The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-02

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Affairs In WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Feb ~, lS4S.
Peace Peace The Treaty HON. Goes M
Raih,r Indifrfnfiy HM.
Il does NOT 90 So well II will not go down,
after all. We understand that the vote upon the
treaty will he taken on Thursday, and that il
will be rejected No amendments will be sug-
pested But the whole thing will be rejected
AVID yet it is almost certain the great object
will be achieved-rhst is, peace with Mexico
This treaty Of Mr.. Trist and Mr. Mcintosh. and
S'nors Couto, Cuevas and Atristain, will have
done the work. though II he rejected 1t has
fairly opened me door. Indeed. there are know
ing individuals who say it will not be rejected ;
and II the question of peace war rested entire
" upon this treaty, it would be adopted with all
lite verhiage and with all its objectionable fea-
lures; but so broad are The indications Of peace
which II furnishes, and so strongly corrobora-
tive al peace IS all the cntemporaneous and sub
sequ@nt intelligence from Mexico. that 1t is be-
heved the treaty may be rejected and another
and better treaty, without difficulty, consumma-
ted
The administrston-the opposition, all men
OF all parties, save a radical here and there-be-
lieved, when this treaty was first presented to
the Senate that II would BE- accented, not only
without material difficulty. but with alacrty and
with that pleasure with which man overheard
seizes the rope that is thrown to him.
On the day that the treaty was delivered over
20 me senate, ana on the succeeding day. we
talked, and every day since we have conversed
freely, with enlightened wings and democrats
and their opinion was ours that the treaty was
a God-seu d, and was certain Of a safe and enthu
slasilc reception; involving, on the first blush
II WAS supposed TO involve decisively, the alter
native of an immediate peace or an indefinite
war
But the pacific disposition of Mexico would
seem TO justify the certainty of peace, even with
the rejection OF the treaty.
We have yet one point to he cleared up. We
should like 10 see II explained away. We mean
The agency. of Mcintosh in this treaty. We
commend Mr.. Trist for his disobedience, provi-
ded tn Il he assumed the responsibility for the
sike of peace and the good of his country and
we believe he had no other motives for his DISC
bedience; bat while we nd him we want
10 know row much and how far Mr. Mcintosh
did the work, and how il was that Mr.. Trist sui
trred himself 10 be bamboozled into such uncon-
dtIonal concessions to British interests.
II would appear, If our Information be true,
that Mr. Mcintosh has not stopped with his
ageu cy at Mexico in the treaty; but that he has
advised the government here al Washin gton that
the tenth art'cIe, relating TO empresario grant
made by Mexico IT lands in Texas prlor to 1886
must be respected by he United States, that
II British NJ jesty's government will protest
against any peace met We may make with our
lills whether this warning has been given
or not We should suppose it has been
rather n request than a warning, and that
as 1t may be, consistent with justice, II
Will be rtspected, aud no further. But the pre-
sent aspect ofthe case would seem 10 imply that
the whole job must be done over
Major Heiss, of the Union, gives party to.
night Miss julia Dan repeats Evsdne, at the
Adelohi. The Mormon preacher holds forth
az sln at the olympic. The Greek Slave con-
tinuss to show off her f points, in her recep-
t,oh room, 81 the Odeon; but notwithstanding all
this, and notwithstanding Copp's most excellent
batiing rooms. aud Walkers superb Virginia
bsef, aud the deficiencies In the Treasury, and
the earnest desire OF President Polk for peace
II rs thought, this evening, that the treaty will
not be voted accept bic by the Senate; but that
II Il b. rejected, commissioners will he recon-
mended The DocroR