New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-07
THE MEsILLA VALLEY AFFAIR.
The Upjcu ON cur Mexican Relations.

The Unica on our Mexican Relations.
The WASHINGTON Union Of Sunday publishes the iO-
lowing, as its leading article:
uyvno-T The RSDvJhic Of yesterday sums mp the whole
oon,se NJ Santa Ana since bis 10 Mexico and con
cpdes tbs here all the preliu'nsries OF war We
trust AID believe that the conclusion prenata ana WIZ"
uis DOT 70 be disputed that the procedure Of Governor
Trias taking military possession OF the MesIs F.ey
IS bof iDsoent and foolish Grant all hst can De sad OF
the enormous blun6er committed by Mr. Bartlett IN run
ming he boundary negrsnt all the additional comPhca
zion Of The grosng out Of The .hoy unauthorized
srd ILLEGAL apurova Of that line by the late Secretary OF
the it is not the less true that under The
treaty no line has teen which tbs Government OF the
United States rightly recognises for tins PLAN ana con
psy reason-ihai the treaty makes the otn signatures
of the Surveyor and the Commits oner an indispensable
ooDd on prcccdet 10 the dty or the recognition oil
The u Ii ere Is no pretence anywhere thaths condition
in the case Of Mr. Rartcts line has been complied WIN
Without touching therefore the merits OF his line IT'S
mantle that its recognition by our Government would DO
In defeat If The treaty 70 this must be added the undS
nned 6ct that the Congress Of the United States has
formally and hy repuciaed the line as run by Mr. Bart
lett And beyond all this, AID possible l more TO the
point stands The additional fact that the Meslla Valley has
always belonged TO New Mexico ana was as par Oi
New Mexico transferred TO the Unit States by the treaty
In this of facts appears that the armed Occupation
Of the valley by the Mexican troops u Wh lily IN VIOLATION
Of the rights Of the nted States and OF every principle OF
iniernaonsl law. II would be ns"ence perpetra'ed oy
any patton When perpetTated by Mexico 1t IS at oncein-
science ard folly -
Yeti by no ans follows that there must be war Mex
leo poor weak, distracted wholly at our mercya nation
is in no position easily to provoke to ultimate measures
either the government the people Of the United States
True She may pass she has heretofore pass
ed limits of oil roa enable orbearance; but s never
es true thatt0wards her the natural cy OF the United
States il the policy of frbearance and Of peace 1t IS
therefore oD al accounts be hoped, and believe,
il Is TO be expected that in response TO such spr the
Mexican authorities will upon due reflection abandon Their
purpose Of holding the Mesa valley by arms The ques-
lion at issue is question Of boundary under an existing
treaty stipulation Ii is its face question to be set
tied 6y negotiation What is known Of the tends to
authorize a believe the conclusion that Il may be so
settled the advantage both of Mexico and Of the United
States Under such circumstances il is not only criminal
1t is ab.urd in the hghttt degreoor TTas for Santa
Ana 10 insist upon settling the question by force.
While therefore, do not look for with Mexico, 1t
is vet proper to say that by means regard the
seizure Of the Mesla valley by Tas admissible pro
ceediug We do not precivc how either the people or the
government Of the United States ubmt to it as per
mAnent disposition OF that territory. Ii true that the
question has been complicated by the of the late
administration But. be this as II may be- We entertain no
doubt from all that has been announced 4 the foreign pol
icy Of this administration, that all suitable measures have
already been taken and viii in future be taken 10 place the
whole question both before the Mexican authorities and
the people of the United States, in its proper position