Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-03-01
WASHINGTON, Feb. @,

To the Senate Of the United States:
In answer to the resolution of the Sen
ate ofthe 18th January, l847, calling for
information upon the subject Of the nego-
tiation between the COMMISSIONS rs Of the
United States and The Commissioners Of
Mexico, during the suspension Of HOSTILE
ties after the battles Of Con,reras,, and
Churubusco, transmit report from the
Secretary Of State and the documents
which accompany it. .f~p !
deem it proper to add, that the invi-
tation from the Commissioner Of the Uni
ted States 10 the Mexican Commissioners
TO submit the proposition of boundary, re-
ferred TO in his despatch No. IL, Of the
4th Of September, 1847, herewith com
municated, was unauthorized by me, and
was promptly disapproved, and this dis
approval was communicated 10 the com
missioner of the United States with the
Eleast possible delay. z' ID . In =, .,. =,
ri o. 3ts.i 61s.. JAMES X. POLK
90 The Documents accompanying the a.
bove Message consist Of the draught Of a
treaty which was carried to Mexico by
Mr.. Trist, and the correspondence be-
tween that gentleman and the Mexican
Commissioners, the material part ofwhich
was published ia our columns in last DC.
tober. The foIlowingjs the despatch to
which the President alludes as moi having
been approved By hiin::,, ....., 4,.r5 Is,
mo. 15.-Cenf dential, ss.ll
i mr.. 1ristt to Mr.. Buchanan.--E Extracts.
Il i m ,HEApouARrERs oFlrHE u, s.. a.
Tacubayn, Septenber a, l845ab} Of
I. yS1R.ST The conference between the
Mexican Commissioners and MYSELF, on
the. Cd inst, resulted in my; saying that II
they would submit 10 me aformal propol
sition to establish as the boundary be-
tween the two Republics, the one. defined
in, the accompanying paper, Enclosure
No. ~ L would transmit it. to Washing
ton, and would propose TO General Scott
to, consent 10 the continuation of the ar.
niistice uiltiLdheI answer of our Cove rill
ment should be received, the calculation
being that this would requireafron. forty
Itoforty-ive days, sending Expresses both
Ito Tampico and Vera Cruzgq 80 Atsis Y
Should nys offer be accepted, this wilIgo
by guadruplicate, two by Vera Cruz aud
two by Tampico, under the security taf-
fofded by double passports. q fsoliSz'33
a 4 ann sir,very 0respe ctldljy, gl'fata
Your obi servant, moi
a5 tssd WI 9ais 95b IN r. TRfSTl
Hon. JAMES BucHANAn, Seo'y Of State.
54k ,t3f = ~ .--SrfY 81 iiey2St4Tf X ~
alE Enclosure No. II s1sH ao}l
The boundary !ine between the two
Republics shall commence at 2 point in the
Gulfofi Mexico three leagues from land,
opposite to The middle Of the tsouthe m
most inleteof Corpus Christi Bay thence,
thsoughthe middle Of said bay, TO the mid
die Of the mouth Aofi the river Nueces;
thence uplths middle ofsaid rirerto the
so,sthernnost extremity Of York Like,
| or Inxuna de las dYuntas, where the said
river leaves fhelsaid lake, after running
through the same; thence, by d. line due
vest to 4be, middle Of the Rio Piorco;
|anditlIehcs Mp the middle of'said river %
lilo parallel 81 latitude six geographical
miles nortt Of tie bfort sat1the 7Paso del
,Norte, on, the. Rid Bravo :tkebce die west
along tho said parallel tothep0iGt; where
it intessortsthe western boundary 81 New
Mexico; yhencs inorthwatdly along said
boundufy until II frat interiectS d branch
|pEthe river Gid, Tor; fit should n0tina'
|tersect my branch, of hat river, then TO