The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-08
THE UNION.
Mexican Anafvs.

From the correspondence OF the New Orleans papers
make the following extracts OF news by the steamship
Tay:
Reply of the Pesidsnt of the Chamber Of Dputies Eloaga,
TO PeJa Peia's address.
Congress has listened with profound and vivid interest
tie review which your exceency has taken OF the
which has signal zed public affairs during the difficult and
disastrous period of your administration review sui-
cieny painful, but IN TRUTH exaggerated as regards the
immense and uninterrupted cslamtes which, during the
past year, have afflicted the Mexican people. But if mis-
fortune, which has nded in the field where
hoped for victory might have led msrus that its in
uence would have other end than that OF natonai
~, the grave aud solemn which occupies us renews
hopes which were pershng, at seeing the gradual dwn'
ding away OF decayed country lettering under the
rude and continual attacks OF the loea and destroyed
in its very bosom by the fury and passions of its
own citizens.
Your excellency, who has preserved in the midst of the
the only and feeble remains which left of the
political organization OF is country falling pieces
excelency, who has sustained the banner, behind
which the people to rally either TO fall in war; or TO
construct for peace your excelency, in short who has
been charged with the Tremendous responsibility of franz
ing treaty with bitter foes holding alot the pom
derous sword the conqueror has already eaped the only
tribute Of gratitude which, in such cases. the unfortunate
victims of unjust offer their govemmentthe
homage OF respectful silence But, from the present day,
also for your cxcelency the Judgment OF
the nation, exercised through its mandatores The latter,
perfectly convinced that the resolution which they shall
adopt will irrevocaby decide the present and future
de sny of the Mexican nation and name will not for
instant, lose sight of the duties which prescribed TO
by the high confidence reposed in them by their
sttuents they will sacrcs if occasion require their
convictions and their sentiments become the organs
the peoples will, and the decision which they shall pro-
will be dictated by conscience and such the laws
of honor and duty require
The AMERICAN SUMMIT ORIzABA.-A cor
respondent of the Delta under date OF the 10th s says
son the highest pinnacle OF the frozen summit OF Orzaba
waves the star-spanyed banner! SO you may tell Mr..
Polk. his Cabinet, and all Congress assembled that they
may pass what laws they please, make treaties and the
Mexicans issue ionuncamentos, but still will the Amer
flag their country; for who will 80 up there
pull it down! Humboldt tried it, and failed; it defeated
his exerons and it of the few instances
where he gave up undertaking that he once re
solved upon. But he pronounced the feat mpracticabe
But few others have attempted since, and all
back with terrible accounts of the dangers of The under
taking; the work wase for Yankee sailors and Yankee
soldiers. The party composed OF Maj Mangalt and
Lieut. Reynolds, United States army ; Lieutenant May
nad of the navy Lieut.. Rodgers, do; Captains Lomas
and Higgins of the Alabama volunteers; Captain White
Dr. Banks and Adjutant Hardaway, 80 soldiers, and
sailors of the naval battery The flag has but thirteen
after the old original thirteen States. The sailors
dressed in blue and red shirts, which, with Lieutenant
Rodgers white one furnished all the colors bottle wa.
likewise left, containing paper with the of the
successful few The barometer which taken up
ceased indicate than IL 800 feet and when
out they were, learn, least 900 feet from the top
This would make the height H. 900 feet instead of 1850
heretofore estimated and this makes it the third high
est mountain in the world and higher than Popoc atepet
When the party returned, they slid down the
snow. The citizens of Orzaba do not believe them wher
they say they have been the summit and in the
and unfortunately there is such thing spygass il
the city, or they might the flag. They would soor
believe that had visited the neither world and
ed, as the top OF this mountain.