New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-11
NEW YnRR TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY MoANiEs MAY II


..osr.l and int.pss interest excited ny p"e
...,.osoa. events in Europe has withdraw" Puo''
.,i,o almost entirely from Mexico Al "une
- careful consideration Of Mexican shAfs u
-. ....or.l Receot sdvices diminish the Pr'oa
,ha Treaty yill be ratified al Ouef'taro
indeed we have scarcely hope o. H. Even
:, were 10 be ratified, il would give Us % 'eA' s"'
I..,,og Peace 90 long as we retained Posses'l'"o
~. uaxico and other Integral portions OF Tue
usx;can Republic Of 1924. The moment our
$50. are ~ithdrawD, the Military Aod otDer
aemseoeues ~ill mske the cession OF territory pre-
.ext for pew proDuncismertos and insufrec'lonS
and the shadow OF government At Qoefefsro VII
vanish before the general hostility OF race ~"
eovardIy ADD base 70 defend their soil yet too prood
NO, 20 be inundated and stung 20 madness BY
public acknowledgement that they have lost it
New rulers will be installed on the basis Of exee's'
ton Of the Treaty. and they Will he compelled %
d..vou and diuegsrd il or fall 10 turn before sn9ner
sw.ru q adventures as greedy and anprnclPled as
themselves
IL the Treaty shall be rejected--as we are conf
dent il wil-there is ast this alternative open 20
rs. Either call home our troops nov intne oeart o.
Mexico, bold on to whatever Of Mexican territory
we mean TO keep and spend cor Fifteen Millions
10 defending IT, or 90 forward At once u conquer
and annex the whole country. The latter We cal
do II we choose !; one more vigorous campaign
vould probably effect IL, and without much SERIOUS
szttpg /, would cat us only Sixty 70 Eighty
Million. to begin with and Thirty Millions per On
num afterward 10 retain and govern it-ProoaDy
pot more, il the Pro CoDsuls We send 70 govern
shall be wise discreet and vrtuous. aud our sol
diers generally moral, temPerateand self RESTRAIN
ed a. il is notorious that many OF them hither-'
have not been II we so into this business O
wholesale Annexation Mexico will become 10 u
what Ireland and India now are to Great Briiar
will compel US 10 keep up large Standing Army
and very soon help us 10 National Debt, and va
riety and multiplicity ofTaxes which even England
cannot surpsss Then ambitious and valiant
vouth may at all times find service among her noun
tain passes agains, the wild Indian and roobef
ho,Jes who will make Patriotism their Prete~t ioi
pipnder. and wage uodyiog war sgsinst all uopro-
,ected property aud peaceful industry, uoder the
.osciou, pretence Of asserting the independence
and svepeipe the wrongs Of their native land Here
isopened a vide and tempting prospect Tor our bud
ding Democratic Aristocracy Every Member OF
Congress devoted 10 the Executive may have his
dozen or more of onmissary ships. Qasrtermaster
shps. and Commissions in the Staff or Line Tor hi'
family ADD Influential friends and our Government
will become toleraby accurate reflection OF Rome
under the Ce,srs when, under the fiction OF me
Senate and People of Rome Tiberius or Mere
exercised despotic sway over the lives and iortonei
faHundred Millions Of People.
Such is the vista opened to US by the probable
rejection of the Treaty 81 Qaeretaoo. Tue People
.hoold now be consid, go Discussing, rejecting
preparing to act A few O. onthf-Perhap' "FeA'
may fix for ever .1e dest'ries Of toe hePuon'
Advocates OF LIBERTY and Eqoalty-of cheap en'
simple Goveromsns-of mild Taxation ana no per
manent Debt--can you sleePf