The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-06
TIN GREAT MYSTERY
WHO FURNISHED THE MEXICAN TREATY
NEW YORK HERALD.

(From the Buffalo Express March %
tea to investigate the circumstances connected with the
OBLIGATION of the Mexican trenty and the Instructions
to Mr. sRde all Of which had basn considered In that
body in Executive session only The COMMITTEES, CON
listing OF two democrats and ono wh invested With
the requisite authority for makog thorough scrutiny
nto the business bsiag empowered 10 send for persons
and papers This Investigation, however seriously
dsrtaksn viii end In smoke, aud regret to th-
Senate engaged in Il. We have numerous similar
Investigations, and no practical consequences fol-
lowed sny OF thsm Gao OF the standing rules Of tho
Senate requires that all treaties and accompanying
respopdencs shall be condered 1. secret session and
k.pt from the public until harm arise dvul
giug the proceedings This rule Is founded
and ousht to be enorced Tor premature disclosure Of
the views of the traaty making power might operate
dis.strou.iy upon pending nssotations Practically,
matter before the Senate becomes accurately
dsrstood ousids and in regard to The Mexican treaty
ts provsiaDe were known in their mipuest detail by
dozens of persons in Washincton twenty four hours
after it's arrival in that city Before had been printed
publication by the state Department as W. have been
Informed The movement of the Senate therefore, will
avail nothing, hewsvsr 1t may be conducted. The body
msy purge itself Of the charge Of and trace
the violation OF tho ipjunction to Its source; but
thass its power must The restriction imposed
upon s-nsts does extend to the President and
his eubordnstes and hence the mpossbility of main
tanning secrecy in regard TO the doinss of the
men Until within few years past OF s.lfrs-
spsc of pro pretty and confidence restrained high
unctansrics from disclosing State secrets to pal
try party pprposes hut different stite of thing has
obtained at Washington, and are too base for
the eapoyment OF Presidential aspirsuts
but we hsve receive information which is conclusive
to an uuprsjutco1 that the terms Of the treaty
wtn Mexico we're from tho departm ant of
sais with the knowledge appreciation of the Pre-.
sdsn fer the purpose OF bringing puOe opinion to bear
ts~ Senate and thus ucre the chan,es It's
confirmation, or of dsvolvng upon that body the re.
sponsibiity of prstraoting the No great harm Is
apprsbendsd from the publication of tia treaty even
the insriucions to Sde To be sure they expose the
aaministration to dersion and oontempt but IL ID bound
to incur that any way, and purpose is show how
wall II Is deserved Slidss instructions prove that the
President authorised bin give much for the Cali
fosnias and New Ia New lsa5 he has now stip
patad to pay after war after near
~ hundred end atty millions Of dollars aud after AN
tnTen,s loss OF and that ne has nobly
ration Of obtaining Indemnity for the past and sscu
1ity for the uture This prstence socituds on the
part OF the Senate ha. been prompted by the Executive
and WAS an aferthought WITH Wow tho Impression
of documents not then published but which hsve since
b-sn givso in the New York Herald. The President
foresses the ect Of their dence in bringing
si1cue upon tho administration he affects to snpre-
hsnd the defeat Of the treaty from Its publication
As We hsva remarked, the Of tho rule Of the
Senate euoning secrecy in relation certain proceed
ings SQUAD and oogatt to bs eDfoced but In pre-
eoutve the Injunction Is the rrerest FARGO Evory dsy
acspy Of the journal OF the proceedings in executive
session Ia nads by thu executive clsrk-Mr. Meakin
very pot', efsbls man, who performs all his duties
gracefully and we--spd sent to thu President. This
Journal embraces every amendment and motion and the
vote thereon or course the proceedings become the
srjset Of csbirot consultation known at once
to tao executive Secretary to tbs eder of tbs govern.
10 seek information of either Of these people.
