Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-29
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE PEACE PROSPECTS.

Nothing ought 70 be really so interesting to our
readers lust now as the prospects of Peace with
Mexico, especially when we are expecting. from
hour 10 hour the information from Europe which
is 10 determine whether or not General War Is TO
follow the French Revolutionary movement. Inc
prospect Of Peace on our side Of the water, though
not, we are sorry to say entirely certain, appears
vet 10 be probable. Without making any comment
upon IT. We lay before our readers the latest inior-
nation that has reached this city on the subject from
any authentic source:
Letter from /" lMustnag," lir. Freaasr.
vno, rax srw ORLEANS sDELrA" OF ArnrI Ia.
Crrr OF Msxrco, ArRIL 5, ls4S.
As informed you in my last the news OF the ratification
arrived here on Saturday last, and Major GRAHAM with the
despatches arrived on Sunday night II Mr. SEWER should
arrive here within reasonable time, and then lay the treaty.
= ratified by the Senate before the Mexican Government
,uu pr0bablv Be rutifed By the ercan Congress Such is
The opinion Of the friends Of peace among the Mexican
well as the wel-nfored Of people although must
confess am not sangune myself that such will be the result
And n we pretend to open further negotiations for the arrange
men of the article stricken ou by our Senate and those al
tered haze but slight hopes that any good will result or
thai oe ,ui eventually succeed IN consunna1g the treaty
In reference the ratification Of the treaty by the Mexican
Congress- no difficulty will arise about the section in regard
to claims Of land Texas the acquired ertoy II uncon-
neced with any other point But taking this in connexion
with the alteration of the mode Of payment they may hesi-
tate Mexico present lies PROSTATE by the natural course
Of war. which could not have been averted We have,
great extent destroyed her commerce. devastated her fields
broken up the trade Of her interior and ces and i'm
poyerished her people, When leave, her authorities or
Government will have back this city, and assume
of
of support except what them while at the time
their current expenses will be reduced from what they
formerly were, but rather if any thing ncreased because
they will only reorganze their army on new and
different basis for the support of Government against any IN
na dssenons which may be brought about by OF the
disappointed aspant but the whole system Of Government
must be set in notion all Of which will be extraordinary
expense and be by cash in hand Therefore am
fearful the mode Of payment by adopted will present new
obstacle the Government would fall before than al
concluding the treaty. they could then place the failure
reasonable ground Whereas afer they would have
no excuse whatever Ii we had agreed pay Them six mil
ons and the balance in annual nstalmens it would have
been more to our interest but said above, fearful
the three millions, with the they will receive, will not
be sufficient them through the first with
a stable Government.
We have advices from correspondent at Querearo to
the Sd instant. BY them learn that there quorum
of Congress then, and that there will be meeting in the
course Of this week. Added this NUMBER there nne
left This city Sunday last also learn that The Govern
aent high spirits at The prospect Of peace. They had
then received the ratification Of the treaty, but supposed
would be ratified by the United States Senate, with the
cepon Of the section in reference land claims At that date
there scas opposition 10 the treaty in the Meriel, Senate,
and rery little in the House Of Deputies
From all directions the people, well the State Govern
mens breathe spirit of peace, and all express determine
ton TO support the present Government. MusrAss.