Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-24

f'NSs VI tne WISHES Oh the people, Wn
have been outraged by The most unjust of all a:
Slessions, ano are determined moi 10 consent III;
| an ignominious treaty should secure TO our neiol
DORIS The possession Of The territory usurped b
lhem and with il The dominion of this conlinel
Terminating al the same lime our political G,
s!ence in 4 manner which would moi even emf
lie Us 10 The compassion Of other people-[Cor
gfessl has uniformly opposed every thing whic
should seem 10 open The way for peace, whic
would al this day be every way ignomnious an
1t has exercised The most Jealous care and prt
caution 10 prevent even the remolesl DANCER {
such disaster
Ihe committee participates in these feelings
and would only observe that this constitutions
power conferred upon The Executive canno i
assailed by us nor does il afford occasion IL
we'll founded alarm, nor in fine is il possible thu
Congress should itself discharge this duty. Tn
management OF diplomatic negotiations demand
such reserve, SO much discussion, an ACTIVITY S
well timed, system OF designs so well prosecl
ted. that il would be impossible to carry Them o
with certainty, if their management were en-
trusted 10 numerous body. The policy of a
nations confirms this truth, and there IS no doul
thai Congress itself renounced The power OF ne
COLLATION. when in amending our original consl
tuional pact, il determined that there should be n
alteration in The provisions we have cited, an
left them 10 stand as they were.
On the other hand, in perfect consistency wit
these provisions, The Executive can conclude no
thing definilvely, il possesses no authority 10 con
snmmaie any arrangement which shall be bind
ing upon the Republic; and Congress very vel
knows ha, The Executive, even in The exercise Q
lis constitutional exclusive tacul les, under re
preventative system, finds itself constrained Il
pursue such a Course as may be designated b.
public opinion and The legislative body. In III
position, truly strong and respectable, which on
Constitution gives 10 Congress, il possesses abun
dant, peaceful and legal resources, without tx
ceeding its duties, 10 insure The interests of the ma
lion in whatever manner they may be compIo
missed.
For these reasons, therefore, the majority of tn,
committee cannot propose any other course thai
10 return 10 The Government The despatch; and j
This report appears subscribed BY only Two mem
bers OF The committee. it should be borne in mine
that our associate, Sr. Ceballos, who worlhily
prcsides over The committee, but who, from hi.
well known illness, is unable TO cooperate witt
us has authorized us 10 express his agreemen
with rs, and he even offered To subscribe the re-
port which we should prepare expressive Of ou
views, which we conclude with The following pro
position
With copy Of this report lei the despatch b.
returned 10 the Government, because in the pre-
sent situation OF The affair, il comes within il.
cosnizance, with the restrictions which are esta
blshed by The fundamental code OF The Republic
OTERO.
MEXICO, 10 h July, 1917. LAFRAGUA.
The report being submitted 10 Congress under
went discussion and the vote being taken upon
il il was approved tho same aav Upon The mo
lion OF Senior Canas was ordered iRal tS "ie
por, should be published as well as the vote upon
il. Upon its adoption the vote was-Yeas %
nays %.
We need hardly say that this report appears 'e
us an authoritative declaration on The part OF iht
most intelligent political party in Mexico in favol
OF The continuance Of the war. II is The declara
ton oil The majority of the presen, Congress, ant
OF the party, called Moderados, which would PIE
vail in Mexico but Tor The interposilion OF The mi
i,ary. The same line oil argument which i
maintained in he report, The Republican, has size
nuously pursued hitherto.
