Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-06-03
LATER AND IMPORTANT FROM
MEXICO.

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Opening Of the Chambers-Ratifcotio Of the
Treaty considered Ccrtdin-The Existence
of the Government Threatened by the Troops
The Pennsylvania Officers Conducted and
Sentenced to be HING.
From the Daily Picayune Extra, 22d inst
The royal mail steam packet Tay, Captain
Sharp, from Vera Cruz touched at ShipIs-
land ON Saturday evening, goth inst, bound
for Europe. 'i-Nf
Passengers by the steamer speak conf
IDENTIFY of the. ratification of the treaty by
the Congress at Queretaro, and state that it is
to be signed on the 25th inst 1t is said also
by'passengers that Herrera has been elected
President, but that he manifested some re-
luctance in accepting the Office. This reluc-
tance, however, twas thought he would o.
vercome.
Pena Pena is out with a long message TO
the Congress, in which he says that the
only salvation to the Mexican nation is in
peace
Gen. Keamey has left Vera Cruz for the
city of Mexico. Col. Wilson is again Cover
nor of Vera Cruz, having taken command in
that capacity on the 18th inst.
Especial Correspondence of the Picayune.l
Mexico, May 0, 1913.
Paredes has gone to Guadalalara to Join
Almontc in Il pronuncidRento against the
Government the moment the treaty is
ratified. Letters to the Occupa,onists here
continue to assert that the opponents of the
treaty will break the quorum whether the
question of ratification comes up. All letters,
however, agree that Congress will take up
the treaty and act upon it before proceeding
to the election of President This will leave
Pena Pena President during the considera-
tion of the treaty, and the general belief is
he will resort to extreme measures to secure
it's ratification. 1t is currently reported that
it is the intention of the majority in Congress
to invest the President with full power to
ra,ity the treaty himself or to reject it.. Bets
of large sums continue to be offered here a.
gaiust peace, and are readily taken.
The Commissioners intend leaving for
Queretaro in the latter part of this week, lit
is now Tuesday, in case a peace is made.
Mr.. Clifford remains az resident Minister
and Mr. Sewer will return Immediately to
the United States.
A council of war has been appointed to try
the parties accused of inducing deserlions
from the army.
Monday. the S,h instant, is the day fixed
upon for the discussion of the treaty.
1t is presumed, from the political division
of the Deputies, that siXty-one will vote for
peace, and fourteen for war.
! Mdnight.-Al the troops are under arms.
There is much talk of PronHnciamcnto by
the troops of the line against the Govern
mcni Gen. Lombardini is visiting all the
posts and is promising the officers that they
will receive their full pay if they do not take
part in this revolution.
| Four O'Clock in the NorHing.- The revolu-
| ton has been smo'hered.
| Preien for the Reroiution.-That the Gov
/ ernment has made ii secret treaty with the
/ United States 10 leave an army of six thou
sand men in Mexico, to support the Govern
! llleHl, dlll consequently lilt NitAltdl army
will either be dsbanlcd or ordered imme-
| diately TO m.rch to The frontier.
1t was at first supposed that. in view Of
this course being pursued by the opponents OF
the treaty, the Government wonld ask OF our
Commissioners an extension of the time fol
the ratification Of the treaty, beyond The %
of June, but as you will see by the synopsi,
of the proceedings of Congress, from the
Mexican papers, which forward you, the
ma jority in Congress are preparing to adop
stringent and extraordinary measures TO Sc,
cure the great objects Of peace.
The military commission appointed for the
trial Of the parties accused of the burglary
and murder in the Gale de Palma adjourned
to-day sine dine, the trials having been finish
ed. | have learned that the Court has founo
all parties guilty, with the exception, o
course, of those who became evidence fo
the prosecution, Armstrong and Hollister,) o
both the burglary and murder, and has sen
fenced them to be hung, 1t is supposed tn,
commanding general will approve the sen
tence, but much doubt it, Aside of hi
character for humanity, all the men founC
guilty, Lieuts, Hare, Dutton, Madison ant
Tlden, and Sergeants Wragg and Stuart, an'
Private Wall, it mas been proved, served thei
country well in this war.