Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-12-11

Resolved That the present Administration by the oilers
which they have made the recent Mexcoa
large of money, provided she would cede 70 US New
MEXICO and Upper and Lower California, have explicitly adj
med that have just right those extensive Provinces
and we do not understand upon what principle OF sound poc
of common honesty they prosecuting the war
to compel the Mexcans by the teos or the bayonet and
sword to sell us large share OF their own country
Res0ped That the people Of the United States own an
immense territory Of unsurpassed fertility wholly unoccu-
pied, and the lands comprised within present limits are
abundany adequate sustain whatever population we can
have Tor two or three centuries to come we are at loss 70
discover adequate move present prospective Tor seek
ing acquire the sterile and desoae regions OF New Mexico
and the CALIFORNIA; filled they with inaccessible noun
tans and vast deserts and where ncongruous and dsor
dey population detesng alliance abhorrng religion,
condemning and character, only be held IN
subjugaton by strong military force.
Resoced That entirely repugnan to the nature OF our
free institutions and TO the character of Government to
consan any people Union and TO parake Of its
blessings by force and therefore, if the inhabitants OF New
Mexico and the Carnas choose to live and die under the
institutions of their fathers say, in the OF justice,
humanity, and true repubcansn, let them remain Mexcans
Resolred, That in judgment the people of Mexico are
totally incapable Of self governments which sufficiently appears
from the disorders and revolutions which have necessarily oc
CURED in that country for the last quarter OF century and
they unfit govern themselves are opposed to their
admission (whether willing unwng) into the Union to
aid in governing us.
Resoied That we cordially unite with many of the leading
public of other sections Of the Union IN opposition to any
such acquisition of territory will impant among US ga root
of bitterness, and, indeed any acquisition except the
Pacific so as to include the harbor OF San francisco Tor com
mercia purposes Mexico receive full and fair equivalents
for prefer TO live and cherish country il is and to
cultivate spirit of harmony and concord among the different
parts Of widespread Coniederay to all the pomp OF war
and all the glory of conquest.
Resoed, That il, in spite Of such opposition, the present
Administration shall despoi Mexico of her provinces, whether
few many then shall feel constrained by that love Of
universal liberty which mbbed with existence and
by of the manifold evils of slavery TO the whole
country, and particularly the sections in which exists, to
insist that such territory shall be free territory.
Resoed, That we do not take this ground in spirit OF
hostility to any other section of the country for earnestly
deprecate the of such contingency, and desire
that may be understood that would cultivate with
political friends every where cordial and intimate relations
and therefore, inscrbe banner in lS40 Ihe
union Of tie Wigs for the sake Of The Union"a union
which invite in spirit Of generous concession, that
may Government from ahless and incompetent
hands, and restore the world the example of
great just and magnanmous people, exclusively devoted
to cultivation of the arts of peace