Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-12-12
The SUPREME Counr has decided otherwise !:

The SUPREME CouRT has decided otherwise:
by the law Of nations the rights Of property
are protected, even in the case of conquered
country, and held sacred and invioable when il is
ceded by treaty, with or without any stipulation
to such effects and the lasos ,ohefher in s0riting
or evidenced by the usage and customs Of The
conquered or coded country, continue in force
until altered by The ne,c sovereign"
lSfrolter u.s. Lucas, IL Peters, Ale.
II is very clear, therefore, that the United States
acquires, by the conquest of the chief ports Of Cali
forna and Of the capital Of Santa Fe no rights but
those which pertain to it the military tenant of
the territory during the continuance of the war, and
that the claim Of title set up under that occupation
will count for nothing when the two Governments
come to reckoning at the end of the war.
Upon the explanation which the President has
made of his purpose in allowing and indeed encou-
raging the return Of SANTA ANNA to Mexico, we
have but single remark to make. We are perfectly
willing to give credit to the President for good in
tentons in pursuing this course, but cannot shut
our eyes TO the fact that the Military Cheftain thus
permitted to return to his country is the very ndi
vidual under whose Presidency were perpetrated
those delays and denals Of justice for alleged out
RACES against our citizens out of which our Presi-
dent has in his Message compiled SO formidable
list OF grievances to constitute in his opinion just
cause of war. There is an apparent incongruity in
these facts which it is for those to reconcile who
cans
We had intended TO follow the view which we
have taken of the Mexican war with some observa-
tons of the danger TO the Republic of INDUCING in
spirit of conquest and lust Of dominion, the pro-
pensity to which has been abundantly revealed
within the last few years, not in the acts and de-
signs of the Executive merely, but in the debates
which have within that period taken place in Con-
gress. We find, however, that what we have to
say on that head would cover too much space for
to-day; and we reserve it for another paper.
In the same MANNER and for the same reason, we
defer also reconsideration of the remaining topics
Of the Message.
1t would be refinement of cruelty hold the President
responsible for all the discrepancies between the statements OF
his Message and those which have from time time appeared
the subjects in the government paper But some Of
them garng have attracted involuntary
ce On the subject of SANTA AsSAs return, for example,
the Message informs that under distinct understanding
beefthat the intestine divisions which
Mexico would be certainly the fruit would lead to favor
able peace with this country instructions given to the
Commander of our naval forces in the Gulf the thirteenth
day Of Nay no to obuc the passage Of Santa Anna to
Mexico should he attempt to return" Notwithstanding all
which, avowed by the President himself, the Union
of the sirh day of July put forth the following contradiction
of statement which have been substantially
true
eve deem duty TO state The most postive terms.
that Government has sort Of with any scheme
Of SANTA ANNA for the revolution of Mexico any sort
purpose Some three months ago adventurer in
Washington who wished obtain their and aid
in scheme other connected with Santa Anna They
declined all sort of connexon cooperation participation in
effort for the purpose The Government of this country
declines all such irig1ses bargains. They have made
war openly in the face of the world They prose-
cute it with oil their vigor. They to force Mexico
do justice at the point of the sword This then, their
desgnthis is their plan and it is worthy of bold high
minded, and energetic people,"