We inter from this report that the embarrass
inents which have purposely been thrown in III
way of negotiations are sanctioned By the intel
pressly designed 10 guard against The possible cor
luption oi their leaders, who nigh, be induced L
entertain thoughts OF peace. As the report al
most in terms alleges, the people have given ex
expression in The law moi so much 10 an abslrac
theory OF government, as 10 general feeling 9
intense na'ionality-a feeling in favor Q! The ab
souie integrity OF The Mexican territory at al
hazards The blind obsiinacy Of The nation Il
oppose peace is now definitely incorporated il
The law. The executive have the power bv IN
constitution 10 negotiate and prepare a treaty 70
the sanction Of Congress, bot there is an existing
l,u III (soporoSc Iprla fiuo fba n traitor
the country who shall propose peace. The e1
eculive must sci this law al defiance 10 recon-
mendng Il treaty for the sanction OF Congress-
Santa Anna is understood 10 have demanded, o
al least expected The repeal Of this law hy whic
his hands are now lied Congress has no. yet yield
cd 10 his instances nor does he leel himself slron
enough TO trample The law uLder his feet. w
have then The spectacle Of an obstinate, selt.wiet
supersiilous and ignorant people engaged in
war with a powerful foe and bound by The mo-
solemn sanctions of law as well as by the ey
passions OF their nature, 10 continue The war II
the determination Of their enemy or hemselve
From he N.r Orleans Picayune, aug. Ia
LATER FROM VERA CRUZ AND TAMpfCo
The steamship New Orleans, Capt. AUDI a
rived Yesterday afternoon, having sailed lfo
Vera Cruz the evening OF The 1lh inst, and lfol
Tampico liz evening OF The 10Th. Capt. Au
reports The steamship Mary Kins>land hayin
left Tampico via The Brazos, Tor this port on ii
9th inst
Or. Hawkins, Of Baltimore, died Of yellow Il
yer 4! Tampico on The 9Th inst
The New Orleans brings mails from Yer
Cruz and 1'ampico. We regret 10 learn that h
TAmpico mail was stolen al an caily honr We
lerday morning and rfied ol portion ol lis col
tents Some Of the letters were subsequently r,
covered, though The rogue supposed he had di
posed oil them by casing Them into water close
In Inc mai was a letter addressed 10 VIM. Swil
Esq from The contents Of which il would apprs
that three u. s. treasury notes, numbered 80
322 and 1913, OF $500 each, have been absracle,
They were dated Oct. 81, 1916. IL is suppose
that other valuable letters have been stolen.
Capt Whites company OF The Sd Lonisian
battalion received orders a Vera Cruz 10 Ell
bark on board the New Orleans and proceed
Tampico. They did so at once, anc reache
their destination on The 4.h inst. The lamp
co Sentinel says they mustered one hundred me
rank and file.
Cant. Fairchild's company paraded in Ver
Cruz on The 9th inst, fully armed and cquippe
They made fine appearance. The olowir
morning they started out on scout
Lieut. Waters, with detachment of Cap,a
Pesancon's company, returned from scout {
The 9Th inst. Abonl Is miles from the city, viii
riding along the banks Of The Mcdellin rive
lhey were fred into by some Mexicans concealt
| in The bushes on The opposite side OF the river
but no harm was done The Sun says that OF
OF the party, Mr.. Wilkinson, being in adyanc
entered house which had, from all appearance
been abandoned with precipitation, and found
il some papers, among which was The iollowli
pass:
| 1.-THE chiefs OF guerrillas will please lei II
bearer, Crespin Marin, pass unmolesed, with
mules, as he goes 10 Vera Cruz 10 gel provision
for The gnerIllas.
"God and Liberty Estero, Aug.5, l847.
JUAN ABURTO.
ITO the Commanders of Guerrillas."
A Train left the evening of The 9th instant I
the army above, under the command OF Colon
Wilson, of the l2lh Infantry. The train was e
cored By about one thousand men. The follo'
ing officers are enumerated by the Sun as cor
mandins them: Captains Clarke, Morris, Alvor
Hoke, Hornsby and Winans, oflhe Infantry; al
Leuenans Jones, Canlwell, Waddell, Whe
den, Wilkins, Doyle. Sears and Creanor, OF y
Artillery. Some accounts sci down The numb
OF troops in this train at from fifteen hundred
Two thousands our own correspondent says o.
thousand. Verbal reports say that Colonel w
son was ,aken suddenly i'll. and could not pr