Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-04-28


Pfaya-.a Bed Experiment IN Embryo-
1Ae States to Rspudiate the Authority Of
the Cenfrat Gouernment.
We have already given the substance of
the propositions made by the United States thro'
Senor AtochA to obtain peace. We now rive
them at length as they appeared in the Diario
del G06iern0 Of Mexico. They are as follows :
A commission shall be named to arrange the
conditions. This commission shall be COM
posed of Messrs Benton and Buchanan and one
member of Congress of the opposition, and
two Mexican Commissioners. The Commits
zion shall assemble wherever the Government
OF Mexico may appoint.
The United States demand the parallel of
IS degrees of latitude from the Gulf of Mexico
to the Pacific, as the dividing line.
The United will pay fifteen millions of dol
lars in cash for the territory occupied, solemn
iy engaging not to exact or claim any expenses
of the war.
These expenses are estimated as abou thirteen
millions; consequently the U. States consid-
er that they would pay twenty-eight millions
of dollars for the territory described.
The United States guaranty that it will new
er consent that any territory or State of Next
co shall be annexed to the American Union; it
equally guarantees the sovereignty of Mexico,
especially her territory south of the parallel of
26deg.
The United States will place ten thousand
men, infantry and cavalry, upon the bounpary
line, to prevent smuggling and the incursions of
the Indians.
The United States engage to adjust all dis
putes about old claims--we give the remainder
of the seatencein Spanish-[per Ell territorio
cedido por tierras, demdas ertrangeas, sc.
An alliance offensive and defensive shall be
aligned between the United States and Mexico
to repel all European Intervention in the affairs
Of America.
Atocha is authorized by the Government of
the United States to adj st the terms of the
treaty of peace.
81 Correspondence of The Sun.
VERA Cruz, March 80, lS47.
II I can rely on the full and well supported O.
pinions of my friends at the Capital, the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Benton to Especial and mon
ey-d;stributing mission to this distracted coun-
try will not prove judicious one. The Cler-
gy, who clearly hold the balance of power, and
represent at least nine-tenths of the people, are
disposed to favor peace, and even make some
sacrifice OF territory to obtain it, on two condi
tons:
lst. The release Of The mass from the OPP
psession of their military leaders. The irish
the army dissolred
I'd. They desire in some form a guaranty
that the ldtrs and consultation shall be sustained
aud private property Including that held by cor
porations and the Church, should be respected.
This is prevented By Keeping up military
despotisms.
they were discussing the probability of a
peace when the arrival of Atocha alarmed their
fears and opposition. He was known to be
the creature of Santa Anna, and if his PROPOSE
tons were accepted, the enemies of their peo-
pie and the Church would be confirmed in their
destructive and unlimited power.
The announcement of Mr. Benton with mon
ey to enable Santa Anna and his soldiers to
keep the country in slavery, was met in Next
co with decided increase of the war spirit.
nff tp Mafeh 29 unity aft7 IN
Mexico has reused itself for final effort. Now
it is that the United States has to decide wheth-
er it will save or destroy the last hope of the
Mexican people. do not mean the thirty
thousand officers and empleados who have de-
voured her wealth and strength in the day of
her prosperity and fed from her defence in the
days ofinvasion and adversely. Not for them,
but for the sake Of her long suffering and hard
ly-treated working classes, the United States
should act with frmness and liberality. The
day of brighter hopes or of deeper abasement
is near-it rests in the decision OF her sister
Republic.
The people wish to throw the yoke of that
CALLING military despotism which has its head
quarters at the City of Mexico, and radiates
thence it's evil influence to every corner of the
Republic. The inefficient and impractcable
powers of the State Governments have never
been enabled to cope with the armed mercena-
ries of centralism, and never will be while the
centralFowers have money to pay an army Sieve
raj of the most populous and influential Sites
intbe Confederacyhave settled on bold expert
ment.
the plan of La Playa was not framed by the
unprincipled soldier-politicians who have re-
duced the country to its present unhappy posi-
zion. tits the work of her best citizens and
most honored clergy. It's this: theStates, des-
pairing of the patriotism and fidelity of the Cen
trail Goyernment,willw withdraw in such sections
rs can act well together, and organize effective
" their several and distinct Constitutions, and
demanding each for itself an arrangement with
abe United States. The basis of this arrange
ment ia to be the abandonment of the United
States of California and all the territory north
of 26deg. as an equivalent for the expenses of
the war, and the protection the new States will
receive against the Indians on the boundary.
The ports now taken TO remain in the hands
of the Americans until their claims against the
Government of Mexico shall be paid from the
revenues of those ports at the American tariff,
with the addition Of a slightly increased tonnage
duty on foreign vessels. This plan of La Pla-
va is not yet promulgated, though the leading
members of the States Oaxaca, Puebla. and We
IA Cruz base exchanged favorable opinions up
on it, and there is no doubt that Gen. Scott has
been consulted. This is so much better t:san
any thing Benton can do with his millions OF
bride money that he wili be certain to oppose it.
The States known to be ready for united action
On the plan of La Playa are included between
l6 and "a West long. from Washington, and
extena from % N. latitude to the Pacific.
This area embraces in compact rich and
populous region abnhdantly able to sustain an
independent position as distinct Republic
II meets Chiapas and Tabasco just on the line of
the great Canal which is to unite the Pacific
with tho Meyicau puif and full and assured