New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-07


Mexican Government may have been prevented from
fulfilling AL the conditions Of their grants sns 5e IN
der the obligation % fut the said conditions tnin tne
periods limited in the respectively such periods
10 be now counted from the cate q the exchange q
Publications Of this Iresy in dsfsul; Of which the sad
grants shall nc. &c gai1ry upon the state Of eNAs
In virtue Of the supuzi.ous contained 10 lis article
" Inc foregoing stpulstion IA regard - grantees OF
land 10 Texas extended % al grantees q snd IA te
territories sioressid elsewhere than in Texas put N
possession under such grsns ard IN default o. the IL
hlneut Of the CONDITIONS q any s1cr grant Stnn ine
period which, s above stpuisted. begins VIII
the Gay Of the exchange Of rsncaiions o. his Irea'y
the same shsl be null and void.
90 The Mexican Government declares that no grant
whatever Of lands IN Texas has been made since the
second day Of March l-3f and that grant whatever
Of lands 10 any Of the territories soEesaid nas Den
made since tue thirteenth dsy Of Nay. $40
The Senate Mach - 1855 having proceed
ed 20 the consideration OF the above article OF the
Treaty. NJ Serer THE identical Sewer, moved
that II be fotqly sfr.ctca oal. On this motion
debate ensaed, and Mr. Cnttenden Of Ky. moved
division Of the question, as to vote first or
striking out all from But the grantees OF .anis
in Texas" in the first, sown TO void at the
close OF the second psragraph-in short a. tns'
assumed % confirm and warrant the Mexican
IMMIGRANTS in Texas which motion prevailed
and all that part Of the article was stricken out
unanimou.lg-is to none TIE lsst paragraph oi
the article was then. on motion OF NJ Mans M
as, stricken o1t-3- 70 l--Seyicr OF Ark. with
the Maine Senators do the majouty--and finally
March 1 all that remained - the article was on
Mr Sewers motion. stricken cut by 33 to l', loe-
vier and the Maine Senator'S Of course 10 the ma
iority and toe Treaty was finally ratified with
out any Xth Article al all This was the form
and tue only form. in which the Treaty has ever
received the constitutional assent Of our Govern
ment.
The Articlesthus rejected by the Treaty making
power Of our Government are Of the most mo-
meutous character The Xth, establishing all the
and grants made by Mexico IN Texas prior 70 the
revolt Of the latter against Mexican authority,
and in California and New Mexico prior to the
declaration or recognition Of War with Mexico
by our Government may, and We think must upset
nearly all the titles under which the People Of
Texas now hold their lands. By revvins the OLD
Empresario grants which have generally been
treated with contempt by Texas, u IS very likely
10 render here and there an individual the owner
Of tract larger than Connecticut Or Massachu
sets on which there are already hundreds Of fam
created by Texas. How 1t may operate Ia the
later conQuests We are not aware but IN Texas
any recognition OF this article as valid must unset
tie everything. For no light cause would the Sen
ate have taken the responsibility OF entirely
quashing an article Of the Treaty.
The rejected portion Of the lAth Article raises
questions of at least equal magnitude. That the
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every night accorded to our own citizens is obvi.
ouslv lust that we should be responsible for this
to foreign nation does by no means follow. No
American we trust would wish to see an Eplsco-
palian deprived OF any civil or religious right IN
this country but who would like to have such
rights guaranteed in a Treaty with England thus
| constituting her the acknowledged protector and
champion Of portion Of our people against the
residue Nobody has ever objected 10 fraternal
and ecclesiastical relations between our people OF
anv particular faith and their brethren IN Canada
or elsewhere yet circumstances may arise IN
which our Government would feel constrained TO
say, The public good requires suspension ORE
striction OF your denomlnational intercourse Tor
season. and they as good citizens must submit
But here is an engagement with a foreign power
10 place certain eccesiastics above the control OF
our authorities-to empower them TO come and go
in defiance Of our Government-to guarantee them
that their Church property shall IN no case be
alienated-and we DO not see how the collection
of taxes could be enforced against II IN obedience
10 this Article. The whole engagement IS such
as one independent nation cannot rightuly con-
tract with another, since 1t gives that other pre-
texts Tor an eternal intermedding in It's most init
intimate and delicate domestic concerns.
The sweeping stipulation respecting the prop
erty of religious corporations or communities IS
tall more plainly inadmisslble. great por-
ton of the real estate of Mexico is Church Prop
erty-the fact is probably the same in the coded
territories as in other parts Of taat country to
which they so lately belonged. Now the accu-
mutation and retention Of large amounts OF fixed
property by religious corporatons-not ediiices
for worship but property held for the income It
ailords-s VIGOROUSLY hostile to the genius ol our
institutions, and in many cases expressly prohibit
ed by the constitutions and laws of our States. 1t
was not possible for our Government to accede to
such conditions a. these-bctter reject the proiier
ed territories and ten times as much-and It was
to explain and enforce these views that Messrs.
Sewer and Clifford were sent with the amended
Treaty to Mexico And yet these gentlemen, IN
their hot haste to secure aud proclaim the triumph
OF their mission consented TO append clandestiney
to the Treaty as mutually ratified the following
codicil:
or the conference, previous 10 the ralhcsi0n snd
hauce of the Tresy OF Peace between Ambrose Sewer
and Nathan Clifford cOmuissoned Minister. fenipOieu-
usTy on he part OF The ned States Of Amerca ard Don
Luis de Ia Koss Minister OF Foreign and Internal Afas
| OF the Mexican Republic
the City Of lsrelsfo the 18th u he noah u Msy
1875 Al conference between their kNceleuces, Nsihau
Clifford aud Ambrose H. SEWER, Commissioners Of TIE
United States % Anne with ill powers nom h-if GOV
enmen TO make the Mexican Republic suisnle exp al
stons Ia regard the Amendments hch the Senate and
Government OF The said United States have made in he
Treaty Of Peace Friendship Limits and Definite settlement
between The Republics signed IN the Ciiy OF OuA1s
hoe Hidsgo on the ID day " fe5usry Of ne present
wear and his Exceleucy Don Luis de "a Rosa, Muisle OF
Foreign Af.rs Of the Republic Il Mexico, Il agreed.
after adequate conversation respecting nc changes alluded
To- 10 record In present Proucco The following e1ps
nations hch Aforesaid Exceencies tue Commission
ers gave In The OF heir G0yeTnneni and 10
OF lhe commission conferred upon e near 1he MEXICAN
| Repuohc
The American Government by supprcssng ne ~ am,
Gle OF the Tfekly Of Guadalupe and substituting re u
article Of The Treaty Of louisiana did not intend 10 dnu1
10 any agreed by The Aforesaid zfuc-
oh In favor Of the Inhabitants 81 The territories Gee ed uy
Mexico lis understanding is hat al Of thaI agreement
contained In the 81 article Of The Treaty Of LoulsAnA