Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-01-14
From the Chicago Journal
MEXICAN AFFAIRS

interest. 1t appears that the PresidenP,
recently elected is in favor of peana '
and that large number of Mexican,
cherish astronger hope of an honorabiSS
peace than ever before. Every couria.
that arrives is looked upon by the os
trlghted Mexicans as the bearer Oft.
Olive Branch, and the more enliob.
ened among the people give token,
that they are tired of war
The newly elected President in h,
inaugural, speaks as follows:
1T is, he says, the duty of Conrres,
who also knows our necessities. t0nro
mulgate such wise laws as the con5tr,
requires, and to difiuse life and encon;
agement throughout the Republic.
will be the first to comply with them
striving above all to unite all the pr;,
waite efforts in the grand object, the
salvation of our independence. For
me, all our domestic broils, foolish en-
mites and dissentions, will hencefortb
be secondary matters of consideration
My administration will not persecpte
any class or party-I call upon an
without distinction TO assemble az.
round the standard Of their country
So much for the PACIFIC side Of III,
question.
On the other hand Santa Anna /,
busy in making efforts to rc-establi>b
himself, and is gathering around him
here and there, a few followers Of his
desperate fortunes, for 4 descent upon
Congress and a peace. GucrilIas ar.
yet thronging the way sides and every
arrival brings US intelligence of som.
new outrage.
In our own army. among the gallant
men who have been first in It's peris
and It's dangers, strife and hearibu-.
nings, have arisen, and we hear of I'll.
arrest Of Gems. WORTH and PILLov.
and Ii ut. Col. DUNCAN, by order @.
Mai. General ScoTT.
The first named, though as gallant
aid brave an officer as ever met a foe
appears to have been soured at III.
very outset Of the campaign, and .twM
be remembered threw up his comus.
sion and peremtori Y left the armv,anl
to Washington with his rcs.-.
nation, From being The bosom iri,nI
OF Scott, both bapti cd as they wee
III the memorable battles on our Gan.
adam frontier, and bound to each o.a.
by the memory Ofthe past, he is Row
i bitter enemy. We are panied ati,a
Of chickering's between them.
As for Pillow, his character IS to-
well known to require any remark.
! he St. Louis Republican III aIIu-
sion TO this matter, says: CAS- to Gen
Worth, there is enough in the proceed.
ings Of the Court Of Inquiry, which
we gave 70 the public a few DAYS 900.
10 djssatisfy him with the cpnauc
OF Gen. Scott, and to authorize a man
OF his temperament to engage in anr
cabaI against the General in chief Gel
Worth has, also, we are told. tura..
a short corner upon Whiggcry, aud
now processes TO be a. Democrat, all
has aspirations for the position OF IT,
Cotoco candidate for the prcsideucg
Here areinccntives enough to account
ior the bad state ofleelings which two
months Of inactivity has cnecnGcu
IN the city of Mexico"
These matters throw into the affairs
OF Mexico a new element, and what
all the power Of that Republic failcdr
accomplish, bids fair to be achieved h
the spirits that have led our armies,
thus directing their hands against Gao
other. It is an ignoble contest, whiG
IS Illuminating TO our country. What
ever are the causes. imagined insuIf
or admitted injuries, they should haa
been transferred to some other thcat.
for settlement than the seat of war.
SoRRows OF MRs. TvIGcs.-W
lately published paragraph show.
The recent bereavement of Mrs Ho.
man, OF Baltimore, who lost a hu.
band IN Texas two years ago, SOM
the Florida war-hcr youngest sons
the Battle of Churubusco, and who hal