Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-19

the President demands something less than 700 900 squa
miles of territory wholly in the name of indemnity. In Sep
the United States would have paid their EXPENSE
of the Mexico must pay them by indemnity in ter
ritoy See with what just of truth innocence, and
injury and with what mness Of purpose and conscious dig
nifty, this change in the policy and demands Of the President
announced We quote from the late message
snce the liberal proposition of the United States
hozed be made in April last large expenditures have been
incurred, and the precious blood of many Of our patriotic c
has been shed in the prosecution OF the This
sideation and the obstinate of Mexico pro-
tracing the war; influence the terms Of peace which il
may be deemed proper hereafter accept Our having
been every where victorious having subjected military
occupation large portion Of the enemys country including
his capital and negotiations for having failed the inn
poan questions arise in what manner the ought to be
prosecuted and what should be future policy cannot
doubt that should and render available the
QUESTS which have already made and that with this view
should hold and occupy, by naval and military forces
all the ports towns Cities and provinces in occupa-
ton, which may hereafter fall into possession
Had the Government Of Mexico acceded to the equitable
liberal terms proposed that mode of adjustment would have
been preferred Mexico having declined to do this and failed
TO offer any other terms which could be accepted by the Uni
ted States the national honor less than the public infer
e requires that the should be prosecuted with nceas
ed energy and power until just and satisfactory peace
be obtained. In the time, rico refuses all 1dem
y should adopt TO indemnify ourselves by ap
propratiag permanently portion Of her territory Early
after the of the war, New Mexico and the
Calornas taken possession of by our forces.
These provinces in undsputed occupation, and
have been so for many months am satisfied
that then should be surrendered 10 Merico Should
Congress with in hisopnon and that they should
be retained by the United States indemnity can perceive
good why the civil jurisdiction and laws OF the Uni
ted States should once be extended thc 10lcQt
for treaty Of peace such cing 10 make, by ich
relations toUards them ou not be changed, cannot be
good policy. Should Congress, therefore, de-
ermine to hold these provinces permanently and that they
shall hereafter be considered constituent parts of
country the early establishment of territorial governments
them will be important And recommend
that such territorial governments be established"
So much of the Message Of the President have just
quoted may be read setting forth the avowed and ostens
bic object Of the since the conferences in September We
shall see by and by that this avowed object monsrous
and atrocious it is is by comprehensive enough
to embrace the whole designs Of the President AT least he
enerains certain speculative purposes which, they should
ever be realized would make the design he has degned
disclose appear indeed But first let endeavor to
settle exactly minds the apopd object for which the
be prosecuted, since the failure Of the negoa
ons September and the upon which alone peace
to be made with Mexco-provded the President shall find
himself sustained by Congress- well in the object avowed
by him in the mode of conducting operations and the
of carrying them on
The plain proposition presented by the President to Con-
gress is this That proceed appropriate
permanently the United States full property and
reignty and be surrendered the province of New
Mexico and both the CALIFORNIA;, holding besdes the
try the left bank Of the Rio Gandc comprising parts Of
the three Mexican States Of Tamaupas Coahuia, and Chi
huahua, for State of Texas This is the proposal New
Mexico and the CALIFORNIA; the countries he refers
g the auEsrs which have already made and which
we are now to secure and render available" By rule Of
the law Of nations perfectly well settled, the title which
conqueror acquires in TO real property territory,
than temporary right of posses
sion until confirmed by treaty of peace The title may be
confirmed in either Of two ways in treaty by actual
ceon to the conquero by the silence of the treaty in
gard to the property territory, the conqueror at the time
holding the possession. This last the rule Of u pose
and gives valid and complete title actual ceson In
of these modes every title or fixed property
begun in conquest must be confirmed Until such conrma
ton the right is usufruc the conqueror sell
and give absolute title for if it should happen after ALL
in the chances of war, that peace should it
must time oher-wihout bringing the conqueror
confirmation of his title, the right Of the original proprietor
and sovereign, which called his right or benefit of post
Em becomes paramount and the purchaser loses his title
When therefore, the President proposes Congress that the
United States should proceed appropriate to
selves permanently the provinces already conquered in war;
full property and sovereignty, and to establish provincial
territorial governments them, no to, and he
Does fact lay down this fundamental posiion the
alterable basis which national policy 10 regard this
shall rest, and forever hereafter That peace shall
be made with Mexico until she shall give up
all claim preiension to these conquered countries He
proposes that shall now, y anticipation that
full and complete proprietosbp and sovereignty which
can only have in reality, by the law Of nations under treaty
Of peace. To wait for treaty Of peace he says, such
as we are willing make, By ch our relations to,Cards
them hese terrtoes OouH not be changed be good
policy"
He proposes ultimaum, condition sine qua Of
peace resting in the will Of the President Of the
treaty making powcrthe President and Senatewhich pos
siby day other might be yielded, but resting in the
solemn action Of the whole Government and in the recorded
will Of the nation, and placed beyond the possibility Of recall
He proposes hazard every thing and dare every thing, for
this object Of the In his DESPERATION Of the
mzes Of pcpexiy into which this Of his seeking and
mskiug has brought the country he proposes plunge head
long the profound deep Of measures the bottom Of which,
or the end Of which, neither his any mortal eye may
discover The first conqueror Of Mexico chose of all
possibility OF retreat for his companions by destroying
the ships which had brought them its shores The second
Mexico than three centuries in advance the
other point mehow much in advance Of the other point
Of civilization and Christian principle let history answcrpro
poses initiate this example and adopt which shall
cut of this country from the possibility Of retreat from this
war ill Mexico shall submit dsmembcrment TO the extent
Of only little less than half Of her empire When the