Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-12-30

Third, That, in consideration of the cesson
of the territory embraced within the foregoing
boundary, the Government of the United States
shall pay the Government of Mexico such sum
OF money as may be agreed upon by and be-
tween commissioners TO be appoinH8 upon the
part OF each Government: PROVIDED, That there
shall be deducted out OF the sum so agreed on
whatever may have been due by Mexico to the
United States before the commencement of the
war, if the sum so agreed on shall exceed the
amount so found to be due to the United States.
Fmih, That the Government of the United
States shall ask from the Government of Mexico
no indemnity whatever for the expenses Of the
war
Einh, That so soon as treaty of peace shall
have been made and ratified by and between the
two Governments, the army Of the United States
shall be withdrawn from every portion Of the
territory OF Mexico now or at that time in its
| possession.
.Sirih, That the Government of the United
States will guaranty to the Government Of Next
CO that all persons, now cit zens Of Mexico, who
possess property within the territory thus pro-
posed to be coded to the United States, shall con-
tinue to hold and enjoy the same, under the laws
and institutions Of the United States.
Mr.. VAN DYKES toF N. j. RESOLUTIONS.
Resoired, That, in the opinion of this House
the order of this Government that General Toy.
Tor with his army should take position on the
bank Of the Rio Grande, which resulted IN the
blockade ofthat river and the pointing ofthc guns
Of the United States upon a Mexican town or
the other side, was unnecessary and unwise, was
an act Of aggression in itself, and the immediate
cause Of conflict between the two nations
Resolved, That the invasion Of the territore,
of Mexico south and west of the Rio Grande, eli
thcr by sea or by land, and the storming aud cap
turing Of her towns and the staying of her PEG
pie within such territories, were acts of injustice
cruelty, and wrong; and that the requiring o
Mexico, at the peril of her existence, to enter in
to treaty slipulations with Cs, while her country
is surrounded by or navy, her capital and chic
towns in our possession, her cot ntry subjugatet
and her people crushed and PROSTATE beneatl
our power, and with our resstess cannon frown
ing upon her, ana our conquering sword CLEAN
ing above her, is unreasonable and unfair tow
ards Mexico, as one Of the contracting parties
: and unmagnanimous and unchristian in US.
R,Soircd, That the present war with Mexic
should not be prosecuted any further for any pur
pose whatever; that the Whole of our forces i
Tue Mexican country should be withdrawn q
+ speedily as possible, and placed on terror
which belongs to this country and that the At
minislration be furnished with all the men an
money necessary to protect our troops now
5 Mexico, and to accomplish such withdrawal i
0 the most practicable way, without hprm or dar
: ger.
c Resolved That, after the withdrawal of OF
e troops as aforesaid east Of the ko Grande, III
President Of the United States be requested I
l. send a commissioner or commissioners to Mex
/, co, TO settle the question of boundary betwee
5 this country and Mexico, together with such oil
er questions us may properly come before them