Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-12-11

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Tchauntepec. The boundary of the Rio
i'New Mexico and Upper California, consti-
tmtcd an utimatum which our commissioner
was under no circumstances to yield
That it might be manifest not only to Mexi-
90, but to all other nations, that the United
States were not disposed to take advantage of
feeble poverty insisting upon wrestling from
her all the other provinces. including many OF
her principal towns and cities, which we had
conquered and held in our military occupa-
ton, but were willing to conclude a treaty in
spirit of liberaty, our commissioner was all-
thorize0 to stipuate for the restoration to
Mexico of all our other cOnquests
As the territory to be acquired by the boun-
diary proposed might be estimated to be of
greater value than fair equivalent for our Just
demands, our commissioner was authorized to
stipulate for the payment of such additional
pccuniary consideration as was deemed rea-
sOnable.
The terms of treaty proposed by the Mex-
can commissioners were wholly inadmissible.
They negotiated as it Mexico were the victo-
rious, and not the vanquished party. They
must have known that their ultimatum could
never be accepted. 1t requires the U. States
To dismember Texas, by surrendering to Mex
leo that part of the territory of that State lying
between the Neuces and the Rio Grande, in
cluded within their limits by her laws when
she was an independent republic, and when
she was annexed to the United States, and adj
mitted by Congress as one of the States of our
Union. 1t contained no provision for the pay
lnent by Mexico of the just claims of our citi-
zrns. 1t requires indemnity to Mexican citi-
zens for injuries they may have sustained by
nj in tho nrO I'M nft tho
1t demanded the right for Mexico to levy
and collect the Mexican tariff of duties ON
goods imported into her ports while in our
military occupation during the war, and the
owners of which had paid to officers of the
lnited States the military contributions which
had been levied upon them; and it of led to
ccdc to the United States, for u pecunl con-
sideration, that part of California lys north
OF latitude thirty-seven degrees. SUI gere
the unreasonable terms proposed by ex-
lean commissioners.
The cession to the United States Y
90, of the provinces of New Mexico,
CALIFORNIA;, as proposed by the comlnia
OF the United States, it was believed, "
more in accordance with interests of b
tons, than any other cession of
which was probable Mexico would be, ed
to make.
1t is manifest to all who have obse the
actual condition OF the Mexican go, tlent,
Tor some years past. and at present hat IT
these provinces should be retained by II, she
could not long continue to hold and govern
them: Mexico Is too feeble power to gov
erl' these provinces, lying us they 90 at dis
lance OF more than thousand miles from her
csP'ta', ana, II attempted 10 De retained by her,
'he! "ouia constitute Dut ior a snort time,
even nomiha,iy' part OF her commons.
in's wouiu oe SsPec'a''y the case WIN Up
per Nu'iloi.i'a' Ing saSac"y Vi powerful Eu-
iopea!. lii''ohs has 'ohs since d'rected tlleir
a''en.oh 10 Tue coii'hercIa' importance OF that
Provinces anu 'iere can DC iltt'e doubt that
,s .',o.ien' 'ne un.ed elates sha' reiInq"sil