or atleast, if he
had any such, he never disclosed it to his cabinet
but kept II to himself, and from his cabinet And
yet the cabinet was composed of set fvery able
men-with the exception of Cave Johnson, the Post
master General, who is decidedly and admittedly
one of the greatest imbeciles that ever disgraced
any government. Mr.. Buchanan, the Secretary
of State, conducted his part in the Mexican
war with great talent and proprlety. Mr.. Walk
er, the Secretary Of the Treasury, managed the
finances OF the country with great skil-abei il
he did make a mistake, or a blunder, of sever
millions of dollars, which he has never yet ex
planned blunder which, by the way we do no,
see how any man, at all conversant with the
finances or business of his department, could com
init. Mr.. Marcy, the Secretary of War, has dis
played great deal OF skill since the commence
ment of hostlities, especially in his correspon
dence In his military plans and projects he, O
course, Numbered occasionally; but in his cores
pondence with General Scott, he achieved grea
triumph With old Rough and Ready, however
he not quite so fortunate. In his encounte
with the hero of Buena Vista, he sustained terri
BILE defeat. MIR. Marcy Is, undoubtedly an able
man, but he is as slippery and treacherous as hc
is able. Mr.. Buchanan Is also able in his depart
men and as honest as he is able; while Mr.
Walker, in view Of high political principle, stand
between Mr.. Buchanan and Mr. Marcy But a
for Cave Johnson, he has always been disgrace
TO the administration but we do not know that h
is not fit associate for the imbecie Mr. Polk, VIII,
appointed him.
Let them all have their proper need of honor
The members Of the administration have all dom
TO the best of their ability; and Mr.. Polk will g,
out of office with, at least, some show of respect
and much more than that which shed laughter anc
contempt on John Tyler, four years ago.