Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-01-13

the Government of the United States shall pay to the
Government of Mexico such sum of money as NAV
be agreed upon by and between, commissioners TO be
appointed on the part Of each Government: Prorided
That there shall be deducted out of the sum SO agreed
on whatever amount may have been due by Mexico
TO the United States before the commencement of the
war, if the agreed on shall exceed the amount
SO found to be due 10 the United States.
Fourth. That the Government of the United States
shall ask from the Government of Mexico no indem-
nifty whatsoever for the expenses of the
Fifth. That soon treaty of peace shall have
been made and ratified by and between the two Gov
ernments, the army of the United States shall be
withdrawn from every portion Of the territory of
Mexico now or at that time in Its possession.
Sirth. That the Government Of the United States
will guaranty to the Government of Mexico that all
persons, now citizens Of Mexico, who possess proper
ty within the territory thus proposed to be ceded TO
the United States, shall continue to hold and enjoy
the under the laws and institutions of the Uni
ted States
By MIR. TooMBs, (whig) of Georgia o
ReSOred That neither the honor nor the interest of
this republic demands the dismemberment of Mexico,
or the annexation OF any portion of her territory 10
the United States as an indispensable condition to
the restoration of peace.
BY MIR. VAN DYKE, (whig) of New Jersey:
RESOLVED. That in the opinion of this House, the
order of this Government that General Taylor with
his army should take position on the bank of the Rio
Grande, which resulted in the blockade of that river
and the pointing of the guns of the United States
upon Mexican town on the other side, unneces-
sary and unwise, act of aggression in itself,
and the immediate cause of conflict between the two
nations.
RESOLVED, That the invasion of the territories of
Mexico south and west of the Rio Grande either by
sea by land and the stormng and capturing of her
towns and the Staying of her people within such
of Inlu nd .
and that the requiring of Mexico, the peril of her
national existence to enter into treaty stipuations
with US, while her country is surrounded BY navy,
her capital and chief towns in our possession, her
country subugated and her people crushed and pros
trate beneath power and with ressiless can
non frowning upon her, and our conquering sword
cleaning above her, is unreasonable and unfair to-
wards Mexico, one of the contracting parties and
unmagnanimous and unchristian in
RESOLVED, That the present war with Mexico should
not be prosecuted any further for any purpose what
ever; that the whole of our forces in the Mexican
country should be withdrawn speedily possible,
and placed territory which belongs to this country
and that the Administration be furnished with all the
men and money necessary TO protect our troops now
in Mexico, and to accomplish such withdrawal in the
most practicable way, without harm or danger.
Resolved That, after the withdrawal of our troops
aforesaid east of the Rio Grande the President of
the United States be requested to send commissioner
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boundary between this country and Mexico, together
with such other questions may properly before
them.
submit without remark, this plain statement of
facts, which take from the journals of Congress- to
the eye and understanding of such wings in Indiana
and elsewhere as retain in their souls even an atom
of response the sentiment of the gallant patriotic
Decatur-"Our country: always right-but, right or
iorong,-our country" | submit the statement,
say, without remark; but they must excuse for
asking them, after they have read and pondered upon
it fully, two honest, serious, and frank questions; to
which l ask as honest, as serious, and as frank
answers
l. Do you need any further evidence that the whg
party of 1S47 the federal party of 1872 and the tory
party of 1776, are identical-one and the samel
g Who are now on the side of their country the
chigs with Messrs Stevens, Bolts, Thompson ToOmbs
and Van Dyke; the democracy with Mr.. Richard
son, who, am credibly informed, sealed his faith in
the justice of this part, upon the sangun-
airy field of Buena Vista, at the head of company
of Illinois volunteers that was proudly compared, in
the reports of that bloody conflict, with the veterans
of Austerlitz! G. w. K.
Messrs Editors of the SentineL:-It appears by