SUSPENSION OF HosTILITIEs.
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Mr. Webster's recent extraordinary proposition
to stop military operations no,u for the purpose OF
''sending formal embassy to Mexico has throwh'
the leading whig journals-especialy the New
York Courier and Enquirer and the National Intel
lgencer-into most amusing perpexity. The
Courier, whose cry has been of late, 'negotate,
but do not stop the war;" now makes desperate
effort TO turn Mr.. Wcbster's proposition into a
shape in which it can be swallowed. The Courier
says:


1--WE add our feeble but earnest invocation to the
potential voice Of Webster for an embassy of peace,
and cessation, at the earliest day, of war; bull not until
The Terms Of peace be accepted"


Now, most unfortunately for the Courier, the
potential voice" of Webster, to which the Courier
would add it's own, said not at all what that journal
here says. The potential voice" said "let us stop
The car for the purpose Of sending minister to as
certain whether Mexico is ready to treat with us
all" This is something quite different from the
Courier's proposition. We should be glad to hear
the Courier's ay or no distinctly on Mr.. Webster
proposal, as stated by himself


The N. lnelligencer shows itself to be in yet sad
der prcdicament. Thoroughly chagrined and NOR.
,ihed at the reception which its first unpatrio,ic
movement on the passage of the bill encounter
ed both from friends and opponents, the lnelligen
Ger has of late exhibited even more than its usua
tmidity in saying anything about the Mexican
war. Instead of speaking for itself at all, it has
quoted and compiled from other journals with tbs,
most laborious nssiduity. This morning, for exam.
ple it has two three columns of such quotation Of
the opinions of others, without hazarding single
opinion of its own upon the whole subject. We
shall really be glad to see the Intellgencer muster
up little courage, and say whether it is in favor Of
Mr.. Websters suggestion not. Its present shy
ness is ludcrous enough to be sure. Wings and
democrats are laughing at it; but then, it is
creditnbe exhibition for leading party journal pub
lshed at Washington, and we shall be glad to see 1t
give place to some manly expression Of opinion
The lntelligencer naturally enough perhaps doubts
its capacity to sympathize with the feelings of pa.
trlotc people. 1t has already learned by sad expe-
rence in this very matter Of the Mexican war, that
its own instincts not to be trusted Still, 1t
should remember that here is silence ,chieh sptak,
and in crisis like the present. even the sileEce Of
a public journal may be regarded as manifesting
that which patriotism will consider unworthy and
dlscredItable.