In EDITION to this the Secretary Of state under the
regulation of the Senate furishsd with couple Of do
OF COPIES Of every executive document pubshed for
the usa Of the body Is obvious therefore unless
the head Of this department anxious for the
ton II secresy Is nearly impossible 10 keep the
tive proceedings of the Senate from the public
SUPPOSED TO have BEEN WRITTEN LOUIS FITZGERALD
correspondence Of the Baltimore clIpper.1
WARRINGTON, March 81, 1915
The constant developemsns of scandslsus intriguss
WITH which the world has been edited sincs the with
NJ xico commenced must have convinced yon, by this
time that We are verging crisis when modera-
tioa to be virtue and "heroc rsmedss Ito Dor
row French revolutionary phrase) are almost inds.
pensibs Whoever has paid this least attention to the
usnes, Of great political eSctsment, must have been
struoS with the tone Of courtesy and obearance which
hiss iav.risbiy Characterised its editorial columns
When refors csr In portions Of my last com
municstion denounced as rejecting IN too harsh Ian
= upon the President and Mr. Rtchie took thu re-
buks not as justinsd by what had writer bot as the
natural result of your excessive amabisy Of temper
would say farther that am ~ strsnuously opposed
to personalities asthe most resolute stcker for
and moderation nor does it appear in my humble judy
msnt that have In shy manner trsspass.d upon the
rules required to be observed BY tho dictates of
JUSTICE or d.iicacy. certainly find nothing in nv
ps.t letters which can BIO continued into intrusion
and Mr. Richie wer. dstsrmiaed to instead The coup
try by every contrivanco that such politicians could
wise and have endeavored to unmsss them BY keeping
the Of tina peopo fixed upon the moving panorsms
of their dsrk and in;quitous actions. Il only by
faithful aud ieiiberatse OF the frauds daily pac
sed by those In power that the popular heart can b.
pr'psred fer the adoption of and more rational
faith The opinions have hitherto expressed in rela
ton to Mr Folks designs HIS total want of candor and
fertility of reckless sxpsdeuta faithful transcripts
of the eentimc uts ensertsosd towards him by nine
ter tbs OF tas community Tas facts whish have been
lately brought to light in connection with the stupen
dous plumbers that have marked the administration of
pub' affairs by the Present Executive, show most
clu.ively het IN designating Mr. Folks cabinet the
cyntsty of little muds, not very seriously mis-
tassn Il you will take the trouble to examine edito
rias of the Unf for the last month"; follow the
trusuleDt Of policy which ths editor has beru
pursuiua to tho dstrmsn of all that is high minded
.1,n HI ,sust, q -
Of my pradic ions His studied OF
what took place at the great Taylor convention lately
held in Baltimore and the surs has Ileased TO
cast upoe those OF your citizens who forward to
express their Conscientious preferences that
designs Mr. Rtchis is not to be checked by cons
dsrAsonr Of propfiety end desacy. His psp,r, like .
pftcat craft bent upon the distraction Of everything
that in her way attacks every body that dsres
dispute the nfsliby OF Mr. Polk ia Isngusge at ence
vinictive. vrulent and vile. The most upright and
uost meritorious in the nstien feel alike the sting
Of his malice and tho of his In his
dsiv tSsaugats upon the friends OF Geu Taylor, be
neither age hor condition Let but the hero OF
gusua Vista be mentioned With respect and Mr. Po,As
organ coIses out in all the fury OF tn and NAIL ready
mot only TO ear hs oendes character to pis'es but to
rid and Willy tue old veteran himself. Nor Ia MIR.
Ritobe alone 30 blame in this but follow
ing with sywps hsto impulses in the wake of those ~
whom he Ia ied and psnpered and whose continuance in
ofce is therefore, essential to his comfort There IL
not member OF Mr. Folks csbinss who has not paper
Ter his exclusive control, which 10 made Instruments oil
to the furdsrsnce OF tho individuals vie Of self ac
resdizsment and vehicle q atsck agsinst those who
h%pfcu 10 aim ~ tn@ same lofty elevation. Thus,
frequently called to witness the revolving and
6enOrez DC sp sctacle of member Of the admins
trson sttsck,og another OF tho same grade although
the uDnasei, they all appear to act in for
the benefit oi the country ss large Know toat this
assertion viii s,srtle you. Tbs existence Ct 30 much
corruption where there should tie found nothing but
integrity aud patristc devotion to duty,
strike you as horrible In the extreme so much this
better Whom IL has been shown to the people that such
infamous stakes havo been played for the chief msgs
tracy OF the Unou the greater will be their determi
ton to avepge their nsued sovereignty by placing the
good and viruous Zachary Taylor in the Presidential
chair For the present. shall confne myself to two
cassthat of the President bsef and hts Secretary Of
stal.sssuring you that there Is not word in what
about state bat what DO substanttaed under
oath bsfo magistrate,
Your readers cannot fail 10 member with what honed
the rehabilitation of JUS