Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-23
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
FROM THE ST. LOUIS NEW ERA.

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which separates Mexico from the United Sates the only OBJ
sace peace between the countries grows out Of the
question of NeW Merico II Government will fofego the
indulgence of its appetite for New Mexico and allow it to
main where it always beonged-to the Mexican Republic
there can, Think be great doubt that the effect Of
that REIMBURSEMENT Mexico will concede the line of the Rio
Grande and the right of way, Gas you suggest perhaps
through Ell Paso del Norte to the coded territory in Caor-
MA Now, them the question up !" Are the people
Of the United States prepared to fight fire. perhaps ten
TO sacrifice hundred perhaps Co hundred thousand lives
and spend fpe hundred, perhaps thousand millions of
dollars for the sake of finally calling that strip of barren in
land country known New Mexico, American posses
SION Are they !"
There certain advantages trade with Santa Fee
but by follows that, if fail to the terri
which it, shall therefore fail
commercial inercourse with it, / presume that this re-
spect there viii be no loss whatever ar,
Missouri and Other traders there have no pecun inter
of any Importance in having claims to the country
maintained When after peace, secured by rational
cessons part the of affairs IN New Mexico
flows back into its old channels doubt trade will do otoo
under such regulations will fair profits to the ira
ders if they do not themselves spoil the limited market there
| by their competition.
For what good purpose then, is Government 10 insist
upon the retention of New Mexico There public
lands in that country for to appropriate it s according to
the almost unbroken of all the multiplied accounts from
country whose very look is that of baenness and desoa
ton excepting strip the Rio Grande it Is With
water and in that district requires process
of irrigation produce crops has mines OF the pre-
cious metals perhaps, but probably all OF them together are
not so really valuable good coal mine Mis-
Are then, for such acquisition, to keep up
bloody, furious and everlasting war How will the people
answer Do people require, ought they to ask for
than the line of the Rio Gande and Upper California with
right of way the latter Indeed would not the
stony unnhabable desert bewx the Nueces be- Mr. Ben
on history sense, and the best Mexican dplomat
and suggest excellent boundary because natu
raj carrier between and Mexico Whythen, indeed in
sist upon any thing than what discover
easily get Upper Caforniathat empire by itsewlth the
capacous broadbosomed Bay of San Francisco where the
navies of hundred nations might ride with at anchor,
and a convenient way that great acquisition Ought we
ask for i, for one answer peremporly, no. It's
enough, enough ENOUGH unless people sm,ten by
ambition that is remoseless and lust for spolaon that
is Unsuitable. 80
address you the People, because your voices go to
Washington and heard in the of your President and
advisers these last will Let them rfrom you, de-
manding immediate cessation of this compliance
with such only be readily arranged with Mex
leo, but entirely reasonable Let your President under
stand that you satisfied with what you peace
ably get and that you will consent to the blood and
of this nation the EXTREMIST point of exhaustion for
strip of desert all the cuivable land in which would not
give thriving Missouri farmer elbow that age
far advanced to justify the imitation Of those abouinabe
pies left record for execraton by the corrupt kings and
princes who wasted their subjects lives and property
playing with both they had been
the sake Of a few acres OF swamp and sand.
What shall be your answer What will you send
up TO Washington ONE OF YOU.
\ SPRINGFIELD (MAss.) REPUBLICAN.
Tue MEXICAN WAR-A few weeks ago all or
poe the hourly expectation of hearing the
Of peace between the United States and Mexico. Now the
prospect about dark and indeed
be entering upon which opens any thing but the
glimpse even of finale An apparently nlerminabe state
Of hostility lies before US, very similar in its prominent fea
lures the in Florida but very greatly
pensive than that disastrous and inglorous contest
We have examined with some the papers which have
been communicated to the public connected with the negoa
tons for peace and when consider what the osensbe
object Of the was, struck with the evidence here
furnished of what the object in truth Why it that
lay claim of Mexican territory equal
States like Virgnia-why do insist upon such
render condition Of peace The line marked out by
the Mexican Commissioners Included that portion OF Upper
California which has been generally regarded important
acquisition embracing the OF of San Fran
cisco. The Mexican line kept north of the famous Missouri
compromise line the 36o 30 And this ought be regard
ed most desirable point gained; but Don Nicholas T.
Trs the Mexicans call Commissioner acting OF course
under instructions from Washington insisted upon the whole
Of New Mexico, with both the CALIFORNIA; and other territory,
running up all TO much larger extent than our original
Union. The Mexcans consented to abandonment of all
claim TO Texas but required the Nueces to be recognised as
the boundary whilst Mr. Trst in his prgd made the Rio
Grande the western line. The Mexicas, however, proposed
article agreeing not TO found any establishments
rande and the Nueces This is summary Of the views Of
the representatives of the nations The project of treaty
presented by the Mexican Commissioners offered
uimatum by which understand that they do not
intend under any circumstances depart from the position
they take.
will be examining the map that The difference
between the of the nations difference OF
eleven degrees of atudche Mexcans planting themselves
on the seventh degree whilst Mr. Tns TO the
twenty degree about the point where the Gulf OF Cali
forna the Pacific This the Mexicans call the twenty
sixth degree though maps generally make II nearer the
twenty third degree
Such is the discrepancy the views OF the two Republics
what ought 10 he the basis Of peace The tone of the
Mexican Dons very decisive and energetic. In what they
did they acted under the guns OF vctoous army planted
against their They therefore meant what they said when
they offered their uhinathm and they offered
them in view of all the consequences Is observable also
that leading spirit on Mexican side Of this controversy
Herrera who has uniformly been looked upon of all
others the man Of peace
We freely aver that have been very much disappointed
in the reading Of the papers pertaining TO the Mexican side
of the negotiation There is little Of that pomposiy
and swell which usually characterize Mexican writers, espe
ciay their statesmen The style OF these papers clear and
very direct indeed there is at times subdued and chaened
feeling manifested in them which well calculated TO inspire
respect and sympathy We make these remarks from
Of Justice because quite extraordinary find the Mexi-
can Don stepping from bis stills aud walking with
air OF nauraness The President of the Republic in one
his communications the Commissioners speaking Of the
claims of Mr. Tns, says: la New Mexico and the few
leagues which intervene between the right bank OF the
Nueces and the left bank of the Bravo lies the question Of
peace or war II the Commissioner of the United States
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