The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-12-16
UNiESER IL.

y OF treaty Of " limits and boundaries "
4 with Mexico, eession Of territory esti-
mated to be of greater value than the a.
c mount Of our demands against her might
4 be obtained aud that the pro,npt payment
4 OF this sunni FGrt consideration for the
: territory ceded-on the conclusion Of a
+ treaty, and It's ratification on her psrt,
; might be al indncemgal with her to make
n such cesslon Of territory rs would be sat
/. isiactory 10 tie |. States Aud although
the failure 10 conclude su.h treaty la.
. rendered Il unnecessary TO use any part Of
] the three millions nf do!lats appropriated
$ by the act, and he entire rum remains ia
=. the treasury, II IS sill applicable to thu,
] object, should the contingency occar ma
J king such application proper.
The doctrine Of no territory is the doc.
tglne Of no indemnity and, if sanctioned,
you'd be public acknowledgment that
our country vas wrong, and l.4t the was
declared by Congress with extraordinary
ananmlty, ~as unjust, and should be abail.
donej an admission unfouudcd in fact,
and degrading 10 the national character.
The terms of tie treaty proposed by
the !. States were noi only mt 10 MelI.
CO, but, considering The character and a.
mount Of oGr claims the unjuslfaLIe and
Ggprovoked commencement Of hostlItes
+ By her, he expenses Of he wgr to which
we haze been subjected, sad the success.
which had attended our arms, were deem.
ed to be Of most Iloerei character.
The commissioner Of the L. Statea was
authorized to agree 10 lie establishment
u tie RIO Gande as The boludlry, from
its entrance INTO the Gulf to lis intersection
w.i lie southern boundary Of New Mexi.
&C, IN north latitude about 80 degrees and
to obtain cession 10 the Z. States Of tho
provinces of New Mexico and the Cali.
tofulas, and The prttiIege Of the night Of
way across the islhmus Of !ehuaniepec.
Ihe boundary of the RIO Grcade, and the
cession to The Z. States Of New Mexico
aud Upper California, constituted 40 ultl.
matum which our comlp.s5 oner was, un.
der no circumstances, TO yield.
That il might ba manifest net only TO
Mexico, but to all other nations, that the
L. Strles we're not disposed 10 tsko adj
vantage Of a feeble power, BY insisting up
on wrestling from her all the other proyih-
ces, including many Of her prtacipsl towns
and cities, which We had conquered and held
in our military occupation, but wsre willing
TO conclude a treaty in spIflt Of lbeTsls
y; our commissioner was authorized 10
stpulate for the restoration to Mexico or
a our other conquesls,
A The territory to be acquired by the
boundary proposed might be estimated to
be of greater value than d fair equivalent
fos our Just demands, our commissioner
was authorized to sglpalata for the payment
OF such additional necunlary confederation
as was deemed reasonable.
Tie terms CT a treaty proposed By tho
Mexican commissioners we're wholly uad.
mlss,6ie. They negotiated as if Mexico
were the victorious, and not the vanquish.
ed pgty. They mist have known that
heir uitimaium could never be accepted.
Il required the L, States to dsmember
Texas, 1y surfender,ng to Mexico that
pant Of the Rio Grande, included within
her imls By her laws when she was an in
dependent republic, and when she was an.
neNed TO the L, Sta,es and admitted by
Congress as enc Of the States Of our U.
ngn. 1t contained TO provision for The
payment by Mexico of the Just claims Of
our citizens. Il required indemnity TO
Mexican ciu1sns for injuries they may
have sustained By our troops in the prose-
cutlon Of the war. Il demanded the right
for Mexico to levy and collect the Mex.
can tariff Of duties on good, imported into
her Ports while in cur military occupation
during the war, and the owners Of which
had paid TO officers Of the L. States the
military contributions which had been lev
led upon them; aud i: offered to cede to
the I. States for a pecunary considera.
ton, that part of Upper California lying
north of latitude thirty.seven degrees.
Such were the unreasonable terms propo.
sed by the Mexican commissioners,
The cession 10 the L. States by Mexi.
CO, Of the province. of New Mexico and
the CALIFORNIA;, as proposed by The COM
missioner Of the I. States, il was believed
would be more IN accordance with the
convenience and interests Of both nations,
than any other eession Of territory which
j, was probable Mexico could be induced
to make,
Il is manifest to all who have observed
the actual condition Of the Mexican gov.
eminent, for some years past, and at pre-.
sent, that if these provinces should be re.
tanned By her, she could not long conlnus
to hold and govern them. Mexico is too
feeble a power to govern these provinces,
lying as they do at distance Of more
than thousand miles from her capital,
and, if attempted to be retained by her,
they would constitute but for short time,
even nomlnaIly, part Of her domnjons.
This would be especially the case with
Upper California. The sagaclIy of pow.
ertui European nations has long since di.
recled their attention to the commercial
importance Of that province, and there can
he little doubt that the moment the United
States shall reHuquish their present occu.
pa,on Of it, and their claim to it as indem.