Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-07
United states and Mexico.

General Garland, who has been here, en-
route for New Mexico has left for his irnpor-
tant command. He arrived here in muc h less
time than was expected after he had been
summoned to this place lie has received his
instructions, and. l conjecture that they en-
brace both diplomatic and military pow ers.--
lie is undoubtedly TO proceed forthwith 10
New Mexico. and to march into the VI eslla
valley with force that will enable him TO en-.
counter Gov. Trias, who is there before him,
and who is prepared To expe him or any 9th.
er American intruder. Ii may be that Gov.
Trias will retire before Gen Garland and
that Santa Anna will suffer The United States
To take and keep possession OF that disputed
territory. Bur such is not the apparent inten-
ton OF the MexcaDs.
Our executive Government have decided
that the desputed territory belongs to us under
the Treaty, and would be ours, suppoeing the
boundary line to be run from ga point inlme i.
aely North Of FL Paso." Westward.
Its OF no use now, to go into the merits Oi
this controversy. ! say again, that our Exo.
cntive has decided the question, and it is to the
results OF that decision that we are to look. 1t
IS TO be hoped that this dispute will be allowed
TO be settled in the manner contemp, 'ated in
the Treaty of Gaudaloupc, by rum ing the
line over again. or in case OF final sagrec
ment, to refer The dispute TO the arbit ton of
some third party. Bot arms are now int..o-
duced by botll parties in the dispute, end bo tn
parties Indicate resoute intention 10 seftl e
the question by arms.
Governor Trias may give way, but he ha
not occupied the Meshla for the purpose OF
yielding 1t. He has not gone there with
force of thousand men for the mere purpose
of giving up the territory to General Ga rlan d.
With smaller escort he could do that
We have seen the first Mexican war, and
know It's origrn,and its immediate revocation.
The circumstances of the present case are sim
liar 10 those Of The former. The adv on
Corpus Christi and upon Maamoras kindled
the first war and the second may he oc casioned
by the movement upon the MesIlla alley
We have confidence in the prudenc t. sagac
ity and patriotism of the dstinguishe soldier
to whom this delicate and rcsponsi bic duty
has been assigned and do not fear tn at he will
do my thing not required by his ins truclions
or warfented by the circumstances in which
he finds himself But what are the designs of
the administration It's action thus far bea,s
a strong resemblance to the secret and shifting
management by which Mr.. Polk initial ID fhe
war oil ls47. The New York Express gives
us faithful history OF it. Gov. Lane, it says
pursued policy which our minister 10 Mexico.
(Mr Conkln) forthwith disclaimed; and, ac-
cording TO accounts from Mexico, the Minister
forthwith, and by express. sent from the city of
Mexico to Gov. Lane, in New Mexico, this dis
claimer, adding (we enough, too tn at he
(l4ane) assumed an enormous respons ibility,
nd 1,ll
The government in Washington, it n ay be,
not aware OF this, nevertheless Oft own ac-
cord (proprio motu) causes to be disclair ned, by
an article in the 'Union," the official organ,
the semi official endorsement that orgf n gave
of Gov. Lanes course, and soon aft er Gov.
added the condemnation OF official action to
semi official aoords
All this was very well. and all was right;but
we are hearing again (sem officially too. )that
Gov Lane was not removed for assn ming re.
sponsbiliiies and functions he had no right to
assume, but becausea Wing administration
had appointed him. and that the new Govern
or (NIerriwether) will be instructed to do sub.
stantially what has been semi. olici ally con-
demned in Lane.
This is gversaton-d double sAa6ling, on
y,-and upon so important matter as laying
the train for new Nueces affair, a new ex.
plosion upon Mexico we are entitled to light,
knowledgo-otfcial light and knowledge
What does Gen. Pierce intend to do? or what
is he dongl or what has he done' 1t will be
} remembered tat under the Polk adminis,ra.
ton We were lulled with the syren song of
Il Peace, y Peace just in this way, when,-
l Congress being in session, TOTO The utter
r ignorance and establishment of Congress. even.
: Gen. Taylor ordered over the Nueces,
and in then Mexican fields, on then Mexi.an
ground, we were plunged into war that cost
US eighty millions of dollars in casIr,at least,
and probably some twenty or thirty thousand
lives, because "Mexicans had shed American
blood upon American soil.' In a Republic,