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From tho Baltimore Sun, Julys.
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
ANNOUNCING TO CONGRESS THE END OF TIE
- WAR WITH MEXICO.
To the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States:
ilay before Congress copies oi atrea'y oi
peace. friendship. limits, and settlement, De.
tween the United States and the Mexican
republic. the rati6cations of which were
d, " exchanged a, the city "f Querelar", IN
Mexico. on The Both day Of May, lS4S.
The war in which our country was reIuc'
tan,ly i,,voIver. in the necessary vInd'cat"n
of,he national rights and honor, has been
thus terminated; and ] congratulate Con-
press. and our common constituents, upon
fhe restoration of an honorable peace.
The extensive and valuable territories ce.
dcd by Mexico To- the United States cons'i-
tu,e indemnity for the past, and the brilliant
achievements and signal successes ot our
arms will be guaranty Of security, Tor the
future. by convincing all nations that our
rights must be respected. The results ot
the war with Mexico have given to the U.
nited States a rational character abroad
which our coqs(y has never before enJ"y-
edr @er and our resources have be-
com Slsy3kn, and are respected throughout
the world, and We shall probably be saved
from the necessity Of engaging IN another
foreign war for long series OF years IL
is subject of congratulatin that we have
passed through war of more than Two
years duration, with the business otthc ctnln-
iry uninterrupt, d, with our resources unex.
hs,,s,cd, and the public credit unllnpared.
communicate fnr the. information OF Con.
sress the accompanying documents and cor.
respondence relating to the negotiation and
ratification Of The treaty.
Before the treaty can be fully executed on
the part of the Uhitcd States, legislation VIII
be required. 1t will be proper t" make the
necessary appropriations. for the payment
of the twelve millions Of dollars, stipulated
nv the twelfth article to be paid to Mexico
in four equal annual Instalmens. Three
rniIIapns of dollars ware appropriated by Inc
act sf March 81. lS47. and that sum was
uad 10 the Mexican Government alter the
exchange of the ratification Of the tre'Iv
The fifth article Of the treaty provides,
that sin order to designate the boundary line
with due precision upon authoritative maps
and to establish upon the ground landmarks
which shall show The limits OF bo,n republics;
ms described in the present article. the TWO
governments shall each appoint a comm's-
sioner and a surveyor, who before the ex-
piraiion Of one year from the dale OF the ex,
change of rati6caiions of this treaty. sha',
meet al the port Of San Diego. and proceed
n run and mark the said boundary IN It's
whole course to the mouth of the Rlo Bravo
del Norte." 1t will be necessary that pro-
vision should be made by law Tor The ap-
uin,ment of commissioner and surveyor
an the part of,he United States, to act IN con.
iuncinn with commissioner and surveyor
appointed by Mexico, in executing the sup
ulations Of this article.
Il will be proper also to provide by law
Cor the appointment of aboard OF commIs; !,
sioners' to adjudicate and decide upon all
claims of our citizens against the Mexican
government, which by the treaty, have been
assumed by the United States.
New Mexico and Upper California have
been ccded BY Mexico to the United States
and now constitute part of our country.
Embracing nearly ten degrees of latitude,
,vins adjacent to the Oregon Territory, and
extending from the Pacific ocean to The MO
Grandc, a mean distance of nearly thous'
and miles. II would be difficult TO estimate
the value of these possessions to the United
States. They constitute OF themselves a
country large enough for a great empire
and their acquisition is second only IN 'hPcr'
.aoce to Louisiana, in 1903. Rich in MIN
eral and agricultural resources, with CT
mate Of great salubrity, they embrace tne
most important ports on the whole racine
coast of North America. The possession,
of,he ports of San Diego. Monterey and
the bay Of San Francisco, will enable the
United States to command the already val,
liable and rapidly increasing commerce OF
the Pacific. The number OF ourwhae SHIPS
alone, now employed in that sea, exceeds
seven hundred, requiring more than twenty
thousand seamen to navigate them; while
The capital invested in this particular branch
ofcommerce is not less than forty millions
of dollars. The excellent harb"rs Of up
per California will, under our flag, AFFORD Sc
curity and repose to our commercial marine
and American mechanics will furnish ready
means Of ship.buiding and repair wlllel
ara NOW. 10 much wanted in that distant
Sea.
By the acquisition ofthese possessions w