been provoked in one form or another and at divers times by the Texas Revolution of 1836. Certain it is, that the question whether we would accept Mexico into our Union, if it could be done consistently with our national honor and international duties, is no longer premature.

It

It is thought by some that it will be impossible permanently to compose our difficulties with her government without a war; that no permanent peace can be established while she has the power to vex this country, which she charges with having robbed her of her possessions, and that we shall be compelled to subjugate and extend over her our government, in self-defence. is thought by others that the internal dissensions of the Mexican States will continue to become more violent when the weakness of their present administration becomes known, and that the departments conterminous with Texas will be tempted to follow her example, declare their independence, receive aid from Texas as she did formerly from the United States, and finally, like her, ask to join our confederacy.

THE rapidity with which public opinion matures in this country, is one of the most extraordinary results of our peculiar political system. With our infinite newspaper circulation. and with party-organizations singularly complete and penetrating the uttermost recesses of the nation, a new doctrine can be suggested, discussed and determined on with as much, nay, more promptness than an ordinary suit at law can be begun and concluded. We e are impressed especially with this peculiarity, in observing the present state of the public mind upon the subject of our relations with Mexico and Texas. A short year ago the whole nation was occupied by the simple prospect of annexing Texas, and the consequence of such an alliance upon our national welfare. More recently that subject having been fully exhausted and disposed of the chances, the dangers and the advantages of a war with Mexico, became the questions paramount. Even these have subsequently passed away. The impotence of the Mexican Government has been already discovered to be only less than its folly, and all apprehension from that quarter is giving place to With regard to the first point, we speculations upon the probable conse- entertain little apprehension from any quences of annexing Mexico or some cause of quarrel at present subsisting, portion of her territory to our Republic. though we are free to admit that the That that country is destined to become state of feeling between our Western an integral portion of these United people and the Mexicans does not proStates at some future period, is a pretty mise a very long continuance of peaceWhether such ful relations between their respective an event is at hand, and the probable governments unless the most rigid poconsequences of it, are now the chief lice be established along our western points left in debate of all that have border. If through any fatuous im

universal conviction.