The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-27

hIoALY INTERPRETING
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
THE PEACE RU NOR |,
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WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, lsis.
NJ rri.t oad&e Merisan Gorernment-G General

III JrtSt AMI me ht1'ea" r0rtrnmenf-Generdi
scoH ana me C"aTSeS against nm
The despalches received yesterday, rem
AR. inst make no mention OF the overtures
SAID 10 nave been made through hlm to our 90
Vesnmenl oy mat OF Mexico. A Geographic DIES.
paich is said to have been received nom Pc
tefsDnrg. to-caJ givlng the lntell gence thar The
new administration mad notified Mr.. Trist of us
Willingness 70 accept Tue tsrIns offered BY him
during tae neqoriati on before the gates OF MeAl-
60. TINS news may have been brought o. d
later arrival than that by which Mr. Trists des-
patches have been received these dispatches
are dated on the Doth Of December. and made no
mention of any such proposals by the Mexican
government Mr.. Trist still continues I'M his
previous independent and anomalous position in
MeS'"oi preiHd'cing, by his presence there. the
"~s'- nf his con frv, fhro17h m-taSou zeal
~oomn'i -h the hl'"r OF 81 mi SION should
'"fer k- 90 t.~''i" thr oro 'o-s's Of the
u t'ei0 govern '1~"t; 'vors .--shonld h. ~ - o.
re tv -lt'.npu MS act. re- nt,.rl, ,o,d %,
tc- .,o.- vh.l, ,,,,a.,,h..r;,.3 a.
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procedure Won ne hrepV elnba "a ~st"g 60 /
government From the moment me received n :
recall has acts have ne.,, ,,,,,fi;..,.l a,l oao
w. N ''9'
Quenuy cannot be construed as IN the least de-
gree binding o. his government: hut n.vertbe
ess, this offer. If entertained bv Mr. Iris, and
u;o,o1l ~ |Ai 's' auo
''00 py n-s governments "ouiu give Mexico
snow OF rlgnt on her side, as having IN al fest
ed willingness TO accent the condit;ops Iast 81
fered nv the Tr,ite5 S,.tos ,rLa. 1T:
"'o.0s, i"ese CONDITIONS,
TO De sure were offered before we had acquired
the power 10 make larger demands. bv the can
tare Of her capital and the ripht to de,n,nd mora
in CONSEQUENCE Of the loss of Iif. aad
"7 4'0 VI 'i' 'oss " IRE ana treasure
mat capture cost us; out ths tact would be apt %
be overlooked by the world and this oovey,
rent yvould he CHARGED hovvever rpi,,tiv ,.;,b
:: r "J'o''' " i'''
the Inconsistency Oh haViag maze an ohAr OF
terms, and afterwards rejected those terms when
Offered nv tbe -1emv
~ :. ,,,
pu' II Woula ne the duty oil tne executive, ho-
fore submitting 10 the Senate such projcs as TIM
rnmored TO have been rendered nv the 7ra~;o,,
aovernmeot n no setisfed a., All, ,,,I,a.,,.
W. VIZ! "iIet'el q"
treaty concluded on SUCH basis would De OBJ
served in GOOD faith bv that poveroma,t b,,t
whether il has The noyer ~ enforoo =. -
- L. 49, 80 JUST
selvauce py lle PeoPle Oh MfXlco' Gan the Ex-
ecutVe be reasonably satisfied on these two
points, IN the present posture oi affairs N NJ XII
co In case pT0Iet Tor treaty from the Next
can government were to arrive now, the admin
lslraIIon WouIo De onilged either to submit 1t to
th senate lor It's deiloeratlon, or else to endure
furious torrent OF lhvectlve Tor not dong so.
w oulu the IresIuent nave suihcIent hrmness to
oppose TINS torrent z! 1t s doubtful.
Il ne quarrel between General Scott and his
ofhcers Is frivolous IN ITS Inception, at the same
time mat II las become, from the bitter feelings
engendered, awkward and complicated. The
general ofder IN winch ne denounced the very
reprehenslble practice that had for some time
prevailed IN the army, of sending forth statements
calculated; from their rtial colorng, to i'm
propIry elevate some anf depreclate the services
OF other oncers, was altogether necessary and
proper Letters We're published IN the Presidents
organ, mere IN washington, extolllug the ex-
plolts OF MAJOR General q deon J. Pillow in such
manner as Nlf creolted) to induce the belief
that ne was the greatest general of ancient or
modem umes. inns army order proved the ex-