The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-11
The Mesilla Boundary and the New York
A Tribune.


la the late war with Mexico the New York Tribune
took sides with the enemies of its country; and if the
folly and insoence of Mexico in taking armed possession
Of the Mesla valley should bring on hos,ites between
the Two counlres-whch still hope and believe will
not be the case,hen the Tribune, iud ged by the nd-
cations il Is giving out, will again be guilty OF
moral treason" But our present business is not with
the perversy OF the Tbune's incinaons I, suits us
better a, this time 10 expose its ignorance.
Commenting upon leading article OF Sunday last
every word OF which is true-the Tribune after declaring
that though guarded in terms, il is airocious in spirit
proceeds 10 say:
"The whole subject OF the bou ndary between us and
Mexico xpressy submitted by the treaty OF peace TO
joint commission; which commission duly consttu-
ted and proceeded determine and the ae giving
the MeIa valley to Mexico Our yor having refused
sign the agreement establishing that line the whole
ter necessarily before national Executive, who
confirmed the action OF Commissioner Bartlett and ordered
the surveyor sligo the agreement and Mr. Gray having
been removed, Major Emory was appointed in hi. stead,
and he did sign the agreement II we bound by it,
no nation could be. Even If Congress had evnced
the asserted hostility this adjustment treaty accords
power Congress in the premises bat expressly
the whole absolutely to the joint commission What
pIausbity, then, is there in the claim up for ter
rtory by this commission warded to Mexico Z
"What i. the imprudent Of Gov. Tnas =
Lane undo rtook the OF
mission defiance. and take military possession
ny accorded by Mexico aud peopcd by Mexcans He
did this the false assumptions, first, that The line
been duly and ratified by the commission second
ly that 1t had been repudiated by government The
appear be the these sssump-
tons Gov. Tnas has simply endesvored protect Next
settled u strip Of territory conceded to Me1ico by
the joint commission. II IL i'm prudent in him
this 1t is In Mexico exist at ALL III
she could not make such demonstration without ashnes
then her independence is an empty sham"
Every material in these two astonishing para
graphs is utterly untrue 1t is untrue TO say that the joint
commission has conceded the Mesla valley to Mexico
II is untrue to say that the late Executive had under the
treaty, any right whatever 10 override the open and re-
corded protes, of Mr. Gray, the United States surveyor
aud to instruct him to sign line which he knew, and
showed ba, he knew, TO be wrong Not only is this al
leg alton untrue. bat il is and seconradicon
because in the very next parag raph the Tribune admits
that he treaty leaves the wholc matter absolutely to the
joint commission" II is untrue to say that the Mesila
valley was "by this commission awarded TO Mexico /"
It is sntruc say that Mr. Bartles line has been duly
and ratified by the commission" II is untrue TO say
that that line has not sheen repudated by our govern
meptn II is untrue TO say that ''lhe commission duly
constituted" proceeded TO determine and mark the line
giving the Mesa valley TO Mexico !" and above ALL il is
utterly untrue, and gross wrong inflicted upon skfu
gallant. and wedeserving American officer, TO say, a.
the Tribune does say, that Major Emory, as United
States surveyor, did sign and ray Mr. Bar,lers line
The official report OF Major Emory this very poin,
is before u.s. and il shows that, far from signing and
certifying Mr.. Barles line in the manner required BY
the treaty. in order TO give that line validity Major En-.
ory-though wrongfuy and illegally instructed by the
late Secretary of the Interior ITO defer to" Mr. Barles
''opinion" in of any difference between them and
though he, officer regarded that instruction Gas
final" and intended 10 deprive him of any response.
bily OF discretion in the maer-did yet wholly refuse
to certify the accuracy of Mr. Bare,ts lne or to sign any
Authorization OF as the line described by The treaty On
the con rary, neither instructions opportunities could
induce Major Emory TO do anything more than ugn a
simple NAKED declaration Of The peR knogn Jae that par.
ficulsr linz dram field map then ketor, him had
bsea agreed 10 BY Mr.. Bmtkn aud he Mer,esn commits
rer1 All Major Emorys language shews very clearly.