The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-07-05
Views of the Ultraisfs.

MeAico 70 civil war, ano OF course 10 VIC .
lation Of the treaty, as soon as our troops
are out o.! sight; i, is we'll 10 sse what is
said Of II by such papers as the New York /,
Sun; whose NANTES, destiny and annexa.
ton articles, were mainly instrumental 10
getting Tsp the war.
"The last and most farcical act OF the
war drama is ended. The patched up
Frlst Treaty, concocled in defiance of the
I Instructions Of the Executive, aud IN every
way od,ous TO the interests, honor and in.
,egr,y Of the American people, has been
ratified. Mexico and Macintosh have won
Q complete lrlumph-shu, US from pas.
sage to the lsihmus OF Tehuan,epec
bed Us Of the prospective sovereignty OF the
Pacific, and for God only knows how lcng,
delayed the glory Of whs. will ye. be &C.
compIlshed, the complete supremacy OF An.
glo Saxon liberty, AT aud industry on the
North American Continent. The United
States may now beat the rdPpel of 'etrea,
recall her victorious armies amid The
hootlngs Of the MEXICAN rabble, abandon
The ports, capitals and ioytresses where her
banner was waived SO sloriously; give up
the blood-bough. trophies Of the battle.
field, forsake the bleaching bones Of her
thousands Of inundated soldiers; and poe.
keting the con,umely Of the world. charge
herself with the old deb, and claims against
Mexico, and the hundred millions expense
of the war, and prepare TO pay the fifteen
millions more, squandered for dIshonora.
ble peace.
The treaty 10 ratified mark,he glorious
boundary won by this new indemnify
Trace it up the centre Of the Rio de- Norte
to the G,la. and from thence YES, from
the mouth Of the Colorado to the Pacific.
What an area-New Mexico, Santa Fe,
part of Senora, and all Upper California
ours, including natural wealth and pro.
ducts; worthy Of Patagonia and the Afri.
can deserts, and savages sufficient to breed
Seminole and Creek wars to employ the
whole OF our grand army for half cent?.
~ Blu, We hear no shouts OF rejoicing
from the American people. Why is this
All, the gold, the silver. the cochineal, the
pearls, the rich fancy and dye woods. the
glorious gardens and tropical fruits anC
the inss,imsble passage from the Gulf tt
the Pacific, heidng the key TO the treasures
OF India, and commercial supremacy on :ht
globe, adj lie soufs Of that odio~s ne,s
boundary. A that was worth having,
Mexico has saved, and we have taken her
territorial scum, heaven grant it may not
give US national scurvy-ai cost no, less
than Tvo hundred millions of dollars, and
thousands Of priceless lives
"Never mind the shame, the dishonor |!
! Down with the American flag, from San
JOAN to Cbapul,epec. and send home those
heroes whose lives have been perilled for
an ignominous prize. Send them home,
that they may be dispatched TO the sand
wastes and chapparres of New Mexico,
Santa Fe, Sonora aud Upper California TO
biyouac among alliga,ors, mosquitoes and
indians, the latter of whom We are bound
by this Infamous treaty to keep from depre.
dating upon Mexico. The treaty is rall
fed. lie. The people chew it as sweet
morsei Of taxation and war for perhaps
generations TO conc for into this wilder.
ness, civilization shrinks from penetrating
with her enterprise, Industry, inventions
and arts, while there is a decent spot Of
earth left. Our Senators can now gloa,
securely over their territorial conquest.
They have freed Mexico from the trouble
Of protecting nearly million square miles
Of swamps, deser, and rockland, which IN
a. r. oT ,kat. hoo cyc If fastittfx- nd :
wealth, have 10 three hundred years accu
mulaed less than 300, 900 white inhabl |
,an,s, and those Of very questionable
character.
"For The purposes and interests Of the
presen, we have gained nothing bu, PROS.
pect of bloody Indian wars and expensive
territorial settlements, and be it remember.
cd this Treaty provides that The present
white inhabitants Of our new wilderness
have the privilege, and are to be protected
in the enjoyment, Of the rights Of Merican
citizens, if they do not choose TO come an,
der the lars and Institutions Of The United
States. Magnificent Treaty When Eng
land or France opens passage 10 the Pa
clfc via Panama, OF Tehuanlepec, as one
or the other will do, lie, the United States
console herself that she got the Bay OF San
Francisco by her iris. Treaty. Ii she
finds tina. she canno. accept Of lucasan be.
cause Mexico recaims it, and we are bound
by Treaty 10 keep peace with Mexico, lei
her think of the Bay of San Francisco
This 10 fact, is her masnnm bonuo, of the
treaty. Forever be such Treaty con-
demned, treaty which takes nothing but
shame, insu, and expense, and gives every
thing valuable. The American people will
We, repudiate it by pushing their boundary
TO where God designed it, Panama on the
South, and the Gull aud Oceans on the Easl
and West"
Sheridan made his appearance one day
in pair OF new boots; these attracting the