The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-05
,dditionaI Items of Mexican News.

The Iateness of the hour at which the Heroin
arrived Yesterday morning, precluded us from max
inn as liberal extracts from our Mexican files, as w
cond have desired, we were therefore compelled t.
defer some items until to-day.
PROSPECTS, OF PEACE. The last information
does not give us any reason to alter the opinions we
have before expressed concerning the probabilities
If peace; on the contrary our predictions that thai
desirabIe result would not be accomplished, seem to
h in process of verifcation. At the last dates a
ouorIn had not assembled at the Mexican capital
ouer6taro, and there was no probability of the alb
sant members soon arriving. There seems to be an
nnwiIlineness upon the part of the Mexican Con-
r,s 10 assume the responsibility of ratifying the
1reaV. The following article from the American
Star Of the 18th of April expresses the views of
that journal upon the subject:
Tie Herican Congress.-When do they meet p
We shall make no apology for calling the frequent
s,,enton of our readers 10 the cupable remissness
II The senator's and deputies elect of the Mexican
Conpress They seem to us to exhibit degree of
snafhy and independence at this important crisis
n ire affairs of the Republic, which is perfectly
;ns,cusable The Monitor has been telling lis. dav
aifer day. for several months, that quorum would
coon be in attendance. We have given credence
IN is statements thus far, but still no quorum ap-
rssrs at Queretaro. We have so many excuses and
anooeies from the absentees, that we should SUD-
npse The Minister of the Hacienda had become
ppsary tired of sending in his communications to
tbe printer, stating the cause of the absence of
members
can Congress- were less important than it is. we
should not speak so much of the neglect of the mem
hers to attend to the performance of their legislative
duties. Still, we are not aware that there has in
ordinary times, been any difficulty in getting Con-
rress together At this time, however, the great
question of Peace or War is TO be submitted to it
If il were mere partisan question: there would
nodmlbt be an immediate attendance because the
result of its action affects the interests of iudiyidu-
ais But now, when the questi on is one of vast
national impOrtance-ooking far beyond the mere
Tarty topics of the day--the members of the Mexi-
can Congress refuse to make their appearance
This is in the highest degree discreditable to them,
and indeed to the character of the Republic. If
they possess shade OF patriotism, it seems to us
they would be anxious to visit the seat of govern
menl and give their votes either for or against the
ratification of the treaty.
This policy cannot be much longer pursued
The recusant members must understand this. and
shape their course accordingly A reasonable time
should be allowed tor them to come together, but a
too frequent repetition of these schoo-bov excuses
for nOn-attendance ought not to be permitted We
know the Supreme Government has done much to
bring about quorum, but il has not accomplished
what it had right TO expect it would do The
commissioners from the United States will be ready
navery few days to submit the ratification of the
treaty as returned from the Senate of the United
States, TO the Mexican authorities-f authorities
competent to act upon it can be found. 1t is not to
be expected that they will wait great while for
the meeting OF Congress which has shown so |
little disposition to act as a National CONGRESS-
should act. The truth is, the United States have
been rather forbearing thus far. Its Government |
has made quite concessions enough, and more than
Mexico had any right to expect. 1t will do so no |
longer, and we say frankly, that if Congress neg
ects TO assemble, to receive the treaty from the |
American Commissioners, and thus evince dispo-
Anon to dodge the question, it will be bad day for
Mexico. Tier legislators must understand this and |
the sooner they understand it, the better it will be
for the Republic. The Americans are patient and
willing to put up with much, but there is time
When torbearance ceases to be virtue,' and so
far as the assembling of the Mexican Congress is
that time has almost arrived. Ieeis-
aiors OF Mexico. Senators and Deputies elect of |
her Congress If you consult the interest of your |
country, as well as your own, you will repair to |
your posts at Queretaro
The following is from the same paper:
Quorum-We have translated this word in con-
neeion with the Mexican Congress so often. that
we are ashamed to write it again. The qflorum so
oig spoken OF, SO often promised, and so eagerly
looked for, has not yet come to Queretaro. and we
are llttle dubious about there being such thing
had Near three months have elapsed sine, the
leplles commenced arriving at Queretaro, and
quorum was reckoned on at an early day. One ar |
Na Il would lack just so many, and a week or
Wo afterwards, we would be advised of a still
,reater deficiency. But never mind said the
showing ones from the Mexican side, they will
e there so soon as your treaty arrives-enough to
ct uponit at once. AT length the treaty returned
eiuned ratifed-and still the cry was, onlv s,zteeu
Ganted TO make quorum.
80 little do the Mexican papers trouble themselves
oou the affairs of the nation, that il is impossible
OF US to CLEAN anything from them, and perforce
ave mad to translate the correspondence of the
l%nor, 10 which source we are and have been
ndebted, for information touching the Congress.
ma Ii we have misled any of our readers, we
lam an excuse on that score
PAREDEs, at the last accounts, was living at San
Jus Potosi, in state of perfect retirement and
nyaey. The downfall of the French DYNASTY. a
anch OF which he had hoped to place upon a
arone IN Mexico, must have completely destroyed {
ii MS monarchical hopes and projects.
ARRIVAL OF Mr.. SEvIER.-The American Star
+ the 10th ult saws:
Inc ZION A. H. Sewer, the American Minister
oin the United States, entrusted with the further !
oD:'oii vi uie treaty, arrived In the city last
,ehing about dark. An artillery salute was fired '
ion his entrance into the city Both of the Com
lssohers are now in Mexico, and we shall look ,
y speedy reunion Of Congress to act upon the r
ediy which they will submit TO it, l
Nonoerles are becoming alarmingly numerous in
~ o's ol mexico and the vicinity scarcely day
using without the Preparation of one or more.
large train arrived from Vera Cruz on the 18th s
IT, escorted by seven companies of the LIST Penn I
wanna regiment under the command of Colonel !,
lack
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