Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-09
thursday EVENING, JUNE 2, 1913
The Ratification Of the treaty.

eoii'iiueu war win MexlcO, Is a good dea
contradictory, though the strong prepondcr
ence of probabilities appears to be that thu
Treaty has been ratified. w have yer,
little doubt that such will turn out 10 be the
fact, and we shall hail it with profound graf
iilcation, on account of the benefits thai
must result to the business, the commercial
prosperity, of the country, which has beer
rapidly tending to disorder and serious
trouble, on account both of the uncertainty
that has hung over the result of the neco.
tiations for peace, and the disastrous drain
of money made necessary 10 maintain oul
hostile attitude in Mexico.
Nothing in the shape of good has come
from this odious and unnecessary war
nothing but evil and misery, from the effects
of which the country will not speedily re.
cover. We have sowed Dragons Teeth
and the harvest will correspond, is now
corresponding, with the result predicted,
a long time ago, from such a seed time
We of course except the National rcnown
for prowess in Arms that the splendid tri.
umphs Of forces under Generals ScorT
and TAYLOR have given us. SO far as such
results tend to make our pomcr appreciated
and respected, and thus to increase our
security, and ability to work out the " mis-
sion' of the Republic, in Peace and the
arts of Peace, this wal may have credit !;
but all else is evil and pregnant with evil
consequences to the welfare and stability
Of the Union. The vast territorial acqui.
sition that results from the ratification of
the Treaty, will, in our judgment, prove
any thing but a blessing to the country
We did not, and do not need it, for any
purpose legitimately connected with our
growth and prosperity /; and in regard to
its government, questions will inevitably
arise, the difficulty Of settling which, harmo-
niously and satisfactorily, appears to aug
ment every day, and threatens seriously to
%endanger the Union which constitutes our
strength.
However,. we have no desire, nor inten-
ton, to anticipate angry discussions that
are likely soon enough to come. Such.
certainly, is far from our purpose to-day.
The ratification of the Treaty of Peace.
though it has doubtless taken place, has not
yet been definitely announced. When it
shall have been, will be a proper time to
estimate the advantages it may confer upon
us, and to prepare to meet the dangers to
which it may expose US.
We give, from the Boston Daily Adrer.
fiser of yesterday, the reports relative to
the Treaty i'll the order they were received.
The first quoted below, it will be noticed,
while it is the most posiiire in its terms, is
not confirmed by later dates, and, therefore,
from the nature of the case, may be set
down as not true. Our own Telegraphic
Despatch of to-day may give us later in
formation than is found below -
WASHINGTON, June 3, 1913.
Mr.. Collins, the Government courier, arrived
in Washington this morning. lie left the city
OF Mexico on the 18th Of May, with dispatches
for our Government, thus performing his jour
ney in fourteen days! lie travelled day and
night.
1have Just conversed with him, and learn that
be brings official ne~s OF the REJECTION OF THE
TREATY!
He says that there was great excitement at
Queretaro, and that the Mexican people were
arming on all sides for a renewal of hostilities.
Parades has taken the field in person, but with
what force he could not ascertain.
Pena v Pena had been elected President.
The N. Y. Express, commenting on the FORE
going, says:-
Now as dates from the city of Mexico to the
18th of May Chat is, one dag LATER than the
Bulletin's) have been previously received by the
steamship New Orleans, and as no mention is
made Of a new revolution, nor, indeed, of any OF
the startling statements narrated above, we NAV
be excused IL we pronounce it a hoaX-of the
worst kind. 1t is very probable, however, that
the treaty will meet with powerful opposition in
Mexico, and certain "agitators" there may seek
to make its reputation their passport to power
and q consequent new revolution NAV ensue.-
Whether they will succeed though. Mexican af
fairs and Polk diplomacy are both of a charac,
ter too uncertain to furnish any reliable data fol
speculation on the matter.
From the Union.
FRIDAY NIGHT, half past 9 o'clk.
A telegraphic despatch to a private source i
voceived. stating a late arrival from New Or