New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-02
The Treaty-Ils Probable Fate-The Remains
OF MIR. Adams, &c.

Correspondents OF The Tribune
WASHINGTON. Feb. AZ. l5is.
What's done with the Treaty r. "Will 1t be
oopGrmedr These are questions meeting you on
every tongue and in every place. think II were
10 give an opinion tonight, II would be that IL VIII
nat be confirmed 1t is even said that dishn'
euished Northern Wing moved today, In Secret
Session, to reject it, and that new commission De
sent out to make such Treaty as can be and VIII
De approved How would this 60 with the coun-
try. from all parts OF which comes up the unlVer'
sal cry for Peace The question Is whether eace
could not continue. That IL, acontnued armisIce'
tin a Commits sion could go to Mexico-or even 20
Queretaro TO make r sensible proposition 10 MeAi
co Let such Commission be appointed, as can
he easily chosen say Messrs. CLAY, VAN bUREN
aud WADDY THoaPsos-or If you choose 70 seh9
Members of Congress, CALHoUs, CRirfENDEN ana
BENTON Let them make sensible proposlton 10
Mexico. Say 1--WE donot want 70 conquer resce,
nor buy a Peace, nor brbe a Peace. we 90 not
want your seventy thousand people now living
in New.Mexico. We do not want Its barren mus
Rnt vour Government our citizens money Whlch
thew cannot pay. You have fine bay Oh your
Western frontier, which you can never use
We will try to avoid taking any lana upon when
Won have a population living; but we VIII take
norton of the territory surrounding that bay
! and connecting with our own, and VIII pay the
claims of our own citizens" Now could tnat prop
/ os;tion be made and carried out, how much better
would it be than the present bunglipg affair
| What will we do with New Mexico ana ne. Popu,
/ lation9 The mounting folly Of the Administration
ia To have indemnity for the past and security or
,he fature We have fought for two years lOr
this; squasdered a hundred millions oil doliars
sacrificed thousands of precious lives depauchea
our country with the glare OF miitary CORY anu
then we p9rchase territory of no sort OF use to US
Nth moan atiOn about as valuable To US as an acre
of ratilAsnakes-who are OF such character that
even TO express q word OF Pity for them whlle thet
brains were being scattered over the hoors Oh lner
ranches was treason against our country hhu iG Z;
this we pay twenty nuiiohs oi uoHai' '" ~ "
Indemnity ,,.: -.
why. all of California and New Mexico IS NOT
worth $40 600 OOO yet we engage to pay s2OOOo OOo
for il and;in the blather Of Executive phraseoioey
we call il :. Indemnity for the Past Purchasing a
lot of copoerskins at $40 coo 900 for 10000! That
would be pretty good price to pay even Tor cnat
tel slaves. L. it not too dear price 10 pay Tor tne
enemies OF ourcountry 70 have them compete WIN
us through the ballot box In getting New Mexico
with her population 90 lnimcai 10 Us lus' 'ney NJ
dered our temporary Governor short time since I'D
tae ipsurrection at Taos, We gam Toss we psy
for worse than nothing We insist upon " indetn
! nifty" and yet protfer to pay for what we shouiu
rather give $50 600 900 TO avoid tahiog az curse
IN, there are troubles Of all kinds surrounding
thi. Treaty IL is the buDgling act OF an imoecue
Administration patched up alter the ioohsh agent
of their own imbechty was recalled. Yet II IL ot
rejected and War shOoid be continued, all "ouu
; regret H. The alternative is certainly cholce OF
two evils The Treaty. Is bad as It stands YET us
princpal enemies oppose 1t because It is not oa'
enouah Yet if commission oil discreet ana re
liable men could be sent 70 settle the matter, wn'
would conclude a Treaty OF boundary "ltuou
: making this country pay any more money IL ~oui'
be well. By that We would avoid taking into on
Q bosom a population ready 70 cut our tnroats. an
D whose threats we have been energeticaHy cutuh.
J. for the last two years. The Bay OF San Fran
ri,co lies between 30 and So. The parable
d of So 3O' would give Us Monterey. with IL
D. . 500 Nexicans We want nothing oat tn'
bsy of San Francisco, and that we don't "an
az much as We want Quebec. IL Is a mis-
cradle excuse for plunde.ing weak nelsnoo,.-
When the Oregon controversy was up Pts'e
much all the good ports on the Pacihc ana mos
e n.edad for the eastern commerce lay around Var
n couvers and 549 40. NOwthe lie some tnouss, +,
,. mies South In other words wherever our cuPll
T. lights We imagine that erything we most ~
is there. Still, II We want San francisco lei US pm
Mexico the amount OF our claims against nor Ell
y avoid taking the curse Of more at cost oil nice
e. millions additional 10 the other costs OF our nations
Is iniauty | only throw o1t these thoughts 'o' COZ
sideratioa. The Treaty may be ratified 'housn
does not look much like II now -.
m Itis Supposed that the remains OF Mr. ADAM
under charge of Committee oione rom eseh S'a,
OF which Mr.. TALLaAD0E OF New ors 10 .ns'
As man will be- taken to Quincy next Monday Ice
~ will probably pass through New Il aScp' Ha'"''
~ sorinefeid ard Worcester, 10 Bostoa-
he The sickness of Mr. Chief Justice FAsGr maze
r. doubtful whether the opinion on tue DOT N"o '"
he be given this session.
n Should the Chief Justice BIO better to morrow
which Is hoped, the Massachusetts Passenger ca
may be resumed. ~ Mr.. Senator DAVIS |" rea"y'
ia O'''''' ' P'0''''' WV GcDsLIeu.