The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-09
INTBLLIGRNeB ss rBs MsII.s.
Affairs In 'Washington.
WASHINGTON, March s,

WASHINGTON, March 8, IS4S.
Yucafan---C Correction of fundamentally
Treaty-Dfr Siideii's Instructions.
Mr.. Sierra, the Commissioner from Yucatan,
has received dispatches from his government,
conveying the startling intelligence that The In
dams, numbering forty thousand men, Gan exag
geration it is hoped,) were committing terri
Bile slaughter of the whites, devastating village
after village, and, in the wantonness of unbri-
died fury, making an ndiscriminate massacre OF
the detencelsss inhabitants. The authorities OF
Yucatan have instructed Mr. Sierra to solicit the
interference of the United States government TO
put an end to this determination. They wish to
be supplied with arms and ammunition with
which to defend themselves, and beg this GO
vernment to despatch portion OF the home squad
ron to their coast for the purpose OF keeping the
savages IN awe. The Spanish authorities Of
Cuba have already offered their Intervention, and
no doubt our government viii feel bound to in
terpose, for the purpose OF checking those fear
full atrocities which seem perpetrated with
view to the absolute determination OF the whole
white race in that unfortunate country Tic &c
quest OF Mr. Sierra viii be considered by the
Cabinet tomorrow, and 1t cannot be doubted that
such a conclusion will be arrived at as the die
tates of humanity plainly suggest.
III mas Deen stated tiat MT. olttra HAS dPPbcu
on behalf of Yucatsn to be annexed to the
United States; and further, that he has protested
against the treaty. lie has done neither. NO
ofhcIal proposition for annexation has ever come
from fucatan. No proposition, offlcia! or other
wise, has come through Mr. Sierra. Mr.. Robcl-
ra did mention unofhclally and casually, that ne
wished such measure could be comprised;
but me suggestion never received encourage
ment from this government. There is no foun-
dalton tor the statement that Mr. Sierra has pro-
tested against the ratification or acceptance OF
the treaty with Mexico.
The treaty was again under consideration IN
the Senate to-day, and the debate took more
practical and pertinent tendency than hitherto.
The vote will IN all probability be taken to-mor-
row evening. An attempt was made 10 take
the question this evening, but 1t did not sue,
coed. There is little, If any, doubt entertained
OF the ratification of the treaty, and yet, It pro,
misses TO be closer vote than one would be lea
To suppose. General Houston left this evening In
the cars for New Hampshire, as he cannot con-
scientlously vote for the treaty, and yet does not
wish to contribute, even by possibility, by his
vote, to the retardation of peace. understand
he goes to address democratic meeting In some
part OF New Hampshire
One of the many errors that are at present cir
culating uncontradicted, is, that Mr. Slideu was
instructed to offer thirty million OF dollars Tor
The President never dreamed OF giving thirty
millions of dollars for that territory, even at the
time Mr.. Slidel was sent. That minister was
instructed to offer 1--we millions for the Mo
Ier Calltornia and New Mexico, and twenty
tive millions 1r New Mexico, Upper and Lower
california an the bCundary OF the RIO Grande
The instruct we been communi Gated to
the Senate, a. ..n they shall be published,
1t Will be founl m the case OF the Uni-
ted States as aga vlco, is sustained by
the most mastery. Argument that has yet APP
peared on the question. GALvIBNSIS.