The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-31 00:00:00

AMERICA.

RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
By the New World, which touched at Cork and
landed her bags, we have received intelligence from
New York, which confirms the advices,received by
the Ocean Monarch.
In reference to the treaty it may be added that the

despatch says:
The ratification was accomplished by a vote of four-fifths
of the senate. Messrs. Hannigan, Dickinson, and Dix voted
for the treaty, Messrs. Allen, Benton, Baldwin, Breeze,
Douglass, Hale, Clarke, Clayton, Badger, and Webster, were
among the opposition. The injunction of secney is
not yet removed. If we are rightly informed the
treaty is not altered in its main feature. The
article providing for the payment of the 15,000,000 dole.
to Mexico has been so amended a.e to make the annual in.
stamens payable in coin in Mexico, rejecting the alternative
of transferable stock, as arced by the treaty. An attempt
was made to strike out the .1,250,000 doh, provided ea the
maximum for the claims of our citizens against Mexico, lout
failed by &vote nearly unnimous. The object was to afford
the claimants longer latiatude. The great struggle of the
day was upon the preamble to the treaty, which recites the
respective powers of the commissioners on bah sides to ne-
gotiate a peace. This was opposed on the ground that the
authority of Mr. Trist had been revoked, and therefore that
the preamble did not assert the truth. It was retained by •
vote of 32 to 16, which may be regarded as the strongest
test in the treaty, and as the best indication of the final vote.
Al the democrats but four defaulted.
A Washington correspondent says :
A clause in the treaty provides that the acquired territory
be incorporated into the Union as soon as possible. This
has been amended by substituting " as soon as proper and
suitable," leaving the discretion absolnte'y in Congress and
imposing no obligation of immediate admission in territorial
capacity. It is the opinion of Mr. Calhoun and other dis-
tinguished men that California and New Mexico cannot fit
themselves for admission as states under twenty years, while
there are others of equally eminent position, who extend the
time to thirty years. The boundary of the 32nd panllel
steads, by the recorded sentiment of the senate. The whole
ninth article, guaranteeing the religions grants and rights in
California, an which was the subject of so much discussion
aid exception, has gone by the board.
There is a report current here that Cien. Scott has
refused to be tried before the court-martial- ordered
by the government. Another account declares that
G=. Scott put under arrest the court-martial which
Mr. Polk sent out to try him and others.
In the House of Representatives on the 10th a die-
rraceful scene occurrW, which in thus reported in the
7410 York Herald:
While the tellers were engaged in the taking of the glan-
des, quarrel between Mr. Benison, of Oa., and Mr.
Josef, of Tens., broke out is the shape of a fight, in which
the parties employed the weapons with which nature had
endowed them with much industry and effect. The d
natty sprang urea:of:flowing manner : when they came
to vats, Jones Rafelson with inoonsiatancy. Soma
kali words until 'fonts gave the lie.
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alter which they clinched each other with
pig gry. The confusion at this moment was inde-
feasible ; the Speaker in vain endeavouring to restore
agiat agißbal overturning their desks as they started
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around, sad attempting to atop them,
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