The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-09
WASHINGTON, July 8, 1873

WASHINGTON, July q, 1873.
The Pyesident's Messageto Congress, accompanying
the Treaty--IHe Netc 1Gritores-1he NatioaI
Debt-TAc 7dri6-IHe Wihnot Proriso-1he
MissoHri Comfroniisc--Busintss Just Co,nmcnc-
ing.
The President sent up his message, with the
ratified treaty, and the accompanying correspon-
dence, to both houses, this afternoon. The mes
sage embraces a review Of the results of the war
Of the territories acquired--of the debt incurred
Of the indemnities to be paid; and recommends
governments for the neutrality-suspicious.
tens for balances to Mexico-the running of the
boundary-liberal grants of land to settlers-the
reorganization of the army-provlson for the
prompt payment OF the national debt, and speaks
in a tone of cxultation of the achievements of our
arms-of the acquisitions of the treaty-of the
magnanmIty displayed to the enemy claiming
that while the empire added to the territories of
the Union Is ample $ indemnity for the past" the
lessons gwen by our brave armies to the Mexicans
in the art of war is sufficient security for the flu
ture." AT the reading of this passage in the
Senate, hum Of laughter diiiused itself over the
chamber, rs the recommendations OF the last win
ter, for the vigorous prosecution OF the war, with
view to "indemnity for the past and security for
the future, were called 10 mind, together with
the translation OF Mr.. Clayton that "indcmny''
meant one-half of Mexico, and .'security' the
other half. But the treaty only falls short one
compact absorbs full two-thirds OF the territories
which lately belonged to the republic of Mexico
The President, however, dwells with the moet
solcitude upon the startling form which the Viii
mot proviso has assumed in the Norhe rnStates; and
while he speaks OF compromise in general terms,
VIC understand HIM 10 mean the Missouri compro-
mise, notwithstanding the subsequent recon-
mendatlon OF non-interf renee In local affairs.
We understand his recommendation to apply par
ticularly TO the friends OF General Cass IN Con-
gress, and more particularly to the Senate, before
which body tive Oregon bill and the proviso ques-
ton ton are now pending. We believe the Senate
re gular nominee in the North, together with every
Senator OF the South, will eventually concentrate
upon the Missouri compromise.
We expect further, from the determination IN
dicated yesterday in the Senate, that before this
present session shall have terminated, there will
be bills passed for the territorial government of
l. The territory of Oregon.
2. The territory OF California.
3. For the territory Of New Mexico. And that
upon the Oregon bill now before the Senate, this
sectional quarrel will be dcfntively and perma-
nently settled by the running OF the Missouri COM
promise line OF SO deg. 50 min. westward, straight
through the great desert basin straight across Ell
Sierra Nevada, straight over the valley of the San
Joaquin, and straight over the coast range, and the
sand-hills, right straight into the Pacific Ocean,
into which il ls supposed the proviso will hardly
penetrate during the existing campaign.
And whereas the nomination of Martin Van
Buren,, as the proviso candidate for the PresIden-
cy, will become nullty by the adoption of this
II is therefore incumbent upon his
adheiens to begin to calculate what they mean to
10 from and after the consummaton of said compro-
mise, and the utter qualification OF the barnburners
hereby
There Is some difficulty in the Senate in reie-
ence to the committe to which this question OF
governmental bills for the new territories shall be
assigned, The Oregon men, par crcenence, Object
o the judiciary committee, because they say the
ill for Oregon was defeated, at the last session,
" said committee shaping II 80 as to involve the
omission of slavery. The Southern men object
o the committee ON territories, because of its
in the other extreme Between
he two we shall probably have select committee
N the subject, or an Increase OF the Judiciary or
erritorial committee, with the view 10 the
nlarciDg ot differences The DocroE.