The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-04
Tue treaty.


WAsniNeros, March /, ls4s.
Nv ariel Informs thst the Executive session OF the
s.psts wa, again consumed on the democratic I" side
nv sp--ch making mat OF very secondary charao
ter The posture Of affairs was not changed in any I'm
oorant particular save that three OF the named
Ia my last night said 10 Rave recorded and
sutcip ted that three surrender by TO-
moro~ This would leave but six of the democracy in
opposition Such Is the statement of one high Ia the
ought 70 De we'll informed Notvilhstsnd,ps this opin
ion stih b-eve thsl as nine Of the majority
will be found In the negative whenever the great test
is sde that /. ssy against the treaty with with
Out tue amendments proposed by the President Gene
RAJ Csss Is now understood to Be in opposition
long may continue So depends upon the next popular
br"z
Th're various propositions before the Senate to
change the ine Of boundary and acquisition Mr. Ds
Wis OF Mississippi desres 10 30 as low down a. rAnpioo
To the Sierra .sdre the mountains ana h.o
to the P4oiho 'ssing in Lover California There Ia an
ether Jake In santa Fe excluding New Mexico, and
10 m.k- Junction with tbs hrad waters OF the Arsan-
aud connect Westward With san Francisco
Besides ihsse, here different other suggestions
A proposition 80 nov under sdvsement whioh IL or
fer.d. may materially change tho complexion OF the
treaty Iiis rike ont the southern boundary the
CHA agreed upon and 20 Substitutes tao parallel
Of 80 So the which you'd includ San Fran
CISCO nj Monterey. The Rio Grsnde TO os adopted up
to the line Of New Mexico, eIcludiog New Mex
tco. consideration OF Ave mions to be paid Tor
Csitoro,a and the in rerm.di.ts territory.
This would avoid the slsvsry issue aud permanently
establish great moral boundary, predcated upon the
basis he Missouri compromise. 1t would require
onethird OF be money now proposed TO be psid-it
would Discard large portion OF the wretchsd popula-
tion which is thre.tsned to be burthened upon the
uot-d at-s-t wou the vast desert be twssn
the parallel OF 81 and SO 80 and afford every
IL there be contemplated by the treaty with
the exception of the port OF San Diego which no one
can bs mustered, think. to defeat the Ola boundary
but it is whether the 80 80 line be in
j. only ssry while twothirds Of the Senators pre-
sent, required In the other LIDO not that this
experiment viii be tried, but know to be seriously
entertained The wbole case as have said in former
letter., is one # exceeding embarrassment
MIR Senator Downs received letter to-day from Col.
rsifDr Smifh fha of NaYI nf oh
February who recommends the adoption of the treaty
IN urgent terms He believes made in good
faith by the existing government, which, he with
out the assistance Of ratification the part Of the
United States, and the prestige 1t would afford to po
Cal affairs ia Mexico, cannot stand six He
of 50 coo men would be necessary to continue
and that 1t cannot be maintained by contr
necessarily diminished by the increase Of force II
should retire, he contemplstes an army Of 10000
men, in four different divisions necessary to hold the
country adopted The present government is liable to
pronu"ei0m,ntos, and all the other psraphernalia
readily mployed by the Mexcans to overthrow sutho
ry For this he advocates tn. treaty and fur
ther, because be thinks no other government bs
that will be sufficiently strongt treat The
This Intelligence only sdds to the din ulry. If 1t be
on until tn. action OF our senate is communicated,
The President has despat chet messenger Mexico,
With inform alton Of his recommendation to the Senate
10 the tenth article and also the srtics pro
yidus for the extension Of the time Of exchanging rst
ncaton' to eight months with the request that the
Mexican Congress may adopt these smendments they
proceed to ratify
Gen. Batlsr spprzed by the same messenger that
the President had directed that the three million appo
pri~t'on shoud not be drawn upon until Official notice
of the ratification of the treaty the part Uni
ted States Was served upon him This precauton
reaches its destination, will relieve all a.
TO the three millions IL fails to do So form OF
has been sdoptsd by the Mexican Congress
which is understood is to be composed almost
elusiveiy of favorable peace then three
millions still subject 10 the tender asrciss OF Mr.
