The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-31
The Ratification of the Treaty.

The Ratification of the Treaty.
Contrary to all reasonable conclusions, the Mex
lean House of Representatives, by majority OF
sixteen out of eightysx members present. has ratl-
fed the Treaty of Peace; and there Is no doubt
that the Senate has concurred in the act; indeed,
from the peculiar constitution of that body it
not be expected that it will dissent from the opin-
ions of the President for the time being. The
Treaty. therefore, is made and the first Mexican
we were about to write Punic--war is concluded
That the peace is honorable to this country we-wi
not assert-indeed, the less said upon that point
the better for all parties that it will be lasting we
cannot for moment believe. The power that made
it has not the confidence of the Mexican nation,
and will not be in existence to enforce the stpula-
tons of the Treaty for month after the departure
of our soldiers. That any other portion of the Mex
lean people will feel bound to observe a contract
which they in heart repudiate, is what, from past
observation and tolerable knowledge of the Mex
lean character and morals, we should deem it in
the highest degree presumptuous to affirm. We
believe that the thing will prove abortion, and
that the only good which the Republic can derive
from it is the immediate excuse which it affords for
abandoning country which we had conquered
unexpectedly, and which we were not prepared, at
the moment, wholly to retain. The Treaty is
tolerable cover under which to back out from
position and abandon some rather costly and trou-
bIesome acquisition that is all. No admins
tration would have been safe in proposing the an
nexation of the whole of Mexico, nor in advocating
a Proconsular Government over it as conquered
dependency and for that reason, both the demo-
Gratis in power, and the wings who hope to come
in, were willing and anxious to patch up sort
ofa Troat which should rectorp thinns IN enna-
thing like their old order, and bring about state
of affairs which would not too severely test the
pacities Of very moderately qualified men, In this
they hage succeeded at the of some reputation
and about twenty millions of dollars. But the end
is not yet. The Second Punic war cannot be long
delayed-and if that be not final, the Third GER
tainly will be. The United States is to extend to
the lsthmus of Darien, whatever politicians may
piano parties resolve. The thing is decided on,
and it is useless to resist Fate.
PEACE! PEACE "A salute of thirty guns was
yesterday fired from the Place d Armes and Lafay
cite Square, in honor of the ratification of the trea
ty between Mexico and the United States. The
big guns doomed as loud as they did upon the
battle plains of Palo Alto and Buena Vista. I.
FROM FERA CRUz.-Our correspondent writes
The health the city is not quite good at the
date of my last-the conaito being slightly on
the increase. -. No news of Importance, except
the peace project having passed the Deputies
which, of course, 'Chaparral' has informed you Off
o. We are indebted to Capt. Smith, of the
steamship Palmetto, for late Galveston papers. :.
Gy- The entertainment TO be given by the ladies
tomorrow night and the next in the Baptist Church
on Triton Walk, near Bacchus street, promises to
be very splendid affair of ice cream and every
other nice entertainment, together with two new
items which have never before been introduced into
the city of New Orleans. The proceeds are for the
benefit of the said Church and Congregation.
OF Our correspondent Chaparral, has misap-
pretended our meaning in the remarks which ap-
peared in our paper some time since concerning the
chihuahua news. All that we meant to imply,
was that news coming through American, was
entitled to credit than that received through
Mexican channels. Such, we believe, has gene
rally been found to be the case.
Es- A sale of horses, mules, carriages ETC. takes
place this day, at 10 o'clock, at the Auction Mart,
corner of Common and Circus Streets
BURNING OF THE STEAMBOAT GAINESVILLE, |
AND SERIOUS Loss OF LIVES. The steamboat
Tributary, which arrived here yesterday, brought |
intelligence Of the burning of the GAINESVILLE, while
on her passage from this port to Memphis. On the |