The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-20


boz h,,r,bpooad the Senate and the Senate has
humbupqed the people The three great agents IN
,La c,nsnmmation of the project have cordially
b,o ,oaether during its progress, and may they
- ,,,ar forever But this is htSte affair,
I'D daserves 10 be considered i'll more serious
IN ,h,n ;ts MANY laughable features WILL perhaps,
,ar,,;t ms to regard it, But let us try, and sum up
in az much soberness as may the facts connected
nth this Treaty Mexico invaded Texas. Gen.
Taylor punished her severely for her temerity,
at PaIo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. Congress
acknowledged the existence of the war, and placed
money and at the disposition OF the President.
Mr. Richie assured the country that the war would
be prosecuted with yigor, and campaign was
wasted in reaching the frontier town of Monterey.
occupying the unpeopled wilds OF New Mexico
and California-and in begging for peace A ne"
year forced more energetic measures vera cruz
was captured and the Capital at last snnJecho
What should and might have been done III SIX
months was delayed for more than year ana d
half Yet the war prosecuted win 'isof
Rut if was also to be prosecuted until we obfaiilea
an honorable peace with indemnity for the pis'
and security for the future. The loiloifie
peace consists in Treaty negotiated by an agent
without authority through the conni'ahce anu
assistance of the British Consul for the purpose OF
sa,,r;na aud nro,ectjnq the British interests i'll
Mexico Texas and California the indemnify lor
the past consists in abandoning tllree-lourtfls
of our conquests, and paying to Mexico directly or
indirectly twenty millions for the purpose OF back
ing out of war prosecuted with Nisor ana
crowned with victory the security for the future
is amply provided for by Withdrawing from the safe
and natural military boundary OF the Sierra Madfe,
and adopting the line of the crooked and narrow
stream of the Rio Grande,-by disbandlng our
armies and agreeing to protect the northern frontier
of Mexico against warike and hostile Indians 1t
was once said by some great man, that Parturlenf
mountains not infrequently produce musclpular
abortions, and that magnificent opening with an
insignificant conclusion, reminded one OF the pious
hawkers of Constantinope, who diurnally peram
buate her thoroughfares vehemently vocieraflhs-
In the name of the Prophet-Figs' The appl-
cation of this sage remark to the existing state OF
things too evident to escape the notice OF the most
superficial.
We think we have in the above paragraph cor
rectly stated the main provisions OF the treaty, as
ratified, and properly indicated its character. But
some amendments have been made III 1t, and 1t Is
by no means certain that, as amended, II VIII re-
ceiye the sanction of our = invincible and magnanl-
mous'' foe The fraudulent land claims III Texas
have not been allowed, and it is even lnsnuated
that the brilliant scheme of the British tunconary,
by which all the burdens of government In Call
fornia would be imposed on the United States,
while all the advantages arising from the proprietor
ship of the soil would vest i'll British subjects, has
been slightly modified. If the Senate has dared to
Al. Il 10 l., -,,ot
may be the consequence Mr.. Macintosh may
withdraw the light Of his countenance from our
and turn the protecting shield which he
has so kindly extended over the honor and Interests
IF the United States into weapon OF offence.
And what terrible thing it would be to offend MIR.
Macintosh! How could this poor country survive
he worthy Scotchman's frown! We greatly fear
he Senate have got their feet i'll t''-and most
too-after swallowing much OF
he animal, they might have contriyed to bolt its
all In addition to this unaccountable squeamish-
less on the part of the worthy Senators, 1t Is ru-
nored that they would not make the fifteen millions
Of indemnity, which to pay to Mexico, trans
erable to the bearer of the Mexican assignments
hereof. This will prevent the worthy Dons from
using the money, as they doubtless intended, In
new munitions wlierewith to prosecute
he war. Should this prove true the motives OF our
hgll-minded and virtuous enemies for making the
will no longer exist and the other re-
fl1saI which is limited at that of acknowledging the
supremacy Of the Catholic Church in the captured
provinces will give to the Mexican Government a
popular pretence for breaking of the whole nego-
Liation-a pretence which they will doubtless i'm
prove with the confident expectation that. after
another succession of victories by our armies, the
old gentleWomen who manage the foreign relations
Of this country will be more generous or less scru-
pulous.
What will be the grand ,fnale Of The whole per-
fomance it is impossible for any one TO predict
The plot is beautifully complicated, and each scene
is full of interest and sorrowful fun. We imagine.
however, that many incidents will be borrowed
from % Much Ado about Nothing;' whole acts of
" Loves Labor Lost will be turned into = Wars
Ditto :" Mr.. 1'ris the harlequin of the piece. will
be transformed into something wonderful; the
wizard Mackintosh will wave his wand over the
collection of gentlemen called the Mexican Gov
and rule them as absolutely rs Prospero
did his sprites Mr. Polk will find too late that he
has appeared in Comedy of Errors = Father
Richie will adopt the indignant command of Dog
berry. and the last and closing will he stolen
bodily from the farce of = The Turn Out