The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-21
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Ire docrs oT the Senate still eens;naed elosrJ. anu iiIe fate of the tseasy IS yet BBderidea The qassss9n Nsl scarcely bs settied before sssuray CT tie commencement si sho Dfxt week. Speealaiions are rife atoat the result The raiiaentson requires iwe-tttfds of ths voieS and no one ean positively say hew many of each party will soie against ii, and wheiheE t wiI receive the cenxttnsioral sune- ion. Hpw many whlgs or how nany d.mocs ats will vote against H positively ascertain: nor IS II surprising, since neN sspeets ef this i'm. Porisnl qus stioH are continually Iresensrd, which se eaiculaied to change ihs eossfse of a rent spR. stors.
 We de TO, hesiiaii to ssy. n tie p~orle al ,arre were Pc led apoa the mat:er the decided vote would he fcs psaee. and ior the g~asFsl oHtline Of the MeA9' Hioclned. iFdecsi. ia pae tHo particulars Ths seice o' the Pcqpte is, in frt cea.iag up b us A member of t,oogSess has jasi Ectarmea from Mrsisslppi, and sports the Gnxieas desire of the people for ratibcalicn of the Freajy. Me hear Of no dIssentIsnt voice tr0sn Virginia The mem bers ot the House of Representatives. as weIl ss Inc ei'ikens in 'his metropolis. far as We can eS.lect titT opinion, gre ia favor of the pfepos- ed treaty, with a lew inodiiicA;igns 1hes argue tsat we have Do time 10 loss; that if lhc treaty pe ratihed by fhe Congress cf QaeretArc if ought 10 ha ratified wiihsut delay, before the rev ele- meRts ot opposition arc ioSmcd ia thai country: thai tbe question ought to be settled befDre the in eneaey oi the s1ssHnsT climate, which may en- danger tte lives Of ihe recruits whom ue may send t'efc in ( SC tfe treaty is to be rejected aRd the Wal fur her pTrspcnted-cr kssose k lives ot our troops tIf the treaty bs ranfed, and they are to be witbd,aNR trngl Sbe country can 5e ex- Pcsed ID the danger ot the climate Of Vera Ctnz. Besides, II is urged, in " iniesesting let;es from distinguished oteer. that this proposed trca- ty has beea formed gaeS pecG jsriy ufxea eircuuY- slances-faat the P9-ip0nEFsen nt of khe negotiation nutii the Mexiozrs rca have heaSd from Wash- ingion must have ssen a'a', moi only te the neso- iiatio1, but to the ex sienee ol the MexicaR gov aTftnl Itf tfSs4f4 flfat tte earnest Fepresess'ioas cf the representatives of 'endiy nations al MeSice, sffarclBg the best perhaps fast. chance of put an end te the war IL is fart nrged, that inc members si the gev. ernmen'. sa1 tfse Mexican commi sioners who made the frs.-ty, are of irreproschSbie un5ras and character SS hat it may be assumed, first that tse Mexican government Is confident of ihe ratification Of tue t.eaty by ifs own Congress and. secondly, that # is ho.sst and snceEe in Ii, efforts to cffeel it. bat tltai if the ire~iy be HOW rected, the present powers will be djsSC.vee, ahd 10 new government IS likely 10 arise with s.hoin we may hereafter treat tna form nsw treaty The pelicy ot Ta'iaea'inn Is therefore urged upon us, .s re- Jec'ion "iil destroy tae pTcseat government. scd HIe be impossible 10 organize another. So thGs any toPe of a trea'y must end; there viii remain 20 authority tat can treat repFes-Et The nation in any way Il is farler represented fiat the ter itory ceied 10 us IS one third of Aexieo-ls near ly as large ss cur thirteen original States, and has several seaposts, the 6usst m the porli 
 We are satisfied, notwithstanding, that some of iNe w'ig' vii attempt to depreci.te the talue of tie territory which We may acquIrc. Bnt ihs is the same game over agsia which was p,ayed aa The purchase of Eogisiana- which was said by the op- Iosi ion 10 be of vefy iie account both In the val ue oi its iand and n ot'er respects, In fact iet any man compare ihe d .,rio> which Mr. Truman smith Of Cenaeciiea;, delivered this day agaiasi inc treaty In the House, with what was said by the led raiiSs fory-iour yssri ago sgs,at Inc acgutsi lion of Eansisaa, and he vii hc asiouished at tie uniform character of Inc opTc i:on which attacks the value of both acquisitions. he eppo ltinn to the war has heen carried so far by ,he whss of the pr s,ni Consrtss, ;hai ihsre doubts airesdv en- iertaaed about the ratification of the treaty by inc Mexican Congress. Ffoin .he Gi.pesi ion shown In both houses to delay any action on the war meas ures. the Me1cans begin 10 draw the most ssnsuine expectations that the President will not b. ughelc; and shrewd and distinguished officer in ihe city of Mexico thinks it exife!neiy doubtful whether the Cc1gess of Qaeietafo wiii meet before six weeks, if In@ of al all