Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-19

be regarded by all just minds fairly meeting this question
with view to its proper adjustment She did not propose
the country between the Nueces and he Bravo but sh
offered to make the desert the actual boundary. What sh
insisted was, that she would abandon her citizens hav
ing their property and rghtfn residence the left bank
the latter river in the State of Tamaulpas and that dese
hundred and twenty miles wide safer and better From
tier for both countries than streauke Ne Rio Gande
Il perfectly manifest that she cared nothing for the unim
potan territory the right bank of the Nueces and between
that and the DESERT where Texas had small settle
lnents line Of demakaten in the middle of the desert
would no doubt have been perfectly acceptable 10 her The
offer she rendered made such line in effect the boundary.
Finally, in regard the pecunary claims Of citizens Mex
leo offered the most ample indemnify by rendering the ession
Of one half Of Upper California, including the best bay and
harbor she had on the Pacific.
In reference then, the original subjects of dispute
quarrel between the two coanes, repeat that the OF
peace offered by Mexico in September last did not hare
inch gf just ground for the United STATES 10 stand IN
aeuins and prosecuting the These were tender
cd have every say, in perfect good faith and
with anxious desire to close the and the rea
tioas peace No read The last letter Of instructions
from the Minister Pacheco to the Mexican Commissioners
that Of the Commissioners to Mr.. Tr accompanying their
counepoect Of treaty. without being struck with the marked
change one SO strkingy different from that which has al
Of the Mexican authorities. There earnestnes direct
ness manifest sincerity nobeness Of sentiment and even
pathos, in the communications refer to, which, especial
y if take ntoaccount the unhappy and distressing ccum-
under which they written venture to say
cannot be read by any person. enemy though he
be- without exciting within him strong feeling Of sympathy,
sentiment of disgust towards that cdbooded cacuat
ing policy of the President which could spum the submission
Mexico offered to make and turning haughty away, deber-
atey proceed with his of blood and devastation to
complete her degradation and reduce her last stage Of
wretchedness and despair.
Let it, then be distinctly observed that when the
renewed after the conferences September Mexico had ten
eed her submission every just demand which the United
States had make upon her. in reference to every original
ground of difference between the two Countries and from
that time this nation justly conser the war as prose-
cued for any of those objects which, before that PERIOD
regarded lending sufficient sanction to its operations As
national war; as war waged fr national objects, it had
already mets complete accomp only that the President
refused make peace the Of submission to which
the enemy had been brought We say without doubt that,
as between us and Mexico the Of national justice and
honor would have been satisfied when Mexico had submitted
to our annexation Texas had offered the desert this side
the Rio Grane as frontier and had rendered ample
demny for pecuniay claims and that the further de-
mands on which the President insisted altogether his
own in which he has yet received we trust he
will receive, the Of Congress the nation The
having been begun Congress made and hitherto has
tnued make, the necessary appropriations for carrying
on It did not prescribe and limit operations its objects
hut every thing done under the repeated and solemn
pledges by the President that should be made
soon could be obtained to satisfy the honor and JUS
tce of the couny-pedges constantly accompanied with the
explicit disclaimers of any purpose to um the into
of conquest and dismembement We say with perfect
confidence in the indispuabe truth Of what we assert that
neither Congress the country entered into this with
any purpose of conquest and dsmembemen Conquest has
been the object Of the objects, which Congress
the only making power in this countyhas had in view
1t has been purpose demand, condition sine
qua Of peace that Mexico should cede to the United
States the CALIFORNIA; New Mexico or even the belt Of
country the e bank of the Rio rande or any oer ter
tories whatever properly belonging to her. unless might
be- at her option such moderate poron conyen, both
to her and US might suffice for indemnify for her nde
ednes citizens. Congress has been party he war
only obtain peace just terms, having special reence
to the particular in dispute between the two Powers
1t party for the conquest and dsr,enerment
of Mexico, such the became, expressly and euve-
, after the conferences in September and which has made
IL insist, virtually war; of which the President
e sole author and thus far the sole prosecutor The Pre-
sidn was The sole author OF the IN the beginning
Congress became party to it by formal recognition Of it,
and by furnishing the necessary supplies TO carry il Sill
however, there virtual limitation and restriction in the
employment Of the placed in the hands Of the Exccu-
tive by Congress for the war; in regard to the objects which
should be prosecuted. And the President had more right
to undertake. after these objects had been attained were
within his reach employ the in his hands and pro-
secue the against Mexico for other objects within the
weunderstood designs Of Congress than he had turn the
arms Of the United States entirely in direction and
find make enemy conquer, in Other quar-
ter Of the world He knew that Congress had sulhor-
lied Of conquest and dismembcrnen be carried on
against Mexico aud when he conrved and undertook 10
carry such war be himself above bis Office aud above
the constitution, and tampd every moral and every political
obligation belonging 10 his station wsntonly beneath BIZ feet
The President seems, at the very time when he was
giving Congress and the country understand by bis repeat
ed Disclaimers that he had purpose Of conquest in lie
duct Of the war; all the while noushng this design and
he gave his commissioner Mr. Tst positive instructions not
to make peace with Mexico unless she would consent to dis
membemen exactly his terms. His ultimatum efn.
braced territory having aggregate Of AN six
hundred and twenty-five thousand square miles For this
territory he willing TO pay twenty millions Of dollars be-
which, by exaggerated estimate might be five Millions By
his computation, then, fifth part Of the territory hs
demanded his umatum, hundred and twenty. five
thousand square miles, enough for indemn-and much
IN bv Maxic E