The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-12-07

treaty which does not provide ample means of dis
charging these demands can receive my slnclon;;
ences between the counlres II an adequate ces-
sion Of territory should he made by such ,rri,y me
bltes and assume their payment toour own cizeiiS
H. instead Of this. the United States were u consent
10 n treaty by which Mexico should again engage 10
pay the heavy amount at indebtedness winch JnSt
Indemnity TO our government, and our citizens would
impose on her, is notorious that she does nl possess
the means 10 meet such mn undertaking. From shch
treaty no result could be anticipated but me same
tended The violations Of similar treaty sup9alions on
| the part Of Mexico. Such q treaty would be bn, u
ration Of the friendship and good understanding which
should characterize the future intercourse between
the two countries.
Tat Congress contemplated the acquisition OF ter
ritoral indemnity when that body made PROVISION tor
| could not have neanl-when, i'll May, 1873, they Hp-
propriatcd ten mi lions OF dollars. and nuhoIizcd the
President to employ the militia and naval ana military
forces of the United States and to accept the services
of ffty Thousand volunteers 10 enable him To prose-
Ter our 1e nm, had invaded NeSico, tey made add
tional npprOprn ions and authorized the raising OF hd-
nity was 10 he ohnned from Mexico at the concIusion
of the war; and yet II was certain that, { no Mexican
territory arquiredO indemnify could be obtained.
| Ii Is further manifest, that Congress CONTEMPLATED
territorial ndcmu'F from the fact thai, al their iast
| Communications apprOpr n,ing lhree millions Of dollars
with hat express object, This appropriation wa.
made to enable the President 10 conc udc treaty of
peace limits and boundaries with the RcpubIrc Of
Mexico, he used by him in the event that said treaty,
vernmcu's and dely ratified By Mexico. shall call for
lhc expenditure o The same, or any part there Or.
The ohe" of asking this Appropriation was distinct,
stated IN the several message. on the subject which
| communicated 10 Congress. Similar appropriations
made in 1898 and 1906, which We're referred 10. were
intended 10 be applied IN part consideration for the
cesslOn of Louislaha and the Florid1s. In ike rnan
ner il was anticipated Thru III settling the terms Of a
treaty ~ ''linllsand h"m.'aras' with Mexico, cts-
sion 0f territory estimated 10 he of greater vqlue than
The nmJnNl al our demands against her might BIZ oh
alncd and Ihnt the prompt nay nien OF tins sutIr-I
part consideration for the territory crdrdol the
l,sI har,
| might BE- an Involvement with her 10 make such c"s-
Sslon Of territory rs would be satisfactory 10 the I'm
ted States. And although The failure Ia conclude such
treat, has rendered il unnecessary 10 any pari of
the three millions of dollars appropriated by that
and the eHtre sum remains ~ the treasury, II is st
applicable 10 thn object, should the contingency occur
making such application proper. ,.--.........
The do"trl We ~ NJ territory Is the doctrine NJ no IN
| drmuv; and. i sanctioned, would be II public &C
| knpw!edsnrnt that orr connry was wrong, and thai
UNJUST and should be abandoned; an admission un-
founded in fact, and degrading 10 the national cha
| facier.
| TIE terms of the treaty proposed by The United
Sares not only Just 10 Mexico, but, considering
| lGcDie and unrrovoked commencement of hos1iIl-
tles ny her, ne expenses or Inc war to Whieh we
tended our arms, were deemed TO be OF most iiber
| nj character.