Jrist and the high contracting parties
To- morrow may bo most important day for the
country 1t msy decide the great p.scs or war
"A
the treaty agreeable TO the Senate he has power
20 prss. vote if it is desired to protract the debate
but members already wesred with the character OF
the oisoustion sn1 itt" or opposon will be inter
The IN jority distressed at the sence thsvhigs
II mbsrfasser their calculations IL NV duty 70
enlghtrn them and In srefore lsave them 70 Inc oom
fort 81 toeir doubts aud their fears
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Inqurerl
WARRINGTON, March The Senate went into exc
cutiEo session to-day, st half past l2 O'clock having
spe1t lees than half hour instead of an hour a.
usual, upon the morning business This movement
came from the administration pat Of tae Sensts and
shoss that Mr. POLK is desrous OF having the treaty
ratified.
posed to lis ratification presented resolution
LessturP OF Texas protesting against the
OF tue conquered Me xcsn until the quss
tion Of indemnity was 70 tied.
There i probability that this treaty may be amend
ed aud rendered TO Mexico for acceptance in it's
form; least this the protested Of the Pres
aud his Immediate adherepts; bus there strong
fesog against II portion Of the ocofocos who
may b. characterized borrowing trl d from John Var
Bur- determined "sDlarge the area of freedom
put dOwn European Interference aud rene Ore
Gou 10 word. the old 81 deg 40 min opposed
- the treaty ADD altho II comes Ia questionable
10 N ~ fr ~ any agency Of the President l. conoerusd
stu Mr. Polss diplomacy s so very old fashioned that
they Sil tit
Built by no means settled that the wings will sus
tsin tnis rsaty; they, also divided 10 sentiment
and uness sno her consultation this division, the
treaty will be altogether aside Ii s understood that
Mr. Webster spoke against it yesterday and that II will
D. d'cu,'ed for week 10 come What effect viii the
violent elton OF MIR. rrist from the his Ina
portsnt lab have upon thos. With whom be has been
O
General Scott, afford no aid and comfort TO tbs
my?
From the Washington Union, Marchal
The 20 rs OF the senate st contiaue closed aud the
fate Of the treaty is yet undecided The ql-son will
scarcely be settled before Saturday, or perhaps th.
committeeman Of the next week speculations are
rif- about the result. The rattle alton requires
tbird. OF he votes; aud no one positively how
macy of each party will vote against it, and whether
viii receive the constitutional reaction. How many
wnigs or how many democrats will against it, no
oae cen positively ascertan nor it surprising since
new aspects Of this important question contin usy
wdich are calculated 10 change the OF
different sebstore
We DO not hesitate to ray tn. people at large were
pssc- and or the general outline of the treaty modified
isdeed In ooe OF two particulars. The voice of the
has Just returned fros Mississippi reports the
anxious desire Of the people for ratification Of the
treaty We hesr of no d.sentiest voice from Vir
gina The In imoers of the House Of Representatives
VIII as the ciuzsns in thg metropolis, far
treaty. with a few notification They argue that
We have no time to lose that II the the treaty be
TN nj all by the Congress OF QusretarO ought to
he ratified without desy before new elements Of OBJ
POSITION ore formed In that country that the
question ought to b, settled bsfors the ircle
mency Of the summer climate which may en-
d-ngsr ne lives OF the recruits whom we nay send
thee ID case the treaty M TO be rejected. and the
further prosscut-dor before the lives troops o.
TIE treaty be ratified and they to be Withdrawn from
th7 ouuy) be exposed TO the danger the climate
Of Vera Cruz. Besides It IL urged IN very intersse-
ing letter from dstp guss I'd officer that ts proposed
teAty has been formed under peculiarly urgent crcur
ttaoceshst the postpoH smsDt Of the nt
the Nsxisans could have heard from must
nave been fatal not only to the ngotiston bat the
axstsncs OF the Mexican government ITSELF aud that
the trra formed the representations II
tue repre.sn aves Of friendly nations at Mexico as sf
fordipg the bert perhaps last chance OF putting on
end 10 the Iisfurthsr urged thst the al I'm oss of
the government. and the Mexican commissioners vbo