Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-03-06
TIE TREATY.

It1ft.
he Senate, By majority larger than that reani..J
the constitution. The absurd resolution # II, an
promptly Land upon the table. by an oyerwhai
vote. We are indeed surprised to fad lb,,
twelve Senators could be found to vote for a., "y
80 rep gn7oi to conm2n sense. as that of conl1ctnc Ill.,
proceedings the Senate, Wills, engaged in Wv
business, with open do9rs 1t would not Il.
surd to contend that the cabinet councils sl,, Az
held publicly at.pas.ng from this topic l., Tho
We would not g FAR as to declare. will, N, W.
ham that we never heard Of bad treaty OF peace ~
nevertheless have hesitation in sayiaa ,I,, "
the terms, Obtained by Mr.. Tnsi. far less favorable No.,
they are, should ri lee To The treaty t,tie.I
Orp ,sed, as hive been, to the acquisition ~ -.
tory, we are grafcd thai, large as ii actually
region obiaue is net greater in extent II +, bad .n.,
10 have many millions of square miles Of territory s.
and worthless, and which can never be populated ad,
l., our Territory. II is some consnlaion hav.yer
fleet five do acquire vast region Of desert il is,l,,,
unpropIcd aud that large amount Of worthless ,,aar.
uon does not render sill more unacceptable rsc;,r
which nothing but high d'grtc Of bcneyoI.pc. .,.,I
induce any people-save rolo1ioas FIR l,,5 J..
ing and stealing as Gen. Houston says our race j.
accept as gift The Whole territory is, and won't,
ever be, utterly useless Ia Mexico lna llary min,
OF view, SHE will, doubtless be strengthened by l,,s,
sion. We feel assured Mexico woull have lbs, .obin
had She years ago, spontaneously ccdcd The Whole ,,
tor. We are not less firmly persuaded that we sbo,,d
have been none the better had accepted the off
But, however this may he rel nice that TN, ,Iin
to Our limits eabfares sterile and unpcoplcl rrpl,n
only some Two or three times rs large as the old th
States which achieved Independence The sul,,
CATION and Incorporation OF the whole o Mexico thou,h
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family dsclaned AS the executive policy, world vs
verify believe, were The wnrlo continue be inevitable
W have no Idea that our Institutions Union, would
could survive such addition of territory and mar,
over. OF population OF many millions. " cf it wouLI
be as easy to bIaaeh 10 the Anglo Saxon cnpc, m
Undue with The love Of liberty, or 10 elevate in IN, On,
cal scale high eneush for the enjovncn and ip,eli.
gent exc rose ii The ilelis ct citizenship Regarding
therefore, the acquisition of the whole of Mtxicovhe,h,r
inc'p'rned OF governed as dependent province as the
greatest which could bef cur land and as fatal It,
the best Interests of The human acc-so far as they arc
involved in the issue Of Curious experiment Of SELF
! gVcrnment-we breathe freer as we contemplate tho
escape we have made. We endure the lnfc,ion
Of part in consideration of being provident,llv mo-
tccied from the VIII lie in the spirit Of The honest tar
falling from the head, was grateful tla, it was hi,
! leg only, and mol his neek, thai was broken
There is anuthef aspect cl the which is conso.
ling Nedo not acqof, the country by conquest. True
our arms have been every where triumphant victory
has perched Our barn in every battle great and
mall troops garrison the metropolis of the enemy
and spread NJ the country in various direction,
the armies of McKee, are ds5lnd'd her military re-
sources 'hansed; and the spirit Of her people subiued
in making the cesSion sl, may have acted under du.
r IS but what governments Of Europe would under sim
lar circumstances, have pad four times lis value for ter
ntory thus acquired, -e>torrd if you please-irom
PROSTATE Zoe We give fifteen, nay twenty. mi Iions
IN "consldrailpn' 81 the cesson of region not worth
the fourth OF the sum IN market Overt. We have os.
tensb bly, at least mol acted upon the ow and vulgar pre-
cedcnts of history. We dlsclam the rights of conquest
which, after all have better found ton in morals tina
those Of the highway rob5er. We do not depart from
our cnar mode OF aelarn. trrrtIry. No nation in
the world aS,witha the SINE tin aided 81 i'm n,nse.
~ to It's limits. we have the present century, aud vet
not a square mile acquired b. the sword. Louisiana
Florida aud vast extent Of Indian territory purha ,ed
Texas Incorporated at her own Instance and now vet
larger zion about 10 be obtained for valuable consdcfl
ton. These facts w ch contrast strongly with the
OF the mother country She has added her pos
sessions immense regions in the Fast lndles-and is.
lands and sronghulds IN various parts Of the earth
but can instance be adducrd in whch she ha, acted
upon any other principle than that of cnqncst Whit
native prince has she paid fl cession of his dominons
I'm the contrary she conqners the country. AMI then
forces heavy contribution for the insoence DISPLAYED in
resisting her arms.
The pay nent them of twenty millions for the ccssion
of New Mexifo aud Upper California constitutes, with
us, no objection to the treaty. National honors of
value than treasure, and would not for icnfod the
sum named have seen our country descend from its lofty
position and, like the corrupt nations of Europe aud the
military repnbico Of olden times, extend its limits by tho
sword. " neither the cession Of the territory might
have been obtained, with ordinary prudence for
less sum- without the war, is question which we need
not moot Nor need we enquire into what we have
gained by the The immediate palpable acqlisl.
tons are military glory and snug naiioul debt The
incidental effects will long exert blnefu influence up
on the nation socially and politically
As to the manner in which the treaty has been npg,
tlated we care little. Ii was but light thai war,
conStntonally commenced, should be terminated und
lonaiIcaI'y Mr. Ifisl may have run foul Vt an act Of
The reign Of terror and endangered his liberty by nego.
taln9 Without authority, contrary the statute in that
case made and pr9vlded-bu il his treaty be ratified by
both countries he will become in spite Of Mr. Allen, the
object of universal ofanse We stated, as mere by
pohesls, in our last, that possibly Mr.. Trst after all,
had full authority 10 do what he has done We did not
believe that he had--but now find it very conf lent
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