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snssssk e sss sosres ." Yet h snolher place ws find hin asserting that ''by rapid movsmea the pr vince of New Mexico. with Santa Fe iis capital. has been captured without 6IeOdshsd!" ," Did His Excellency forget that . large part of this same province of New Mexico, sCith SGnS0 Fe, its capital. is on the East bank of the RiO Grande, and, according to his claim. belonged to the Province of TexaI and of course had al- ready been annexed to the United Slatss! And farther, it is fact which will not be disputed, thai up to the day that Gen. Kearney arrived there. duties were paid on their gOodsby Am. erican citizens to Mexican officials at Santa Fe. Nay, more than that. An official order was issuedby MT. Folks Secretary of theTreasury, regulating exportatiOn to and importation from Santa Fe,a ,as Mexican town, while. according to his present claim. it was town belonging to the territory of Texas.

 In reply to the attempt to shift upon Par edes, the initiative of the war, the Express cites Mr. Folks order to Gen. Taylor to take uP his quarters opposite Matamoras, as Gn act ct tcGr. This order was dated January 18th, while the refusal of Paredes to receive Mr. Slidell-which isgravely put forth as the cause of the war, was not known until the 26th of March following, and, as the Express adds, itremAins here, however, for Me. Polk also to show, that the refusal of one nation to hold diplomatic intercourse " ith another is cause of war. If SO. we shall have our war on hand with thirty or forty nations of the world.1a

 After showing very clearly that General Taylor's encampment opposite Masamoras was the first real act of ,oG'. the Tribune adds: ..-. ...,. ...... ....'. ...

 The Presidents talk of Mexico's 'cona naencing an oppressive war (after we had blockaded the mouth of the Rio Ora nde, sub

 jecting her army and people to famine) aud shedding the blood of our citizens on oul own Soil,' is an untruth of the grossest char

 acter. We can butcher the Mexicans, bu

 History will not be so mangled.

 It thus concludes its notice of the mes

 sage. ... . ..r

 Have we not shed blood enough? How many more women and children must WI rend and mangle before the spirit of Car mage. can be satisfied 1? Why does not Mr Polk state plainly on what terms he is read, to make Peace? Why does he not offer tt arbritrate to, accept impartial Mediation Why does he talk of compelling Mexico ts pay the enormous expenses of his War wher he knows she cannot do it, excep, by tearing reluctant Departments from her sides, ane making herself second Poland? Why, ( why is he Polk aud not man? Years 0 National Misery and probable bankruptcy People debauched by slaughter and demo niac glory Republic corrupted by con quest and gold won by the rc1 hand, shal sadly answer these questions! ,-.e ..-