The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-22

Message from the President OF the United

FreDtOent
States,
Communicating Treaty Of Peace, Friendship,
Limits and Settlement bet,oeen the United States
Of America and tae Mexican Republic, contlud-
ed at Guadalupe Hdoigo, on the I'd of Fe6Tua-
ry, in the year 1913. Tread in the Senate, Feb
vuary 23i. 1913
To THE SENATE OF rHE UNrrTD STATES
lay before the Senate, for their confederation and
advice to It's raticnton treaty Of peacs friend
ship, limits and settlement signed At the city Of Qua
N. p Trist on the part OF the United states and By
plenipotentiaries appon cd for that purpose the
part Of ire Mexican government
deem il to be duty to state, that the recall of Mr
Trist commissioner OF ths United States of which
Congress informed In my annual message, die
army could be productive Of good but might do much
harm, by encouraging the false hopes and deusve i'm
tisfy Mexico that ths United States had no terms
peace favorable to Offer Dire lions wsIe given
that any propositions for peace which Mexico might
make ehculd be received and transmitted by tina COM
mnnding general OF our forces to the United States
1t was not expected that Mr. Trist would remain In
Mexico continue In the exercise Of ths functions OF
the Office OF commissioner after he received his letter ef
recall He has however done so and the peripotcptia
r:es Of tho government of MEXICO kuowledgs OF the
fact have concluded with him this treaty have exs
mined It with full sense OF tho extraueous circum
stances attending Ito conclusion and signature, which
might be objected to; but conforming, II does sub
s.antay the main questoas CT boundary and indein
nifty, to the t~rms which commssioner, when he 10
hs United States in April sst Yves authorized to orr
and animated by the spirit which has governed
all my oicsl conduct toward Mexico have felt it my
duty to submit 1t to the Senate for their confederation
with view to It's ratification.
To tho tenth article of tho treaty there ARD srou, OBJ
jsctonf and instructions given to Mr. Tris contem
plated or authorised its Insertion Tho public LANDS
within the limits of Texas belong to that State and this
has power dispose of them charge
the conditions Of grants already made. All valid titles
to land within the other territories ceded to tho United
States, will remsn Inflicted by the chngs Of soye
regnty and therefore submit that this article should
not be ratified a part Of the treaty
There may be reason to apprcherd that the ratidca
tion of tbs additional and srticls might
sonably delay and efptirrass the fnal action ths
treaty by Mexco srefore submit whether that erti.
Gle thould net be rtjected by the Senate.
II the treaty ehau he ratified "a proposed to be
amended the cessions of territory made by Il to the
United States Indemnity th provision for the sats
faction Of the claims of jured citzens and tho
permanent establishment of the boundary OF the
States Of the UDon objects gained Of great national
Importance Will" the Inagnan!mous forbsarance exhi-
bted towards Mexico 1t Is hoped may lasting
peace and good neighborhood between ths two coun-
tries.
communicate herewith q copy of the instructions
givcn to Mr. SEdell, In November 1915, Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Penipotentiary to Mexico
copy the Instructions given to Mr. Trst in April as
and such of the correspondence of the latter with the
Department Of State not heretofore communicated to
Congress will enable the snatc TO understand the
action which has been hal with view to the adjust
mcnt Of our difficulties with Mexico.
JAMES X. POLK.
WAsHINGroN, Feb a. 1913.
The documents accompanying the above will
be given as soon as we can make room in our
columns for them.