The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-17

ect the commercial classes to great Inconvenience He
expressed the hope that MI Mckay would consent to
strike it out OF the bill.
Several gentlemen expressed favor Of tn
bill; others proposed alterations without coming to
any conclusion on the subject, the committee rose.
report made from the Coanittee on Printing
TO print thousand copies of the report of the
Commissioner OF PATENT; snd pending the question
whether the House would concur adjournmsnt took
place.
Views OF the HOn. Daniel Webster the
treaty.
The following letter appeared in the Tribune
of last evening. We took off the seal of secrecy
from the treaty itself, and now Mr.. Webster re-
moves the seal Of seeresy from his views, as
given in the debate in executive session, on the
treaty. The letter annexed, from its style,
statements, and reasonings, is evidently, or,
perhaps, apparently, from Mr.. w. himself
WA-HINoroS, March Ia ls4s.
As copy OF tbs treaty tliterai save in few unm-
portGnt particularly has appeared in ths HTad and az
every body here knows aud talks about the votes and
speeches OF senators may bs well that state dis
tnely those portions of ths treaty to which Mr. Web
ser and the wings coneurrrg with him most strenuous
ly objected.
In the l place. to the preamble, which states that
Nicholas r. Trist had power to negotiate the treaty
This regarded mere falsehood; il being we'll
known TO serstors that his powers had been revoked
Mr.. Polk, In the very message with which he submitted
the treaty 10 the serate acknowledges that
tistsd without author from him, bat that he was
induced submit it TO The Ssuete nom his great desire
for peace whis Senators hsa adopted
with false preamble; and the conseQu OF their
mistake we're too receEt and TOO disastrous Induce
their adoption Of evsa peace, similarly tainted The
effect Of their fret nistase to svs the President
full power to carry on his Of conquest The
Of second be f the treaty should DO rjctsi by
Ms4ico) to continue that power to the hnal and com.
plsts subj usati OF Mexico May the BE- svsrted!
At leass Webster, aud the ether whg Senators
voting with him, may be supposed to have thought. Ne
action of the Senate however solemn.
the President, could make good the deficiency " The
onnipotenco Of Parliament could not overcome the
original faseheod. The obj.otion to the preamble
goes to the whole subject matter 1t is not c2pous
otjectionnot dispute about tribes. IL il fall
prehensve fatal There was no treaty before the Ss-
nsts because there was no pegotater. The preamble
lisa suggsss s ana all that follows atsr 1t bsirg
pendent upoH it, fals to the grouni wiShie
1t was against tina recital 81 au sot Of Parliament
(said MIR Webster upon another occasion speak
in of revolutionary ansesors) rather than against
any suffering under its enactmenSs hst they took up
They went TO war against q preamble They
fought years gainst declaratios They poured
their treasure and their blood like water in
tet in Opposition to an those ess saga,
cous and not well schooed in the principles of civil
liberty, would have regarded NJ barren phraseolosya
psraae Of words"
There be- msca mischisf In q presmble, and 90
those whig Senators may find who by adopting this
ty have furnished the President lin of its racti
by Mexioo with srdenty sought for pretext for the
entire anne xstion Of that country
In the second place, there was objection, strong and
rrsvocsbe on the part Of sonsenting whg. to tn
9TH article This xen che boundsry-which briggs the
whole IF New aexco into toe United stStesa country
sufficiently large and sufiiseuty p"paious for two States
the Vth article which provides admission
of this population nte the Used States aud to the
joymsnt OF eli the nights OF citizsns TO tbs tame
AZ inst these articles Mr. Webster took decided
stand and addressed the Senate sat length HIS effort
bar bssn highly spoken Of MIR Vice Prssitep alias 1t
Ia said spoken oft in terms OF much alton
and has recsivsd other decided, II less distinguished
approval.
The change that was rnsds in tbs 9th article may b.
in grest sscrbsd to Ar. Wsbsers efforts aid
I'D OF by other Senator'S Of both political parties
Instead confirming il 1t stood IN the treaty qua
rsnteeing the establishment of the Roman Catholic
ligion State religion, with all its sppeAdsges Of
n.ssriss, and other eoclssisstical inauunies, the
senate adopted substitute provision similar to
contained Ia the Louaua treaty-ey which it will bs
that territory csSnot come into the Union 81
States till Congress ehs1 desersnns-a most important
and ealui airy provision
This proyi sion nevertheless Is from thu
hard character Of the original Article Mr. wsb,te,
srongly opposed and with arguments OF great force
He dSeit upoa the present incOnrsnence and fatus,
dangers of the admission CT SO vast a territory
MI Webster made These spgg cations IN ard to the
dsposi.icn of the So coo coo, provided by the act
the last session have be.oTv givsa publicity them
ogt In ,his connection it may not DO Improper 10
peat them.
