The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-12-17

I on the conclusion OF treaty, and its rati-
| 6caiion on her part might be an induce
ment with her TO make such cession OF
territory as would be satisfactory to the
Uni ed States. And although the failure
10 conclude such treaty has rendered II
unnecessary to use any of the three mil
lion appropriated by that act, and the en-
tire sum still re mains in the treasury, II
is still applicable to tha, object, should
tie contingency occur making such ap
preparation proper.
The doctrine Of mo territory is the
doctrine Of no indemnity; and If sanctions
ed, would be a public acknowledgment
that our country was wrong, and that The
war declared by Congress with extraordi>
nary unanimiiy, was unjust, and should
he abandoned; an admission nnfounded in
fact and degrading to the national char
acter. The terms of the treaty proposed
by the United States, were not only just
to Mexico, but, considering the charac Ell
aud amount Of our claims--the un)nstlha
Lle and unprovoked commencement OF
hosiilities, by her, the expenses of the
war to which we bave been subjected, and
were deemed TO be ola most liberal char
acter.
The Commissioner ofth United States
was authorized to agree to the establish
ment Of the RIO GraDde as the boundary ;
rom its entrance into the Gulf TO its in>
tersection with the southern boundary of
New Mexico, IN north latitude bout thir-
ty two degree; and to Oh ain u cesson to
the United States Of the provinces of ew
Iege OF the right of way across the Ishmus
OF Tehuantepcc.
The boundary of the Rio Grande and
the ccssion TO the United States of New
Mexico and Upper California constituted
an uiiimatum, which our Commissioner
was under no circumstances, to yield. That
It might be manifest, net only to Mexico,
but TO all other nations, that the United
States were not disposed to take advan>
lage Of "a feeble power, by insisting upon
Wrestling from her all her other provinces,
including many other principal towns and
cities which we had conquered, and held
in our military occupation, but were viii.
ing to conlnde the treaty in the spirit of
-ized to stipulate for the restoration to
Mexico, of all our other conquests.
AS the territory to be acquired by the
proposed might be estimated to
,e ofgreater value than fair equivalent
or our just demands, our commissioner
v as authorised TO supulate for the pay
nent of such additional pecuniary consi,
leration as was deemed reasonable.
The terms Of he treaty proposed by the
Mexican Govern ment's Commissioners
we're wholly inadmssable. They nego
lated if Mexico were the victorious
md not the vanquished party, or they must
ave known then uHimatum could never
ave been accepted 1t required the
United States to dismember Texas, by
nrrendering to Mexico that part of the
errltory Of that state lying between the
Sueces and the Rio Grande, included |
within her limits by her laws when she
vas an independent Republic; and when
he was admitted by Congress as one of
he states of our Union.
1t contained no provision for the pay.
rent, by Mexico, Of the just claims of oar
IHZeDs. 1t required indemnity to Mex
can citizens for injuries they may have
nstained by our troops IN the prosecution
{ the war. IL demanded the right for
lexco to levy and collect the Mexican
utles levied on goods imported into her
orts, while in our military occupation;
nd the owners Of which had paid TO off.
ers of the United States the contribu
ions which had been levied upon them
nd it offered to cede to the United
tates, as pecnniary consideration, that
art of Upper California lying north of
'titude 81 degrees. Such were the un-
easonable terms proposed by the Mexi.
an Commissioners.
The cession to the United State by
lexico, of the provinces Of New Mexico
nd the CALIFORNIA;, proposed by the Com
issioner of the United States, it as be
eyed, would be more in accordance with
lie convenience and interests OF bothna
ons, than any other cession of territory
hich it was probable Mexico could be
Idnced to make.
1t is manifest to all who observed the
ctnal condition of the Mexican govern
ent, for some years past, and at the pre- {
mt, that if those provinces should be re-
lined BY her, she could not long continue '
} hold and govern them Mexico is too 1