Washington telegraph., 1848-01-19


sense ol right and wrong, aud thai sympa.
thy inr other men, the evidence al which
are oi duly occurrence.
Il seams unnecessary 10 add any thing
respecting that ialse glory which, from hah.
II aud The general tenor Of our early edu,
eation, We ara taught 10 admire. The lasl,
has already been repeatedly performed in
a lar mofe able and impressive manner
than any Thing lhal rnnll say on the suh.
iret. 1t Is sufficient 10 say thai ut this
Time neither the dignity nor the honor ol
the hation demand iufiher sacrifice oi in.
valuable lives, or even al muney. The
very reverse Is the case. The true homer
and dignity Of the nation are insepafable
from justice. prida and vanity alone de.
manl the sacrifice. Though SO dearly
purchased, the astonishing successes OF the
American arms have al least put Il In the
pnwaf Of the United States 10 grant any
terms al pfaee without ineuffing tho i'm
palalion ai heing aetnaiei BY any but the
mosi elevated motives. II would seem that
the masi proud aud vain must be satiaied
with glory. and that the most reckless and
bellieose should be sufficiently glulted with
hnman gore.
/ mnfe truly glorious termination Of the
war, mpfe splendid spectacle, an example
mofe highly useful 10 mankind at large.
eannnl well he conceived lhan that ui the
/ victorious forces OF the United States vol.
UNFAIRLY abandoning all their eagnesls,
without my thing else lhan thai which vas
strictly due 10 our citizens.
NIl'.-fefms Of Peaee.
have said that The nnionnled claim of
fesas 10 the territory between the Sneees
aud the Rio Norte was the greatest imped.
imeni 10 peaee. OF this lheIe can be no
1ouhi. For If felinquishing the spirit Of
military conquest. nothing shall be fequir.
ed but the inlemnilies duo 10 our citizens,
the United States have only to accept the
terms which have been offered by tho Met.
icnn Government. Il consents to , led
Territory five degrees ol latitude, or nearly
three hundred and iliy miles in BREADTH,
and extending from New Mexico to the
Pacific. Although the gfeaief pati Of this
Is quite worthless, YET the portion Of Cali.
iotnia hing hriWeen tho Sierra Negeda
ani The Pacific and including the poft Of
san Francisco, Is certainly worth much
m1fe lhan The amnunl oil inlemnilies Justly
due Ia ouf citizens. IL is not enly in order
10 satisfy ,hOsd claims that an accession oi
Territory may become necessary.
II is noi brlilvcd iha, the Executive will
iarorlhu wild suggestions Of a subugaiion.
OF annexation Of the whole Of Mexico, or
ol ANY Of its interior provinces. Aud. If
understand tho terms offered by Mr.. Trisl.
there was no intention TO include within The
ecssions required by the province of New
Mexico. But tho demand oi both Old aud
New California, or Of scacoasi of more
lhan thirteen hundred miles IN length llati.
iudc 23- to i2.) ii is cSiayagani and un.
necessary. The Peninsula Is altogether
worthless, aud there Is nothing worth con.
tending for south Of San Diego, or about
latitude -
la saying that, ilcnnquesl is not the Oh.
leet Of the war, and il the pretended claim
OF Texas 10 the Rio del None shall bc
abandoned, there cannot be any insupera.
bic obstacles to the restoration oi peace, il
is by 40 means intended 10 assert that the
ierns heretofore proposed by either party
are at this time proper. And | approhcnd
that the different views Of the subject On.
leriained by those who sincerely desire u
speedy and just peace may create some
difficulty. There ara some important con.
sidetaiions which may become the subject
ol subsequent arrangements. For the
present nothing moro is strictly required
than TO adopt The principle Of status ante
belium, or, in other words, 10 eracuaie Mex.
lean territory, and 10 provide ior the pay
menl OF the indemnilies due 10 our citizens.
The scroplcs oi those who object 10 any
ccssion whatever Of terms unacceptable
10 the Southern States might be removed
by provision that would pledge territory
sufficient for the purpose, aud lcayo il in
the possession Of the United States until
tho inlemnilics had been fully paid.
Were | to listen exclusively 10 my own
feelings and opinions. | would say that, i'll
the propositions which have attempted to
establish are cDrrecl--iTl am not mistaken
in my sincere conviction that the war was
unprovoked by the Mcaican,, aud has been
one Of iniquitous aggression on our part
it necessarily follows that, according 10 the
dictate of Justice, the United States are
bound to indemnity them for having invaded
their territory, bombirded their towns, aud
inflicted all tho miscrios Of war on a people |
who were fighting in defence Of their own
homes. Ii all this DO true. the United
States would give but an inadequate com.
pensaiion Tor tho injuries they have inflicted
by assuming the payment Of the indcmni
ties Justly due to their own citizens.
Even ii'a fair purchase of Tertiary should