The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-29


had war with Mexico in month that would have lasted
q year at a cost Of Ave times ten millions.
President Pierce therefore negotiated upon both these
points and got peace and security the future in the
moya OF two fruitful causes Of and Of expenditure and
this for the sum Of ten millions Of dollars after every other
effort had failed.
He secured, also the right Of way 10 build railroad
across the sthmus Of Tebuantepec American citizens
scho,a e expenditure Of dollar. The value OF this vast
advantage to commerce. North and South is incacua-
BILE OF such importance held by the ar-seeng adj
minsraon of President Polk that in the letter Of his
Secretary OF State Hon james Buchanan to n T. Trist
giving instructions in regard TO the treaty of peace with
Mexico the following liberal offer is authorized TO be made
to Mexico;
Instead of fifteen millions of dollars stipulated 10 be paid
by the 18th article for the extension of boundary over New
Mexico Upper and Lower California yoa may increase
the any exceeding thirty micns, payable by
instruments of three millions annu PROVIDED the RIGHT
TRANSIT ACROSS THE isrhius OF IEhuAS-
TEPEc, UNITED STATES THE EIGHTH AR
rIcLE OF THE PaoyET SHALL FoRM A TREATY.
Whs it is of the greatest Importance to the United
States extend their boundaries Lower California as
well New Mexico and Upper California are not to con-
slider this "a qua the conclusion of treaty You
WILL therefore, break off the negotiation New Mexico
and Upper California alone be acquired In that event.
however, you wM stpofe pay than foenfy nal
lions Of dollars for those provinces oom The right IF
passage and transit the ishnas Of Tehuahepec.
And yet, instead Of fairly and frankly admitting facts
which il would be folly close their eyes to- have the
northern wing presses and regret to add not few of
their southern echoes deliberately keeping these results out
Of sight and deliberately invenng series of charges
against the friends of the treaty. which have not the slight
foundation in truth Degraded and dsgaced presses
like the New York Tribune may be able to proong an in
fasehoods manufactured of the whole cloth but as
certainly that the advantages secured under this treaty
by President Pierce solid and invaluable just
tainy will the people do justice to administration
which these abandoned influences seek to damage by wick
ed inventions and ISLANDERS.
word more in reference to the dark hints thrown out
by Mr. Benton in the House of Representatives, and his
submissive follower Mr. Peckham of New York. in regard
to the in which the treaty consummated.
Does the country suppose if these malicious nnuendoes
were not emnently unfounded that such statesmen
Lewis Cass, John Bell Stephen A. Douglas, as
Isaac Toucey, as John Slidel Robert Toombs, as
W. L. Dawson, as r. NJ. 7. Hunter, james NJ. Ma
son, as w. NJ Gwin, leading OF both parties,
would have sustained that treaty by their votes and
their voices? They had all the facts They had read the
documents They had probed the whole issue from first to
last and they had any doubts at any time to their
votes, this certainly did grow out of any impression
made upon their minds by the scandalous abrcaons of
the New York press