New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-17
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
Objections on the part of certain Senators TO
the Trenty-speech of MIR. Webster-Ap-
polntrept Of Col. SEWER ns Minister.
sncs Of The Tribune.

AS copy OF the Treaty Cliteral save in few
unimp o7tsnt particularly has appeared in the
Herald, and ss eyeryb body here knows and talks
about the votes and speeches OF Senators, Il may
be as well that state distinctly those portions Of
the Treaty 10 which Mr. WEBSTER and the Wings
concurring with him most strerucusly objected.
In the first place, 70 ne preamble. which states
that NICHOLAS P. TRIsr had power 70 negotiate the
Treaty. This was regarded mere falsehood
il being well known 70 Senators that his powers
had been revoked. Mr. POLK, in the very message
with which he submitted the Treaty 20 the Senate,
Acknowledges that IL was negotiated without tu'
thority from him. but tha. he was induced to sub
nit it 20 the Senate from his great desire for peace
Whig. Senators had unfortunately adopted war
with false preamble; and the consequences OF
their mistake were too recent and too disastrous
70 induce their adoption Of even peace, similarly
tainted. The effect OF their fret mistake was b
give the President fall power to carry on mis- war
Of conquest. The effect of second might be III
the Treaty should be rejected BY Mexico to con
Time that pow er TO the final and complete sublugs-
tion of Mexico. May the omen be avertedl
Atleast 80 Mr.. WEBSTER and the other Wing
Senators voting with him may be supposed 10 have
tboueht No action of the Senate, however sol
elnp or concurrence OF the President could make
good the deficiency The omnipotence OF Par
lament could not overcome the original ielsehood
The objection to the preamble goes 70 the whole
subject matter. 1t is not csPtious oblectlon-not
a dispute about tri des Ii is full, comprehensive
fatal There was no Treaty before the Senate, be
cause there was no negotstor. The preamble IS
snggestiO falsi, and all that follows AFTER II belDs
dependent upon it fallsto the ground with 1t.
. 1t was against the recital Of an act oil Parma
uant" i,sid Mr. WEBSTER upon another occasion
when speaking of our Revolutionary ancestors
rather than against any suffering under its enact
ments that they took up arms 1hey rem 10 gar
against preamble They fought seven years
against declaration They poured out their trea'
s1re and their blood like water in contest in op-
poston TO an assertion which those less sagacious
and not so well schooled in the principles OF civil
liberty arould hare regarded as barren phrdseoogy,
| a mere parade Of tc0rds.'
There can be much mischief in preamble, and
so those Wing Senators may find, who by adopting
this Treaty. have furnished the President lin case
of its rejection by Mexico with an ardenty sought
for nretext for the entire annexation OF that country
In the second place, there was objection, strong
/ and irrevocable on the part OF non consentlng
Wings 20 the fifth article This likes the boundary
! which brings the whole Of New.Mexico into the
| limited states-a country sufficiently large and
sufficiently popuous for two States and to the sth
} Article which provides for the admission OF this
population into the United States and to tho ENJOY
| meut of all the rights OF citizens TO the same
/ AGAINST these two articles air. WEBSTER took
decided stand and addressed the Senate at length
His effort has been highly spoken oil. Mr. wee
President DALLAS, it is said, has spoken OF II IN
terms Of much commentator, and it has received
other decided, if less distinguished approval
THE change thatwas made in the 9th article, may
he in great measure ascribed TO Mr.. WEBSTER
esorts aided of course by other Senators of both
| noltical parties Instead OF confirming 1t as II
! stood in the Treaty, guaranteeing the establish
] nent of the Roman Catholic religion as otdte re-
ligion with all lis appendages OF inconsistencies ana
other ecclesiastical immunities, the Senate ADOPTED
as substitute provision similar TO one contained
| in the louisiana Treaty-by which it will be seen
that new territory cannot come into the Union as
states MI Congress shall defermine-a most impor
tant and salutary provision
| This provision nevertheless-soitened as IL Is
from the hard character oil the original arucle-A
WEBSTER strongly opposed, and with arguments
| NJ orest force. He dwelt upon the present lncon'
venence and future dangers Of the admission oil so
vast territory.
/ Mr. WEBsTER made these suggestions IN regard
to the disposition OF the oOoVoV provided oy tne
act of the last session. have before gwen Puoic-
itv TO them bat in this connection 1t may not De
improper to repeat them. ....oo
Though the Treaty provides that the ssVUo OVo
shall be paid TO Mexico as soon as the Mexican
Congress ratifies the Treaty yet 1t cannot be PAID
even then under the act of last session Whlch ex
ore..Iy nrovides that the money should only be
bald on the ratification by Mexico OF treaty pre-
ynnsv negotiated by duly authorized agents OF the
two Governments. In this case u was clear ana
admitted by Senators that Mr.. TRIsT had no su
I, thOrity 10 all ...
ito ennssrsnce now and it should be known that
Nexico had already ratified the Treaty, the money
could not be paid, because the Treaty was nego
| tieted without authority, and because mar al
though IL should have been ratified by Mexico ye'
L.. \ gf4.u, Ia rot
the United States Senate. and the money SUI
conld not be paid till the amendments on our SD
were ratified on theirs
AZ IN the probability that the Congress of Mexi
co will agree 10 these amendments. Mi w EBsIEh
yentured no positive prediction. From the iaIes'
adyces il was evident that there was tue greatest
daicnltv in getting a quorum Of the members OF
, ! Congress together and if such.a quorum should
assemble IL was uncertain whether they would mol
disoerse as soon as they should learn the terms o
, tie Treaty. :. " a,
"ontside" rumor is that Mr. TRIsT in his cores
, ! nondence with Mr. BUCHANAN expresses great and
seemingly well.founded spprehensions both oil the
assembling of the Mexican Congress ana OF us &c
, tion aiterward. -. -
Mr. WEBSTER insisted the action on the part
our agents, whether civil or military In Mexce
anon the Mexican Congress, was all COERCION IN
| which they are aided by the European agents
tbere.-we furnishing arms, and they furnishing
money in anticipation OF the s3,OO0'0OO. He avow
ed there was not the slightest evidence OF the as
sent of the Mexican people TO this Treaty-tnat tne
men now in power and so precariously IN power II
Mexico were of that same monarchical party wnlcf
the President had so much denounced at the com
mencement of the war, and TO put down which NJ
, had introduced Santa Anna-that the Mexican PEG
ME had no confidence in them, and that they Were
j in short no better than usurpers. Gen BuILkH
might enforce this Treaty at the point oil the bay
opet and what was called the existing Governmen
of Mexico nigh, cooperate with him. but 1t would Dc
mere force on his part, and mere fraud on theirs
and after ali il was doubtful whether the maj as
: sent of Congress however Influenced or coerced
could be OBJ aimed for the ratification Of this amend
D., ed Treaty. . w.,
! Impressed with such views, Mr.. WEBSTER, a.
( soon as the paper, called treaty, was submitted
, 10 the consideration Of the Senate, moved 70 post
none any action upon it, and 70 recommend 70 'n'
J President to send Special Mission to Mexico
National Mission-to be composed OF not less % al
$ three persons who should negotiate with the Mex
lean Government aud agree upon sale and honor
1 sbls treaty. aud TO see that 1t was honoraoy and
fairly ratified by Mexico before 1t was transmitted
: to this country.
( Mr.. WEBSTER was Of opinion that this mode