The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-24
INTELLIGENCE EY THE MAILS
ADDITIONAL INFO RMATl0N
RELATIVE TO THE
TR EATY OF Pc A Q e.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, l64S.

WASHINGTON, Feb. N, ls4S.
As advised you in my teegraphic despatch
OF to-day, the message of the President, convey
ing to the Senate the propositions of the Mexi-
can government, arrived an hour too late I'm
ediately upon organizing, the Senate adjourn
ed, out of respect to the dying statesman, who
was lying an ertremis IN another part ofthe sapi-
tol.
Omtting unimportant details, the United
States will, acquire by this treaty, which Mexi-
offers, New Mexico and Upper California,
with the Rio Grande, and line somewhere
about the 32d degree of latitude, as the boundary,
for which we pay fifteen millions of dollars.
There are not six men in the Senate, who are
pleased with this treaty. There are, neverthe-
less not six men who will vote to rejec. it, The
wings do not like 1.-THE democrats do not like
it-Mr. Calhoun IS friends do not like it; and yet
ne ther party will vote In body against 1t.
That the President will be advised to accept
he terms offered, there is not the slightest doubt
few Senators will vote against the treaty, be-
cause it does not secure enough among
whom, perhaps, will be found the two Senators
from Texas few will vote against it because
1t gives us any portion Of Mexican territory;
among whom, it is said, will be found Mr.. Bald
win, of Connecticut; but the great body Of the
Senate will vote for it-sems very unwillngly
some chssrfully. There 10 4 mistaken idea
among Senators. They seem to think that
the people desire a treaty. There never was Z
gre ater mistake.
Taking into account the debts due our citizens,
the expenses of the war, and this bonus Of fifteen
millions, and leaving out of account the value of
bounty lands given away for military services,
and the loss of from seven to ten thousand men,
this country will have paid for Upper California
and New Mexico about seventy five millions of
dollars. Before the commencement of the war,
the President would not have given more than
twenty millions Why, then, the anxiety to
send 1t in fortyeight hours after Its receipt It
actually pays to Mexico more, by y-fve mil
lions of dollars, than he was willing to pay her
for this territory little less than two years and
half ago; and, in addition to this, this country
has lost about ten thous nd men.
But the circumstances under which these pro-
positions come are, perhaps, sat sfactory, and are
calculated to impress the President with con-
vIction that peace consequent on their accept
ance will be lasting. Let us see These propo-
sitions are first entertained by two citizens of
the United States, contrary to the law of the
iouus "hiSh uCCldIcS SUCH uegOtld-
ton high misdemeanor, punishable by fine and
imprisonment. They are actually the fruit Of
mlsdemeanor, committed by two persons-the
conduct of one of whom court is now sitting
to investigate, by order of the President, he
being, in the meantime, suspended from COM
mand and the other of whom has acted 80 badly
in the eyes of the President, that he sent down
orders to have him sent out of the country,
vi ct arms if necessary And yet the result
of these gravely illegal proceedings of these
two prescribed and disgraced men (disgraced,
not In their own persons, but by the off,
cial act of the Presidency, is adopted by HIM
with as much eagerness as if it were national
benefaction, instead of national disgrace. And
then, who is the accomplice of these men in
this mlsdemeanour The agent of some British
capitalists, whose government is known to de-
sire portion of Mexican territory in payment
OF bad debt Of some sixty millions of dollars;
and the Presidents reiterated declaration is still
ringing in the of thu country, that no foreign
interference is to be suffered on this continent.
All this Is passing strange But what sane man
believes that this treaty will be regarded by the
Mexican chieftains as binding on them! What
guaranty have we for its fulflment! What
hostage for its observance What certainty that
those fifteen millions are not sought with view
to organize again the scattered remnants of the
army Of that unhappy republic, for another des-
perate and fruitless attempt to drive us from our
conquests-desperatc and fruitess to be sure, but
nevertheless costing US more lives and limbs by
pestilence and the sword These considers
tons force themselves on ones mind when one
reflects on the alacrity with which the President
submits for approval treaty which he depre-
Gated with all his mind, and heart, and soul, two
weeks ago. GALvIKNsn