The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29

Governments, and duly ntifiel BY Mexico. shall
call for the expenditure OF IN. same, or any part
thereof The object Of tskitg this appropria.
ton was distinctly statedin he several MESA
ges on the subject which communicated to
Congress.
Vote him now the men and money he now
asks, and what will he ten yosat the next ses-
sion7 Why, that Congiess iiended 10 over
run all Mexico. He viii say, you meant that /
should carry destruction throul hout the whole
Of that country; that
81 should dip my sword In bleOC, and write my
name
On dssolated lands and cities"
And he would have right to ayso! Vote him
the men and the money he wants--let him have
ninety thousand troops there--and he will enact
scenes that perhaps we little think of; and, at
the next session, he will come and tell us that
that was what he meant and he will have
right TO DO so, because a,tions speak louder than
words. We certainly, hgiving our votes, must
be supposed to have some object to attain-that
object the President can cnstrus for himself
In regard 10 the amendment which has been
proposed to this bill, instesd Of making it better
il leaves II more obnoxisls still. Ii leaves II
TO the Presidents discretiea whether TO embody
these troops or not; but hat ID the very thing
we ought not TO do. He has had discretion
enough. Was Il NOT at hisoyn discretion thai
our troops were marched q the Rio Grandef
II seems TO me that the true course Is 10 take the
discretion into our own hands, and make speci-
hc appropriations for specific objects. Then
we shall know for what objects they are made.
But the President says now he does not want.
the conquest of the whole Of Mexico but he
wants indemnity and security. Well, these are
words easily pronounced. But We had a good
old lesson in New England, requiring the def
milton Of words TO be given Indemnity for
whati Security for what find the indem-
nifty he wanted, was not indemnity for our
claims, and for all the expenses of the war, but,
in addition to all this, he wanted to drive a bar
gain with them. He was not willing TO make
peace, unless they would sell him part Of their
country, with its inhabitants; for / read in the
9TH end 9th articles Of the treaty proposed by
our Government to Mexito, as follows, viz:
ART. 5. In consideration Of the extension of
the limits of the United States as they are de-
fined by the preceding article, and by the stipu-
lations which are further contained in article {,
the United States abandon forever against the
United Mexican States all reclamation on ac-
count Of the costs of this war, and, besides
agree to pay 10 the Unied Mexican States, in
the city Of Mexico, the sum Of
Art. b. In full consideration Of the stipu-
laiions contained in articles and of this trea-
ty, the United States agree TO assume and paw
all sums at present due 10 claimants, and those
which may be hereafter established, according
to the convention concluded between the two
Republics, In the city Of Mexico, on the Goth Of
January, ls43, to provide for the payment Of
what shall be decided In avor of the claimants,
according TO a convention between the United
States and the Mexican Republic, on the | In Of
April, 1889. And the United States equally
agree to assume and pay all reclamations of cit-
zens Of the United States against the Govern
ment Of the United Mexican States, not previ-
ously decided, 10 an amount not exceeding three
millions Of dollars, which have arisen prior TO
the 18th Of May, 1916, and which shall be adj
Judged 10 be due by commission established by
the Government Of the United States, whose
decisions shall be defntive and conclusive /:
Prorided, Gicays, That in deciding on the va
lidity OF the said demands, the commission shall
be guided and governed by the principles and
rules prescribed by the first and fifth articles Of
the unrstifed convention, concluded In the city
OF Mexico on the Goth Of November, ls43, and
in no case shall they give judgment in favor Of
any claim not embraced by these PRINCIPLES and
rules And the United States, for tbs present
and the future, exonerate the L United Mexican
States from any Of the said demands whatsoever
which may be admitted or rejected by said board
Of commissioners.
He requires payment Of our authenticated
claims he requires the expenses Of the war, and
In addition to these, he requires that they shall
sell him just as much territory as he sees fit 10
buy, at his own price, This is the indemnity
and security he wants Are Senators prepared
to sanction these vie1s1 Can they face the
Indignation of the world, after having insisted
on them Here is u Government enfeebled,
broken Gown, people distracted, having ma
tural attachment to the homes Of their birth, to
the soil beneath which moulder the bones Of
their fathers and because they do not choose
to sell their country and themselves, the Presi-
dent says the war must be prosecuted and car
ried into the vital parts Of Mexico. Well, now,
the course Of the President seems to me decided
ly reprehensible. Perhaps l have commented
spon il in q manner not quite becoming to this
place. lhope not.
cannot help remarking in justice to him,
that he has not shown a disposition for war in
all cases. | think, in the management of the
Oregon treaty, he exhibited Christian meek
ness TO surprising degree. But no did not in
herit the blessing Of the meek. He did not get
the land. He would not submit to arbitration.
Well, how did he settle 1t
Let Mr.. Pakenham, the British minister, tell
his own story
WARRINGTON, June 10, 1916.
My LORD In conformity with what had
the honor to state In my despatch mo. 6S) Of
the 7th instant, the President sent message on
Wednesday last TO the Senate, submitting, for
the opinion of that body, the draft Of a conven-
ton for the settlement Of the Oregon question,
which was instructed by your Lordnhip's des.
patch No. 10 Of the 18th May to propose for
the acceptance Of the United States.
After n few hours elaboration on each of the
three days, "Wednesday, Thursday, and FRI
day,) the Senate, by a majority OF 80 votes to
IL, adopted yesterday evening resolution adj
vising the President to accept the terms pro-
posed by her Majesty's Government. The
President did not hesitate to act on this advice,
and Mr.. Buchanan accordingly sent for me this
morning, and informed me that the conditions
offered by her Msjesty's Government were &C.
cepted bv the Government of the United States,
without the add iion or alteration of a single
word.
al have the honor to be, &C.,
ar. PAKENHAM.
"Tks Right Hon. The Earl Of ABERDEEN"
He takes It lust exactly as II was cooked up
for him, very much as sick children are directed
to do when they have an unpalatable dose Of
medicine 10 take-"Shut your eyes and open
your mouth, and down with it," Now, have
not word TO say against the settlement OF the
Oregon question; but IL seems to me that II
would have read little better in history If 1t
had not been proceeded by much clustering
and Dragging. GiAnd it was little amusing to
see the effect il had on our Eastern Democracy.
The man who did not 90 for "a deg. 40 min.
was n Federalist, traitor; and some were so
jealous that they even got up to "a deg ~ min,
Upon them the treaty came like thunder-clap,
and they had TO reverse the steam so suddenly
that 1t came nigh producing fatal collapse in
the party.
But, sir, the President Is not 50 entirely war
like In mis- nature as his conduct to Mexico