The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-11
III TIL X n AILs.
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1877.

WASHINGTON, March 9, lsf7
Aspect of 7xings-D Diplomatic Military
We have 1t that the Cabinet had a talk to-day
that the subject was the scope Of the powers pro-
per to be entrusted to Old Bullion. 1t was SUBJ
mitted that he be empowered TO 60 to Mexico on
the authority of the President of the United States
and to the extent Of carte blanche This was DIS
cussed, and the dangers Of so large power were
touched upon, and the pro,et of the carte ola'che
was rejected. We now hear it IS proposed 10
draw up two or three alternatives OF treaty OF
peace.--each one of them embracing the harbors
of San Francisco, San Diego, and Monterey on
the Pacific: but with notifications as to the ex-
,ent of territory to be surrendered by Mexico; and
II il also intimated that one OF the propositions
embraces the right of way for ship canal from
the mouth of the Huasacutlco. Ia hundred miles
below Alvarado, on the Gully across (about l75
miles line of rivers nearly all the way,) to
Tehuantepec, on the Pacific.
Item "A constitutional impeachment here pre-
sents itself Has this government the power,
under the general power to regulate commerce,
10 carry on works Of internal improvement in
foreign nations, that power being denied in re-
gard to the States of this Union
General Benton has been considerably ragged
from the beginning, if the reports, circulated,
are to be accredited At first he expected carte
blanche, military and diplomatic, Including his
plan of the campaign, and his vind,caton IL the
PRESIDENT. On ~dtufody ldSt, II was ruteo, or SAID
to be ruled in Cabinet Council, that the military
powers requiring supersedeas upon Generals
Scott and TAYLOR, were inadmissible. Next we
have i, that he applies for full diplomatic powers,
an unlimited discretion treaty, and in this he
is also ov~rruled and remains subject to the pro.
bable adoption OF card of alternatives and imi-
tations, upon which the most i'm portant doubt is
on the inquiry, will he accept the commission
Quite likely he will upon the most reasonable
terms, as the shop-keepers say, and, perhaps,
gain something and make something by the bar
gain We also hear OF the old project to be re-
newed of a diplomatic commission, consisting Of
such distinguished personages as Messrs Benton,
diplomatico- generallissimo. defacto, Crttenden,
Soule, Haywood, and, perhaps, little Douglass, Of
Illinois, to make up the five. .D
The more reasonable proce eding, and the more
likely to be in contemplation, il not resolved
upon, is the despatch Of General Benton COM
missioner, to TIRE at when the Mexcans shall say
we are ready, the army meantime prosecuting
the coercive persuasion TO the fullest extent, TO
bring those benighted heathcns to a full under
standing OF their awful 81 uaton if they persist in
hostties; and yet, up to this bour the question is,
will Mr.. Benton accept Ia question which may
be answered by his disappearance from these
parts ere this letter reaches you, accompanied by
i've or six strong iron trunks safes, enclosing
the hard dollars. Subjected 10 the double persua-
sion OF bayonets and bomb-shes on the one hand,
and of a large sum Of money the other, we cal
crlate upon speedy and honorable peace, and
have only 10 say that If Colonel Benton don't 90,
we suppose Mr.. Dix will. w.