| orIsed 10 agree 10 the establishment OF The Rio
Gfqnde as the boundary, from its entrance into the
| New Mexico, N north latitude about thirty ,wo de
grees, and to ob"'n cesslnn TO the United state? o
|
and the prveges of the right of way across the 18th
mus at Teh1art"pec Ths boundary o. me km
NEGRO ana Upper California constituted IN ultima
ium which our commissioner was, under no circum-
That l, niEhi he NANTES, not only to Mexico. hui
to all other nat ons. that the United States were not
disposed TO tax advantage of Il feeble power by IN
sls,irg upon wrestling from her all the other provln
ccs, including many OF her ptIcipai towns and CITES
rtlion, hnt were willing conclude a treaty in u
spirit Of lhcrJly, our commissioner was au horned
10 stpu ate for The restoration 10 Mexico of AL our
A. The territory TO be acquired by the boundary
proposed might be esilmatci 10 be Of greater value
tlac f1jr cui for our Just deInanGs onr COM
| nssluHr was authorized to stIua,e for he pay
'nynt Of such adill1rti p@cnnar' consideration as
! The term, Of "a rr"4'y PROPOSED by, tho MeXican
! COMM .sIuGCTs were wholly naduliSslhe. They ne
Epi!1l a. II MeAicm We're the victorious, AMI not the
'ft4'-ir,d patty. They must have known thai he
~ nH'Wu " Md never be accepted. II required ih
tn,led s"rc' In dl>nembcr Texas by Surrrnterlng IA
Mexico Wat gatt Of the territory Of that State lnG
| l"lWrcu Inc y lcrrs and the rio Grantc. inciuding
within Ter limits by her laws when She wa an Indr
pe ic4tI "rublir, and when she was annexed to ,ht
S'l"s Of ,Hirt mon. ilr"nnn"d no provision COR the
payment NrTcu u The Just claims ut our citizens
| hey ma' =. We sustained by our troops IL the pr0>rrn
ltf'l anu GGNtr ufi TtEi%f1 HIM SFhUncs on good.
imported INTO her ports wh IN our militrrv 0nrupa-
non duriqg HE war md rhs owners Of when had
paid ~ officers II the United States the nj itary c.,l-
rlhu'i"ar w4ich bid beer Levied npon them; and il
ulfcre - rcdc I the United States, for re"unl,ry
con.t'"rHt0n, that part oi Upper California lynn,
north Of IattIlude thirty degrees. Such were
he unreasonable terms proposed by the Mexican
| The cesson 70 the United States by McKee, vi the
| provinces of New Mexico and ,hc CaIfurhitS ne
proposed by the commissionerpi the Tinted State, it
was believed would be more IN accordance with the
| other c"SSon OF territory which it probable Me-
leo "uutd be- induced 10 make.
Ii Is manifest To all who have observed the actual
condition Of the Mexican government, fnr some ear
past and ut present, that II these provinces >hOuld be
retained lis her. she could not long continue To hold
| Mexico "a I u
govern these provinces lying they do distance
| if attempted To be retained by her, they would con,
Stltulc but for short lIinc even non!nay, part OF
iii wonld be especially the cqsc with Upper CALI
| torna. The sagacuy Of powerful European nations
has long since directed Their attention to the com
TIC little DOUBT that the moment the United States shat
rii To- il as inlemairy IN effort would he made by
some reign power to posse-- it, either by conquest
or by rurcir'Sr ltnn foreign government, should ac-
Qnirc il m either or these modes, AN independent re-
vo'ulioary government would PROBABLY be csrah ish-
ed by the inhabitants, and such foreigners as may
main in ur remove 10 IN" country, il S'nal
he known that the United Safes ave abandoned H.
such government would pc 100 feeble long 10 main,
| finally become annexed 10, or be dependent colon,
| ui some powerful State.
Should any foreign government HttCmrt pDsSSS IL
colony, or OihrrWsG To- Incorporate il with itself
| the ptnctple avowed by President Monroe in 1924
and rra'umed III INV first annual message, that no
rlgn Power shall, win our consent. be permitted To
plant establish any new colony or dominion on any
part OF tine North American continent must be main
famed. II, maintaining this principle, aud IN resisting
lis m,nson by any foreign power we might be invo-
we'd in other wars more expensive and dliicui
The provinces Of New Mexico aud The CALIFORNIA;
contiguous 10 the territories OF the United States
and If brought under the government, OF our Avs
their resources ninerhl agricultural manufacturing
and ummerclal-Would soon he developed
Upper California rs bounded on the north hy our
Oregon possessions; and If held by the United STATES
word soon be settled BY n hardy, en,erprisng, and
Intelligent portion of population The bay OF
san Francisco and other hurbOTS along the rallfur