Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-01-04
INTELLIGENCE FROM MEXICO.
PEACE PROSPECTS.


wv" NA' C''VHt correspondent al HeHlcO, from
which Ne extlaet the following:
Mexico, December Is, ls47.
| / informed yoa, in my letter OF the h inst
that The Government at Qurretaro wcre anx-
IoHs and "lliu5 10 make ii peace; hat il the
dispa chrs 10 Mr. Trist had b,en three d4ys
longer reaching him; lrraiy would have hsen
concladed-ol this there is no doubt. Nv
III dormant Is d gentleman al Queretar, who i.
well CoIvers4nt with the movements end
measures Of the Mexican Government. He
also informed M as then wrote you that
Tie Convention oi so, errors, which adjourn
ed about the lst instant, We're unanimous IA
thelr views, that the uuly way of the NJ xxi.
Cans t" preserve thtir nationality and letaii
any loftlun OF their territory, was ilninsdi-
dtely to conclude a pedce-:'an honorable
peace and that ii was mot dishonorabe in
them to sell their territory" and; Furthermore
That the GoverhUrs there a>se ,nb,ed Hiid The
National Government had mutually pledged
themselves TO The support OF each other, il
they lad succeeded III concluding with Mr.
inst treaty OF peace.
IN Commissioners on the part of Mexico
have been III this city, aud, | am informed
rave peen endtavoring 10 arrange with Mr..
inst. whether they have sacceeded no per
son as yet Is dpprlsed; but hope, for the in
| serests OF our country, that he will il lie is
50 e. aoled, 60 home with the tr.aty il Il
pocket. Not Only the Interests al lhs, coui-
! try, BAT the interests OF the worli ani the
preser' alton OF the honor of our gallant little
Amy; who labored SO hard and accom- pishetl
so much requires il at his hands. Onc thing
Is certain: Mr. Trisl did not 60 home with h.
last tram which lett here on the Ylh Instant
! from ms we might conclude thai b. intend,
having me understanding with tie MexI-
cans oei re he leaves. ! think il altogether
foodole lie Vii either make treaty or Ia Ike
nome "l'h Mn tn propositions o the Mex
"ails. II lie inak's redty. thef is hut liz
We doubt ol lis bang confirmed immediately
inter the org nlziilon OF the Mexican Congres,
| in January.
line army Is now about being thoroughly
reor5ahM-d--ifie new and The Old regiments
81 d. to give tie whole better zone and |
nave no doub; add to lis g. n. ral eiialpncy--
aud II the present peace moyem mt d,,,s not
result IN Soint' hing definite, in The coursl of
Tue next i"o weeks, division oi 1910 j, flee
I'VE tnen viii be despatched to the mining
districts situated i'll ZIratecas, ani lafS ales
thereto adjoining. Ii is more Than probable
That II Will be under the command ol Big
6en. T. +. Smith. The object OF Mi de-
tachment viii he To enable us to avail our
Or 60 " i9s Ia raf1srs 50 we Nh i,l Is
| cotn"iond, arrived al this point. AL
Generally speaking, they are d goo body OF
troops. an alter they have tau Iht tine
Necessary duties, and after thy have b.ei
Taught the necessary duties, drill aud disci
pllne, Will be good ,ldiers. However. there
came along with them the greatest American
curlo>iIles that, as yet, have catered the CITY
o' the AltecS they wer. the o5s-r>ei OF all
| observers. aud ex, tied a much lively inter
ST II President Polk and the american
Congress had suddenly set tie ,neelves ,iuw! !,
IN front oi The Palace to orr niLe ami regu
late government anI laws Tor the people ii
this heilghted aad--crowas of m,n h1vke,l
70 ZEE them, (hIwevrr always k-rpiug re
pecitul dls.ance,) aud woin-n, aliriSale.t
rdaned iroui n bilCuiil-> Into Tie hou3 5. =
Perhaps YOU wtuli lik- % know who lhrs,
terrific b,ings are. We'll, they are no hin.
more nor lrs, than Jack Hays and his Texan
Rangers, with their od-tashioned md pie
stocked rifles ying across their saddles, The
butts OF two large PTS DIS sticking out OF
'helr holsters, AMI pair Of Colts SIX shoot
ers orlte'l around their Waists--makiug only
| niteen SnutS to the :ndn.
! DO you think TIT, any thing to b. scared
at There are onlv ) ~ men in The gi,uent
and sum mag them all up, they have onl,
Sol i,oJo shots, which il will take them
least tom eight to ten minutes to fire into til
ranNs OF an enemy, when they are at d c.iarge.
But then they hvs got nim,. and an be.
! ginning 10 believe there is 50 n-thing in a
name. The Mexicans believe them TO b.. il
sort oil s'mi-clv.Ii4sd, hall mln, half devil.
with sl1ht mixture OF the lion and snau.
ping turtle, ant have more holy horror Of
them they have oi The evil saint himself
And 40 not be surprised heu | iell you that
have s'verai times been asked by $ me OF
The inh bilants il the Texans will be allowed
10 50 cut into the streets without a guard
over th1rn 1t is really surprising that m n
vi such reputation should be anon IN.
very best disciplined troops in our army AMI
not disposed 10 commit oulrages, or GREAT. dis
tnrodnce Ia any way. But the greas4 RS mus
not Interfere with them, as was illustrated
Tins evening. About ali hour ap, SIN. oi
them Hrre quell, passing through one of the
streets, when crowd OF ieperos gathered
around them aud commenced throwing stones
the result of which was, that in a yery
lew minutes there ~ re teh dead M-xicans liz.
ln6 III the street, aua two men, badly vouuu.
ed, taken 10 the guar-auuse
Reply Of the AieG.cqa Congress to Preai-
dent Anayd. We take from the Areo lr.
OF the o'h lnslant The reply OF The Mexican
Consr S. 10 President Aia5a inaugural adj
dress;
II IN the middle Of the disasters pn,y de-.
suoylnS The very tXistencr ui oorul.ortuu,t-
county, ana "hen III II, The gtodns OF pru-
iouhu 'IlDuidiioh are ulctssaul, il Is nrr,nl :
. YEA as unhappy MrXcans, 10 enjoy any sen.
salons connoIttnfy 90 Altrring, il i, a. the
PRESENT moment Ia which tie suprelne ey.ce
"ll1e power OF the federation afpear, r4-,,,.
Sah'z7' N conformity with lie rules aud reg
uid'ipus ol our iunJdmrut1l cote. Wttt,7,
't'S important event, The most shameful an.
dfchy was about Ia complete lh. Luuili.fi,,
"ofh Oh cur DISTINCTION, ALREADY So L,rn.i,.n7
&C" ny lhc uovefllu-uI ui lht Untr4 Stat-.
NHlth. Is converla, it 10 its own ex.lt,i,-
IioAl ne resatt was unavoidable. brra,,..
,he duhiS.fdtIuh having b.-u 81 ld.nly ab,n.
va" O'n'aous y hPluins OF ulter di.s plu.
'o" presented themselves in the mo,t ,it,I
paris ol the Mexican comic ierulion The re-.
'eh' Reunion o. The national REPRESENTATIVE,
nds otrh' 'hTreiurc, an Important event in
our critical situation, b-caus,. vilhnni lLis W.,
~ 1a''IAa' non already accnmplshed il would
nave nrvl Impossible 10 elect, a. W. n4,-
done, oar executive.
Behold already arrived an epoch cons.,.
ms III It's perspective, That, terminating l,.
r''pt"S Sriritsoi The people, ma, maxi. iir,n