The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-08
The Treaty.
tEron the Philadelphis North American.


correspondence of Mr. Teist nodded, amended, sup
pressed Aod revised IS IL has b,ea for the Of
OF the character our government tale corruption
will bs opsued to the public view suoh ought make
every good cisa blush for the honor OF his country
No appliance Of that infamous system Of diplomacy
which has characterized the NEGOTIATIONS of Eu
ropssn has bssa neglected Ia thae transactions
with Mexico Instead of frank aud honorable inter.
course corresponding to tho name and nature Of
institutions have bsen through every
conceivable avenue which passion or interest
The treaty to the Senate under many suspicious
snd psrplt King crcumstapces 1t Is wholly obsctiona
BILE 10 teelf and the il which 1t negotiated
an insult to the and particularly to the
Senate mean to make upon its ratification for
the opinion of both sides nearly determined, and 1t
was not am not weak enough to believe that views
would influence vote
That it unacceptable may be infsrred from the fact
that the whole debate, from the frat day to the last
since the trsay hiss been submitted TO tbs Senate has
bsen absorbed By the majority almost exclusively Mr.
Webster has spoken briefly to incidental gus
ton, and not to the meriis the treaty at all has
bssn reprsssntsa. MIR. Badger and Mr. Rsverdy John
son are the only tw. wings who have engaged in the
broad discussion, Mr. johnson being for il, and Mr.
Badger opposed TO several of the principal articles
These are no for the Senators are under no re-
straint as to ther oUn conduct or ssntinents.
Th.rs ia remarkable fact connected with this
negotiation. which | have accidentally neglected to
mention Every syllable Of the treaty IL in the hand
writing OF Mr. Macintosh, the British consul at Next
co! The instrument and his original ltters in pos.
session OF tho senate have hesn compared az any
sen.tor Allen. This mere fact would not ah,ot Its
value in my estimstion but connection with other
matters. which have presented in former letters 10
quite evident the treaty Is not altogether American
solely for the protection of American interests
Yesterday was consumed in the Senate, by discus
zion bssween Mss.rs Csrs, Davis of Missssippi Foote
and Douglass aC1endm-u proposed by the last
strike out section of the 9th article which provides
that the boundary established between Mexico and the
United States by the treaty ehal be reepeo
ed BY the two republics and shs for stand the
boundary ne uniess by the mutual consent of
tracing parties to be declared through the properly
! constituted authoritiea
II there 10 any article in this caricsturs Of treaty
that recommends IL 70 favorable consideration 1t is this
beosuse 1t sstops the process by which Texas became
admitted into the Uaion. Mr.. Douglass shrswdly sus
p.cted the object Of the clause and therefore
auced his motion to the opportunity Of nominal
coops.rio in III. d.psrtmsnis Of Sonora, Durango,
Cbhuahus, Coahue, &c th-p Of revolution and inds
! pendsics and bnsly Of annexation.
joics to say that sufficient number of democratic
Senators uni, ed With the whzs to d.est this propos
ton. II have the treaty i.is most
escape tho6gh greatly fear that solemn and
bincing compact this will not these depart
snts upos which the eyes Of the progressves and al
! trss already fxed. from the fate OF absorption
Unsss begin now, by scosng ths princi Of
qai,ition la this treaty when and where are We 70
sndf
Aucpg the many atdkn9 and imposing objections to
the treaty there 10 one which has not been urged
before the Senate and hiss not bssn touched by the
press ha ninth article stipulatss that the most ample
guaranty shall be enjoyed by all sseiesissties and
zous corporations and communities in the enjoyment
OF their property of every kind individual
corporate. This guaranty shall embrace ell property
or that Of schools and other foun datons fo
benehcent purposes No property Of this nature shall
be Opposed OF b. thu American BE-
diverted to other These the exact words
Of the article but they represent the substance fairly
| 1t has been shown by Mr.. Benton aud Others that
nearly all the valuable lands in California have been
granted away ahder Que pretex. or auother-some of
them In quantities of 40 600 miles, to single in
dividual In document No IS, recently published BY
and various witnesses tetify single grant Of 5000
lssgues to Eugeuio Mcnamara who describes the
which these lands to be applied in the
following words to be found at 81 Of che document
| in an address. to the PRECEDENT Of NJ xico:-
IF the means which propose be not speedily adopt
your Exceency be assured that before auother
year the CALIFORNIA; will form part OF the American
nation Then Catholic institutions will become the
prey OF the Methodist wolves, and the whole country
| will be inundated with ths cruel invaders"
The question is not for what object Macpsmara de-
signed appropriate these lands or to what
regionthsse matters entirely foreign to the case
in my judgment. By toe treaty We Ak forever tho ab
souts right Of the In those lands aud revive
that odous aud despotic syeem which prevailed
and impoverished England from the time OF the Psnts
| geuets down to that Of H'uty VIII, when 1t WAS up
rooted by h. power of holding estate with the dead
hand The United States Is prohibited from exsrcisue
any authority the lands for the treaty
70 rafy them in p.r.ttus, and stpulates that they
shall be diverted to othor The adn,is.i-
of such feature In connection with territory be
recognised undsr tn. Jurisdiction OF the United
States IL mons.rous n the extreme; It is at With
notion Of repubcanisr, end there " state in
the Union which has not protected itself against such
sy.'sm.
ofuia could and doubtless would establish cecil o.
a'toa tribunal a. they did in Illinois sud try and
ii cir people In defiance OF tn. laws Of the state
territory No civil power ssuld reach them Let the
people the press ponder upon this odous feature 10
the treaty and ask them elves an sB
would be justified in retaining s,el- which Is
California with privileged grams naeu able from
their very nature and ~ confirmed by the hghet
| pact known between c'vis-d governments
IL the treaty is rsded both sides It 10 confidently
predicted that Mr. Msckintosh will srnong the very
FIRST arrivals from Mexico. With aesgnms
gage to cover thu whole three millions spuu.sd To be-
paid after ratification This coed democratic
| cy, and Is worthy 20 be remembered
quite probable the Wilmot poviso will b, moved o.
rider to the tresty and it ssqusly that 10 viii
be defested Then N the present sputh-rr bon ndary
(ssy 32d parallel retained, why should not clause
| be inserted prohibiting slavery uorb o. 90 s0'
The indostions gov stronger that present bouu
dairy will be sxpuuged some othsr leado Grtics
eventually to lay It oH the table which REQ ures
bars majority II this Is cone, the Senate viii then
authorise commission and The ability will d..
vove upon the President OF selecting persons com De
represent tits government and the Of
| the interests at stake.
The War