Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-07-19
From Tie Baltimore Sun.
The Presidents Message,
ANNOUNCING TO CONGRESS- THE END OF
THE WAR WITH Mexico.

tires Of the United States:
| lay before Congress copies Of treaty
of peace, friendship, limits. and settle.
menl. between the Unred States and the
Mexican Republic. The ratiicalions o
which were duly exchanged at the city o
Queretaro, in Mexico. on the 30lh day o.
May, 1915.
The war in which our country was re
luc,an,ly involved, in The necessary vindi,
caiun of the naliunal rights aud honor
has been thus terminates; and congraru
la,e Congress. and our common co,slitu-
ents, upon The restoration OF an honorable
peace.
The extensive and valuable territories
cedeJ by Mexico 10 the United States
constitute indemnify for the past. and the
hrllian, achievements and signal successes
of our arms will he guarantee of securi.
~ for the future. by convincing all nations
that our rights must be respected. The
results of the war with Mexico have given
10 the Uuited S!ales a national character
abroad which our country never before
enjoyed. Our power and our resources
have become known, and are respected
throughout the word; and we shall proba-
bly, be saved from the necessity of eusag
Ing 10 foreign war for long series Of
years. II is subject of congratulate N
iha, we have passed through war of
more than TWO years duration, with The
business of the country uninterrupted.
with our resources unexbausted, and the
public credit unimpaired.
communicate Tor tho information of
Congress tho accompanying documents
and correspondence relating 10 The nego-
cia'ion aud ratification Of the treaty.
Befure the treaty can be fully executed
on the part of The Uni'cd States, legisla>
,ion will he required. 1t will he proper
10 make the necessary appropriations for
the payment Of the twelve millions Of
dollars. stipulated by the twelfth article TO
he paid to Mexico in four equal annual
ins,almenIs. Three millions were appros
G1is'sa s!sl4 Ills ss5t sst9d Rd fs'iHsat'oa
soi the treaty. ar;dee
,h,, sin order 10 designate the boung;s
line line with due precision upon anthorI o.""nI
mans. and To establish up"%91he up"9 lini,s S,Es'd Of
land marks which shall ssS; sS IN M rho ] n,esru,
ab nolh republics as IN ,he .h. r'esen esah
article, the wv woSGsioner aud a surveyor,
appoint cS4he expiration of one year
who. 5etaIe Of the exchange Of ra,ifca.
iI9pof his treaty, shall meet at the port
s6f San Diego, and proceed to run and
mark The said boundary in its whule
course to the Rio Bravo del Nurte." II
will he necessary that provision should
he made BY law far the appointment Of a
commissioner aud surveyor on the part of
the Uuited States, to acl in conjunction
with commissioners aud surveyor ap-
pointed by Mexico, in executing The slipu
lations Of this article.
1t will be proper also to oprovide by law
for the appointment Of "board of COM
missoners' to abjudicale aud decide upon
all claims of our ciIiZeus against the Mex
icau government. which by the treaty,
have been assumed by the u. States.
New Mexico and upper California have
been ceded by Mexico TO The United
States, aud now constitute part ol our
country. Embracing ncarly len d"grees
Of latitude, lying adjacent TO the Oregon
Territory, aud extending from 'hc Parlfc
ocean 10 the Rio Graud, mean distance
OF nearly thousand miles, it would be
difficult TO estimate The value OF these
possessions to the United States. They
constitute of themselves il century large
enough for great empire, and their ac
cushion is second only in Importance 10
lual of Louisiana, ~ 1893. Rich in min
eraI and agricultural resources, with a
climate Of great >alubrlty. they enbI ace
the most important porIs on the whole
Pacific cuast UI The continent ut North
| America. The possession OF tnc ports ol
t; an Diego, Monterey, aud the hay oi San
Francisco, will enable the i)uited States 10
cnmmant the already valuable anu rapid
ly increasing commerce Of The facihc.
The number of our hale.ships alone,
now employed in that sea, exceeds seven
hundred, requiring more tnan twenty
thousand scaIuen to navigate them; while
The capital Invested in this particular
branch of commerce is estimated at not
less than forty millions Of dullars. The
excellent narbors of Upper California Will.
under our flag. afford security aud repose
10 our commercial marine; aud American
mechanics viii soon furnish ready means
of shipbuluIug and repair, Which are
now so much wanted in that distant sea.
BY the acquisition Of these possessions
we arc brought into immediate proximity
with The west coast OF America, FROM Cape
Horn 10 the Russian possessions nurlh o
Oregon; with the islands uI the Pacific
ocean, aud, by direct voyage in stoam'
ers, We will be in less than thirty days o
Canton and other parts of China.
In this vusl region, whose rich resource:
ar. suou 10 he dcvelo cd by American en-
ergv and en,rr. rise, great must be ,ht
augmentation of our commerce, and witt
il, new aud profitable demands tor me
l chauic labor IN all lis branches, and nev
aud valuable markets for our manufacture
and agricultural products.