Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-09
THE ENQUIRER.
saturday Morning, February 6, Is47.
rr1c ppospEcTs OF PEACE.

"A mncb interest has been excited by The re-
marks in The Senate OF Mr. Sewer, the Chair
man OF The Committee Of Foreign Relations
upon the bill approprialine three millions 10 'e
placed al the disposal Of the President, 10 hes'-
,ia,e peace with Mexico, we deem IL proper 10
rive The substance Of those remarks. MI ..
said, that, in making peace, The un'ed o'a''S
would "expecl 10 receive indemnify, TO some CA
ten, at least for the expenses OF The war, dnu
they would expect also The payment OF Tie CLAIMS
held by our citizens against the Republic oil
Mexico. and this indemnify was expected IN me
shape o: territory. He was mol authorized 10
Stale precisely what territory This Government
would require, tu, he supposed that no Senator
would think that they ought 10 gel less lhan New
Mexico and Upper California. he did mol sup
nose ,ba, a treaty OF peace with less than this
would ever pass that body. However, 'ney
would be better prepared when treaty was pro-
posed 10 determine as 10 The quantity. haV'hs
slated then, in few words, the object oil The OIL
and its firm, the next question that arose was
whether i, was proper that they should effect their
purpose upon these terms =
MIR. S. said that in coming 10 the conclusion
they had, the Commitlee were governed 10 great
exten, by The recommendation Of The PRESIDENT
He believed that Mexico, large part oil IL al all
events a large majority OF The people would DC
glad TO make peace. This opinion ne derived
irom an examination ofihe correspondence when
The President had communicated 10 him.
81, would not be expected, however that The
President. on any body eI,e, would DC required 10
give Inc names OF those who inpatthis iniorma-
lion, Tor il would be breach OF confidence 10
do So Ii would be sufficient, therefore, iol him
TO say, thai III looking over This correspondence,
coming from The quarter il did, ne thought Inc pro-
liability was, that il his till should pass, peace,
upon such lerns as ne had named Woula DC e.
lrc,ed. They we're engaged in an expensive war
"a war attended bv a great sacrifice OF life and
one which exhausted the means OF The Govern
nenl; and if peace could be made upon those
terms. he thought there ought to be no hesitation
about making it, But il might be asked couid
lasting peace be made under The circumstances IN
which Mexico was placed divided es hat coun-
,ry was into various ramiticalions OF party lac
rions existing everywhere, an unstable Govern
menl, aud with no one parry sufficiently strong 70
make peace2 The intelligence possessed by me
President gave them reason 10 beiive 'nal, upo"
certain advance 10 be made 10 hem 10 pay The
expenses OF their army, and ether expenses they
would he wiling 10 ccie hal portion Of their coun-
ny which he had named"
A bill! similar 10 he above received The sane
ten Of The Senate in Executive session By a
Large majority, (many Wings voting Tor VI on'
nor The Wing politicians and presses assaIl IL
as an auempI 10 6ytde peace. Our readers can
Judge ior themselves OF the pIopliely ol their
course. II there is reasonable hope Of securing
an honorable and satisfactory peace, we cordially
trust that The President will be clothed with The
power, 10 be used al his discretion. II is evident
tina, This bill will give rise 10 loIg and interest
INK debate, and will develop The views OF the Sc
na;e as 10 the conditions upon which they will
consen! &c arrange a treaty Of peace. In our
view, Nj! Sevier has laid down the true grounds
Tor negotiation. The country will not submit 10
less. They are liberal enough 10 Mexico.
The amendment proposed BY Mr.. Berricn Of
Ga, declaring tha, The U. States wish 10 acquire
no new territory a, The expense Of Mexico, we
regard as fatal, and deeply 10 be reproba'ed. |,
is cminec;y calculated 10 encourage Mexico IN
her mad refusal 10 negotiate peace.