Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-24
THE PLANS OF THE EXECUTIVE.


We copied in Thursdays paper extracts from
the Washington correspondents Of two leading Ad-
ministration papers, giving reason to suppose that
communications were about being opened by the
President of the United States with Mexico, with a
view to peace. The terms therein stated TO have been
proposed by our Executive, however, are such as,
if accepted by Mexico, never could be ratified by
the Senate of the United States, and never be-
come constitutionally binding on this people. We
say constitutionaAy; for the intrigue for the an
nexaton of Texas, constitutionally condemned by
the treaty-making power, was yet carried out, in
the face and teeth of the Constitution, by bare ma
jorities of the two Houses of Congress. In the
same manner, for aught we know, those who have
for their own ends involved us in this war with the
neighboring Republic, may conirive to saddle upon
the United States the curse Of annexation Of one
half of Mexico.
The following additional information, more exact
and probably more to be relied upon than the ex-
tracts which we have already published, is from the
Washington correspondence of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, the unmistakeable marks of which
denote official authority for what is stated in it.
Besides the other interesting in formation it con-
tains it must be highly gratifying to the People Of
the United States to know that /" the Order in
Council" lately issued by the President, without
any semblance of legal authority, is exceedingly
gratifying to the Ministers Of all The Foreign
PoWers. Whether they were called into " Coun-
Gil" on the occasion the correspondent of the
Ledger does not state. We think it quite likely
that they were consulted on the subject.
CORRESPONDENTS PUBLIC LEDGER.
WARRINGTON, ArRIL Is, ls47
'The which is in circulation here to the effect
'that the Administration give up all the conquered
territory south of the thirty sixth degree of parallel order
get rid of the Wmot provso and all its pernicious
quences, is without shadow of foundation Neither the
President the Cabinet entertain such absurd PROPOSE
ton. The frontiers Of country be fixed according
to sategca PRUDENCE and in reference military position
against excabe and peevish neighbor Mexico The
Administration understands this perfectly and is afraid
charged, of meeting the poviso in the Senate
the time Of the ratification of the treaty."
'The Wmot provso, moreover was started in a techn-
cal point Of view, by who had attain another more
immediate object, and who would only lose that object by
Producing the provso in treaty with Mexico. have no
hesitation, therefore, in saying that the basis of ngoia-
tons with Mexico will lie few degrees south of the thirty
sixth degree Of latitude in California and that Govern
ment to hold the Passo del Norte.
GAS to the immediate object Of peace believe there have
been received indirect but direct offers of peace thus
that is to say, the proper Department probably from r
able though not official source informed that offer Of peace
generous TERMS would be acceptable Mexico
the most reliable in Mexico may msead you and the
who willing to treat with you to-day may not be in
power Tomorrow II is Hercuean task to watch the poll
cal tide in Mexico, in which the best may commit many
blunders Similar causes in Mexico always follow
ed by similar effects and bona de promises often broken
from Of ability perform. While, therefore, no
great reliance placed the apparent disposition for
peace of the present Mexican rulers, offer will doubt
be made by Government while, the time, ne
ther army navy will for moment relax in It's endea
to enforce peace by constrant Gen. Scott will press
forward the route to Mexico, and the navy will be employ
ed to seize upon every Mexican port in the Gulf till the
whole maritime is in possession give effect
to Mr.. Walkers tariff for Mexico, and for the
expenses OF, the
The Ministers of all the foreign Powers have expressed
themselves exceedingly graed with the opening of the
Mexican ports and the measure is doubt calculated to
go Tar in smoothing over certain aperes to which all rigid
blockades are liable to give rise with neutrals."