The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-06-14
from the New Orleans Picayune, June 81
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.
CERTAINTY OF PEACE,


In postscript to our Sundays edition, we
announced the arrival of the u. s. Steam
ship A. r. Hetzel, with intelligence of The
passage Of The treaty through the Mexica
Senate. We have since received our Mexi-
can files aud correspondence by the steam
ship Souiherner, chartered expressly for this
service.
We give such extracts from the contents
of our files and correspondence as may be
interesting on account other bearing upon
the treaty, and The information they afford
| touching the condition in which Mexico
will be when our armies evacuale her terri.
tory.
Ii will be seen that Gen. Smith has been
ordered to superintend the embarkation OF
the troops at or near Vera Cruz. General
Kearny has been appointed TO fill the Office
of Governor OF Mexico in Gen. Smiths stead
and To take command OF his division of the
army.
Gen. Butler has indefinitely postponed
the execution of the officers engaged in the
horrible burglary and murder in The city Of
| Mexico.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE PIcAYUNE.
CRY OF MEXICO, May %, 1913.
The commissioners, Messrs. Sewer and
Clifford, left yesterday mo,ning for Quere-
iaro, having received an invitation from the
Mexican Government TO exchange ratifca
lions at that place. They were escorted by
two companies of the Sd Dragons, under
the command of Major Polk. Your able
and attentive correspondent, I'D. S." also
accompanied the expedition, and his des-
srip,ions Of country almost entirely new TO
your readers will doubtless be richly inter.
esllng.
the Queretaro mail has Just arrived
bringing letters from your correspondent
mere To the 2lsi. The vote on the treaty
morrow,) but as there is lille or no doubt Of
the result, il is not looked for with much in.
'eresi. As the elections in Morelia are over
and as this election completes the consliiu
ronal number required to enable the Senate
Ia proceed 10 the choice of a President, a
successor to Pena Pena will be chosen "a
soon as The Senators from that Stale arrive.
| In the de Gate on The treaty in the Chamber
of Deputies, the two great champions were
Cuevas against aud Rosa for peace. The
former is a brother of one of the negoiiat tors
OF the treaty, and his speech created strong
sensation. The answer Of Rosa, the Minis.
ter OF Relations, is said to have been most
powerful in its reasoning, and completely
.oniounded the gaerreristds One of The
Monitors correspondents, writing ON The
lay previous 10 the final vote, says: "Tbe
decision cannot be much longer delayed
we shall shortly know what the result is
This city (Quereiaro) is in frightfu state
nf anxiety, awaiting the sentence Of life or
death, because, although the whole Republic
is interested in the subject, this city would
he the first TO suffer the consequences in
case of no ratification" send you list OF
he votes for and against The treaty.
Gen. Smith leaves here tomorrow for
Vera Cruz, to make arrangements for the
embarkalion Of the troops, either at that poi
or some other on the coast. Ii was at fir, I
, ended 10 send Gen. Patterson down for
bat purpose, and believe ] so announced
u to you, but the fact Of Gen. Smiths long
residence in Louisiana pointed him Out as
The finest person TO stand the climate Of Ve-
ra Cruz.
/; A train arrived from Pachuca on Sunday
7 ssi, under command Of Major Lally, bring
, ing down silver for one of the companies al
Real del Monte. They will take back
qnariermaster's stores and camp equipage
tor tie troops on their march 10 the coast.
as understand they will cross the country
to Peroie, and not return TO this city.
An incident occurred al the principal the
,'re The other night significant Of the feeling
which is gradually but surely growing up
lere on the subject of religion. The piec.
vas called Carlos Segmndo, and represent
ID period in Spanish history when The In
luisiiion, with lis soul crushing despoiism
eigned triumphant aud irod alike upon the
aecks of king and peasant. The interest Of
ne piece turned upon The unholy love of b
liar for young girl. Finding himself bal
lied ia his attempts upon her virtue, he be
comes enraged, aud denounces her 10 the
Holy Tribunal as sorceress. She makes
ier escape and takes refuge in the palace OF
he King, who subsequently ascertains her
: 20 be his long los, sister. Her porsuers trace
her to The palace and claim her, and the
King finds himself unable to protect her,
AT this par, Of the peice the audience be-
came intensely excited, and several persons
cried out in loud tones, "desih TO the monks
md friars" This cry was immediatel,
caught up, aud echoed from all paris of The
I house. The, Monitor notices the circum