Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-06
FROM THE BOSTON ATLAS.


The Boston Post has attempted defence OF
aton and of sc Don Nicholas Trist, its agent in permit
ting the Mexican armistce be broken off without conclud
ing peace The defence remarkable for its omissions
than for any thing which contains 1t does not attempt to
defend the Administration Mr. Trst for demanding of Mex
oneha of the Republic does not deendMr Irist for
renqushing his hold the CALIFORNIA; for holding on to
New Mexico for offering to buy Of Mexico certain portions
of its dominons 1t is silent all that part of the negotia
ton wherein Mr. Trist agrees for certain consideration, in
shape of territory, that the United States will pay the
penses of the war; and, in addition, will assume the claims Of
citizens upon Mexico for spoaon Not word is said
regard matters but it takes hold Of the following
ambiguous expression in the letter of the Mexican Commits
soners and rings the changes it III very NOISY terms,
that Mrico ,oiH CONSENT 10 The PRETEssross ofe Cor
eminent Of Washington 10 the territory q ftraS FOR Pro-
| PER INDEMSFICATIoS y!
Rather than submit this says the Post, would be
justified in carrying g a 10 the knife Now, if the
Post has read the correspondence knows that the sole
why the peace negotiations not successful that
Mr. Trst demanded of Mexico the province Of New Mexico
and the territory of the Rio Grande that Mexico offered
to make the desert between the Nueces and the Rio Grande
the boundary and TO cede to the United States three
hundred and tcenty thousand square males 81 territory m
Upper California g for proper ndemncaon that in the
articles published the boundaries marked out and which in
clude Upper California the 37th degree OF latitude,
spoken Of together The Mexican line begins the Nueces
and ends at the Pacific Ocean, and gives to territory of
vast extent for which the Mexicans ask proper ndemnca
ton for asking which they 10 be pursued with fire and
sword The Government Washington have pretended to
claim for Texas all of the country east of the Rio Grnde
(See the Presidents Message Congress last December
This claim Mr. Benton and others have and again.
said could be maintained and that to press would he
Of gross usurpation against Mexico The Mexican Com
missoners, with full knowledge Of these "pretenons,
say they will them 'for proper ndemnifaon.
What less could they say The Post in its attempt de-
nounce the Mexcans, has unwngy done the thing TO
Mr. Tnst and his employers. According to the Pot, il is
exceedingly outrageous for the Mexcans pretend any
claim upon Texas free and independent State in this Unon
but perfectly right for Mr. Trist the part of the Unit
ed States claim and attempt 10 buy half dozen States
Of Merico inhabitants and ALL and bring them int This
UniO 1oeRS ronS Such act is right, just and par
otc according the logic Of the Post in Mr. Trist Int for
Mexican to such man1uvre, he should have his throat
cut his house burnt down. and his corneds tramped under
the feet Of invading armies in word, he should have
to the knife
We glad that the Post has began this controvesy II
will lead its readers investigate the maer-to
CORES is oil ask. We hope they will
not be dIssuaded iom pursuing such by u tie
silly twadde about I" Federalism and Hartford Cnven-
ton which the Post unsparingy. These caba-
stc words which this day have meaning aud only
used influence fools and higots Let it he borne mind
that the reason why peace not made during the late
mce because Mexico refused give up the United
States New Mexico and the country east Of the Rio Gande
And is for conquest and conquest alone that the
now waged.