Mountain advocate., 1913-09-12

their more than readiness to grant
the terms he had first presente,
from his government. hut he nov
no longer represented this Govern.
ment, and he told them So, showing
them the Presidents angry letter oI
recall. The Mexican diplomats
were more than equal TO the situa.
ton, the sequel proves. They got
Trist to accom- pany them out to
their encampment at Guadalupe
Hidalgo, five miles from the Ameri-
can encampment in Mexico CITY.
There they prepared a document in
conformity with President Polk $
first and last terms, but ante-dat.
ing it to appear primd fdcie to have
been been drawn up on the day
prior to that on which Trist had
received his letter OF recall. This
they signed and presented to Trist
who signed also, and taking the
document hurried back to Wash
ton. and going before President
Polk, said, "See, here, MIR. Presi-
dent, got exactly what YOU sent
me to get. What are YOU mad
about" 1t was true. But upon
ascertaining the full facts, the Presi-
dent decided to lay the whole mat
ter before the Senate and let that
bedy assume the responsibility of
accepting it or not. The Senate
ratified it under title OF the Treaty
OF Guadalupe Hidalgo," it name be.
ing derived from that of the Mex
lean camp where it was signed. A
long time alter Trist died his heirs
received sixteen thousand dollars
(S16,000) for his services in con-
nection with the affair, but during
his lifetime his claims on that score
were rejected
There were those of that time,
and there are doubtless many OF
ourstatesmen vet, who thing that in
withdrawing from Mexico our
Government made a mistake, or
rather, Sinking a duty" which
continues to come around again
periodically with others at it's
back" in conformity with the warn.
ing of the ancient proverb. and will
keep it up until we stand in the
same relation to Mexico, and all
Central America. possibly, from
Panama northward, that we do to
Cuba There are American states.
men who think this should be our
open policy And it does sometimes
seem that the very force of events
are constituting us to assume such
n burden. There are in this coun-
try and also in Europe philosophy,
cal statesmen and philanthropists
who believe that il at the time of
the treaty with Mexico hei noticed, !
we had instead assumed a protec
torate over that country. or had !
annexed it indefinitely to the United
States. it might have prevented our
own Civil War by keeping the
North and South together for ma.
tional protection until the bonds
the sections should have
been strengl hened, and the issues
over which our war occurred have
been weakened, To such an extent |
as to have rendered them adiusta-
bile without fraternal bloodshed.
we should have grown
wiser. and doubtless also better
And the cost OF our Civil War would |
have built several canals, intercon.
tinental railways and other i'm
provements in that direction 10
have enabled us to keep in commu-
nicatiou with our wards north of |
Panama, To say nothing OF the lie
role lives that war cost.
peace" is glorious. aud undouht
eddy hath her victories no less re
nownedthan those of war" But il
is not ITO be purchased at any
price" Aud the sooner the world
understands that Ameri a stands
first for what is right, the better il
l.. 81 e. III