The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-11

TRon THE
PRESIDENT OF The UNI TED STATES,
tG.n SENT TO THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ON RsDAY.


tn he
In reply TO the resolutions OF the House OF Rspes.
sertstivrs of the Afh instant ooumuniosts here
report from the 81 Ststs With
tr,sty of pes;e concluded between the uted States
and Mexico, at GAsdaloups HidAgo, the ID Of Feb.
Thereto. requested by the House In the said
Amongst the documents trsusm,tted will be fouu
copy Of the Instructions given 20 the com nissoaers
Of the United States who Mexico treaty a.
amended BY the Senate and ratified by the President
Representatives Of the twenty ninth Of July lS4S
gave my for declining to furnish these In
House, that ain my opinion 1t would be consistent
with the public interests to give publicity to them at
the present time" A,nSuSn It may stun 30 doubted
~ neo ssary consequence, In Mexico. may have
prtjudicis inhuenos our public interests yet, -
they have been again called for BY the House, snd
called for In connection with other documsnts the
correct understanding Of which they Indispensable
sti entertain the opinion expressed in the message
referred TO- shat, as general rule applicable to all
our important negotiations With foreign powers, It
could fall to be preudcsl to tho public interests to
publish the instructions to our ministers until isome
lime had elapsed after the conclusion Of such nsgo.
In these instructions Of the 18th of March, 1sA8 It
will BIZ perceived that the task sssg ned the
commisso ners Of the United States OF
the treaty peace, which was sig aed al GAudalups
Hidsgo on the I'd day of February last bet ween tls
United States and the Mexican republic; and which,
the tenth Of March last ratified by the Senate
with smsndme ats"
They we're informed "thst this brief statement will
indicate to you clearly the line OF your duty You
not sent Mexico for the purpose Of negotiating any
new treaty, or Of changing = any particular the ra
the adsued by the can be- rsso o.
cd or modified, except by the authority of that body
Your whole duty will, then, censit In using every no.
norabe effort to obtain from tho Mexican COVER
qualification Of the treaty In the form which 1t has
been ratified by the Senate, and this with the least
practicable delay" "For this purpose, II may and
most probably wil become necessary that you should
explain to the Mexican minister for foreign affairs
to the authorised agents OF the Mexican government
the which have inhue ncsd the Senate adopt
ing there several amen dments to the treaty. This
duty you will peri rm much possible by personal
conferences Diplomatic notes are to b. avoided, I'm.
less in Of necessity These might lead endless
discussions and indefinite delay Besides they could
not have any practical result Is your ms,io is Goa
fined to procuring ratification from the Mexican go
OF tho treaty a. 1t came from the and
does not extend to the slightest modification in any
The commissioners were sent to Mexico to procure
tho ratification Of the treaty IS amended by this Sc
1t proper that the amendments to the treaty
adopted by the United States should be explained
by the Secretary Of State In his letter Of tho 18th Of
March, 1648 to the Mexican minister Of foreign affairs
under my direction This despatch was com nicsted
to Congress with my message OF the 9th Of July last
their order This despatch was transmitted by our
commissioners from the city Of Mexico to the Mexican
government, then at Querstaro, the 18th Of April
lS4S, and its receipt soknowleded the 10th Of the
a. was before the Congress of Mexico these
Of the Secretary Of State and these alone
The President Of Mexico, on those explanations, ON
the 9Th day Of May, ls4S submitted the amended
treaty to the Mexican Congress, and the 25sn Of
without modification alteration Ths aual action Of
the Mexican Congress had taken place before
nissioners Of the United states had been officially
ceived by the Mexican authorities held any confer.
with them, or had any other oommunica alton on
the subject of the treaty except to transmit tbs letter
In their de.patoh transmitted to Congress- with my
sfssge Of the 9th July last the treaty
O'Clock, P. ;, tho commissioner say:-HWs have
the satisfaction to inform you that reached this
city this afternoon about FIVE O'Clock and that
treaty ded by the Senate OF the United States
passed the Mexican Senate about the hour srri
VAL by vote of 33 to 1t having prsviou sly passed
exchange the rattle of the treaty"
on the 1s.. a.S ne s xotn o. Nap tn; S Sop@i:son
Of the republic and their credentials placed in his
hands. On this occasion, the commissioners delivered
address to the President Of Mexico and he replied
In their despatch OF the 3Oth Of May, the commission
.ay:-"We enclose . copy Of our address to the
President, and also COPY OF his reply. Several
afterwards took place between Msssrs. Rosa
Cusvas Couto and ourselves, which it thought not
necessary recspitulste enclose Q COPY Of tue
protocol which contains the substance Of the CONVEX
rstions We have now the satisfaction to ANNOUNCE
that the exchange Of ratAoaons effected to. dayn
This despatch was com muncated with my message of
the 9th OF July last and published by order Of Con.
gress.
2ccOmp3ny1uG
dsncs that in that form It had been ratasd BY Msxi.
co. received at Washington on the 4th day Of Ju.
ly, ls4S, and immeda,ey proclaimed 80 the supreme
to Congress the ratified treaty with saoac pany.
ing documents as were deemed material to full
nding of subject the end that Congress
might adopt the legislation necessary and proper TO
carry the treaty into eject Neither the address Of
the Commissioners nor the reply OF the President Of
Mexico the occ aston Of their pres5neAion the
memoran dums Of conversations embraced In tbs pa
per called = PROTOCOL nor the correspondents now
cent, were communicated, because they not
garded a. any way material; and in this conform.
the practice of our government IL rarely ever
happens that all the correspondence and especial
ly the instructions to mi nstes is
Copies Of these papers are nov trau'mtted, being
within the resolutions OF the House. calling for eli
such pondsnce appertains to said treaty.
when these papers were received at Washington,
had beer restored the fret instament OF
millions paid to Mexoo the bloc were raised the
Of troops on their rsturn
home. The was at end, and ths treaty Is rat-
fed by the United States was binding both parties
and already executedin great degree In this condi
ton OF things Wa, not competent for the President
alone for the President and Senate, Pres
dent, Senate and House Of Representatives, combined
to sbrogate the treaty to annui this peace aud
state Of war; except by solemn declaration Of
Had the protocol varied the treaty nded by the
Senate Of the United States, 1t would have had no
It was obvious that the commissioners Of the Uai.sd
States did not regard the protocol as in any degree
part Of the treaty, modifying or altering the
treaty amended by the Senate. They com ncated
it as the substance Of conversations held sfeer tue
Mexican Congress had ratified the treaty and they
knew that the approval Of the Mexicsu Congress
ss essenstai to the validity Of treaty in all ITS parts
the advice and consent Of the Senate Of the United
States, They knew, too that they had ne authority
alter modify the treaty in thu form in which It
had been ratified by the United States, but that IL
falling to procure the ratification Of the Mexican GO
yernme Mt other wise thar with their duty
imposed by express instr 10 ask Of Mexico
to send without delay commissioner to Washington
TO exchange Publications here II the ame ndnents OF
the treaty proposed by Mexico, on being submitted,
should be adopted by the Senate OF the United States
was equally we'll satisfied that the government Of
Mexico had agreed to the treaty AS amended by the
Senate of the United States and did regard the
protocol modifying enlArgns, or Diminishing It's
terms effect.
The President Of that republic, In submitting the
amended treaty to the Mexican Congress, in ms mss
rage the 9Th day OF May, 1913 said " tho treaty
could have been submitted TO your precise
ly from the hands Of the pie arss,
my Satisfaction st seeing the at last brought to
end would not have been eseued ~ IL this day h In
consequence of the INTO t BY