Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-03-04
LATER FROM MEXlCO!

| LATER FROM MEAlCO!
Treaty Of Peoce--Cc Of Upper Cali
fornia and Ne,o Melico-The RIO Graade
the Boundary
The steamer 81. Paul arrived this morn
ing from New Orleans. She brings papers
from that city to the evening of the 18th,
from which we make the following extracts:
From the New Orleans Picayune of the 18th
THE TREATY-PEACE.
The authority upon which it has been
announced that basis of accommodation
has been arranged by Mr.. Trist and the
commissioners on the part Of Mexico, is
scarcely inferior to that of the parties con-
cerned in making it. There is no doubt Of
the fact, that Mr.. Trist, under the advice
and sanction of Gen. Scott. has continued
to exercise the functions of nego,iator, and
that paper, in the form and subsistence
treaty of peace, has been signed, sealed and
sent to Washington for approval. The
terms of accommodation have in the main
,ranspired. In their exact and precise phra-
seology they have not come to light, but
enough is known TO enable one to infer
their purport.
Itappears that Mr. Trist and the Mexi-
can commissioners have agreed that peace
shall be restored upon the following con-
ditions:
LIST. Mexico is to cede to the United
States the States of New Mexico and Up
per California, and acknowledge the Rio
Grande as the boundary between the U.
States andIMexico, from the Gulf to the 23d
degree of North latitude. where the river
penetrates the State of Santa Fe or New
Mexico.
I'd. The United States is to pay trifing
compensation to Mexico for the cession of
territory agreed upon.
3d. The United States 10 garrison and
hold possession of certain posts in Mexico
till the terms of the treaty are complied
with.
The United States Government had re-
called Mr.. Trist, and revoked his powers
before this treaty--or projet. if the authori.
ty Of Mr.. Trist is repudiated in the premi-
ses-was formed. They may either adopt
or reject the arrangement as they deem fit,
but we do believe that if the terms agreed
upon do not vary materially from their re-
ported Specification, they will be acquiesced
in by the administration and ratified by
the Senate.
The terms of this arrangement differ
from the proposition made by Mr.. Trist at
Tacubaya, during The armistce in Septem-
Der last, and to which Mr. Polk entered his
unqualified dissent, in this important par.
ticuar: by the terms of that proposition the
territory between the Nueces aud the Rio
Grande was to be considered forever neu-
,ral. and subject to settlement by the cii
IL.
present accommodation approach more
nearly the introductions prepared for Mr.
Trisi, by the Department of State in the
first instance. Mexico is to receive, perhaps
smaller pecuniary compensation, and the
right of way across the sthmus of Tehuan-
tepec is abanoned on our part. 1t is more
than probable the government regarded the
capture of the city of Mexico as uslifying
large demands upon Mexico, and in view Of
the rights of conquest, as understood by
civilized nations, they had right 10 do so.
Yet. as the President in his various mes
sages has constantly repealed the idea of
subjugating Mexico, il would seem difficult
for him TO refuse treaty which surrenders
to us all her territory which is not densely
inhabited. If the treaty is not satisfactory
10 tIIS DUNtIbIilCil WI VIC stblt'I .
what short of subjugating all the northern
or seabord States will be? for if war is con
tinued by reason of the insufiiciency of the
indemnity. it must be seen that a vast deal
more will hereafter be demanded. The
Administration would likely accept less
than they wanted rather than take the res.
possibility of prolonging The contest to an
indefinite period of time, and hence we in.
fer that the treaty, or projet, or whatever
else il may be called, will be acknowledged
by the Government.
In case the President sends this treaty to
the Senate, the decision of that body upon
it will be scarcely doubtful. The anti.an-
nextionists will regard it as the least OBJ
ectionable arrangement that can be formed;
the indemnity party will cavil little. but
finally accept the compensation as ample.
The only formidable resistance to it will
come from the total subjugation party; and
this division is not strong enoug Oh in the
Senate TO defeat treaty such as the one
under consideration is known to be.
In the annexation of New Mexico and
California the United States will incur none