The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-06-21
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Err QlfI IN IsXIg0.
Fhe a liner atsr Witch
Lieut.. CONT s. ieli !, rived
yesterday from era rua and ana hor.
ed off Slanghterhonse Point. she Isft3
Vera Cruz on tile LIST inst, briniriIir
over Major G raham, OF the sToposrapk
ical Engineers, bearer Of iimlportant: des-
patches 10 the Government and reborfr
even says of, The treuty 81 peace, ], Mafiiort
Dashiell, Paymasier,s 81 II S. and
Lieut.. 3. r. Harley.
The following. is aslist Of The officers
OF the & ater Yitch:
y. otter, eutenant Commai1tI- s.
ing: a - !. Rhind, Acting M Master;; i
CIV bite, Assistant Surgeon; K
Bridge and, J S. Wake, Passed Mid.
shipmen; John Carroll, John @. Tennent
and Lafayette Caldwell Assistant Enuin.
esrs; John n. Meehan, Captains
Clerk. y
/ The precise day when the ratificatiorns
4of the treaty would be exchanged s was
not known in Mexico al our, latest sdate.all, ~
but no further anxiety is felt about it,
Peace is consid dered made. a'f1'sa 5sf:
We learn from Lieut.. Harley tIia, vhe
siege train and heavy artillery left The
city Of Mexico on: Monday, the 2eth u::e,,7
Gen: Patterson's division of volunteers
would take up the line Of march on the
w ednesday following, to be succeeded
by Gen. Marshall's division of volnn
iteers. The divisions Of regulars would
succeed the voluntecrsG Gen. Kearney's
division first and Gen. Worth bringing
up the rear.
Gen. Peraifor F. Smith reached ve
ra Cruz the morning ofthe 31st ult. and
the following day entered uponsthe duties
of Governor, relieving Col. Wilson.
When Major Graham left Mexico the
U. s. Commissioners were stiIl'at Que
retaro and would probably remain there
severul days longer. n ~ d
By THIS arrival we have no news from
the city of Mexico much later than we
hive before received, s5ut somewhat full
or details. The following queer letter
from our own correspondent al Qnereta
70 we translate:a y y. 6
QuERErARo, May 25, 1s4s. Vi
To-day the treaty of peace was defin-
iliyely sanctioned by the Mexican Sen.
ate, with all the notifications nude in It
by the United States Senate. The vote
stood thirty three in favor to four against
it. The law Was Immediately transmit.
ted to the Chamber of Deputies, and then
tothe Government, in order that it might
receive its sanction; which would then
proceed TO on exchange of ratifications
with the United Suites Commission.
ers ~ 5ssi'.
Revolutions. are threatened in the
States of Michoacan and Aguas Calien-
ties, and protests have been made BY the
two States bordering upon Texas (Coa-
hula and Tamaulipas) against the line
agreed upon. '>SF;. i:s.a
The opposition Deputies rely upon the
nullity OF, The treaty for the continuance
Of the war. 5
The protesting States demand that tho
several Legislatures shall declare. the
law approving the treaty unconstitution.
al. ~ $3.50
The formal opposition Of the District
of Mexico is declared to the return into
the capital of the Federal Government.
The Government of the Union has
sent on agent to Switzerland with q view
10 recruiting 10000 men {! y with view
TO The formation of on army OF 10000
men by combining them with tile remains
OF the mexican army. To insure these
recruits the Government relies upon the
three millions which it IS shortly to re.
ccivc.
The Deputies of many Of the States
have protested before the Supreme Court
Of Justice against the constitu,ionality Of
the law approving thetreaty.
h The following ten Deputies protest
against il on the score of theirri rights un-
der the 23d article ofthe ACT Of Reform:
Doblado, Governor Of Guanajuato; Ro.
nero, Minister Of Justice; Macias, Her
rera y. Zavala, La Grania, Miraiuentes,
Mateos, Razo, Reynoso, Rio, and Rod.
rigucz Vicente. g 5.sss
In my last / spoke TO you Of an expe-
dition that was in preparation to assist the
white population Of Yucatan against the
Indians. That enterprise-Which Of
course is entirely disconnected with the
Goyernment--bas assumed q definite
shape. The following card, published
in the Star, has drawn number of VOL
unteers 10 the standard, among whom
may be mentioned Col. Geary, Of the Cd
Pennsyvanians, and Lieut.. Col. Whit
field, of the Sd Tennesseeans. The for.
mer is spoken Of as military commander
of the expedition. Whole companies 81
the Pennsylvania, New-Y York, and Ten
nessce volunteers are said to be ready To-
re.enlist for so laudable purpose, and
;rnonv nf tho reunln 40 hnsn 10 ,{ SO.
vice has, or will expire in q short time,
have Expressed their willingness 10 Join
the party. One artillery non-conn'rlls-