Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-16

THE coMNERcIAL ADVERTISER.
An essential element is yet wanting TO the forma-
ton OF correct judgment respecting the trultless
attempt of the Mexican Commissioners and Mr..
Trist-the man of the dolorous name, as the Lon
don Times calls im--to agree upon treaty and
this is full account of Mr.. Trists share in the
discussion, subsequent to the presentation of his
opening propositions. OF the changes he subse-
quenuy made in this we know nothing, except from
the final report of the Mexican Commissioners to
the Minister of Foreign Relations.
From this we learn that New Mexico was the
principal cause of disagreement Mr. TRIsT having
expressed willingness to abandon his claim for
Lower California, and essentially TO modify that
for Upper California, and to consult his Govern
ment concerning the proposed establishment of neu-
trail ground between the Rio Grande and the Nue.
ces. But he would not hear of yielding an inch
IN relation TO New Mexico, or agree to consult his
Government on this point, being quite certain, he
said, that his Government deemed the cesson Of
that whole region by Mexico a sine qua non Of
peace.
There is something remarkable in this perna-
city for the acquisition of New Mexico. Mr. Trst
was certainly very liberal in regard to every thing
of real value to the United States: he was willing
surrender all the materiel of war captured from
the Notwithstanding to assume all the expenses
of the war, amounting, it is believed, to not far
from hundred millions of dolars-willing to as
sumo the debts due by Mexico to individual citizens
of the United States, and willing actually to pay
Mexico certain millions in hard cash-making alto
gether, we conceive, very hard bargain for his
own country-but he must have all New Mexico,
even though at the cost of protracted and desc
lating war,
What is the secret of all this? What gives such
extraordinary value, in the eyes of our Government
to that sterile region 1t has never been represent
pf rI,hl ,oc,: e.
has never been described as on Ell Dorado, land
flowing with milk and honey. California has al
ways been cried up as the rich and fertile region;
the least unfavorabe accounts have represented
New Mexico poor in soil, difficult of access, and
fit only for pasturage. And it is worthy of remark
that of all the remote Mexican regions it is by all
accounts the most difficult to bring fairly into pos
session and subsection. We are told that the Mexi
can hold upon California has very little strength in
the good will of the people; but our occupation of
New Mexico has been resisted with ferocious tena-
city by the native inhabitants, and the Mexican
Secretary Of State himself has pointed out the ex-
IRENE reluctance of these natives to pass under our
sway. This is what he said in his instructions to
the commissioners
The Government could not with the appreciation Of
Congress- agree give up New Mexico, whose inhabitants
have manifested wish to make part Of the Mexican family,
with more enthusiasm than any other portion of the republic
These well deserving Mexcans abandoned to their fate by
several administrations frequently without any protection
against the incuons Of the Indians, have been truly
patriotic Mexicans because forgetting their domestic grew
they have only remembered this occasion that they
and wish to be part of family They exposed and
sacrificed themselves to the OF the invaders they
have against Them and though their conspiraees have
been frustrated they still continue 10 conspe And can
Government sell these Mexcans Ikea flock OF sheep Never
Let on their account the nationality of the republic be lost
We will perish together.
Suppose New Mexico yielded to the demand of
our Government--what are we to do with its in
habitants, with these perpetualy conspirng and
revolving members Of the Mexican family Are
they to be exerminated, or held in subsection only
by the presence of strong military force! How
they to become good American citizens, eecting
members of the United States Congress, and taking
their full part in all the action Of the Confederacy
They must be expelled, or destroyed, or kept down
by the strong arm, subdued and conquered
race Why is it that our Government clings so
pertinaciously to such consummation