The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-25

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Our readers will remember the discussions in Congress
destined to explain certain clauses in he treaty or Guada
lupe and we suppose is generally believed that these
discussions found some echo In Mexico w - n
The government Of Mexico was surely ;n,sr..sed 4
giving all possible force to the Interpretation 81 the
protocol. And we might have supposed would have
have treated so disdanfuly document which seemed Ia
be annexed TO, and a commentary upon the treaty. "a N
Nothing OF the sort. however, has occurred Neither
the Executive nor Legislative branches Of the govern
men nor single Mexican newspaper, have shown the
frst sign OF an emotion The protocol had been publish
y and no one thought OF seeing in Il anything but an
explanation satisfactory to the advesares Of peace, but
by no means modification Of the treaty The import
in Mexico The following from one Of our correspond
ents IN Mexico who s placed for know
ing the sentiments Of the Mexican government
On the arrival q the American oonissonsSs sspi o
was altogether e favor q the Pescs by. extremely weak
their vicinity threatened openly 70 The row
eminent and dispace the peace party. The sxciissnt
President 70 Iasg lie treaty. h did not dare % DO 4
the one side appeared M CiiaoId with M. wash. he
secretary 70 the commission Mr. Sewer being sick
on the part Of the Mexican government appeared Msss
Luis 6 Cneyas, Bernardo couto. and Luis De l. Rosa
The amsnd%ens made BY the American Senate g The
into Spanish, and written down in that language Tho
next morning the Spanish memorandum of this converse
ton carried Messrs Clifford and Sewer obtain
their signatures to IT, Alter having translated ino Eng
lsh and some corrections made, the two American Com
nssioners signed II. {4@
Such he origin Of the PROTOCOL The Mexican gov
which had only asked for this document In order
give appearance OF satisfaction the dscontented.
and alay the which threatened burst il head
fastened publish IT, and all the newspapers Of Mexico
repubshed it. The object desired mplished, ahd
the President ratified the treaty precisely Il had been
amended.
No ia Mexico has entertained The idea of atib
utng this document any different adjudication effect
from that given TO by Mr. Polk in his message Of 9th Feb
ruary, lS49 upon the subject and II the Mexican govern
had called upon here in Mexico and through
its minister in Washington, give its understanding Of the
matter very that that message would have been
rendered quite unnecessary. tffE fSs
A material fact In the face II, in the opinion
of Mexico the called protocol had changed the amend
ments OF the American Senate became evidently indis-
pensable to submit the matter the Mexican Congress
This neither done before the publication OF the doc
did raise the question alter that
publication The Mexican authorities have on all occasons
loyalty and unhesatngly unequvocally admitted that
the mscaed protocol in perfect harmony with the treaty.
which way modes and that II Il had been In
absolute contradiction with the treaty, il could not affect
change single syllable. You count on the scu-
pulous exactitude OF these details