Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-10-11
THE. NEWS.

fer.
II will be that nearly all the is derived FINN
Mexican sources, and must, therefore. be taken win
many grains If allowance. So far as The military nn.,
tlors are concerned we think hero can he ns ,lopi,
there has been ard fighting ard Ina, our lro,fs asu,o,
covered III, nstlves with glory. We bliev. furtl.,
thai Gen. Scott in possession Of the city, III, J
ia Is furnish clue by winch may es,ima;e ~,
IS in killed aud wuund,d That the Mexican rs, ,n,
exaggerated is Grain. II ncyrrtrl S. is we'll c,I.
lated 10 excite anil arrrrhersors in tie minds # all
aid particularly # The friends # the Ulcers allencd l.,
h'yr fallen. All direct ,n,nuni alton Mtwe,n our ~,
my and The c,.: /" hsvr BE-, II rrl, cut n nd
tbs nay ros pine, for sometime. the receipt Of lci,l
credible private, intelligence If The operations of ~
troops. The state Of suspense is high deure. p,r
fl
Pa,sn, from The military 10 the diplomatic operation.
re nie9ence, co;nns 10 in an official saps as.n,,
deeper interest. II Is true the documents are derived
from the Mexican Jnrna Is. AMI that they CONSISTS in h.
MAN, of The notes Of the Mexican Commissioner. 10 NJ.
/ Inst aud the Supreme Government. No rrasouabi.
doubt however. can "r ought 10 he, entertained that thu
published cnmrns genuine. and, assllninu item +.
be 81, GATH. II hal the Mexican Coy, rnn.n, w.,
nin. 10 cede so much of California as Les North # II.
81 rafaelf latitude. for cons, Grafton and b,, NJ,
inst had agreed 10 this line. That The NJ, nican,
would not consent TO the Rio Grande thu boundary
nut denand' the Nueccs, with proviso that no nav
elements III nd be made between thu Two rivers and
al MIR. lrst was wiling to submit this IL, his govern
nentAnd s. That Mr. rrjst Iena ndel the c.sson f
New NleN 60 as sine qua non, which tie NJ IN Coz
missioner RS r,j'crd
With respect 10 Mr. IIsi's accepting the Ire of III.
31h degree Of north latitude, and agreeing refr tho
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men,, the Union says:
MIR. TRiST
In justice 10 This gentleman proper observe tina,
the statement Of the Mexican commissioners canpol DOS
bly be tfneha, if the other Of The treaty Mer
satisfactorily adjusted. he would refer his Coy. rnlept
III the hop" ot favorable result the question Of ,ur,en
d'rlng the territory between the Nurc,s and ihs Rio
Grand', anG also prllon ul rper California In Tho
absence utany informant lou rm that gentleman on tho
SUBJECT We undertake To give this statement fit ,enal.
1t would moi nn have been violation II his nstruc-
Tons bat the idea Of consulting his government upn
the poprety Il DE- ng portion ut the I, rrory of
he sovereign State 4 Texas is TOO absurd he enter
tanned 'r moment by any person rNcrpta rald Me,-
tin wing MI IrSt is an able, firm and Truly ratrlu,c
nan and We cohid"nily venture the ass, him that he
iever made any such suggestion 10 the Mexican COM
m:ssian,r
We do not know what to hnk. The Mexican Co
'hs'IoirFs would hardly tell lie 10 te;r own govern
hea touching the neIot'alm a lie which would be at
once, futile and Ridiculous Nh, les. woulJ ,b,.y int;
mute To Mr. rrisi that he had done what they ana 4s
anew he bad done The assertion of The Euior
however. Is explicit, that, in doing what is legged, NJ
frlst would have violated his Instructions The M.Ai.
can 20 nmss'oners. in formal d'sIa'c, rep,r, the
government what the official organ of onrs sayscsn.
not ss.bly be true We have great confidence in tho
integrity and ability Of Mr. Irist aad mnsl suspend any
lenliiye opinion unil the whole Of the facts ar, made
public
We think, under all the circumstances the offer made
b, the American Government was liberal viz the X
r nde the boundary of Texas and The cesson Of the
Caiornas and New MeNico.n Consideration Of the sum
II millions of dollars & the payment. by our GOV
eminent IF all the claims of citizens which Moxieo
a agreed 10 pay, and Of the further payment of three
Millions 10 American citizens having unadju.red
claims npon Mexico. 10 be sure. the sum with which
the blank Is 10 be filled is necessary he known hrfr-
the character ofihe offer be justly estimated Tho
demands oil the M"Ncans were. considering their siu,-
lion, l'fy and alnnst mpudrnt We hlievc that they
Were based upon the snail force Of some epht or nine
thousand men, with which Gen. Scott appeared before
tho city The Union attributes them to Mexican rei.
ance upon the success the Wing party in the late cleo
lions II this should be the case which we d., not b.
ieve-whn 50 mnrh The Elitorof the Union has con.
heNcans That Journal has, ever since the varcnm
'nenced falsely and slandemnsy charged with treas n
10 Their congry the whole Wkig pary-ihat is A ma
Jny OF the citizens of the United States 1t is not
strange thai The Ncxicans sh mid give some crelence t.
statements which they saw reiterated from day to day.
ny The Official organ Of the Administrations that the
hg party Of the United States were traitors and wis.,
ei Ia" The defeat of and the disgrace four conn
try The Mexcans know something of he shirt If f,,
ton-bn they are happily Ignorant of The lengths to
which cenions party press will 90 to upheld the m,n
BY whom was called int, existence and by whose SUP
port and connienance it is sustained Hence il is not
strange mat charges the prepos falsehood and
n3n'y ii which render them unworthy Of notice
IN ihs country, where the source and the motive
are Known, should find crcdence abroad. and lead the
MeAlcans 10 lelicve that their NEST ,x,rayagani de-
nands would he complied with. provided the Wings
IN power The Administration and its organ have dono
III !" '"ef power to prevent The Wings from nllyns
inc support OF HE war. They have constantly manifest
"a me disposition 10 carry it for the benefit Of the
''emocra'lc party so far the Administration could e.
ec II, no W ing was allowed to bear a commission.--
wing patriotism. notwithstanding the ostracsm Of
MI FOLK has sh 'wn forth c,nspcnously Wing mill
ary genius and vaor have lns, rated our annus and
my blood has flowed pnfusely On the field Of battle
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