The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-28
News from Mexico.

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time since, and extracted originally from La Pa
tria, that Mr. Trist, on the part Of the United
States had consented to give up all claims to the
two misunderstanding the Bay of Francisco,
and be content with Texas as boundary line.
Although this rumor is an absurdity on Its face,
and such we pronounced it when we published
it in our paper, it is, have reason to believe,
credited by great many persons-at least cred
tied to a certain extent-so much so as to induce
them to think that Trist had conceded much
more than it was first supposed the United States
would concede.
We do not believe it all, and the reason
why we do not is that Mr.. Trist's authori-
ty extends only to the treaty which he took
with him to Mexico; and we have reasons,
satisfactory to us, for believing that that treaty
included both Upper and Lower California, and
line west from the Rio Grande to the Pacific.
1t Is absurd again to suppose that with all the ad-
vantages that have taken place since the COM
mencement of hostilities-with the enemy's
principal ports and walled towns in our posses
sion, and with his very capital at the mercy OF our
conquering army, that we should quietly back out,
shoulder all the expense, and take polite leave
OF our Mexican friends in such contemplate
manner No-the war was not commenced by
us-lt was commenced by them, and by us pro-
secuted to the gates of the capital where they
made final and determined stand. If they wish
peace, they must first reimburse us the expenses
we have been put to in chastising them and
bringing them to their senses. When they do
this, either by cessions of land, or in any other
way that will be agreeable to us, we shall leave
them
We must very soon have another batch of news,
nj w tha G. 0rL
has certainly been an arrival at New Orleans be-
fore this, and our overland express may at this
moment be hurrying to the telegraph to transmit
10 US whatever intelligence its arrival may bring
AS soon as 1t arrives we shall give it to the
public IN an Extra Herald, perhaps this morning
The PROGRESS OF LAW REFoRM-We pub
lished in yesterdays Herald, the report of
progress of the Commissioners on Practice and |
Pleadings, made to the Legislature, and dated |
the twenty-ffth instant; and look upon it as |
one OF the most important documents we ever
read. 1t is replete with sound sense, and |
proves the gentlemen, to whom the difficult |
and delicate task of revising the practice |
OF our law courts has been referred, to be
eminenty qualified to discharge 1t. cogn-
zant of the radical evils which have for
series of years clogged and impeded the
wheels of Justice, and capable of pointing out
their remedies. We hope that it has been extern
sively read, for every person fin the community
has an interest in the subject upon which it treats
The majority of the committee say
We have come to the conclusion that it is our duty
and happy to add that it is less incina
ton, to the smpli6cation of the rules Of
practice and pleading by providing new and far
we plain simple and ineligible system. In doing
light Of s1psrisnoe but shall gladly avail ourselves Of
such portions of the listing system experience has
proved be clearly useful In other words as are es
senta to the and enforcement substsn
tial rights.
A very wise conclusion it is that the commit
tee have arrived at. There is no question that
if the present system OF pleading is characterised
with inconsistency, delay, and annoyance, that
there is much of it which could not with propri-
ETY. be rejected. The Commissioners are album
dainty capable of discriminating between what
portions of it ought to be rejected, and what por-
tons retained and likewise Of substituting for
the portions rejected, plain, simple, and intellgi-
bic rules, that will be found adequate to the pur.
pose for which they will be recommended.
Again they say
The result then Of progress thus far is determi-
nation practicable recommend to the Legs
lature the following propositions -
l. The establishment of system of practice and
pleading instead of plan Of amendment merely
4 Inc abandonment OF the distinction between the
modes Of proceeding and pleading In of legal and
equitable cognizancs and the adoption Of uniform
system as applicable to all cases
g. That the distinctions Of forms Of actions at law be
longer retained and that every action rest upon its
own facts and the law Of the applicable to the
rights which 1t involves And
a. The establishment Of a system Of pleading,
based upon the principles which have Just stated
In these propositions can be embraced all the
reforms so much needed in the attainment of JUS
tce, and from the spirit of reform, and the desire
to discharge their duty faithfully, manifested by
the Commissioners in their first report, we augur
the best results.
We shall look with interest for the final report,
and congratulate the people of New York on the
prospect in store for them of being able, at no
distant day, to obtain redress for their grew
ances without being obliged to encounter the de-
lays, vexaton, annoyance and expense, which
are, by the system of pleadngs at pr esent in
practice, inseparable from an application to JUS
tice.
MOVEMENTS IN City PoLrTIcs.-The wings
OF New York will hold ward meetings this
evening, for the purpose of selecting delegates
to district conventions to choose delegate
to represent this district in the State conven-
ton, to be held at Syracuse, for the nomi-
nation of candidates for State Offices to be elect