The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-17
Nothing Definite Yet.

Our latest dates from Washington are down to
the night of the 9Th inst, at which time the Senate
had not come to a final vote on the treaty. Opin-
ions, however. We're pretty unanimous that the
Trist document will be ratifed-tlat is the tenor
of most of the newspaper and letters predictions
We can hardly believe them true, till we know it
by the action of the Senate itself O. for the pre-
sence of few men of high and courageous motives
in that body. men scorning alike Executive infu-
ence and the tickle humors of a crowd, who falsely
assume to speak in the august name of The PEG
pie! We extract what arrived in yesterdays mail
in relation to the Treaty:
The National Intelligencer of Wednesday morn
ing. March 9Th, says: The Senate sat- Yesterday.
with closed doors from the hour of its meeting Til
past seven O'Clock in the evening most laborious
sitting. 1t was supposed that having sat until af
ter candlelight, there was determination to bring
the consideration of the Treaty to close last night
Such must doubtless have been the determination
OF a majority of the Senate Notwithstanding
which, after having made progress towards a con-
cslon upon the Treaty, the Senate adjourned with
out arriving at it and the Treaty is yet before that
body.
Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON, March IS P. NJ.
The Senate continued in session until all unll-
sually late hour this evening, on the Treaty
All tie amendments proposed were, learn, voted
on except the motion to strike out the section fixing
the boundary. The vote on that will be taken to-
morrow morning.
1t is said that an effort will be made to introduce
the Wilmot Proviso, but it would be voted down
without discussion. The general opinion seems to
be that the final vote will be taken tomorrow.
As to its ratification, ! learn there is no doubt
there being but five six Senators who will VEN
ture to vote against it.
The tenth section, with regard to the Mexican
grants in Texas is stricken out, and the provision
relative TO the Catholic Church modified Several
other amendments have also been made, none of
which, however, will endanger its final ratifica-
ton. NJ.
We close by transcribing the following ':pal pa
bic hit from an un-polihcai newspaper published
March 9Th at the Seat of Government:
RATHER AMUsING.-Two weeks ago the Wash
ington Union was quoting from newspapers, and re-
porting the sayings of correspondents, to show that
the country was all for war 1t is just firm
ly convinced it is all for peace. 1t has doubt if
the people at large ''were polled upon the matter
the decided voice would be for peace. The voice
of the people is in fact, coming up to us. A men,
Der of Congress has just returned from Mississippi
and reports the anxious desire of the people for the
ratification of the treaty. We hear of no dissenent
voices from Virginia.
The Union has happy fuculty of always finding
the popular voice on its own side. So, few weeks
since, it was publishing letters from the army in
Mexico, breathing nothing but threatening and
slaughter. Now it has extracts from letters show
ing that the army is most anxious for the ernna-
ton OF hostilities and intent seeing home once
more.
Is not the Union afraid of the charge of moral
treason! - Is its venerable editor also becoming
Mexican Wing! Is he, too. ambitious to enroll
himself in the ranks of the Peace party of the
country!