Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-07-06
The Mexican Treaty.

The ten million appropriation 10 carry into
effect the new Mexican treaty, passed the
House Of Representatives on Wednesday by
the strong vote of l03 TO GO. This treaty will
secure peace with Mexico, settling difficult
questions that have existed between our gov
eminent and that Of Mexico since the treaty of
Guadalupe Hdago. AS peace measure the
success of the treaty was most desirable, even
though not so good the country would like
TO obtain, and it can hardly fail Of promoting
the common interests Of both countries. The
opposition used every exertion TO defeat il );
Dot its passage showed their weakness, and is
credtable alike 10 Congress and the admins
traton. In the debate in the House, Mr..
Jones made the following statements, in rela-
ton TO the provisions of the treaty which are
an aid to the proper understanding Of the sub
ject:
Mr. Jones, -The provisions of the treaty are
so explicit that every member can easily com
prehend it. The first possession secured TO US
by the treaty, is twenty millions Of acres Of
land, which is not of SO much Importance for
lis intrinsic value, as that it secures TO us
what we supposed was secured by a former
treaty-that IS, the right of southern route
for a railroad to our Pacific possessions. This
treaty releases us from the eleventh article of
the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo. which gave
rise to a long continued and able debate in the
senate, and has been productive Of nothing but
agitation, uncertainty and doubt ever since
The eleventh provision stipulates, that the
United States shall restrain the Indians from
all incursions on Mexican territory, and fur
Their, that, in the event Of being unable to do
so, they will punish the Indians and exact com
pensatiOn and Justice to the Mexicans for dam
age done. There have been two constructions
put upon that article, from the day of its raifi-
cation till now. We stipulated nothing more
than that if these Indians should make incur
sions on Mexican soil, the United States by
armed force would punish them, and make eX-
actions of them TO the same amount that we
would exact for ourselves, under similar cir
cumstarces. But this it not the construction
Of the Mexican government, which holds US re-
sponsible for such damage, and says we must
make compensation out of the national treasu-
ry. 1t is known that the Mexican government
has already presented claims to the amount of
SIG 900 900, and it is said President Fillmore
was willing to pay Sc 900, 900, and thus settle
the question: If he was mistaken, then he had
been Insinformed 1t is rumored that Mexico
has preferred claims for 5000 900, owing
to the nonfuI6ment of the eleventh article of
The Guadalupe treaty But according 10 this
view, she has no just claim. BY this treaty
we settle forever Cat least it is hoped) this
harrassng question of boundary This treaty
would settle all debatabe questions. Mr..
Trist, under President Polk, offered fifteen
millions for the right Of way for railroad
across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. We now
GET far more than this for ten millions. He
replied to Mr. Benton denying that the privi-
Ieges Of the house have been invaded by the
negotiation of the treaty