The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-01
Yhe Treaty and the Correspondence.
[Corrsspon iencs of the Philadelphia North American

vhe Treaty and the Correspondence.
[Corrsspon iencs of the Philadelphia North American
e WAsHINoror, Feb ~, l94s
The Presidents message to the senate, communicate
ing the treaty and the accompanying documents 10
brief and pertinent For once hs eschcws elaboration
and to the point hecaue the subject q tendsr
He tells his constitutional advisers that he did not
anticipate negotisson on the part OF ME Trst whose
therefore he adoptst This preface and Recommended
ton that the Senate do not ratfy the tenth article OF
the treaty, with his for the same make the
sum fetal Of the message.
The tenth article was principally the subject OF my
last letter but again, sufficient reasons
It provides that all emprsssario cconispg grants
made ~ Mexico In Texas prior to the Sd OF March.
and q
exists which was prevented by the difficulties between
Texas and Mexico that the period assigned the
initiating settlement.
This provision extends slse to grants made In tho
ceded territory anterior to the 18th Of May, 1s46.
The President draws, what appears to my view to be
just distinction between the two In that Of
ss ins sns 70 sns
therefore, that State Of the confedsrscy, her pub
lie lands are subject to her own dispos.l-Ths general
claims existed involving the interests Of third parties,
they should have been adjusted with Texse nation
they cannot be through the sgency Of the United
States
In the other the territory to be acquired csdsd
under certain limitations and 1t 10 province to
peaCe because in the other two OF the scquisi
ion of territory the Supreme Court and the pubic su
and CONFIRMED them If any principle of publ, po-
icy is settled army it is that the general
power to interpose between tho sovereignty OF
State and its domain.
From the obi EDITIONS Of the President as well as from
he emba nj Of plsdgpg the government to
which 1t cannot execute am Inclined to believe
this objectionable artols will be expunged and the
treaty returned to Mexico thus amehdsd Or perhaps
polite may be pursued and the treaty bo
ratified with resolution OF reservation that unless
Mexico after full understanding OF the difficulties
shall voluntarily rscsds from this embarrassing feature
ratif cation shall DO null and void The Presiden
declares in his mesesge that MIR. Trist had bory
in any his instructions for the insertion Of such
article and my understanding Of then fully warrants
This declaration.
In his letter to Mr. Buchanan communicating the
treaty, MIR. Trst does not seem TO spprshend euoh
contingency thu OF any OF It's provisions He
merely expresses the belief that when the members
stands will be ratified by decided majority of tho
Mexican Congress.
tensions in regard to the mediation of thu
British embassy in such an event are sustained by high
authority Tne interests Of Mr. Macintosh, the Consul
are i'm date aud monetary HIS ianusncs therefore
extent but whether 10 powerful enough to accomplish
The object is quite another question Tns Titan yes
torday Is very often the pgmy Of tomorrov In Mexico
~hers revolutions rapid tho changes OF the
wind,
The message and accompanying papers make up q
very respectable public document in Dimensions 1t
contains the instructions Mr. Slidell, and the diff
ferent instructions Mr. Trist, circumstances
altered the battles progressed From Mr. Trist him.
self there Is but lean account Ooe letter to con
ddensl friend" In Queresero whose name is suppress
TO Mr. Buchanan IN answer to ais second recall aud
the last note accompanying the treaty, in which ne
promises extended account OF the correspondence
connected with each article and which he had not
time to COPY have copied before this starting OF
train or opportunity His laudation of Mr.. Frean.r,
Mustapg) however well deserved, II tho most extrava
CANT production ever saw 60 too with al his corres
pom is effort at high sounding phrases
anA parade of formidable sentences that must have
vastly amusing to the diplomatic aud eyes at
Qasretaro Our ambassador is truly extraordinary
aud Is ainly little damaged in the upper
story the public will see ere long
The original instructions to Mr. Slidsl and included
in those to Mr. Trlst which, as have remarked were
varied from time to timo authorized him 10 negotiate
for the acquisition Upper AID Levsr Caiitornis and
New Mexico, with The privilege OF tbs right Of way
the Isthmus of TenuanLepec, for thirty millions
of dollars; Upper California New MEXICO and this
vast right twenty i've mlions for Upper California
and Nav Mexico, without the right, twenty millions
TIE boundary the Rio Grande being included ir each
better could not be done, to negotiate for the Rio
drande to its head waters fora confederation OF i've
millions.
