New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-18

Pence I'm Yacatsn,
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Peace In Yncatsn'
The tdings Of peace in Yacatsn gwen IN our
last seem 70 be slightly regarded by Our co'em-
norsris. though TO our view Of the highest import
am. They show conclusively that there was no
need Of intervention--thst the struggle would
have been protracted and the bloodshed increased
BY ANYTHING Of the kind--and that the Mexic-
Spanish aristocracy Of Yucstan have but 70 mani
lest disposition 10 treat the abougines with ho-
mainly and justice 10 insure restoration Of amity
OF course there viii be isolated instances Of out
rage and bloodshed even though the termsoi accom-
mediation be promptly agreed on, but there Is no
question as 10 the sincerity Of the indian Onie' !"
his pacific stpustions and very little o. ms as
ccndancy over the mass Of his comPatrlots' e
hear. indeed. that the treaty VIII not stand bul
this Is from the arstocraiic party, who pronounce
IL degradine.' aud evidently mean to rePudiate -
% .ooD AS they dare. But there is not only 40
.vidence-there is no probability even, that the
,.vsges are acting in bad faith for they have no
conceivable ihducement 10 do 80. If they wished
20 persist in the work Of carnage and devastation
they had but refrain from treating and gut their
vengeance without stint or risk. But they have
chosen to treat and mark the terms which this
triumphant majority have imposed on the discom-
fted and fugitive minority who have 50 long op-
pressed them, and who now are 80 completely
ovcrnastered as to b. implOrng foreign aid as the
only means Of preserving the lives Of their women
and children (The pusillaniInous wretches ,
These be il observed. are the conditions dictated
BIZ the conquering party
!. The Aboriginal majority shall be governed by
their own chosen chief the Yucstccos in like man
,er BY theirs. so that neither race can be oppress
ed by the other.
2. Twenty-Five hundred muskets, taken from
the Indians by the Yucatecos teforc the war broke
oat. FIVE never heard Of this provocation before
are to be restored to the rightful owners.
3. The debts due the Whites by the Indians are
10 be RENTED. These debts are mainly results
Of the general Land Robbery perpetrated on the
Indians BY the Whites. and are made the Pretext
for virtual reestablishment OF Slavery through
out Mexico under the name Of pe0Hage. The
white or governing caste appropriate and monopo-
Ire the land, which has hitherto been common
the Indians thus deprived of their main resource,
fall in debt as tenants otherwise. The creditor
has his debtor legally sold to him for the debt
and as he alone keeps tally, the debts instead Of
being ever worked out, is generally increasing.
The Indians have grown weary of this game. and
have passed a Reformed Code and General
Bankrupt lsw-that is all.
T. The uncultivsted lands, formerly common
property, but stolen and sold Tor more probably d.
vided among themselves or given away to their
ereatures by the late ruling caste, shall revert to
the People and again become common property
IA partial Land Reform merely il the Indians
are satisfied with this the fallen arstocrats should
be thankful
5. Certain obnoxious and unjust taxes and re-
.,rictions, bearing hardly upon the poor Indians
are 10 be abolished forever.
Here is the substance Of the insurgents ex-
sections, In the first flush Of triumph, aud when
the discounted upper class confessed themselves
utterly helpless except by foreign interference.
Who saws the terms are hard Who believes
tho quarrel would be settled more promptly, just
" and humanely, if our Government were to send
troops to aid the fallen arstocracy to regain the
supremacy and reestablish their land monopoly
peonage and other expressions Aud would II
not be q lovely business for this country TO en-
bark in--that Of resubjugating the masses Of
Yucatan to their cruel though now BUNDLED OPP
pressors, and pouring out the blood and treasure
Of this Union 20 reconstruct the shattered edihcc
Of Land Robbery and Slavery on the other side
OF the Mexican Gulf Messrs. Polk, Foote, 4 Go.
this can never be