The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-03-15
THE PROTOCOL.

lie INpIONOl.
The LocoEco press throughout the Union
hare banded together 10 tho effort to shield
Mr.. Polk from any censurs that may o..
tach to him from the unwsrranted course
pursued in relation to the treaty With Mex
leo. We will give plain statement Of
facts and an explanatory extract from the
National ln.elligencer and leave the read.
er 10 draw his inference. Messrs Clifford
and Sewer, il seems, under instructions
from Nj. Polk, in order to secure speedy
peace, made certain explanations and gave
certain assurances to Gen. Rosas, the Mex.
icnn Minister of Foreign Affairs, while ia
conference At the city Of Qaeretaro. These
explanations and assurances Gen. Rosas
insisted should be appended to the treaty.
These constitute the Protocol. In regard
10 tho effect that this ''protocol," has upon
the treaty, we prefer giving the more en-
perienced judgmen, Of the editors Of the
National lntelligcncer:-
1.-THE treaty, rs understood and required
by the Senate Of the United States to be
amended, hes not been ratified at Mexico
a, all; and any attempt BY the United
States to enfarcc these amendments must
he made in the teeth Of the treaty, ~ il
construed BY Mexico, with the consent Of
the President, and without the consent or
knowledge Of tho treaty -mak'ng power in
this Government. AZ at present advised,
We do not see how this proceeding Of the
President, in the teeth OF the constitution,
10 10 be legalized, bu, hv tho treaty being
again laid beiore the Senate, md that body
agreeing, from the necessity Of the case, TO
rsiifv the treaty over again, with tho "pro-
tocol'' Incorporated or annexed.
"Wiihout some such proceeding, ss the
render will nj once perceive, neither Cali.
iornia nor New Mcvico, nor the boundary
TO tho Rio Grande, belongs to the United
States, the cesson of those territories having
been accepted bv the treaty -making power
of the United States upon conditions which
Mexico Inns not agreed to yield. Until this
difficulty concerning the treaty. with Mexi.
CO be adjusted, all effective Legislation con.
corning those territories would seem to be
out Of the question"
DnUxIoH. the course Of q rccen,
discussion in the Senate Of The United
States, Mr.. Downs, Of Louisiana, said he
''saw signs Of disnnion." Whcreupon. Mr..
Metcalf, Of Kentucky, (old S,onehammer,)
wax wrosh, and remarked that, that debate
reminded him Of certain questions whirh
Ind been propounded to him as to where
Kentucky would he found on this question
Of Slavery. "ken,acky," he proceeded to
say, "would unite neither with the North,
nor with the South, NJ such, hut she would
lay hold Of both with IN indescribshle
grasp which she would never rclinquish.
Aud Tennessee will act with kcntucky in
preventing a dissolution of the Union!-
They will not permit such thing to be
done. Their geographical postum, the
character, pursuits, sentiments and princl-
pies Of the two States, md the peculiar re-
lations which suhsist between them aud
the North aud the South, both, render il en-
tirelv certain that, if madness should ever
Sd rule the hour rs seriously 10 cndnngcr
the Union. the Stntes Of Kentucky and
Tennessee are destined TO play a promi.
men, par. in preventing such catastrophe.
They would, Mt the near approach Of such
peril. Law bold of both tho North and the
Soulh with nm Understandable aud irresistible
grasp and say: ''Ym, have gone Gar enough.
aud shall On no farther. This Union shall
not be dissoircd" Nashville (Tean.)
Wig.
Many IN hour have we stood end listen-
ed to the councils Of this eloquent old man,
and we'll aud truly can we imagine him rs
he gave ulterance 10 the above noble, god
like sentiments. There heats few warmer
hearts in Kentucky, nor sends she forth
from her bosom nobler soul, than Ex-Gov.
Metcalf.-ED. GAG.
"LovE's LABOR Russell, Of the
keokuk Dispatch, recently wrote = half
column sympa,hzing with the Post Mis-.
trcss Of Bloomington aad declaiming agaiust
the prescription Of the naughty Wings in
removing her from office. Il was very