Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-13
Mexico and the United states.


which would seem 10 point out an easy mode
of settling The Mesilla boundary dispute;
f"lf unhappily, any disagreement should
arise between the Governments OF he two
republics whether with respect To the inter
probation Of any stipulation in tbs treaty, or
with respec; 20 any other particular concern.
ing The political or commercial relations of the
two nations. o resort shall not be had 10 reprs-
ais. aggression or hostility Of any kind, by one
republic against the other. until the Govern
mcnt Of that which deems itself aggrived shall
have rnarurelv considered, in tie spirit Of
peace AMI good neigbborhood. whether il
would not be- better that il should be settled
by the arbitration Of Commissioners appointed
on each side, or by that ola friendly nation
and. should such course be proposed by either
panty it shall be acoeded to by the other, I'M
less deemed by it altogether Incompatible with
the nature Of the difference or the crcumstan-
ccs Of the case
The New York Courier has letter fram
Washington which soys:-"General Wool has
arrived here and laugbes at the idea Of any
disturbance with Mexico on account of the Me.
silIn affair The Secretary Of War also attach
es no importance to rhc martiol speculalions
:
leved by those who ale well informed on The
subject, that Mr.. Gadsden has been instructed
TO CONNIE ce negotiations 10y offering an ia.
dcmniy 10 Mexco for Mcsillo, and TO pur
chase an additional strip taking IN the whole
Valley fihc GiIa.'
The general tenor of newspaper speculatlons
is of different character aud with not 'ew
the opinion prevails tbai neither SInta Anna
nor Mr. Pierce would object 10 another pas
sage at arms Il IS supposed Tint tie "NaPo.
leon of The South" may find either IN the la.
tired which the war Of ~ cngendereI and me
shame il left or in some secret hope of assis
lance from Enrope-or IN the belicf that such
an event would more thoroughly ccntraIze
and consolidate al power in IS own hands
motive sufficient 10 incline himto Try The hazard
ofanotber fight The example Of Mr.. Polk, the
popularity and success fhts war with Mexico,
and the desire IL signal,kc lis administration
by some bold and memorable feat of policy
arc thought 10 be- sufficient stmulants with our
Brigadicf President. He has proclaimed lhat
he has M fear Of teri'ol,l "cxpansion'-au
that The acquisition Of "cerluin possessions" by
this goeelnment Is highly desirable, What
those possessions archie has MOI yel deigned 10
inform is expccant subjects. II Mexico is
embraced he has but to seize The passing oecl
sion--ior the first blow struck would he The
signal for the total overthrow Of he Kingdom
Of The Montezumas.
What Gen. Garlaod- instructions are san.
known, officially, tn The country; but there Is
no difficulty and can he no error IN arriving
at The conclusion that he has directions to take
possession Of the territory in dispute, pcoccobIy
perhaps, fit my be-lorcibly II it must lie.
If, as has been stated, he Will arrive in the
Messa at the head Of a thousand men, it is
not probable that Tras. who is reported tn
have army of only seven hundred, will OPP
pose more than formal resistance to him
But it is scarcely possible for two hostile for
cos to come within the ncighbolhood of each
other, without the occurrence oil collisions and
acts oil violence and blood shed-which may
hc construed into the commencement of war.
The assassination oil Col. Cross on the Rio
Gsande was declared to b. the "she ldlng of
American blood on American soil and the
beginning of war. So il may easily be in the
Messilla-ifthe American government wishes
IT,
Meanwhile, il may be well for our people to
consider whc,her,here be not danger Of trans
fer of the war making power from Congress, IN
whose hands it WAS lodged by the Consli.
turion, into those of the Executive. We are
not prepared 10 say,ai present, that Mr.. Pierce
HISS done wrong in ordering military force 10
the scene Of this dispute From the partial in
formation we possess, VIC incline to think he
has done lisht-bat very much depends up
on the instructions with which he has charged
the commanding Off er. 1t is lot the policy
Of this government that the President should
have the power of initiating wars, directly nor
indirectly. II IS gross usurpalion and per
version nj nnvyer IN that officer Ia ma kp smell,