Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-03-15
The treaty Of Peace.

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The treaty Of Peace.
So far as has TRANSFERRED, the following
are the reported terms Of the Mexican pro
position for = treaty, which it is said that
"Gen. Scott took the responsibility Of &C.
cep,ing: New Mexico and California are
coded to the United States for pecrniary
COZ sidera,ion-some reports say 81, 000,-
600. The Rio Grande to be the perlna-
nent boundary; the United States to keep
an army Of 1900 men in Mexico, to pro.
1ecs her government, aud keep the peace.
On the 23l ult., the day Of its transmits
| sion, Mr.. Allen submitted resolution in
quirjng Of the President whether hoslili
ues were suspended by armislice, and if
SO BY what authority. The Senate then
went into executive session ON the treaty.
1t was referred 10 the COMMITTEES OH Fur.
eien Relations and 20, GOO extra copies or
dered printed. .....
We have heard nor'hinc further Of the
action on the treaty. Whether this pro-
position will result in permanent peace
or not. depends, we think, altogether OF,
The action of Congress. Should the ten
regiment bill be passed. 10 show the Mex
leans that We are prepared fer vigorous
prosecution of the war, there will be no
further trouble. Had that bill been pass
ed in accordance with the Presidents re-
quest, early in the session, All honorable
peace would have been conclude d ere this.
But. should the federaIists in Congress
persist in the treachereous pn!icy which
they have thus far pursued. Tor the sake
of harrasslng and heodi.g' The Admins.
tration, and making political capital for
themselves at the expense Of the bio,d
and treasure OF the nation, we shall but
have another exhibition of Mexican peril
dy. and no peace at last. In that event, il
will Be Mexican whisgery co. operating
nndisguiseiIy with their allies, the po'i,i
cal Guardians Of Mexico proper, to pro-
long the war indefinitely. The FEDERAL
ISIS can no longer shun the resp ns,b.l.,y
nor disguise their true position. They
will be compelled to show thsir hands
GsarinE Inconsistency and Fraud.
We have heretofore quoted expressions
from the federal press, asserting Harlan.
right to hold the office which he claims
for the period Of three years. They have
all, with one accord, unblushinsly charg
ed the Democracy with design to "swin-
die: him out Of his oGire, and have as
stoully declared that the uh,gs of the
State would have nothing to do with the
election to be held Two weeks from hex,
Monday, in accordance with the require.
mcns ofthe school law. In the l,rcuage
OF the Hawke, = and the De>moines Valley
Wing, they were going 10 let "the Loeo-
tocos have the game all 10 themselves"
1t is Row certain that Harlan himself
occupies the same position. and denie, the
right Of the people to elect Superintend
rnt next April. But, how does his con-
duct, and that Of the whig leaders, tally
with this declaration? We find him ira
vers'ng the State, soliciting the sufTrages
Of the people 10 elect hun TO the Office
which he claims now to hold by legal
ligh'; and we find the leaders Of his party,
t gether with the very presses which do.
'elared that the wings would mol par,ici.
pate in the election, s,rain.ng e, cry nerve
TO re elect HIM $40 s#
In view Of this strange political anomo-
", few questions suggest themselves to
the con liberation Of every candid mind
First; If thai person is, as they Claim, lie.
gally entitled to the office, is ii possible to
deprive h,m Of i, until the expiration OF
his term? Certainly not. The Supreme
Court as well as all the District Courts,
has declared the last April election laval
I'd; but he has STAYED off trial. and thus
avoided judicial decision in his own i'm
mediate case. Why has he thus ,mpeded
the course Of the law? Why has he moi
permitted his case 10 be brought to AT
issue? If he is SO confident that he. is
legally entitled to the office, why does he
not Stay at home and attend to lis duties,
and rely upon the merits OF his case? But
no; his whole course, with that Of his pc
friends, both past and present shows
that neither he nor they have any conf
dence in his right to the office.
2 Why, then, all this affected rage against
The dsnsoe.,'r for setting, a. they honestly