The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-16

ratified in Mexico before they opened their mouths She
had bound herself By It's terms they stand written in its
several articles and not they stand in the protocol
We still think that II the proper course for the
President to have communicated the Protocol to Con
gress II would certainly have prevented misconstruc
| tion If IL did no more.
Since the preceding paragraphs were penned the south
ern man mas brought US The documents accompanying
MI folks message they contain, we perceive, the
proof OF the statements made in the message but there
IS nothing IN them which II is necessary 10 publish
From the Richmond Enquirer.
TIE PRoTocoL, ONCE MoRE-The Presidents message
published by us yesterday, places the honor aud good
faith OF the country beyond cavi We therefore deem
II unnecessary at present 10 give place 10 the two
tefly letters oil Mr. Buchanan which accompany the
sage-one addressed TO the Mexican minister OF foreign
relations, explaining the Senates amendments the ea
y, and IN conformity to which the Protocol was drawn
up-lhe other the letter Of instructions commits
sioners charged with the duty of having the treaty
amended ratified by the Mexican government From the
Official papers sent IN TO Congress- the important fact
pres, that despatch from commissioners referring
TO this same Protocol communicated to Congress last
Jaly and that ii has been only eXhumed for the
awaiting purpose OF defeating the treaty and surrenderng
| rich and mighty empire on the Pacific.
The whole movement is dead failure. Mr. Stephens
AJax-ike, asked for :" lght-and when the President
uniolded his budget and solved the mystery such food
OF eight" in the opinion OF wings and democrats,
poured upon the Georgia member, to blind and render
him powerless. II was similar Hood of light that
whemed MIR. Botts in has movement on the collateral
events OF the Mexican Upon this signal discom-
future of Mr. Stephens, have heard an excellent bon
humorous
plain spoken original Tayl member from Tennessee
He said that Mr.. Stephens had found mares nest"
but unfortunately for him. there not single egg it
Though the whole affair is "ked dead" and the Pres.
dent and the nation fully indicated deem it proper
TO put record specimen OF the bitterness and violence
with which The Executive was assaled before the facts
came out, by his political opponents. must be
made OF stern stuff 10 stand up against such ceaseess and
nqasitorial assalans, and such has Mr. Polk
proved himself under many most trying situations The
February, IN the Philadelphia News, needs answer
for the Official facts utterly overthrow the charges
The aspect OF the Executive usurPaon and fraud late
phens OF Georgia. looks no better for the President far
cednous, the paper entled Protocol is forge
y bat there is no evidence thar is while everything
the greatest The cabinet session on satur-
day evening and did not adjourn until o'clock Sunday
morning The whole matter bears upon its face the ks
of faud-ieeptr and damning than the Executive in
his h9h-handed course throughout the war; had hitherto
circumstances attending this SUBJECT but il is enough
for the present, the accused has heard de-
fence 10 know hat the guilt is sufficient mpeach the
Executive officer of this for practising
upon Mexico and usurping power which belongs Con
The treaty which the people of this country supposed
they held with Mexico, has been made by
NO TREATY AT ALL 1t is in efec blank worth
the paper which covers OF no force binding
Justly rendered him liable trial. but this gossest
act of all He commenced the by fraud and finally
Weak in Judgment pnsillanimous in action, and faudu
lent in design, he has not only sealed has inamy but
the country, down with HIM How patriot find words
to express the loathng the execratons which
RACES merit! NO repentance atone Tor such infdmy
From the Norristown (Pa) Register.
The PRoTocoL.-The wings are wonderfully wise
men, and find :" mares nests with astonishing facility
Lately, in Congress, Mr. Stephens representative from
Georgia, presented resolution, which adopted call
ing upon the President for the correspondence nsuc-
tons TO commissioners, and all other matters connect
ed with the negotiation OF the recent treaty with Mexico
1t will be recollected that last year, call was made
upon the President to communicate and make public all
the details OF the then existing state of affairs with Mexi
CO. which Mr.. Polk very properly declined responding to,
the ground that it would be injurious to the public in.
erest TO give the information asked for whilst The coun
try was engaged in war Then the object of the wings
to embarrass the Observation-Disclosures. their object
is to prove it in fault Mr. Stephens insisted upon the
passage OF this resolution insisting that, before rai
commissioners Messrs. Sewer and Clifford had held
an interview with the Mexican Secretary of State and
united with him IN what termed Protocol, the sub
stance of which nuifed all the amendatory provisions
the American Senate introduced into that treaty when
ratified by that body
Well, Mr. Stephens's resolution was adopted, and
MI Polk at responded to the cali and sent to the
House the documents SO earnestly sought after
panied by message in which the whole ground is re-
viewed in most comprehensive and able manner. He
shows that the instructions given to the American
mlssioners were, that none OF the American Senaes
amendments to the treaty could be abrogaed or in any
wise changed-that the treaty was confirmed by the
Mexican Senate with this distinct understanding
that the Protocol, about which much fuss made
by the wing members OF Congress, was but the sub.
OF the provisions OF the treaty. held between Messrs
Sewer and Clifford and the Mexican representative after
the full at,fcat,On of that treaty by both governments.
1t perfectly absurd therefore, assert Mr. Ste
phens and other prominent wings did, that the Protocol
nullied the treaty. and destroyed the right of our gov
eminent to the territory coded to us under it.
The Washington correspondent OF the Philadelphia
Evening Buletin-a paper whose democratic tendencies
very slightly developed to make it almost mat
ter of impossibty TO charge anything like democracy
upon Titus alludes to the ptu position in which Mr.
Stephens the ts-paw of congressional whigery, has
placed himself
Jus before the hour of adjourn of the House this
afternoon, received from the President in
Mr. Ste phens's Protocol read
ing OF the missive and accompanying pondence
cuped much time, nothing OF the laeness OF the
hour when received that am unable TO make alb
OF the arguments used by the President in his vind
has been promptly than the Justification has
been sweeping and complete and this Is the opinion OF
both political parties in the House, Mr. Stephens
will be compelled bear the without much sympa
thy from those usually cassed his allies The message and
accompanying papers ordered to be printed A
ton extend the number 1900 copies, but
this failed the wings voting in the negative"
The Washington correspondent OF the New Orleans
Pcayune is entirely mistaken in the statement which he
processes TO give, his own beef-certainly without
the slightest authority for it. We have idea OF leaving
Washington, of transferring the "Union' to any other
proprietor We have idea of retiring even "wiih the
personal good wishes of all (ou) friends and the regret