New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-23
uv THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
THINGsIN WASHINGTON
DANGEROUS sickness of MIR. Adams Treaty OF
Peace-Expected "Fun" In Mexico

WAsHIscToS, Feb ~, ISIS
yon will easily imagine deep gloom hangs
ov.r the CITY in consequence OF the sudden Ano
alarming Illness Of Elk President ADAMS gloom
c.sr destined In lew hours 10 be deeper SUI
,,..i,a now AZ II o'clock P M. and as the ! ele'
,r.nb il no, in order or may not be tomorrow ti'
give Won the latest bulletin Of bis health
He Ia. not. up 10 this hour recovered '1ii con-
.ciou.pess though occasional words ths' he HUI
on.lv srticolates denote partial POSSESSION oi MS
o..oi,ie. The first words that he was understood
70 inter after bis recent lamentsoie s''aoA "s'o
,oacsrs If the House which demonstrate IKE
Nenolaon's last exclamation, "tSe arm't' no"
inch the ruling passion comes OUT 10 sioa' g
,,svni,ies Undoubtedly his mind tnentu'he9 pm
- ospcisl duties IL was the interruptloh Oh lhsse
80. hat sen1i sciousness first came over him
Af,erxard in few broken, disJointed ana lhooLe
~. ,vo,ds he spoke Of his wife. WAT ne sald
-. - bis friends who surrounded him colld IN
Ja-.,snd He made third attempt az artlculatlo
III - tine was understood 20 say This Is Al
~ Earth abiding evidently 70 his precsrlols sl--'
alton and early departure. Little OF a'sN' No.0
Ineligible was heard from nm. ....;n -,
Tins from the order Of his few words u VII De
soen that this great and good man thought nrst o.
bis country then Of his Cherished partner ana
IL, bir,sslf Such has been the history Of ms
ifs Il has been an uninterrupted deVoton % n.s
country. To her he has given the hrstlngs OF Nls
heart has offered upon her affairs tIe services
Liz NJ adolescence. manhood and oid age a"
,bo ends he has aimed 81 have been his country =
~ CO. ard truths-and if he die now' ne dies
" q blessed martyr. i.l e;
/ All hat the most skilful physicians ever did 10
soch cosas has been done for him. Science mas
/ 5one i,s best. He has had around him. too an az
! ,ached family and devoted rends-ismiy il,enNs
nfrH
fame of life burns anew once more Ut - i"'''0' -
{ tineuished in the socket
/ IL nesses the ight in the Cspitol-in the SPEAK
/ a,'s rooro where be was first taken. AccOmmoda
! IONS have been prepared Ia the building ior Ms
family and such Of bis friends as are allowed 70 De
/ near him. iii. ..i.,,
ebolv event that bis wife is confined to her oed Oy
sickness.
Mr.. ADANs's last Official act IN the House was
to vote against taking the previous question upon
8 motion to thank certain officers Of the Army
PILLOW among the rest. for services rendered 10
. Mexico His So was noticed % be mlch more
eronbatic than usual aud soon after lie was seen 20
graduallv sink in his seat ] shall not undertake
IN describe the scene that took place IN the House
unon its recognition Of the catastrophe, since one
much more capable Of doing it Justice has promised
10 transmit it TO The Tribune this evening
You will have heard all about the Treaty before
this We suppose here the facts were telegraphe'
70 New. York from Baltimore and yoa obtained al
( essential as soon as we.
Bat there IS Treaty at last 1t has been seer
and read by a number of persons. 1t is substan
tally the same as has been stated for days pas
in the papers New Mexico and Upper Caliiornii
I 10 be coded TO us Rio Grande 10 be the oouhoefl
l. ~ n.aH0a q an ia
ron By our Government OF the amounts due IRON
Mexico TO our citizens loan Of our army to Mexlc'
FOR GOOD and sufficient reasons such undouotediy
il the basis of the propositions submitted by Mex
can Commissioners and forwarded By zen. SCOTT
! What our Senate viii do with them It IS lmpos'i
: b e 70 predct-probably, accept them. b0t RS ~
B know there Is no determination on the SUBJECT.
! Major Van buren, [. S. a. arrived last night
He brings. of course, nothing later than Mr. FRAE
NER. ,,,--
/ Oplv tolersbe "order reigns in Warsaw
! Oar heroes do not get along very well together
/ The fact is there are too many Of them Ike
the oGspripg of Deucahon, as the Dni0n sal
last Summer they drown one another.
At Vera Cruz, the news of ScoTT suspension
! did not create an explosive or deep SENSATION
( The force there is oil OF volunteers and new re
! cruits at that They have not shared the elore
I Of ScoTT's great battles, and have naturally IL
I very poyarfui sympathy for him. Bat when IN
! story reaches tue IeE"iai ui."9 " af-.-
/ uoteers-" the partners of his tolls. his suffering
/ and his fame'-tbere will be, says my iniOfmtn
a row the ike Of which We have never heard oil ]
/ Mexico.
Fortunately for Mr.. POLK, We DO not live m III
time of the Roman Emperors, when the readlns
an imperial mandate commanding the return OF
successful General was the signal on revolt 70 th
soldiers who had shared victory with him. and wh
failed not 10 follow him until they had elevated hl
10 the throne from which they had previously elec
ed the envious incumbent lie cea practice n
follies and vices Of those born TO the purple an
escape all punishment save the contempt and d.
, testation OF mankind.