The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-05
New York. Monday. June 3, lsas.
Actual Circulation Of ,hs Herald.
The Ratification OF the Treaty OF Peace with
Mexico

We published teegraphic despatch day or
two since, containing the gratifying Intelligence
that the treaty of peace which was carried TO
Mexico after receiving the sanction OF the Senate
of the United States, by Messrs. Sewer and Clifford
had been ratified by the Congress of that country,
assembled at Queretaro. OF the truth OF this
news, there cannot, we think, be any question II
reached New Orleans by the steamer Edith, on
board of which, we believe, there was special mes
senger, with dispatches 10 that effect to our GO
vernment at Washington.
Various efforts, set on foot by persons at dis
lance, who are doubt engaged in stock opera
tons, have been made, TO throw doubt, through the
medium of the telegraph, the ratification of this
treaty. Several dispatches, to the effect that the
treaty had been rejected, and that the government
Of Penay Pena was overthrown, have reached this
and other Atlantic cities, having foundation what
ever; all coming from the same source, and published
in some of the journals with motive but that of
Influencing the stock, quotations IN the market.
We wish to put the. public on their guard against
these attempts to deceive them.
The ratified treaty will soon IN all probability,
be IN the possession ofthe President Washington,
and proclamation to the effect that the war has
ended, and that peace exists between the United
Now that the war has been brought TO a close 1t
may be well to advert TO its commencement, its
progress and its conclusion, as well as the position
which the United States occupied before it broke
out, and that which it maintains at the present
time, at home and before the world. 1t cannot be
denied. that, previous TO the commencement Of
hostties with that country, our reputa-
ton, in military point Of view, was
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although we ourselves had full confidence in the
bravery and capabity of our citizen soldiers.
Mexico took part in this delusion. She vauntngly
threatened, on many occasions, to overrun the
States of the North, and really imagined, we be-
lieve, that she had the power of carrying her
threats into execution. Soon actual hostiltles
commenced The battles of Palo Alto and Re-
SAGA de la Palma fought and won by our
troops, in despite of great disparity of numbers.
pause succeeded-the dead were buried, and the
wounded were cared for. The order to advance
given; and soon we heard of the city of Mon
terey, fortified under the direction of the most skill
full engineers, and defended by the flower Of the
Mexican army, falling before indomitabc
troops, led on by that gallant hero, General Taylor.
There was another pause. In the opinion of the
administration, the war had been sufficiently
prosecuted in that direction-the olive branch
of peace had been offered from day to day,
and CONTEMPORARY .puned. 1t became evident,
that the vital parts of the hostile republic should be
reached. Accordingly, preparations for demon
sfration on Vera Cruz-the inlet TO the capital-and
the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa. were made and.
with the view of having them effective, large
portion OF the troops who had so gaantly con-
Quoted themselves under General Taylor. were
taken from that generals command, and transferred
TO General Scott, who was destined 10 lead in the
second campaign. Meantime, Santa Anna was
not an idle spectator of events. Seeing General
Taylors force weakened so much, he determined
upon crushing him, and rolling back the tide of
conquest TO the Rio Grande. He assembled a
mighty army Of twenty-five thousand men, TO over
power General Taylor's little band of four thou
sand. The SHOCK Of Buena Vista came F; and the
flying hosts OF the Mexicans, and their thousands
of dead and dying, proclaimed that the American
eagle, despite OF numbers, was again in the ascen-
dant.
This was the first brilliant campaign IN the Mex.
lean war
The city of Vera Cruz was bombarded bv Gene
raj Scott, and fell the castle of San Juan de- Uoa.
the American Gibraltar, capitulated; and, with n
base Of operations at this place, commenced the
second grand campaign. One by one the strongest
Notifications were met and taken, with desperate