Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-25
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belief is justified also by information received from
other sources.
ORLEANS DELTA.
Mr.. TRIsr believed that the Government of PENA PsSA
strong and popular administration He knew that IL
sincerely favorable peace He saw too that the
gsatures Of nearly all the States had pledged themselves
stand by the Government and support it in its effort maxi
an honorable peace The Convention of the Governors
the States convoked in December last for the purpose
asccr,aning the strength Of The peace party Anaya wa
known to be favorable peace Herrera and weH
nearly all the Governors of the States The negotiations
commenced the 9th December and they proceeded
steadily being spun out in order to secure for the treaty
the support of Anaya, whose term Of Office expired on thu
9Th January, and also that Of the distinguished and Influential
Chief Justice Pena Pena who would succeed to the Pref
sidency The latter, he got into the Presidential
chair took active and bold stand in favor OF the peacd
The letter Of his Foreign Secretary, Rosa, id
reply the Governor of San Luis Poos, shows the conf
dence which Pena Pena fet in his position.
But, it will be asked, ,chat assurance has PESA PESA
thai The Meriean Congress WW ratiy this treaty? If the
members of that body favorable it. why have they
met beorewhy has been impossible raise quorum at
Queretaro We answer that tie Merean President knaos
oe chat he is about. He has yeceved satisfactory
ra,aces Of the support Of mgorty Of Congress. They
have not assembled before, the law required because he
did not desire He knew that if they convened before the
treaty was ready be submitted to hem they would fall to
quarrelng plotting and dspung, and he resorted to the
usual mode in Mexico of preventing quorum Of Congress-
by Withholding their mileage In Mexico the old proverb
song SUPPER is of very extensive application That
country does not like own, abound in who are will
ling their country for glory alone Their Congress
men especially very exactng in this respect Unless they
receive their shilling with their suPGna, but lew members o.
that patriotic body willing attend in their places IN Con-
gess Now Pena Pena wishing to consummate the treaty
himself has kept back the mileage Of the Congressman until
he could be assured of the favorable reception of the treaty by
the President of the United The 2sh of March is
the day fixed upon the very latest to which ne could safely
defer the convokng of Congress- rather the supplying The
members with their mileage which is but another form oil
speech calling them together When they meet this treaty
will be submitted hem and by that time is expected that
the judgment of our with reference TO the treaty will
be known.
FROM THE NEW ORLEANS "rIcAYUSE" OF MARCH 10.
Especial Correspondence Of the Picayune,l
.. MEXICO, FEBRUARY Is, lS4s.
The only topic here now is peace At every meeting the
question is Will we Peace !" Those who have bahcd
themselves in glory satisfied to home and friends
without further hazard Of life limb and nerrogae with the
hope that the response may be He who has not yet
esed his sword equally seeks for at least undecided
opinion and the fast friend of the who unhesitangy
says No." The resident merchant says Yes - and the
army contractors and the army followers say No In this
conflict Of feeling, ambition, and interest," IS noxt to impos-
sibe to find an unbiased opinion The prevailing faith
however, be in the affirmative side Of the question
That treaty agreed upon between Mr. Trist and Mexican
commissioners has been Washington you already
know and this, in all probability, appzed of its s
in reIat %
mainly confined to the outgvngs Of unofficial Mexican jour
nails with occasionally drbct of information vouchsaied by
those reputed be in the Of the negotiation So far
the can be compared they agree and public opinion
that is American public opinion has produced the outlines of
this Treaty thus The United States is have about
say take, but believe they already taken) the Cali
fornias and New Mexico, aud the Rio Gande boundary
far north the southern line of New Mexico, aud tho
United States the claims Of citizens OF the Uni
ted States against Mexico and pay Mexico twenty mil
lions Of dollars This treaty, it is added proves satsiac
tory the satisfied parties here, that commissioners to
Immediately and settle upon the terms Of amistice
That such treaty this ,oH be ratified by The Mlicans
re is scarcely doubt In of nearly two years. and
every description Of battle, with the advantages OF immense
numerical superiority, they cannot claim even an approxma
ton victory. Mexico wants peacc-craves Tor i-and
this treaty is ratified by her. it is because Of the stupidity
and neness caused py the nard ana OH ece" oo"s 'e
cved by her within the last to years. In rain dc lie restless
the unhinking, or the corrupt IF the cOnnty endedror TO
call up proauaciameitos against the Government al Qusre-
taro for its peaceaJs prociry; all honest and rejecting
Mexcans thoroughly convinced they making good
from the boast 81 SANTA AsSa, uha he placed him
self al The head Of the army, that his victories should never
until he stood the banks Of the Sabine conquercr
Even this the greatest and the willy of McScans, now
the very lowest ebb Of populay and seeking TO pro-
fit by the Of his rivals enemies tacy comedies that
the Of this treaty Unexpectedly favorable, by asking
his passports 60 abroad under the plea that he considered
an obstacle to peace
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