Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-13

the mexican MlbisieI vi fOleiSn AHaHS, uGQt
: my directions. This despatch was communica
led To Congress with my message Of the 9Th
July last, communicating The treaty Of peace
and Published by their order This despalth wa
transmitted by our Commissioners from the Gil
OF Mexico 10 the Mexican Government, then
Queretaro, on The l7h ol April lS4S, and il
receipt acknowledged On The 18th OF the sam
. month. During the whole lime that The treaty
as amended, was before the Congress Of Mex
co, these explanations Of The Secretary OF Stale
aud these alone, we're before them.
The President Of Mexico, on these explana
tons, on The sth day OF May, 1913, submitted III
amended treaty 10 the Mexican Congress- and o
the 23h OF May thai Congress approved the lrea
" as amended, without modification or aeIa
tion. The final action OF The Mexican Cun2rrs
had taken place before the Commissioners Of Ii
United States lad been officially receive! by h
Mexican authorities, or held any conIere nee will
them, or had any other communication ON III
subject OF The treaty except 10 transmit the letle
OF the Secretary OF STATE.
In their despatch, transmitted to Congress will
ny message OF The 9th of July last communica
tin The tealy Of peace, dated ''Ciiy Of Querera
70, May 25th, lS4S, o'clock, P. NJ. The Com
mlssionefs say: We have The satisfaction 10 in
form you that We reached this city this afternoon
al abou. S o'clock, and that the treaty, as amend
Ell b. the Senate OF the United Sla'cs, passed tie
Mexican Senate. about the hour Of our arrva
BY vote Of 80 to s. II having previously passed.
The House Of DEPUTIES, nothing now remains
but 10 exchange The ratfcaiinns OF The treaty."
On the next day Ohc 26ih OF May) The Com
missioEers were, for the first time, presented 10
| the President OF the Repahlic, and their creden.
| iia!s placed in his hands. On this occasion the
| Commissioners delivered an address 10 The Pfefi-
dent OF Mexico, a nd he replied. In their despatch
of the Both Of May, the Commissioners say:
1--WE enclose copy OF our address 10 The Presi-
dent, and also copy Of hisreply. Several con-
Terraces afterwards took place between MeSsfs.
Rosa, Cuevas, Couto and Ourselves, which il is
nj thought necessary 10 recapiula'e as We en-
close copy Of The protocol, which contains The
substance OF lie conversations. We have now
The satisfaction TO announce thai the exchange Of
,aif atoms was effected 10 day." This despatch
was communicated with my message Of The Gin
Of July last, and published by order Of Con-
gIess.
The treaty, as amended by The Senae of the
United States, with the accompanying papers,
and he evidence that in that form il bad been ra-
Titled by Mexico, was received al Washington on
the An day OF July, l84S, and Immediately pro-
claimed as The supreme law Of The land. On The
9Th OF July communicated TO Congress the rail-.
he'd treaty with such accompanying documents
as were deemed material 10 full understanding
OF The subject, 10 the end that Congress might
adopl the legislation necessary and proper 10 car
nv the treaty into effect Neiher The address Of
The Commissioners nor the reply Of The President
Of Mexico, on he occasion OF their presentation,
nor The memorandum Of conversations embraced
in he paper called protocol, nor The coirespon-
dence now sent, were communicated, because
the; were rot regarded as in any way material;
and in this coniormed 10 the practice Of our Go.
vefnmenl. Il rarely il ever happens that all The
correspondence, and especially the instructions
To our Ministers, is communicated. Coples OF
these papers are now transmitted, as being within
The resolutions OF The House, calling Tor all such
Correspondence as apperlains TO said treaty"
When these papers were received al Wash.
ington peace had been restored, the lrs install.
men Of three millions paid 10 Mexico Inc block
aies we're raised, The city Of Mexico evacuated,
and our Troops ON their return home. The war
was al an end, and The treaty, as ratified 10y The
United States, was binding On DO parties, and
aafy ie1scpsd in a R tfsles i l ms f=
sident alone, or for the President and Senate, or
Tor the President, Senate, and House ci Repre-
scnrariyes combined TO abfosaIe he treaty, TO an
nul lie peace, and restore STATE oil war except
by a solemn declaration oil war.
