New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-15
California.
E-,r. I'll. Ne,n Or,.nns Trnntc of TIE 3d int.

California.
From the Nec Orleans Tropic Of the Sd inst
UNITED STATES AND MExIco.-From our files Of Ha
yana yesterday by the Tit gather
particulars before given belieye which. al all TO
be relied on throw light upon our present relations
with Mexico We find them in the DarSo de Ia H1rtHo
of the l4th u That psper after audng 70 It's previous
notices OF the intelligence received by the steam packet
from Vera Cruz goes 10 state that persons well sc-
quainted with the secrets OF the Mexican Government
say that propositions 10 tha, Government have been
made by Consul the city Of Mexico to settle the
boundaries of the countries (the annexation quesoo
being considered settled 10 the following o d6"
United States TO pay an ndemnihcation OF or s3VVOo
their boundary 10 be the Rio Bravo del
part Of the States OF Tsmaupas Cohahuiia
and New Mexico together with the city OF santa re-
The Vera Cruzano gives the following statement o the
loss of territory by Mexico under such an
The whole Of Texa,-2l 900 So leagues Chhuanaa-
nr, ~ OIL so6 az leagues she will lose 1900 New Next
coor, NJ II 600 do she will loso 5000 Cohaihuiia-
out OF $500 do she will lose l. l75 Tanaulipas-out oil
64oO do she will lose 23oo. Total loss 34'U15 sc
leagues.
The writer of the letters from Vera Cruz does not be-
eye that the Mexican Government will sccece TO such
proposition least for small an indernnihcanon
as or IS 0O0 10 also stated by the same authori
~ that propositions hdre also been made for The acquisition
Of Neo California. The boundaries would in that case
be-the River Gla which unites with the Colorado near
its mouth and enpes into the Cult OF California lnis
stream runs almost due West from the ROCKY Mountains
through the State of Sonora This acquisition oi tern
tory would give the harbors OF San rrsncisco hion
We give the above spccula,ions for what they are
worth
Corre.pondeneec Of the ". Y. Herald.
WAsHIN GroN, Dec. I2 1916.
NEGOTIATIONS are opened for The purchase Of Catt-
fornia, and an less than Sizty days ii NIL be ours
This is all can tell you now, but you may rely on
this nfor nation. What | said thirty days ago, IS
true now, and will be history in few wecks-'nat
by bold and unwavcring ErRness IN insisting upon
our claims where our right is unquestlonabe, ana
BY wise and consummate diplomacy where we can
win power and territory, James X. Polk and James
Buchanan will extend the sway OF our eagle, ana
plant the pillars Of our Empire deep over the CONT
ncnt The acquisition of California Is the most I'M
porant operation of our government since its toun-
dation. Another letter about this matter in day
or two
T Putting these two articles together, aud ob-
serving that there no chance for colluson between
the writers it is placed beyond doubt that Mr. Slidell
has gone out instructed to offer Mexico handsome
bonus out of the capacous pocket OF Uncle Sam, for
a renquishment of her claims to all territory this
aide of the Rio del Norte. Santa Fe included and
that he is farther instructed 10 make still larger
offer-not less than $4,000 000 and very likely
more-for ccsson TO Of Upper California as far
south as the little River ella. These two ccssions,
il made will give about half if we mistake not of
the territory constituting the Mexican Republic
prior to the insurrection in Texas. Ofcourse, il we
buy California we buy all North of line running
duo Eas, from the river Ga for the head Of the Gulf
of California, very nearly TO the Rio del Norte.
That we are utterly opposed to the policy Of ac-
quiring distant territory, our readers well know
The purchase of Louisiana was justified by the ne
cessity of the case the free navigation Of the Missis
sppi being deemed essential to the prosperity ofour
Western country. We know on what principle
Rio del Norte and so to the Pacific Ocean, is 10 be
justified We surely do not need these territories
their people have never consented to be transferred
to US and the mass Of them are unqualified TO dis
charge intcgenlly and safely the duties of citizens
of Republic like ours Ifit not settled fact
that Abstrac.oniss, Nulifiers, siicklers for State
Rights the Resolutions of '95 and all that, would
stretch the Constitution TO cover any act they
deemed expedicnt we might ask. Where is the
constitutional power TO run the People OF the United
States in debt for such purposes but that would be
waste of breath There is never any lack OF power
to do whatever is calculated to strengthen certain
interests.
We do not see why Republic should buy For
egn territory while it has ten times as much area-
dy as it can improve for n century to come. Cali
forna may be cheap Mt Ten or even Twenty Mil
lions Of Dollars bat dc we rant it Suppose we
could buy the whole earth at the rate, ought
we TO do it7 To what end And out of whose
pockets would the purchase money Gomez For
whose especial benefit would it be paid
But between buying provinces and fighting for
them. the choice is immeasurably great and impor
tant that shall be happy TO see our differences
with Mexico amicably and satisfactorily settled
10 4 :, hall
ter transpire that Mr. Slidell has been able to pur
chase from Mexico her claims 10 Texas and all this
side of the Rio del Norte with California and all
North Of the Gulf of that name for any sum not eX
ceeding 100000 ooo shall decidedly and heartily
advocate the ratification of the Treaty. The con.
sideraton. large may seem will fall short of the
cost of years actual hos,ilites say nothing of
the infinite miseres and crimes of War
And now, gentlemen extenders of the area of
Freedom two words with you You have gone
in, It seems, for the requirement of California. We
hear that said country is chargeable with heavy
British mortgages and that England is intent
quiring IL How this may be VIC do not know, but
ii is probable enough. for England has land enough
to want more, and she ia not conspicuous for mo
desty. Now five are in for race with her for
California, let it be goodnatured one; if we get
it. very good if she gets it, let take the rebuff
as pleasantly her agent, the man in the white
hat did his defeat in regard TO Annexation las, sum
mer If we win, we keep: SO if we lose lei not
complain of cheating all round the board and &c,
in passion with our ill.fortune. oar attempt JUS.
ti6es Great Britains, far that cannot object
to it.
= And again: live are to acquire and pay for
California, IL MUST NOT be Siare-holding region.
There is no shadow of apology for planting Slavery
there. and ii must not so there. FREEDOM must be
its fundamental law from the moment il becomes
ours. 1t is now Frce-so far as Human Bondage
is concerned; it must be kept Let public at,en-
ton be sesonably attracted to this point; let public
sentiment be SET right with regard to it. No Sla-
very in any territory we may acquire beyond Texas
What citizen of Free State objects 10 this What
Representative Of Free State will vote against it?