The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-09
The Protocol Question.

The mares nest" of Mr.. Stephens is scattered
10 the winds, and not fragment remains TO annoy
the country. The engineer is literally hoisted by his
own petard" The Protocol reserved the last
attack upon an expiring administration. The attack
coils upon its authors 1t has given Of the last and
most brilliant rumphs to the President his reckless
opponents. The effort to deprive country of the
splendid fruits of the war-of California and New Next
co-was consistent with the whole of the repre-.
sentative from Georgia During the last session OF Con-
gress he avowed his aversion to the territory, and
threw indications of his opposition to hwart its in
PRODUCTION into the Union The same spirit has been
displayed during the present session In the debate
the 23d January, on the bill 10 extend the revenue
laws California, Mr.. Stephens opposed the bill,
declared his wish to do nothing with the territory and
limited his disposition to vote for no bill which might
appropriate money to pay Mexico for it. No wonder,
then, he anxious to avail himself of the production
of the Protocol to prove that the treaty not bind
ng-that the country was not our own-and that there
was serious difficulty in making the appropriation to
carry into execution treaty which was not obligatory
and to pay for country the title TO which doubtful
similar tone has been unfortunately taken by the Ma
tona lntellgence which, in of the most hasty and
ndiscreet articles we have in that distinguished
Journal rashly seized upon the PROTOCOL and without
serious consideration of the subject rdiculousy de-
clared-
As ct present advised do how this proceed
ing of The President in the teeth of the constitutions is
be egazed but by the treaty being again laid before the
Senate and that body agreeing, from the Necessity of the
case to ray the treaty again, with the PROTOCOL"
incor poraed or annexed. tl#0e
Without some such proceeding, the reader will nj
perceive neither California New Mexico the
boundary to the Rio Grande, belong the United States
the cession of those territories having been accepted by the
eatymakng power of the United States upon conditions
which Mexico has not agreed yield. Until this difficult
ty concerning the treaty with Mexico be adjusted all effect
i've legislation concerning those Territories would
be out Of the question.
We have the pleasure OF laying before our readers
the Presidents message, with the accompanying docu
ments relative 10 the treaty with Mexico which was
yesterday transmitted to the House of Representatives.
obedience to the resolutions OF inquiry brought forward
by Mr.. Stephens Of Georgia We doubt not that they
will be read with attention, and will be considered by
every impartial person clear and irresistible expos
ton OF the whole subject and complete and triumphant
vndcaon of the Executive from the i'll considered and
facous assault which has been made upon it. No man
of ordinary intelligence consider the arguments OF the
message and the facts contained in the documents which
transmitted with it, and not be rresisbly led to the
conclusion that nothing but ignorance, urged by fac
tous malevolence, could have magnifed the Protocol
drawn up by the commissioners of the United States and
the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs into altera
ton abrogaton of the treaty of Guadalupe and brought
forward the ridiculous charge that the President had
wrongully suppressed and concealed paper affecting
the validity of that treaty. and the binding force of it's
stpulatons The exposition given to the House OF Rep.
resenatives and the country is lucid that will
not attempt to explain it, and so conclusive that we will
not vaInly essay strengthen it. We will only state
that the treaty OF Guadalupe submitted to the Senate
and as amended by that body ratified by the Presi-
dent of the United States Then Mr. Buchanan notified
the Mexican government by letter. of the ratification Of
the treaty. of the amendments made by the Senate and
of the effects OF those amendments according to the con-
stituon OF the United States That latter ,cas eommu-
nca,sd Congre. along vA the ratified treaty. on the
9th Of JAy ls4s and Uos published BY its order The
commissioners took the letter and the treaty to Mexico.
and forwarded the former to Qusetao then the seat OF
the Mexican government The President Of Mexico laid