New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-14
r.. ...a,or. and their Notes.-The Conquest oil
CaIiforuia-Leuer from Percival. the Poet
The Treaty vote-Bfect Of the Rafiicaton
on Nr. Polk The Fight In the iiopse-hN'i"-
aratnar, effort of Mr.. Rockhili.

Correspondents Of The Tribune

CORES pcncence 81 Inc lIlOule
WASHINGTON March ~. is4s.
have already givenyou the Yeas and Nays on
,bs Treaty. as nearly as could to correctness !
n,ve u,tle to add to night to what have already
stated.
s.vsrsl Senators are making excuses Tor having
,,.a Cor IL Mr.. HALE of n. H. who intended to
vote against it, says it was only choice between
N.honorsble War and dishonorsble Peace, and
n. wanted Peace. Mr.. HAsSEGAS did not follow
the dictates OF his own mind in voting for 1t the
,.,tv pre.sure was too severe for him. Mr. DICK
,,sos has made no confession why he voted for 1t
in the teeth of bis declarations at the JACKSON les
,ivsl about going for the whole OF Mexico. Per
haps we should not expect any reasons from Loco
Focoism for their inconsistency. They re used to 1t
Won must not do injustice to Gen. HOUsToN for
being absent Some time since, at Tammany Hail.
he said we had a night TO cheat Mexico because
our Pilgrim Fathers cheated the Indians The
General was therefore, excussble for not yielding
10 solicitations 10 vote for this treaty No man
would risk his reputation by saying that we cheat
Mexico when we give her $50 900 600 for California
and New Mexico If there is any cheating In
IN at bargain, we are the victims
Just look at i'll Col FREMONT aud others who
were sent to California to provoke a war with
Mexico or revolt, have been examined under
oath. Their testimony is published in Senate
Document no 75) that California, which contains
the Bay Of San Francisco and is therefore the
only valuable part Of the acquisition, was ande'
pendent of Mexico before the commencement OF
the war with Mexico was known there We
therefore pay Mexico $40 900 coo for what was not
hers; which was as much ours hers and we
call this indemnity for the past
The opening sentence of Mr.. FREMosT's peti.
ton to Congress, and which be sfterward corrobo.
rates by his oath. is this:
THAT In June Of the year si6, being then Brevet
Captain Typographical Engineers IN The serice Of the Un
ed States and employed such In California he engaged
20 military operations with the people OF the country for
the establishment OF the Independence Of California before
hs eristeaee Of the War 6eteea ne United States and
Nsr,eo tnorn, AID uas successful IN SAID under
taking The Independence Of California being proclaimed
sOnoms the 5th day Of July, and the Mexican forces
routed and defeated"
will not stop here to ask how we should like to
have brevet captain of British Topographs &c
into what Polk has left Of Oregon and as British
soldiers engage In military operations withthe PEG
pie for the establishment OF independence. Ny OBJ
iect is to show by the testimony of Folks agents
themselves that whatwe now give millions to pur
chase was independent OF Mexico before it was
known there that war existed between and Mex
,co This is a now way of getting indemnity 70
the past" IL California was independent W,
might as we'll pay England for it as to pay Mexico
We have fought two years for nothing ana pa!
SEC. 900 900 to get leave to stop.
When the Oregon controversy was before Con
gress the wise and good OF all parties took occasion
to declare that our policy was one of peace not o
war and conquest Among the private letter.
which then received was one from the dstin
suished Poet PrRcivAL, a dgent student of history
q lover Of science and one Of the brightest intel
lects Of the age. have his letter, an,
have read il over again and beg leave to make al
extract as appropriate now AS it was then. and a
IL will be in all crises OF our history | know h,
will pardon me for making the extract public. Tn,
policy Of Loco Focoism is to go to war for TERRITORY
and then bay it at double its value, which if lie
alone would be sure to fall into our hands wher
ripe. withou, blood or money, should We want it.
NKw-HAvEs April 90. 1876.
"The strength Of our country lies In It's IRE
sis,bly expansive growth not in military or naval pro-
grsss. We have shown the world Sufficiently in tvs
wars what DO In the latter, but to exstend and
taolish sur Empire. 10 make H. we please. coextensvt
with North America. only 10 LET population
Increase and spread. would naturally without
trsint and wherever II spreads. extend Union and
with II our laws and Institutions. There 10 nothing in
North America TO check or balance this extension.
In the meanwhile let keep the peace yield 10 point OF
honor or security bu, stu keep the peace be mastery in
active In matters Of war but mastery active In all
the GOOD arts Of pesce let our added Millions their &C
capital canals and railroads 10 victories
our mode OF conquest should be 10 settle occupy
and when neghoors knock nj onr doors for the privilege
entering and enjoying the benefit Of our family regulations
allow them to enter. we think they VIII be quiet and
useful inmates. II wait till our own citizens have
ssstled aops Them they viii spread and settle every
where around u.s. and prepared them Tor admission Bu
violent conquest tue way Of the old world an idle hing
why, Us Mr.. CRrTTENpyS most happily expressed u
pluck the unrpe fruit which BY waiting htNe vii ~i
ripe Toto mouths have just met passage in livy
which almost precisely Expresses the dea and which
might have been presented apt classical Illustration
the CAVITY Of our Senate would permit what has been
The fashion In the British Parliament.
load aftinerei vim sdere rel sus sponse ulox
saventurx" The blank AFTER is In Ivy. ed cum
I'd nss would be the proper expression for the present
occsson prosperous and high spirited nation