Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-11

late fo' ,he res,oss,or % Mexico II sll oss 9th.
n az {~fr,,asy q be ssquisrd 81 The bounds.
~ ySsppusaa mk(At III eslia,ased 10 ~ OF greater
vaiue ihsk = nv equivalent fof ont j6lr demands
our commissioner wae authorized to stipuiste ior
The payment Of such, additional pccuniary consi-
derstion % ~ss decned reasonable j,
The terms of treaty proposed BY the Mexi.
cas- commissioners we're wholly inaJmisesble.
They Negotiated a. IL Mexivo were the vctori-
ous, and not the vsnquishe,i party. They must
have known that their ultms,um couId never
be accepted, X rrquirsa the United Ststes 10
dsmember Texss, BY suriehdrf,nR TO Mexico
that pari of,he ,ersitary III that Slate lying be-
tween the Nurces and the Rio Gsnde, included
within her linnte ny her lave when she was an
indepesdent ,rrPUb5s, and when she was en-.
,exed 10 the United States and ADMITTED by
Congress ss one OF the States of our Union. u
rot'tsined M provists FOR the payment of the
jns, elaine oi mr caiseps. u re,uired indeu'
nifty tn Mexican citizens fw injuries they may
have sustained by cur troops in t,e prorccu,ion
of the ~sr. II demanded The right tov Mexico
To levy and 'collec, the Mexicsn tariff .f duties
On goods impaired into her por,s while 10 our
military occupation during the war, and the
owners o' which had rs,G to fficrrs of the Up
ted Stnirs the military contributions which had
been levied npon then; and il offrred to cede
to The United S'o,es. .tr a pecunis'y considers
tion, that part If Uprer Callforsn lyiac norh
nf latitude "a degrees. Such were the untea, ,
.nnsble terms proposed by the Mfxcsn con-.
missioners. &C. p u 'ti3e r7itp esif ,T''u'
The crsvion to The United S,stes by .Mexico.
ot the provinces Of New NJ. xico aud In" Cali.
otn,As. u. proposed by The commissioner of the
United Sis,es, i, was believed. woo d b. more
in accordance with the convenience and inte
rests Of both nations, thanrny Other ceteion ol
territory which It was prubab!e Mexico could be
induced 10 make. ssAs'i' ..% 1tf
u is msnitrst 10 oil who hsye observed the
actual conai,nn the N, x,csn government. fol
SINE years part. and st present, that II The pro
vrncep should be retained by her, she could nc
| long continue Ia h. ID snd cavern thcm. Next
Gu is tao feeble = puwrr 70 govern these provin
ecs. lying as they do a, , dls,sncr oi more ihas
a Thousand miles from her capital. and. II at
tempted 10 be vetsined oy her, 'hey woald con
s,itute bot Tor short time, even nominaliy. {
part ot her domiaions. s M ,s,
This would be especially the case with Up
per CsIiforn'a. The tagacny 1 powerful Euro
pesn na,isns has long snce direcied their att u
lion to the comanerc,sl Importance sf that prov
| ince, aud there can be little doubt that the mo
,upnt the United States shall relinquish thei
pres, nj occupstlo of il, and their claim 10 II o
,odemni,y, an effort would be made by fo1'
foreign Power 10 poesesa IT,, either by conques
or By purchase. Ii 90 ioreign governmen
should scquire Il in either uf III. se inodes, s
inJeps ndeOt revolutionary g,~ernment woui
probsbiy Le established BY the iUhabnanie, en-
such foreigners a. tnay remain IN or remove
the country, ss sos ss j, cha u he known that II
Uc,ted States have sband0ned il. Such . et
verUment would he too ieeb'e long 10 nan'si
its separate MdeppHd-a, existence. aod, w,s,l
finally become annexed 10. or be depender
colony OF, some more powerful State.
Should soy kmeign government attempt
posspss IL as . coitmv. sr nihar~Ise to incarpt
rate il with itself. the principle sVn~ed By Pre-
soeni Monroe in ls24. and nsffi,m.d IN IN
first annual mssssP, that 90 foreign Power shsl
with our consent, be permitted TO plant or cstl
bli-h any new c,ltay M donin'oo on s'y pa
the North Americsn con, incut. ,h,'st be MsiI
tain,d. In msin,sining this principle. and
resisting this inversion by spy foreign Power. "
, NIGH be involved IN othrr wars more expr'
s,vc and 0ose difficult, then that in which y
are now engaged. -
Our srsus having been everywhere victoriou
. h,v ug subjected to our military eccnpsiion
{ large portnx OF the ~aemy's country. inc.Udir
he capital, snd Negotiations tor p.sce hav'a
tailed, the pnpoIisni 4mes,nns sIlse. ~ VII
:, msnaef lhe war ought to be prosecuted! s'
= y what should be our future policy! ! chnn
: doubt that we should secure and rend-r avail
!. BILE the conquessa which we have already mad
and ihsi. with this view, We ia, uld hold and 9
: cupy, by cur naval and military forces, an d
o por,s, towns. cities, and provinces now in o
4 occupst .on. OF which may hereafter tsil into q
II pO,eess.es,; thst we si,euld apsess harvard 20
!. military operstnns. ard levy such military CO
d ,rihutions tn the enemy ss may, ss far ss prnc
:. cable. defray The future expenses Of the war
e - - Early after the cr,nrnent
c ment of tie ~ss. New M,xico and The CsIh,
nlss were lake n pessessloN ri by ovS tOrces. u
). nilabry aud naval commanders wefe order
!. 10 cnpqaor and hold them, subject TO be disI
srd oi by l,ea,y OF peace.
X These PROVINCES ave naW in our und~pu'
d. occupation, and have been ~ for @sny maa'i
" all resistance 90 the part OF Mexico having CT
sed within their limits. ] Gm sst.fed ihs, 'h
h should never be Surrendered 10 Mexico, Sho,
:. Congvess concur with me in this opinion. q
!. that they should be reisined by the sUni'
N Ststes ss indemnify. can perceive no good y
- son why the civil jurisd ,cticn and VS. Of |
United S,stes eheuld moi al cuce be extended
2 yer them. To wsn for a Treaty nf peace, 9,
i; ;n ss we orr, willing TO oske. BY which our r.
!. tions towsrds them would not be changed, Ct
!. hof be Rod policy; whilst o'ir own Interest. q
b. ttst oi The people hahnr.g them, require q
$. . stable, Iespoosiblr. and Tree government
. der our authority should, ss coon as possible.
Il. established over them. Should Congress the
u. lore determine 10 hold these psovnces PER-
ar neo,ly, end that they shall hereafter be COT