The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-09
Additional Views Of the Hon. Daniel We bster
and his tail OF Ten joins, on the Treaty.
retpondeDcs OF the Tribune.

WARRINGTON CITY, March b, lS}S
Some of the newspapers unless err, have given pub
LEFTY the article Of the proposed treaty with Mex
leo which stipustss the aud perpstu-
ty Of State religion in oil territory coded the Uoi
ted States to be forever beyond the reach of the
of Congress t provides merely for the liberation
and equal privileges of the Catholic religion to which
nobody objects that there shall be full and perna-
rent securty to all ecclesiastical property corporations
SC but that ecclesiastical jurisdicon shall exist and
ecclesiastical immunites and exemptions be maintained
tn exist and maintained In Mexico and otht
Catholic countries and that this Jurisdiction may be
fnnosionares out Of il Now say senators, what are
these ecclesiastical urisdioions Do they stop at the
regulation Of spiritual matters, and possess no
binding force than spritus acquisitions the
authority OF the Pope Is exercised In England and other
Protestant countries? BY They confer special
mmunss and privileges the ecclesiastical body
md powers temporal as well Is spiritual in many cnses
IL il raid will not say what authority that these
provisions net within the Prcje Of the treaty placed
in MIR Trsts hands but that he prevailed upon 10
assent to their insertion.
In ehort, here is one great diculty Mexico, ~ We
gwen to understand, not likely to sgree to
lion Of territory without express stipulation that
there shall be established religion In euch territories
and that the Catholic religion Can Senators agree to
any suoh stipulation Not surely from any objection
the Catholic religion but to any religion recognised
. State religion and to be maintained a. such Ia
here such union between church and state the
genius Of institutions and the feeling Of people
revolt at? sm not sure that Senators with proper
oal Of ONCE sanction such provision.
have eeen IL stated In papers Of other cities than
his that Mr. Webster leads OF in opposition 10 the
the Wmot proviso and other subjects With
the treaty or arising from its eopsldsrstion not
disposed believe that MIR Webster hiss made any
speech; that he has mentioned even the Wimot pro.
doubt because have reason to bslieve there has
opportunity 50 far whatever may hsvs bsen his
disposition to iDtroduse argument upon the subject
That be eptertans TO the treaty many ssna
tors have beer eager aud all who knew bis vie
and principles will be dspo,.d believe He probably
thinks Ia oxpsdent and deroyatory To the character OF
government TO act upos paper negotiated without
authority and in contempt OF order He Is understood
4. Ia. Gav ThAl
Of a,t approprang the So 900 900 provides that
such amount OF money shall be paid Whenever treaty
rnsnts shall be duly ratis.d By Mexico" At the last
dates from NeXlco Mr. Trst and his fellow Aborsrs the
British consul and eharg: dcgares were doing thsir
utmost to get quorum of The Mexican Congress to-
gsth.r What would be the portion Of things here
the next mall from Mexico should brng advicss that
the - had been actually paid Mexico, after
tn. ratinostion Of this treaty signed BY any
thorzsd agent" Of the United States Would our
country be bound for the psynsnt-snd II not. what
would the consequence Of REFUSAL our relations
with Msxiool
Mr. wsbster's more general objection IL supposed to
be- that while be would be willing and s ready TO obtain
very liberal boundary for Texas and to obtsin II con-
vepent port the Pacific he will not under any or
oumstsnoss consent 70 the admission OF new states
formed out of The territories Mexico and with such
population exists there In this objection Of his
many whig senators cencur and will not abandon their
ground. | do not say enough TO defeat the tresty.
In the meantime, there II . great pressure from
Q certain portion Of the commercial interest for .
confirmation OF the treaty which they suppose would
make times better for business operations; and q
much stronger and less rsssonstls pressure from y
large iut.re sprn gns out OF the hope Of
I.rs. gums from the loan Com oinatops have bs~n
formed to the loan dependent upon the fate Of the
trestycom pinatiops Of great political 40 financial
power
st,l the debate continues and Mkely to last nearly
the who's werk the most anxious for peace
know lot one the most doubtful Of
thsir vote aud of their friends In truth scarcely
Senator has mao. an irrsvocable determination IL Is
stated with vehement confidence that Mr. Wsbstsr viii
give bis views at length during the wesk-and Mr. Cali
houn ie also mentioned designing speech Between
these two dsngushed gentlemen there not zach con-
ourrsnos IN visws - could be wished.