Though TIE IRA atty provides that the 1900 600 shall
be paid Mexico es ths Mrxcsr Congress- rst
hes the treaty, y0t il esspo be paid then
thu act Of last session, which expressly provides ths,
ths money should only bs paie tbs ratification ny
Mexico of a treaty previously nsgot lated By dey
tnorizsd SCENTS OF the two governments In this
it clear, end sdnited cy Senators, that Mr. iris
That il The bill for The 50 600 coo shesld make It's sp
pearsrcs row, il ud os known that Mexico ssd
paid bccsrss the trcsty was negotiated without autto
rity ma because that although i. should have bean
afed by Mexico yes for the present IL is only sondi-
sonsy rstifsd By the Unitsd states Senate and tbs
money IT'LL csula pos b. paid till tee amendments or
our side were ratified GA theirs
As to tire pyoh.bii.y mat the Copgress of Mexico
will agree tn.ss nd mspts, ar. Webster ed
10 positive prediction From the latest advises it
evident there the greatest d sulty In getting
quorum of the Denbsre or Copgrsss togetnsr aud 4
such Quorum should esssmbr, jt was unosrtzn
hthsr tasy would not dspsrss Sc soon o. they ,houa
thaf Of h. trEA
It may DO said bsre ist. sctionally that the
sidsn is that MIR. rrst Ia Ais correspondence
with Nr Buchanan expresses great and sse,ngly we'll
founded aPprebsnsons both OF the asemhiipg Of tbs
Mexican Ccpgrsss and Of it's action Aftsrsard.
Mr. wsbstsr insisted TIE action On ths part Of sul
agents whether civil military, in Mexico, upon the
Aexiosn Congress, all coercion ia which they are
aided by the Eurcpean agents there, We furnishing
srrs and they furnishing money, in anticipation Of tbs
$4,000 GEO II. avowed there not Lbs slightest s,i
dsncs Of the OF the Msziosn people 10 this treaty
that the men Now in power, anu 20 precautionary In
Bower in Mexico, Of that same ahicsl party
which the President had 30 nueh denounced a. the
comm sussmsnt the war, and to put dowz which ne
had introduced Santa Anua-that lhe Mexican pscpie
had no condolences Ia thsm-and that they were, in
short NO bstter than usurpers Gsaerai Batter might
enforce this treaty at the point OF the bayonet and
what called the exissirg government OF Mexico
might operate with him. bur would be force
part fraud theirs; and after ell, Ii
was doubtful whether the final assent OF Congress- how
Influenced oosrosd eeold be obtained for the
ratification OF this amended treaty.
Impressed with suoh y!ows MIR Webster. % soon 81
the paper called eaty subaite4 to the consider
alton OF the moved to postpone any xctsR upon
IT, and recommend TO ths President 10 send special
misson to Mexico national nissos 20 be CON- posed
OF not less three psrsons vhe should nsgotiste
with the Mexicap government, ana agree upon SAFE
and honorable treaty and 70 see that waa hopsraby
and fairly rstifsd by Mexico before 1t was transmitted
to this country
Mr. Wsbsttr was Of opinion that this mode Of pro-
cssdng would be hoporahs TO the United States and
would bring about satisfactory aud permanent peace
quite promptly that much to DO desired end could
be rescued acting this treaty and sending it back
to Mexico with amendments.
Dis u,otioa was aid OF ths table. The adnlin.,tra.
cp ssnatots all apptissd, IL Is presunaoe Of Mr..
Folks reluctance to appoint such commission, and
voted, th,rsors, against it's consideration.
Mr. Webster refsrrsd TO tho letter from Vera Crus OF
the 18th Of February containing ses latest snd
rather Establishing the prospect OF ratification on
the part of Mexico
His Injections 70 the admission Of south-
States with slavery iDstufo1 OF their gov
sronest Mr. Wsbssr ptoeiaue I'd usosstsnsd by tiias.
He referred 20 bis spoesb yssfs Gin ~ Siblos Gar
sen in New York H. vhoh no had avowsd his szsre