Democratic banner., 1847-12-20

Ihei, II was anticipated that, IN settling the
terms of a treaty,of limits and boundaries
with Mexico, a cession7 of territory, estima-
ted to be of greater value than the -smount
of bur demands against her, might be OBJ
ltained, and that tie prompt payment Of Ills
sum, in part coTnsideratinn for de teirritSIry
coded, on The conclusion 8 + a treaty. AID
its ratification on her paIts might be, an in
I~ddceInent, with her. 70 make such a cess
tion of territory as would be satisfactory 10
tile United States: and, althodgf he failure
to conclude such a treaty has rendered it
unnecessary Is use any Of the thres nh.
ions appropriated, BY that act, ard the en-
tire sun SIN rsilnhaihhs in the Treasury, It is
still applicable 70 that object, Should tile
contingency occur making such aPPrOplrjia-
The doctrine Of no territory i; the doc
ofhho indemnity, and if, sanetipned,
would be a public ackno~w ledgehfenf that.
ouI country was wrong, ard that the war
declared by Congress, with ex~traofainary
nGGnimty, was unjust and should Be 0absn-
an admission unfcunded in fact Fhnid
degrading to the national character PIE
terms of the treaty profsredby the United
States were not Only just to MEXICO, but,
considering the character and amount of
our claims, the tnjustifable and Hnprosoked
commencement of hostilities by her, the
expenses Of the war TO which We have been
subjected, and the success which had az
tended our arms, were deemed to be. OF a
most liberal character. H. 70" ga!
The commissioner of the United States
was authorized to agree to- the establish.
Inent Of the Rio Grand as the boundary,
from its entrance into the Gulf, to its inter-
section with the southern boundary ofNew
Mexico in north latitude about twenty-five
degrees, and to obtain a cession to fheh'Us
nited States of tile province ofNew Mexico
and the CALIFORNIA;, and the privilege ofthe
right of the way across the isthmus6 ,Te-
The boundary ofthe Rio Grande and the
~cession to the United States of New Next
CO and the Upper California, constituted
an ultimatum which our commissioner was,
under no circumstances, to yield; that Il
be manifest, not only to Mexico, but
to all other nations, that the United SkAes
were not disposed to take advantage 16fa
feeble power, by insisting upon Wrestling
from her all her other provinces, including
many of her principal towns and cities,
we had conquered and held in III
nilitary"occnpation, bnt were willing to
conclude thetreaty in a spirit of Hberality.
Our commissioner was also authorized to
for the restoration to Mexico Of
our other e~onquestsI ca @.s 81
As the territory to be scquired BY the
boundary proposed might be estimated to
be Of greater'value than a fair equivalent
Tor our Just demands, our commissioner was
authorized to stipulate for the payment Of
such additional pecuniary consideration as
deemed reasonable: T'@@
The terms of a treaty proposed by the
commissioners o the part of the Mexican
Government, were wholly inadTissible.-
They negotiated as if Mexico were the VIC
and not the v%anquished party, or
they must rave known their ul:imatam
could never rave been accepted. 1t re-
quired the United States TO dismember
by surrendering 10 Mexico that
part Of the Territory of that State lying be-
tween the Nueces and the Rio Grande, in
within her limits, by her laws, when
she was an independent Republic, and
she was annexed to the United States5
admitted by Congress, as zone of the
of Our Union. 1t contained no prop-'
nsition for the payment, by MexicD,s of5the.
just claims Of u citizens . 1t required ino
to Mexican citizens for injuries
they may have sustained by our troops in
he prosecution of the war. 1t demanded,
he right for Mexico to levy and collect the
duties levied on goods imported
her ports while in our military occupa-:
ion, and the owners of which had paid to-
officers Of the United States the contribu-
ions which had been levied upon them; and
t offered TO cede to the United States, as a
lecuniary consideration. that par, of Up
ler California lying north of latitude 81 de-
Such were the unreasonable, terms:
proposed by the Mexican commissioners.
The cession to the United States by
of the province of New Mexico,
and the Califosnians, proposed by the COM
missioner Of the United States, it was be-
would be more in accordance with
he convenience and interests of both ma
ions, than any other cession of territory
it was probable. Mexico could be in
to make. 1t is manifest to all who
ave observed the actual condition of tho
government for some years past
mi at ti,e nraScnt tbaf If fheSa nroyinoea-