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reference to the Ohio claim for money expended
in raising her volunteer force.
BY last evenings mail We have the Presidents
message TO Congress asking for an appropriation
of two millions Of dollars To purchase a peace
with Mexico. The main difficulty he says will
DC in establishing boundary and that, he could
have added, would be mainly owing to his inten-
tion to trench sill further on Mexican soil, MeXi
can rights and Mexican honor.
The House, late on Saturday night, passed
bill on the subject in the following shape, the last
provision being an amendment offered by Mr..
Wilmot Of Pa.
Be IL enacted Jg The Senate and House Of Rep
reSeRiaiireS Of the United States Of Ameried ia
Congress assembled, That the sum of thirty
thousand dollars be and the same is hereby APP
propriatcd, out Of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to enable the Presi-
dent TO enter upon negotiations for the restoration
Of peace with Mexico, whenever it shall be in
his power to do so.
Sec. 2. ARd be IL further enacted, That the
sum of two millions Of dollars be and the same
is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable
the President to conclude a treaty of peace with
the Republic of Mexico, to be used by him in
the event that said treaty, when signed by the
authorized agents of the two Governments, and
being ratified by Mexico, shall call for the expen-
diture of the same, or any part thereof; full and
accurate accounts for which expenditure shall be
by him transmitted to Congress at as early q day
as practicable.
"PrOUided That, as an express and funda-
mental condition to the acquisition of any terri
tory from the Republic of Mexico by the u. S.
by virtue Of any treaty which maybe negotiated
between them, and to the use by the Executive
of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slave
ry nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in
any part Of said territory, except for crime,
whereof the party shall first be duly convicted" +"
! The last proyiso excited great deal of feeling
and several attempts were made tOdeleatit. We
do not believe it can pass the Senate, and il is
barely possible that the whole bill may be lost in
an allemptto secure it. If the administration is
willing to accept the appropriation with the clause
and trust to management hereafter TO dispose OF
such provision, it may 60 through as it is. We
rejoice that the point has been raised, although
seemingly out of place in such bill. 1t will
have the effect of drawing attention to the great
appetite Of certain members for acquisition
Probably it will operate inthat way on tho Presi
dent himself.
The Senate, on Saturday, elected Mr.. Atchi.
son President pro tenn, Mr.. Dallas having with.
drawn according to practice. The choice was
effected on the 9th ballot, Mr.. Hannegan having
been the prominent candidate until the 9Th ballot
when he Withdrew his name.
Below we give a sketch from the Baltimore
American of the debate in the House on the Two
Million Peace Fund asked for by the President
MEXICAN MESSAGE OF THE SENATE.
Between six and seven the House went into
committee of the whole upon the Presidents
Mexican Message, (the design being to appro-
pirate two millions to make peace with Mexico.
A long debate arose upon this proposition. The
speeches were limited to ten minutes and the de-
bate to two hours.
| Mr.. White, of N. Y, led off the debate in a
speech which was the basis of the whole discus.
sion, and which was one of the most animated
and interesting of the session. Mr.. W. said he
did not have confidence in the Executive sufi
cient to enable him to place twomillions of money
in his hands, and moreover that he would no
vote for an extension of territory which was tC
lnCICtlSC lllC HlStNuuOll vi OldNCIys
Mr.. Winthrop, of Mass, took the same side
while Mr.. Adams and Mr.. J. r. Ingersol calleC
the bill as bow in the cloud, a promise of peace
for which the nation would be gratifed.
Mr.. Grdcr and Mr.. Davis, of KY, had NJ
confidence in the good intentions of the Execu
tive. There was in their judgment concealed
Ipurpose,-a war of conquest, determination Il
take territory from Mexico, and not to obtaiI
peace upon the principles out of which the wa
originated. Mr. Ewing, of Tenn, spoke to the
same end. lie was called upon to roposo conf
dence in the Executive, but in the man who hat
made the Oregon messages and signed the Ore
gon treaty, who had written the Kane letter ant
signed the free trade tariff he had no confidence
Mr.. Hunt, of N. Y, Mr.. Wood, of N. Yorl;
and Mr.. Wimot of Pa, were for California upOl
the previous settlement of the Slave question
and not otherwise, and the member from Pa. pro
posed an amendment that there should be n,
Slavery in California, or many territory purchas
ed with the two millions of dollars.
Mr.. Adams said there was no slavery in Cali
lornia, none in Mexico, and there was none il
Texas but what was put there by Americans. HI
thought the bill should not be encountered will
any proposition upon this subject, heartily as h
; agreed with the sentiment.
Mr.. Sims, of S. c., and Mr.. Chapman, of Ala.
defended the message with great spirit, and her
| the debate ended between eight and nine o'clocl
in the evening.
Scores of amendments were pending in Com
) mittce, but only one was agreed 10, and that on
r which excited deep interest in the House.
: virtually prohibited the institution of slavery il
l California, should that territory be added to tn
United States. Tellers were called upon thi
amendment, and it was carried by vote of 8
, TO "a.
{ Mr.. Wick moved to amend by excluding slave
ry to the line north of 36-SO-this was lost.-
: The bill was reported to the House between min
and ten O'Clock, when the hostility to the bill
! suddenly become so great that motion was mad
by Mr.. Tibbats, of Kentucky, to lay the bill up
on the table, and the yeasa nays were demand
: ed upon il. The vote was decided in the mega