The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1847-11-10
The Times and DR.. Nourse's Resolu-
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ing with some direct questions to which we
invited attention. Neither the editor or his
correspondent has seen fit to give the subject
any attention, and therefore we presume the
matter will sleep, we and the people remain
ing quite as much in the dark in relation to
the Tribune's position upon the war question
Is ever Times.
We neglected noticing the article of the
Times, because We preferred that our corre-
spondent should answer it, as the matter rath.
er belonged to him but as we have not re-
ceived any communication from him, we sup
pose that he overlooked the article at the time.
We would now call his attention to that art-
Gle, which he will find in the Times of Oct.
9TH.
As we have, however, been drawn into the
matter, We will briefly answer the questions
p1opounded, and give our own views, leaving
our correspondent to go more fully into the
subject, should he see fit.
The Times asks:
When, sohere or to ,ohom has President
Polk even ntimated disposition to assert
yiqht to the soT of Mexico? When did he 'u-
fuse to make peace unless she would surrender
all the northern states ? &c. We undertake to
say that two declarations were never associat-
ed together containing more of the unmixed
elements of falsehood than these two
Very unluckily for the Times, the terms which
Mr.. Polk has all along demanded of Mexico
have now been published, and the public can
Judge for themselves as to the truth OF our
correspondents assertions.
The following is the fourth article of the
terms offered by Mr.. Trist:
"The dividing lines between the two repub-
lies will commence in the Gulf OF Mexico,
three leagues off land, fronting the mouth OF
the Rio Grande; thence upward, by the mid
die of said river, to point where it touches
the Mexican line of New Mexico thence to-
wards the west, to the longitude of the south
ern limit of New Mexico, at the angle south
west of the longitude of the northern line OF
New Mexico. until intersected by the first arm
of the ella. If it should not be intersected
by any arm of that river, thence to the point
of said line nearest to said arm thence in a
direct line to the same. descending by the said
arm, and by the said river Gila, until it's dis
charge into the river Colorado; and from
thence downwards, by the Colorado and the
cific Ocean"
Now be it recollected that this is the uAi
matun. of our government-the very best
terms it will offer to Mexico. Now let us see
how much of Mexican territory this would in
clude. Mexico, according to Mr.. Disturnell'
contains about 100000 square miles. The
terms offered by Mr.. Trist would include New
Mexico, Upper and Lower California, which
cover an extent of about 7O7, 344 square miles
together with the territory lying between the
Gila and the Colorado, making 100000 square
miles more, and disputed territory besides Of
10000 square miles, making in all S70,344
square miles-more than half of the Mexican
territory.
Now when Mr.. Folks Commissioner has
refused to make peace without the cession o.
all this territory, what must be the effrontery
Of the man, how much must he presume or
the ignorance of his readers, who can make
such assertions as are contained in the article:
of the Times, and when Mexico, too, herself
offered to yield up to US more than one .ffh Of
her whole territory
Says the Times
eve call upon the Tribune or his CORE
spondent to state distinctly, without useless
forms of speech, how he will meet this issue
Would he withdraw our troops this side Of
the Rio Grande-even to the Nueces Would
he evacuate Vera Cruz, Tamoico, Alvarado
Matamoras, Monterey, &cs Would he have
Scott retreat, and not dictate terms of peace
from the Palace of the ancient Montezumas
Would he consent to peace without indemnity
for past obligations-without full payment o
claims against Mexico-debt and costs p
Would he grant supplies to prosecute the wa
with vigor, or would he, on the other hand
consent to such terms as our enemy may SCI