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Spirit Of The Age
Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont
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Gen. Scott submitted three proposals to the President for settling U.S. difficulties with Mexico: occupying major cities, mines, ports for revenue until peace; holding a certain line as suggested by Gen. Taylor and others; or occupying the entire country under martial law until peace is concluded.
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We learn from the N. O. Delta, that Gen. Scott has submitted his views in full to the President, and has suggested, for the consideration. three modes of settling our difficulties with Mexico:
1. To hold the City of Mexico and the other chief cities of the Republic: to take possession of the mines and public lands, and from them, as well as from other sources of revenue, to raise the means of paying the expenses of the war, and at the same time to occupy all the ports and seacoast and collect the imports on all articles introduced into Mexico from foreign countries, until the expenses of the War are defrayed, and an honorable peace concluded.
2dly. To occupy and hold a certain line, in the manner suggested by Gen. Taylor, Mr Calhoun and others.
3dly. To occupy the whole country, under martial law, until peace is concluded.
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Gen. Scott submitted his views to the President, suggesting three modes for settling difficulties with Mexico: 1. Hold City of Mexico and chief cities, possess mines and public lands for revenue, occupy ports and seacoast to collect imports until war expenses paid and honorable peace concluded. 2. Occupy and hold a certain line as suggested by Gen. Taylor, Mr Calhoun and others. 3. Occupy the whole country under martial law until peace concluded.