Had the protocol varied The treaty as amend
have had no binding effect.
|, was obvious that The Commissioners oi the
United States did mol regard The protocol as 10
any degree a part OF the treaty, nor as modifying
or Altering the treaty as amended ny The Senate.
They communicated il as The substance OF con.
ver>a tons held alter the Mexican Congress nau
ratified the treaty, and hey knew that The appro-
val Of The Mexican Congress was as essential 10
the validity Of treaty IN Ill us paris as 'he ADVICE
and consent OF The Senate Of The United Saes.-
'Chcy knew loo, that they had no auhorilV 20 a.
Ter or nj, diy h. treaty 10 me hrm III Wh'ch !,
had been ratified ny The United Siaies, cur uaai, u
falling TO procure The ratification u 'ne hte@'cdu
Government Otherwise Than amendments. ineif
du,y, Imposed by express instructions, was to ask
of Mexico 10 send without deiaya Commissioner
10 Washington 10 exchange ratification, here, u
the amendments Of the treaty proposed oy Me4'-
- on being submitted should be adopted by The
Senate Of The United States.
wa equally well satisfied that The Govern
| t6cpt OF Mexico had agreed 10 Inc FcaV ds
| az ended BY the Senate Vi the United States, auu
III! not rega ID the protocol rs modifying enlare-
| inc or diminishing lis terms or effect. Inc re.
silent Of Ina; republic in submitting the AMENDED
II, aty 10 the Mcxc Congress, IN his message
| on The sh day III May, ls4s, >ait: III the liea'y
| could have teen submitted 10 yGiif Gesihe'at'un
precisely a i. came from The hands q she Pen'-
| n,.ntiaries, nv satis.ac ion q; seeing The war
| brought 10 an end would not have beeu iossenen'
| A. tihis day is, 10 consequences Of me mmiihca-
| tions nlroduce! into il by The Senate ot The U.
| States. and which have received The sanction 0!
me President" AT present il is sufficient Tor Us
| saw 10 YOU, that il, in The opinion Q! me Gov
| ,rnmeni Justice had not been evinced on me parl
| NJ ;he senate and Government oil Tie Uni'eo
,;a,es in Introducing such notifications, II is pre-
| sumcd on The ether hand, mai they are no! OF
| such importance that they should sci ASIDE me
| treaty. j believe, on the contrary, that u o6gh'
| Ia b, ratified upon the anne terms in which u mas
| already received he sanction OF he American
| Government. Ny opinion IS also erea'y
strengthened by the TACT that new neeo'ia'l'n y
nei her expecrcl nor considered pussibe-mucc
less could another be brought forward upon
], basis more favorable for he rernni'c.
| The deliberations O! The HcSicda Gons
with no explanation before that ooay nom 'ns
=, SAFE ,esnl,ed ia The ratification OF the IT. ay
| ss recommended hy lie Presiisn, OF that repuo'
liz in Tho torm in which il had been amended
and ratified By The United States. The CONVEX
sa,ions embodied in The paper GATED a 2ronco
,nuk place alter the action o! The Mexican Cor
sress was complete and there IS no reason 70 su ?
pose that he Government CT Mexico ever SUD
miied The protocol 10 Congress, or ever lfeate'
or regarded i, as in any sensea new negotiation
or as operating any modification or change 81 81, IN
amended treaty. II such had keen lis effect,
was a nni.y until approved by the MeSical
Congress, aud such approval was never made o
intima,et 10 the United States. In The ma
copsnmalion off ratification OF the treaty, 3.
the President of Mexico no reference Is made u
il. On The contrary, this ratification ~hiG9 Wa
| at .
States, and is now in Inc Stale Department con
laius full and explicit, recognition OF The amend
men,s of the Senate, Just as they had been com
mnnicaled TO that Govcrnmrn! by the secIe'a 7
OF STATE. and been afterwards approved oy ~
Mexican Congress 1t declares that "daVin
i ifes, Joni made By ,he Senate Of the Unite
States Of America, and having given an ae {,
ihcreo 10 he General Congress- eonlor%a Of y
the requirement in The l4h paIagIapn, q ~. N
ll0h article OF the Federal consna'''" - sne
~; c.,,,e th,, h,iy has thought prapeI I