The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-05
Washington Correspondence.


of proceedings be undressing TO the readers OF
your newspaper As great bodies slowly so it is equal
least of the tabled labors of Hercules put such
body Congress in notion But in motion it is-and with
few bills of great public importance already enacted
into laws, the most important being the million def
cheney bill, which passed almost upon the instant to meet
drafts drawn in Mexico upon the Department These drafts,
by the way are sold in Mexico, and the money obtained
there for the expenses of the Army they then presented
here New York and specie demanded in return; the
transactions being upon English account 1t is in this
that the country is drained OF much of the precious metals
The demand for specie indeed for time past has been
two-iod-or Mexico the one hand and for England
upon the other.
Since the passage of this bill the loan BILL for nineteen
millions has passed the House of Representatives, and
before the Finance Committee of the Senate There
was warm and almost fierce struggle for day two be-
tween the contesng parties upon this bi The wing
bers struggled for loan at per cent pdgng the faith of
the Government for its redemption in twenty years and
allowing certificates of stock TO be issued Of low denom
nation fifty dollars order that the humbest citizen
might invest his savings in the Government securities.
Treasury notes asked for upon the other hand
available and most convenient in the present condition ofte
Treasury In Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union the Administrations the aid of one wing vote,
and the of the Native American member from Pha-
dephia-came carrying their substitute. This
in very full house, of 209 members When however, it
became necessary for the loan against it, the
amendment having failed it carried through the House
by vote of 1872 14-the fourteen, (e number who
voted against the original b) opposing this upon the
ground that of series of opposing
the from the start they not willing to counenance
any way, shape whatever. The wings gener
ally though opposed TO the did not take this view of the
They regarded the sixteen millions to
tile accrued and accuing OF Government and
therefore. sustained the bill and pushed through the House.
The parties wide the poles apart in all their
estimates the condition of the Treasury and the ndeb
edness of the Government.
While one believes that these sixteen millions Will fail
by millions least the actual deficiencies up to
the first OF July next (e end OF the present fiscal year, the
other declares that additional appropriations will be
sary the form of Loan if the continues. Upon
the loan bill it worthy of remark that attempts made
the Tariff Of 1872 but believing not in order
to such Amendment would not vote for it, and it
was therefore rejected. Mr. Mckay, in behalf of the Ad
minration, and in accordance with the recommendations
of the Secretary of the Treasury attempted to impose tax
upon the free articles and upon and coffee particular
The party to which Mr. Mckay belonged, however would
into this tax and faiedreceiving however
very handsome support There the least probability
that it will carry during the present Congress. The
North Carolina member, whom sou will remember the
Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means in the last
Congress- rebuked his friends warmly for not coming
the work OF voting taxes for for which they and
claimed to be responsible Notice given by Mr.. Mckay
that outright direct tax would be proposed before the
session if the not brought to close Mr.
Wllmot, the famous proviso member has already pro-
posed direct OF five millions upon specified property
which failed by large vote To this complexion, how
ever we come at last The war stop direct
must be imposed to meet the accung burdens
upon the Treasury The expenditures quite three
fold the receipts and though the credit of the Government
good adect tax alone keep Much, depends
upon the continuance of the Wharf.-The great of all this
expenditure of money As fast the expenditures of Gov
have increased they will recede with the intelligence
Of and ratification of treaty of peace And we have city
full of peace umors, write, and all believe they
well founded be hoped that the wishes of the people
he realze1 will eagerly embrace
tunity peace and jump with haste sanction
based upon the payment of fifteen millions of dollars for New
Mexico Upper California and the surrender the part OF
Mexico, of all the between tie Nueces and the Rio
Grande.
These kept alive the public mind for many days in
the early part of the month"; but they subsidized upon an Off
cia from the President, in resolution
of Mr. Bolts of lighthouse of Representatives that treaty
proposition Of ay sort had been received from Mr. Trst
since his prot rejected by the Government, of drawing
line West from the Neuces to the Pacific. In the Interim
however Maj. Van Buren, of the exPesdent has
rived here with dispatches and by general consent,
full proposition, substance, in accordance with the line
communicated from Mexico, has been received.
The town talk for the few days past among public men
have been the treaty thus negotiated in Mexico Its
entirely satisfactory to either party and what treaty
ever was The grounds complaint however against this
fold. First with some that it does not yield land
enough and secondly, with Others that the possession of
New Mexico with the population there residing, is great
public calamity. Then too, many fear the slavery discus
which certain to out of the possession of all
this territory, and they will certainly the subject
brought forward. You have indeed toetaste of them al
ready what has been said in the Senate, by Mr. Yuee of
Florida on the one hand and by Mr. Hale ofNew Hampshire
upon the other and though both Of these Senators occupy
the of the sides of the question: yet there an
intermediate feeling sufficient to awaken the worst apprehen
sons the baeengs by such discussion
There does be entire OF opinion
here in regard some of the minor details of Tie treaty sub
mited The retention of the ten full res'nan or IL GEO
men Mexico, is doubtless to give srerh TO the
party there, who wisely for themselves AMI for the country,
have consented to the negotiation OF this aty There have
been wsperng in regard the retention of for
ees and of the castle San Juan de Ulua but nothing re
able As the treaty and papers be copied ii
expected they viii be submitted to the Senate for their
prevail and ratification. There have been that
this would be the but they hardly be credited
though both General Scott charged has gone be
yond his instructions, by accepting anstce, and Mr.
Commissioner Trst by signing treaty
All legislative business has been suspended since Monday
at half-past one
The ten regiment bill for raising eight ten thousand of
regular troops has been before the Senate for two months
and Spring will before it finds its into the House
The discussion upon this bill has been able well
very protraced The wings have been very unwilling TO
for and have concluded that they would not vote for
it unon the ground that where the object of the
avowed to be for settlement of old grievances,
prosecuted whtie view conquest and further because they
believe troops already in Mexico quite equal pos
of the country unless entire subugaon is designed
by the Administration 1t has been argued upon the other
hand that more troops necessary, and that
only be secured by overruGning the whole country The
peace Monday put temporary check upon this
discussion together with the sad intelligence which you have
probably heard this of the Sudden illness of Mr.. Adams
who struck by paral stroke the House of Repre-
SentatFes at hapast o'clock Monday the 2lst. He
had participated in the of the previous hour and half
and seemed in his usual health. While attempting to
his lips observed 10 be quveng and his hands thrown
across his seat The House at thrown into conu
sion, and adjournment moved and carried MIR. Adams
was borne the Speakers room, where he has been
since The OF his illness spread the city with
great rapdity and up TO late hour the capitol was
thronged with distinguished persons, among whom Mr..
Clay, nquiring after his health During of the day
and night past Mr. Adams has laid state of topor Once
twice yesterday he gave feeble signs of animation and
utterance words which indicated composed mind and
willingness die. This is the last OF earth words
heard amidst struggle say Up to the time write
attempt has been made to Mr. \. from the Speak
ers His wife and daughtein-law have been among
his attendants, and the Speaker, with the Massachusetts,
have generally been his watchers.
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