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The latest advices from Vera Cruz fur
nish grounds for upprehending that the
Mexican Congress have determined on
the adoption OF some measuers of retail
alton on the United States for the part we
have taken in the Annexation question. -


The probability seems to be that an EN-.
barge win be, if it has not already, been
declared. The accounts from Mexico re-
present tho ignorant ra5ble, who form the
mass OF the population, 10 DO clamorons
for war. From this fact, il is apparent
that the Administration party, in order to
court popularity, will be forced TO make
some demonstration Of hostility toward
this country. AS the interdiction Of com.
merce, by the declaration Of an embargo,
comes nearest TO state Of hostility, with
out amounting exactly TO an open act OF
war, it is altogether probable that this will
be tho first step in the progress TO belll-
gercncy. It's also kind Of passive war
fare, better suited TO the exhaustion and
mbecilily Of Mexico, than more active
aud vindiciive demonstrations Of enmlty,
requiring tho movement Of armies in tho
field and fleets upon the sea. Il is hardly
possible 10 suppose that any serious lnten.
ton OF prosecuting war can DO entertained
by the Mexican government The total
want Of all the sinews Of war, and the
entire destitulion of the resources and ca
pabili,ies necessary for stale Of bellig-
crency forbid the idea. Whatever mea.
sures may be adopted, therefore, by Mexh
CO, indicative Of hostile purpose may
well be regarded only as idle demonsira.
tions, designed to crafty clamorous and
disconlented populace. Without some
blusier and bravado, il would moi be posi-.
bic for the party in power 70 maintain the
ascendancy during the pending elections.
A movement Of the kind, then, may well


be expected. A total in,erdlction Of all