The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-15

The National nellgencer again to the subject
of the Protocol. the swine to the dirty pool II has
the modesty repeat its proposition that the paper in
question be laid by the President before The Senate for
the purpose of ratifying the treaty again. Were.
greet that queruous neghbor should have been hur
red into such excuses to surrender splendid ac
QUESTIONS, with the immense treasures and commerc IA
clies which they 10 u.s. BY the blindness of its par
ty spirit But is ridiculous expect that the President
and Senate Of the United States should adopt such mode
of exucaDg every laundering editor from the conse
quences into which he has been pecipated by his own
rashness and ndiscreton The machinery too costly
The Senate II the United States is too dgni6ed BODY tn
be employed for such purpose. unless in where
the public interests mperatvely require it.
The passion of the National Intelligencer has over.
come its discretion. II ahandons California and New
Mexico, unless the Senate will be so obligng az
TO ratify the Protocol which, after ALL according TO
the Intellgencer, is no Protocol at ALL but an an
pendage TO the treaty of peace" The Mexican min.
lister is pleased TO call it Protocol; but the National
Inteigeneer, ultra in its 'foregn instincts" than
the representative of Mexico HIMSELF is pleased 10 cor
rect his language and TO insist upon that is after ALL
"an appendage to the treaty of peace We satisfied
that our contemporary will neither succeed in changing
the language, in revving the question Of ratification
The whole matter is decided; it is "fxed fact" and
the Integencer left in the glorious dilemma into which
it has rashly plunged itself.
The Intelgencer is equally unfortunate in its state
men of facts. This Protocol certainly does not add
augh take augh from the treaty. 1t had been ratified
by the Congress of both repubics and, therefore, it
cannot be said that the Protocol 'ncluded in the
ratification of of those powers" The Pre- ident,
however has given clear and satisfactory an account of
this whole transaction in his last message that think
unnecessary 10 refue again the positions of the National
Intelgencer We ourselves with adding to what
we have already written at length upon this sub
jec the views which have been taken by other presses
viz the Pennsylvania, the New York Evening Post,
Gree soil,) the Boston Advertiser (whg) &c., &C. We
be permitted to say however, that the precedent of
the French convention of 1901, drawn from Mr. Jeer-
sons course which it "the chief purpose" OF the
Inteligencer to present. proves nothing according
its proposition for says. che (Mr Pok) ought
not had he doubted the necessity of the Senates action
on the subject, have dsclamed the precedent in
parallel case" The not parallel. Mr. Polk
had doubts upon the subject Mr. Jefferson had
Mr.. Polk expressly says in his message
Had the Protocol varied the treaty a, amended by the
Senate of the United States, it would have had binding
effect.
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States did regard the Protocol in any degree part
of the treaty, nor as modifying altering the treaty
substance Of held Mexican Congress
had ratified the treaty. and they knew that the approval of
treaty all its parts the advice and the Sem
ate Of the United States They knew, too that they had
which il Lad been ratified by the Uned States. but that Il
failing procure the ratification Of the Mexican govern
ment, otherwise than with amendments their duty, i'm.
posed by express Instructions 10 SIX Of Mexico to send
without delay commissioner to Washington 10 exchange
hare ndnlpn gOft tho
posed by Mexico, being submitted should be adopted
| by The Senate of the United States.
was equally well satisfied the government of Mexi.
bad agreed TO The treaty as amended by the Senate Of
flying, enlarging, or diminishing its effect
The President Of that republic in submitting the amend
ed the Mexican Congress in his the
sub nited your elaboration precisely came from
the hands Of the my satisfaction at seeing
lessened, as this day is in consequence OF the modca
tons introduced into BY the senate the United States
At present it is sufficient for say you that it, in
one the d Of aa mot
United Srates in introducing such notifications is pre-
poriance they should aside The treaty. believe
on the contrary, that IT ought to be ratified upon the
American government My opinion is also greatly strength
ened by the TACT that new negotiation is neither expected
forward upon basis more favorable for the republic"
The deliberations Of the Mexican Congress- with no
ton treaty BY the President of that
republic in the form in which IL had been amended and
ratified by the United States The congregations mboded
in the paper called PROTOCOL took place after the action
OF the Mexican Congress complete and there is
reason suppose that the government OF Mexico sub
mitted the protocol to the Congress, treated
rating any modification change of the amended treaty
If such had been its effect nullty until approved
by the Mexican Congress; and such approval
made iutmated to the United States. In the final
President Of Mexico, reference is made it. On
the contrary, this ratification, which delivered
the commissioners OF the United States, and is in
the State Department., contains full and explicit
had been communicated to that government by the Sec
rotary of State, and been afterwards approved by the
Mexican Congress. 1t declares hat "htving and
examined the said treaty and the notifications made by
given thereof the general Congress- conform
ably the requirement in the 4th the 10th
article of the federal constitution Of these United States
that body has thought approve OF the said treaty
consequence thereof exeng the power granted by
the constitutions accept, ratify and confirm the said
treaty with its notifications, and PROMISE the OF
the Me xican republic fulfil and observe and 1t
to be fulfilled and observed"
Upon examination of this protocol, when il
ceved with the ratified treaty. did regard
rial, in way attempting modify change the
treaty, had been amended by the Senate of the United
States.
The President then proceeds demonstrate this prop.
oston after which he comes to the following concu
sion
With this view of the whole protocol and considering
with the treaty. did deem necessary any
upon the subject. Had 1t varied from the terms OF
the treaty. amended by the Scnse, although would
then a nuly in ITSELF vet duty nigh have
rem iredt m he ,io IN the