The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-10


proceeds 10 statc hut "eonformably 10 the law OF
.he United State. l,ym,,e ,i,lrs 10 every dcscrip.
lion az nronerty nersona ma ,r,l existing in he
ceded territories ,r, ,hnse which were Legitimate
files under Tho Mexic,, lao, i, California and New
,Mextco nm n The ,hir,eon,6'nn r Nav 1916. and in
| tTaxos nm IN tho ss.a,I =, M,,cb ls36n The
former was the data nj he dec,,,tion of war against
uoxi.o al ~ ,a,,a. ~. ~ ~ do.lr,,i,, ne H.,
/ d.n,ndanno ~ I'll ~. $50
| The oboctio, ~ ~ ,,h ,,;.,, az the ORIGINAL
,re,,v was m, ,bo, !, ,,,.o,ad l,,,i,tn,te t,I.s
which onr laws yon,d b,yo equally nro,eeted viii.
nm, i, IN, I'm, !, n,ns, a,,oo,ed ~ res,s.
ci,,,e or,n,s ,.hioh haa ha,,"n, n,ere nuIli,v ~
,Ilowina ,ho ar,n,aa. Ia aa,. narnd ofter M. ~
choroa NJ he ra,isc,,inns 81 ~ ,rea,v ~ which
,h.y h,d ho.n r;ain.,, a,,,;,,I ,r,or ,he da,e ~
their grants 6or ,h nnrnosa =, n.forming ,hn cor,
ditions an which ,hav b,d boan n,de In submi,
| In. Tho ,r.o,y ), ,ha s,., Ma accommodated
,bs reection of hit. ar,icla That nortion of il In
regard n ,,as n Texas IA M, raceiv. n sinpl.
vo,a IN ,he SENATE This tnforn,tio, w,s com,,,,
ni,a,ed hv ,b I,,er of no s,.c,eta% or S,e 10 the
M,nister a. Enreian Atr,ro n Me,ico ,nd WAS IN
nossossion or ,ha Maxicaa cnyo,,n,en, dnrlng tho
,vhoIo naiod ~. $500 ~ narora ",he MaS,c,n
Connross nnd Ia ar,,,,a ,.s,tr ,y,s rsnrob,,ed i,
~, a,,,., j. ~ s,.oa., 800 pasidps onr no,n
i.sionars - M W. "A haa i,s,,,c,od ,h,, ,,no,
Thar ~. presi,oo, ,ns 10 San,,. az The IInI,.J
| States can ever consent N r,tifv any treaty CON
tanng the 10Th article of The tre,ty Of Gnudnlune
rHidalno in favor of prantee, of land in Texas or
| selsewheren And apnin. "Should the Mexican
Government persist In remaining This article then alI
prosuect of Immediate peace Is ended and of this
YOU NAV give them an absolute assurance
On this point the language of The protocol is free
from ambiguity but II ID were otherwise Is there
any individual American or Mexican, who would
place such construction on 1t as to convert into
vain attempt to revive this article which had been
so often and so soemnly condemned Surely no
person could for one moment suppose that either the
commissioners of the United States, or the Mexi-
can Minister Of Foreign Affairs, ever entertained
The purpose of thus setting at naught the deliberate
decision of the President and Senate, which had
been communicated to the Mexican Government
with the assurance that their abandonment of this
obnoxious article was essential 10 the restoration of
i peace.
But the meaning Of the protocol is plain 1t is
simply that the nullifcation Of this article was not
intended TO destroy valid legitimate titles TO land
which existed and We're in full force independently
of the provisions and without the aid Of this article,
Notwithstanding IL has been eXpunged from the
treaty, these grants We're TO preserve the legal value
which they may possess" The refusal to revive
grants which had become extinct was moi 10 inyali-
date those which were In full force and vigor. That
| such was the clear understanding of the Senate OF
the United States, and this in perfect accordance
| with the protocol is manifest from the fac;, that
whilst they struck from the treat rr;snnust article
| they at the. same time sanctioned and ratified the
las, paragraph of the eighth article Of the treaty.
which declares that "ln the said territories property
Of every kind, now belonging to Mexicans not cs-
iablished there, shall be inviolably respected The
present owners. the heirs of these, and all Next
Ia, r.. =. 1 i,
contract shall enioy with respect to II guarantees
enunllv annie os II The same belonged 10 citizens
Of The United Statesn
Without any stimulation in the treaty to this effect
mn such valid lilies under the MEXICAN Government
i womb have been Drotected under The Constitution
i ana nvs AZ m. rni,od s,,,ss
m. ,b;ra ,nd lac, ovn,,n,,;o, oo,,,;,oa i, tho
,ro,,.,l i. mo, u,bo C.ov.rnp,.n, If ,he U,,,ed
su,o. hy s,nnrsss,n, Tho CONCLUDING nar,,r,nh NJ
article twclnh of the trentv did not intend IN de-
,r;ye ,ho Maxi,,n Rennhun If no rr.e ond ,pro.
,s,rain,, faculty of ealing conveying ar tronsrer-
rin9 n, any limo fos /, mnv ndoe hest the ann nj
,weyo millions or dollars ,ybich ,be same Cavern.
n,nt of ,hc ni,cd so,es 4 II aever in ,be nl,cee
,dssi,,,a,, "a H., ,h, o,,onded or,,rls !,
The con,indina n,roaranh ar r,,ber sen,e,cc or
The orign,, ,,wlf,h ar,cIe ,hna sunnrassed hv tbe
Senot, il in the (ulo,ying lonounoe. q Certificates
III ,,r,n.r rrn a. ,he .aid Inc, n,mon, resnoc,;ve
~ s,ch anms ne sh,l, he dnsired bv III. Mex;c,n
Government and transferable by II, shall be dey.
cred 10 the said Government by that of the United
.S,atesn
From this hare statement of facts the meaning o
,hc nrotocoI il obvious Auhonph the Senate ha,
dccncd ~ create Government stock for The twelve
mions If dollars md isse transferable certificate,
az ,bs ,monn, H. snct snma no tho Mexican f,ov
.rnn,e,, ,niaht Js.ire v.t ihev cond M, have H.
,anaaI ,harsh, =, 5a,rv. ia, f:oyorn,,an, IF IN.
sov .bich sv.rv cred;,o, If sfarr ~
sar NJ ~, hanes, ,ha oh,iao,in, of bis dshinr
,.h,,.yer ,his n,,y \. worth accoriino n Nc NH
ana ,,s,.uro
I, nannn, Ia d,,h,od ,h,, ,ha ,,,a,r,h or,, f ,ha
$3.50. IL. 4. -. .,...i. ....... ..,,,. .u-
uea'S, US nov s'a''a'' .o''''i"s posu'o ooiga
u"n, ~ ''ns'uo'a'ioh VI tne eA'e"sioh "equeu W