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Show LENGTH OF MEXICAN WAR. Continued for Two Tears Bofore Poaca Was Declared. The Mexican war Is the best example exam-ple and instruction iu the time it takes to fight small wars. That took two years, and the present war is moving at express speed by its side, as might t expected after fifty-two years. Hostilities Hos-tilities began March IS, 1S46. General Mejia at Matamoras called out tne Mexican troops. A month later, Apr'1 26, 1S4C, General Taylor called for 5,IM militia. A fortnight later, May I3' .-. congress officially recognized tlie ;ir and called for volunteers. Mexico declared de-clared war May l!:t, 1810. Mexico H1 no fleet and no army on the frontier, except some desultory levies. Monterey Mon-terey was not taken until four months . later, Sept. 2S, and .lluena Vista -13 not fought until eight months after tin war began, Feb. IS 1 7. . After newly new-ly one year of hostilities, In which our forces had been drilled and discipline" in camp and by mouths of caiiHWlS'i-tng, caiiHWlS'i-tng, Gen. Scott sailed for Mexico and captured Vera Cruz, ten months hostilities begun March 2!. l17-, 1 took four and one-half months, to Sep 11. 1S17, before tho City of Mexico m taken, sixteen months after hostility opened. Peace only on mo In two yesu. in Juno, 1SUS. Yol the Mexican war quoted as a Kivat. case of quick work W lightlujV.-l'hlladelphla Tress. |