The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-07
The Presidents Message.
To the Senate and

House of Representatives Of the United States:
lay before Congress copies OF treaty OF peace,
friendship, limits, and settlement, between the United
States and the Mexican republic, the ratlhcaons OF
which duly exchanged at the city OF Queretaro, in
Mexico, on the Both day of May. 1913.
The in which our country was reluctantly IN
volved the necessary vndcaton OF the national rights
and honor has been thus terminated; and congratulate
Congress- and our common constituents upon the resto.
ration of an honorable peace.
The extensive and valuable territories coded by Mexico
to the United States constitute indemnity for The past,
and the brilliant achievements and signal successes OF
our arms will be a guaranty OF security Tor the
future, by convincing all nations that our rights must be
respected The results of the war with Mexico have
given the United States national character abroad
which our country never before enjoyed Our power
and have become KNOWN and are respect
ed throughout the world; and we shall probably be
war for long series OF years 1t is subject of con-
graduation that we have passed through war OF more
than years duration, with the business OF the coun,
try uninterrupted with our resources nAexhausted, and
the public credit unlmpared.
| communicate for the information Of Congress the
accompanying documents and correspondence relating to
the negotiation and ratification OF the treaty.
Before the treaty be fully executed the part OF
the United States, legislation will be required twill be
proper to make the necessary appropriations Tor the
ment of the twelve millions OF dollars, stipulated BY the
twelfth article to be paid to Mexico in four equal annual
nsalments. Three millions of dollars were appropriated
by the act of March Sd, 1s47 and that sum was paid to
the Mexican government after the exchange OF the ratl-
fcations of the treaty.
The fifth article of the treaty provides, that Sin order
10 designate the boundary line with due precision upon
authoritative maps, and to establish upon the ground
Landmark which shall show the limits of both repub-
lies, described in the present article, the two govern
menis shall each appoint commissioner and surveyor
who before the expiration OF year from the date OF
the exchange of Publications of this treaty. shall meet at
the port of San Diego, and proceed to run and marx the
said boundary in its whole course to the mouth OF the
Rio Bravo del Norte" 1t will be necessary that provi-
sion should be made by law for the appointment OF a
commissioner and surveyor on the part OF the United
States, to act in conjunction with a commissioner and
surveyor appointed by MEXICO IN executing the stpua-
tons of this article
1t will be proper also to provide by law for the ap-
pontment of "board OF commissioners to adudlcate
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 coded by
Mexico the United States and now constitute part OF
our country Embracing nearly ten degrees of latitude,
lying adjacent to the Oregon Territory, and extending
from the Pacific to the Rio Gande, mean distance
of nearly thousand miles. would be dlffcut 10 cstl-
the value of these to the United States
They constitute of themselves country large enough Tor
great empire and their acquisition is second only IN I'M
poance 10 that of Louisiana IN 1903 Rich IN mineral
and agricultural resources, with climate OF great salu-
brity, they embrace the most important ports on the
whole Pacific coast of the continent OF North Amer
lea. The possession OF the ports OF San Diego Mon
terey, and the bay of San Francisco, will enable
the United States to command the already valuable
and rapidly increasing commerce OF the Pacihc Inc
number OF our whale-ships alone, now employed IN
that sea, exceeds seven hundred requiring more than
twenty thousand seamen to navigate them; While the
capital invested this particular branch of commerce is
The excellent harbo. of Upper California will under
our flag afford security and repose to our commercial ma
rne; and American mechanics will soon furnish ready
means of building and repair, winch are now SC
much wanted in that distant sea-
By the acquisition of these possessions we are brought
into Immediate proximity with the west coast OF America
from Cape Horn to the Russian possessions noIth OF
Oregon with the islands of the Pacific ocean and by
direct voyage in steamers we will be in less than thirty
days of Canton and other parts OF China /.
In this vast region whose rich resources are soon 70 DC
developed by American energy and enterprise great mus
be the augmentato of commences and with H. new
and profitable demands for mechanic labor IN all III
branches and new and valuable markets for our manu-
| features and agricultural prod ucts.
While the war has been onducted with great human
ty and forbearance, and with complete success on gu
part the peace has been concluded terms the most no
eral and magnannous to Mexico. In her hands, IN
territories coded had remained, and, it Is believed
would have continued to rem ain almost unoccured' AM
of little value to her to any other nation; whilst as