in those days. the administration had great anxiety
peace much thsn their policy of late has in
dcstd for Mr. Trst was authorised TO contract with
auy Of government that he could fnd. The fire.
quency Of revolution 10 assigned the for his
esurss. Mir. Buchanan instructed him. in so many
words If the constitution Of 1924 ia subvetd and the
government seized by military dictator, that he Is
authorized to receive and recogniza his signature to
treaty as the act Of the proper ag.hority This IL de-
the proessed desire Of this to ohefsn
the institutions and preserve the freedom Of our sister
IL appears from the papers, that after every battle
there some attempt made at negotiation Short
~ to the instament Of the army in the CAPT
tai Mr. Trst, the 20th OF September resumed corr
respondence previously ntsrrupCss with this Secretary
On the sist OF October NJ De Ia Rosa writes to Mr.
Tet that with every desire for peace he doubts any
good results De accomplished On the 22d OF No
vsmber, M Pena Pena, then Secretary OF Foreign Az
fairs reviews the proceedings a0d correspondence
with De Ia Rosa in reference to the appointment of
commissioners and states that NJ Herrera and another
negotiation could not act; one on account OF Sickness
and the other for som equally urgent reason He how
ever names their substitutes, and apprises Mr. Trist
that they live at considerable distances, it will re-
qurs some time to assemble them On the 24sh No
vsmber, Mr. Tris notifies NJ. Pens Asna Of the
ton of his authority commissioner and of his pur
pose return to the United States He regrets that his
Iuuniceon containing cvertures for peaoo be ad
dressed to him or to General Scott and that they will De
submitted to the government 1T Washington
On the 27sh November, Mr.. Triss writes TO Mr.. Blu
chsnan in to his last letter OF recall or there
two the 9th October, after the publica
ton of the dings at Tscubaya the Vera Cruz
papers, the other the OF the mouth) in
which he broadly informs :he Secretary that at some
future time may lad leisure review the Presidents
opinion bis conduct In agreeing to refer the Mex
loan proposition of the boundary OF tho Nueces to his
government, and that be had yet to learn that the
reference Was 10 any way criminal proceeding
III discaims oil personal sensiby upon the sutj ct,
but sill argues his point Justify, who felt
Than he expressed free ~ 10 his language This note
fssture In the history Of diplomacy and for its frcl
cal consequence and disdan Of Executive interference
- unsurpassed IN cool compaoeucy. say what The
world may. MIR Trisg has made name for himself OF
kind another.
He CLOSES paper with along letter to Mr.. =, the
Mysterious gentleman st Qusretsro He beg by tell
log him that had seer predicted the course upon
wh ca he had then resolved, he would have ridcalsa
him inpostor He goes on, evidently in answer
to letter from the mysterious gsntlsma1n to say
that any OF the difficulties which hsd previously inter
pssed themselves t. p-sce, had bsen gradually fading
away for two week, aud though without authority, hs
would assume the responsibility OF q Degotistisn "
sm resolved Gays he) TO carry home treaty, the 60
vsrnmentis Strong enough to make it." After enume
rating the advantages both Sides and the diff suites
of his position he this remsr pr sson:
am iuy persuaded that its terms (su iing TO his
former Prjeo would not by any means be acceptable
90 the views new entertained by my government Nor
would he propose them had ne been Invested with dis
cr.t nowsr R,t hax Irnats Fart