The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-12-28

} tance Of territorial indemnity, when ths, bo
dy made provisions for the prosecution Of the
} war, is obvious
Congress could not havo rneani, when in
! May, ls4s. they appropriated ten millions Of
dollars, and authorized the President 10 en-
} ploy Il militia and naval military forces Of
: the United States and 10 accept the sersics
of fifty thousand volunteers, TO enable him 10
} prosecute the war, ana when at their last
session, and afier our army. had Invaded
Mexico, they made additional appropriations.
and authorized the raising of additional
troops for the same purpose, that no indeIn-
nifty was TO be obtained trem Mexico at the
conclusion of the war; and YET it was GER
tain that ifno Mexican territory was ac-
|quired, that no indemnify could be ob,ainsd.
1t is further manifest, that Congress con-
iemplatcd territorial indemnify, from the
fact that at their lasi session all act was pass
ed upon the executive recommendation, ap-
prialing three millions of dollars with that
express object. The appropriation was
made TO enable the President TO conclude
treaty of peace, limits, and boundaries with
the republic Of Mexico, 10 be used by him in
The event that said treaty, when signed by
the authorized agents of the two govern
men,s, and duly ratified BY Mexico, shall
call for the expenditure of the same, or any
part thereof. The object of asking the ap-
preparation was distinctly stated lu the seve-
raj messages on that subject, which COM
municated. .....-
Similar appropriations, in 1903, and 1906,
which was referred TO, were intended to be
applied in part consideration for tho cession
of Louisiana and the Florida. In like man
ner it was anticipated that in settling the
terms Of treaty Of limits aud boundaries
with Mexico. cessien of territory, estima-
ted to be- Of greater value than the amunn,
Of our demands against, nigh, be obtained
aud that the prompt payment of this sum, in
par, consideration for the territory ceded, Oh
;he conclusion of treaty, and its ratification
ON her part, might be an inducement with
her To make such a cession Of te. ritory as
would be Sat isfactory 10 the United States.
Aud although The failure to conclude such
treaty has rendered il unnecessary TO use any
of the three million appropriated by that act
a anS ns sne s spyeaSe sa S at otec s
The contingency occur making such appropri-
alton proper.
The doctrine ef "no territory" is the doc
rine of no indemnify; and. if sanctioned,
would be a public acknowledgement ,ba,
our country was wrong, and that the war de-
cared by Congress with extraordinary una
nimi,y, was unjust and should be abandoned;
an admission unfounded in fact and degrad-
ing 10 the national ch lracter. The terms ofthe
treaty proposed by lhe United States, were
not only Just To Mexics, but considering the
character and amoun, Of our claims-the un-
julifabe and unprovoked commencement
of hostilites, by her, the expenses Of the
war TO which we have been subjected, and
the success which had attended our arms,
were deemed 10 be of most liberal charac-
ter. ID.
The Commissioner Of the United States
was authorized to agree to the establishment
of the Rio Grands as the boundary from its
entrance into the Gulf 10 its intersection
with the southern boundary of New Mexico,
in north lattadc about 80 degrees; and to
obtain cession 10 the United States Of the
province Of New Mexico and the Caliiornias,
and the privilege Of the right of way across
the is,hinus Of 'rehuantepec.
The boundary of the Rio Grande, and the
cession to the United States of New Mexico
and Upper California constituted an ulsima-
txm, which our Commissioner was, under no
10 yield. That it nigh, be
manifest, not only to Mexico, but 10 oil 9TH
er nations, that the United States were no,
disposed to take advantage OF a feeble pow
er, by insisting upon wrestling from her oil
her ether provinces, including many OF her
towns and cities which we had
conquered, aud held in our military occupa-
ton, but were willing TO conclude the treaty
in the spirit Of libsraluy, our Commissioners
was authorized TO sipuIats for the res,ora-
ton TO Mexico. Of all our uther cOnquests.
As to the territory to be acquired by the
boundary proposed might be estimated to be
of greater valRe than fair equivalent for
our Just demands, our Commissioner was
authorized to s,pulate for the payment oil
such additional pecuniary consideration as
was deemed reasonable.
The Terms OF the treaty proposed BY the
Mexican Governmn nts commissioners were
wholly inadmissablc. They uegotia ed as
if Mexico wers the victorious, and not The
party, or they must have known
their ultimatum could never have been ac
cep,ed. 1t required the United States to
Texas, by surrenderlng to Mexi-
co that part OF the teri,sry of that State "
ing between The Nueces and the Rio Grande,
included within her limits by her laws, when
she was an Independent Republic, and when
she was annexed 10 the United States, and
admitted by Congress as cne Of the States
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