The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-08

The following appeared In the Boston Ahas
Of the 9th instant Ills represen by that paper
"to come from a source entitled to much
weight" From the style of the letter, and the
arrangement Of the statements, 1t is evidently
the production, IN some way, of the Hon. Daniel
Webster
WAsHIrGrsS, March ,. ls4s.
TIE TRKATY-TER PRospEcT OF PKAcE-Something
purpertng to be treaty dignihed by the of
treaty. betwe the United States and Mexico,
oeived here Sunday the goth day Of February tbs
day before the venerable Adams fell, and finished his
labors In the capitol Of the Union.
The treaty negotiated by NicholssP. Trst the
part of the United States sfter his authority
revoked, and be oallsd BY order OF his
Such proceeding altogether unexsmpl.d IN the d.
plomatic history OF cvRed nations and 1t Is truly
oniehing tbst the Presdent should have taken o ial
notice of an instrument ofsuch high Importance, exc
cated by agent whose authority in the premises the
President had preeslv revoked aud whoss return
bis own country hsd previously besp psremptoriy or
dersd by the Executive That order revocstion and
return, Mr Trst di,regsrded with conumey, and pro-
ceeded to arrange execute the treaty and forward
it TO the govern ment here.
Its understood that the President waving the ipdg
nifty offered by Trist to the has recognised
the doiogs Of Tris far send the treaty the
Senate; and although It 10 not kaown what coarse sh.
eved that he approves tho treaty aud recommends its
ratification, with sliaht amendments Of Its stpu-
aon. relating to the Mexican grants Of lands IN Tex
As, peisr to the Texan revolution.
Two copies of the treaty beside the sent to eur
Mr Champion, the British Charge d'A6sires the other
To Baro Gerot, the Prussian Minister Those copies
Examine than, snd the stipulstious we'll known
here BY many persons Is though 1t had been Officially
published
provides for the cessou Of an extensive territory To
the Unesd siatas pre,cribiug the boundary between
two COUNTRIES as folio icing Ia the Gulf
of Mexico, OPP ,sits this mouth OF tue Rio Grsuds;
thence up the middle or thread of tina, stream to the
bern boundary limo CT the department Of New Next
thence west~sriiy by the southern boundary line
To- linz ~ haa
porthwss6y along the western boundary linz of New
Mexico until it iotsrseos tbs river Gil 10 the
that line snipg north does not ptsreeet the river
ella then the line to notthwardly to poiat oppo
site to the head waters Of that river from which
point the line then 10 run westwardIy to the head
of the river CHA; thence down that stream to M
junction with the river Colo ada, OF Upper CaforDs;
thence Westward In straight lice, to point on the
Pscihc Oscsn marine lcsguo south Of the southern
cape of the Bay of Cape St. Diego.
This treaty proposes ceda the Untsd States the
whole OF New Mexico, aod almost the whole Of Upper
California territory equal to third Of Mexico, and
II We include Texas, which Mexico has always claimed
and which is alro cedd by this treaty, the territory
oedsd equals one half of Mexico bsfore the war
treaty ratified 1t cancels all claims for the
penses the We TO the de mites to
80 aoo 0oO and to pay Mexico $1,000 600 cssn for
the territory aud also the defence
Mexican frontier sgsinet Iodan dspredstions
There other provsions and stipulstions In the
treaty Of iphoi:sy higher Importance, which demAud
the solemn and deliberate consideration Of the
country
1t provides that the Territory esded-sontsinipg at
this time population OF some two hundred aud NIFTY
thou,sud Inhabitants and territory SUFFICIENT 10 make
several states sbau b. admitted into tn, Union soon
rs possible - That Ia this nswly acquired territory
II this ue.ty be ratified 10 States, IL TO
come Into tse u ION forthwith. IL Ia be
Q1irsd to cay, by your lesvsr No; they como and
wax ilto your senate znd uss OF Represent tive
after OF risbt 40 Ser the spuiatioDs OF this
rupreme law AMI ore at admitted to all the
rabs privilege spd in uDites Of the old states Of
THE u uion. Let the people oossrvs this.
Here Ia o novel mode OF gst,isg rid Of the wnmot
proviso Here satos.thsr new procss extending the
area Of freedom TO Wit slavery THE 10 the aAt
ton ~ the advocates OF the peculiar nsttution aud
decidedly the boldest experiment attempted upon
the constitution.
This treaty not yet been ratified by that sera-
BILE apology Ior government In Mexico That govern
msnt mantsln It's semblsnce of authority only by the
prsssnce Of United States army. II could not stand