The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-03-25

in Mexico, upon the Mexican Copg,...
all cOereiOH;--in which they are aide, H. "
European agents theTe,---w iurnnii,.3 U
and they furnishing money IN aulir,,,,, ''n
the S3,0OO,00O lie avowed thsr. "19
the slightest evidence ofihs s...,, ti
Mexican people TO this Trenty m VI IL
now 10 power, and 90 precariousl, i DO,
| in Mexico, were OF that same r6o, ess
party which the President had 40 ,',gbe
nounced at the commencement of 1@
and TO put down which be had i0,,o,%
SANTA Anna--tlIat the Mexican peo,I M
TO confidence in them, and that thew d, N
short no better Than usurpers. Gen pgss
might enforce this Treaty atthe pom, % ".s
bayonet, and what wns called Inc We
Government ofMeXico, might co-oper, ,'''5l
! him, but il would be mere force ON Wiz
and mere fraud on thcirs-nnd sGo, HT
was doubtful whether the final asser, ~ ~
gress, however Influenced or cocrrsl N.
be obtain cd for tire ratification oftls
cd Treaty. "l,
Impressed with such views, Mr. w.
as soon as the paper, called a treaty, s,.
rDitted 10 the consideration Ollie W
moved 10 postpone any action upOr ,..t
recommend TO the President 20 send
cial Mission TO Mexico .Naii0r7I 70
to be composed of not less thanh. ''''
sons, who should negotiate Will DE- :, 'a
Government and agree upon q safe sfi ,7'
orable treaty, and TO see that % ga. MO-.
bly, and fairIy ratified by Ms,ic5 hf,... 'ton,
transmitted to this country HNis
Mr. Webster was Of the upiu,uu ~
mode of proceeding would he bolr-ri, VII
the U. States, and would bring alr''.'
islactory and permanent peace NJ. r.
promptly as that much 10 be- des.-.i
could be reached 10y acting on OBJ, n 70
and sending il back to Mexico viii ,7t
ments. tl.
This motion was laid on the rr.
Administration Senators were aII ar.. .g
is presumabe, of MIR Folks relue,s,. It
point such commission, aud voted
fore, against its consideration. 's,
His former objections 20 the rdui..
our Southern States, with SLAVERY !.
stilutiOn of their Government, Va Az
proclaimed unwcnkened hy time. d. 'H
red TO his speech ten years sinrer, ''f'
Garden, in New York, in which he H, '
ed his entire uuwiliingness 20 do ,[,.,.''
which should extend the slavery off,. ',,.!
can race on this Coniineut,o or ndd OIL. ~"
holding States To this Union;aud 90 sue
last Fall, at Springfield, Mass, uir-. .e7
more emphatic language, De rcpuf-,.i
idea of more Slave Territory; in iir.. "
ments, lie assured the Senate, be s.I. -. Fa..
ed mud should remain. ''l'
He contended that the qucsi1g.r
and the question ofacguiriug 'erlo-, a'
separate questions. For peace. be- we're
anxious as any man; but he had ora5..s as
war from the first, believing Its o--r-, We
ject to have been the acquisition Of rs,, s'
ritory for new States; and now ils' r...
ritory was acquired and new Suites rr..
10 be admitted into the Union by L.,r
he would not give his sanction ur-.
pressure of any circumstance WIN
Peace, however desirable. he never w5lg
sent to, al the sacrifice Of his own ho.g
his country's interest. But be was iorrs-
for peace without territory, or new >rg
If others were against peace, unless ts-
were territory or new States 10 comevt.
he, for one, was willing to meet that So
and stand upon il before the people d u "A
country.
cannot learn that Mr. Trisi's coHlsr
dence with the Department gives much hF
of peace-ofpeace permanent or easy hi
true, he thinks, that the Puros lthc war 49,
~ ARE put down. They have no slrtreaA
says, in the Department of Vera Cruz 0a
elsewhere, between the city ofNera Cuaml
Mexico. Still the peace party which sna.
Iy the Inonarchical party has certain rt.l' M
Bile, durable strength nowhere. His w.ci
as hear from various quar-
Iers, leads TO the belief that peace is at les
doubtful, and that unless soon confirmed "
may be indefinitely postponed.