Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-02-16
DISCOVERY OF A MARES NEsTm

anG extraordinary discovery WHICH. on that
day, the Hon. A. II. Stephens succeeded in
making, and which. it is said, produced for
some time wonderful sensation. The ex-
element which pervaded the city, after Mr.
SIS speech on that occasion, was intense
The discovery of a gold mine upon the prem
ises of SO The Journal I" office, could not nave
been more unexpected, and. to some' more
grateful Democratic members were TO be
seen Immediately after, in all directions, ma
king tracks for the White House. There
could not have been a greater rush If il was
already the 4th of March, and = Old lack -
"had eOme," and was officially exercising his
bumps OF penetration in detecting honesty and
capacity, in his numerous and aspiring friends.
The California fever was at an ebb. The
letter-writers seized their pens in an ecstacy
of delirum. Mr.. Folks hair stood on end
the awful night. mare OF impeachment was
staring him in the face Even Old Father
Richie stopped in amazement the tune of
F." Oh. carry me back THE office of the Ma
tional Intelligencer became suddenly Ilumina-
ted, and all men were looking for something
very wonderful and extraordinary, when all
at once, Mashallah the excitement subsided :
the crowd retired; Mr. Stephens became COM
posed, and, it is hoped, ashamed OF himself !;
every body was satisfied, and no lives were
lost.
The particulars of this remarkable affair are
thus detailed. On The 81 of February inst, Mr..
Stephens reported certain resolutions of enqui-
ry concerning the late Treaty with Mexico,
which it was anticipated would succeed in en-.
trapping the present administration in most
beautiful manner. The questions raised con-
corning the military contributions had fall
ed in exposing any unconstitutional or unwar-
the Executive Others introduced for the
same purpose were equally unsuccessful. Mr.
Polk had succeeded in vindicating, in trium-
plant manner, the propriety and necessity of
all the measures OF his administration during
the war. The FederaIists were completely at
a stand. A premium for some new charge
might have been offered in vain, when all at
once this modern Sertorius, inspired, doubt
less, by some supernatural revelation, discov-
ers the startling fact that Messrs. Sewer and
Clifford, the American Commissioners to Mex
leo, in presenting the Treaty OF Guadalupe for
the ratification of the Mexican government,
ed away and made utterly void and nugatory
certain amendments proposed thereto and rati.
fed in the American Senate!
Here was a discovery truly The Presi.
dent had not only authorized, according tc
Mr.. Stephens, the Senate amendments 10 BIT
set aside by '' PROTOCOL but he had KEEP
the country misnformed and ignorant upor
it! 1t may do very we'll for Mr. Stephens
and his friends and abettors, the virulent Alb
olitionsts OF the North, with Messrs. Hale
and Giddings at their lead, to attempt TO spring
' sav dust mine upon the country, on the eve
of legislation in Congress for the new terrific
ries acquired by the treaty, so as to deprive
the present administration of the credit Of sucf
legislation hut the people who have witness
ed the course OF the Honorable member from
!. Georgia, are prepared for any exhibition O.
extravaganza or folly which might possibly
have that tendency. Mr. Stephens, they knew
too, opposed the acquisition of this territory
and on the 23d January, in the debate upon
the bill to extend the revenue laws over Cali
fornia, limited very significantly an indisposi
ton to vote for any bill which would include
appropriations for payment of the purchase
money but surely it could not have been an
tcipated, that he would stoop TO such trans
parent exhibition of impotent and unmeanine
hostility.
The truth OF this whole matter we learI
from the Presidents message, which will b
found on our fourth page. is simply as fol
lows When the Treaty negotiated by iris
arrived in Washington, and waving all excep
, tons, on the ground of informally, Mr.. Polk
v in the exercise OF his constitutional discretion
> and in pursuance of an anxious desire TO
: peace-evnced with perhaps rather too mucl
eagerness during the war-had presented III
:. same for the advice OF the Senate, that bod,
: thought proper to introduce therein certain a
9 mendments, which, in the opinion of Mr.. Blu
b chanan, 20 in no manner changed the leading
t features of the treaty" The treaty, with thes
: amendments. having passed the Senate by
c constitutional majority, was sent by the hand
e of Messrs. Clifford and Sewer TO the Mexica
government for their sanction and approval
II These commissioners were authorized to ex
= plain the nature and effect of these amend
= ments of the Senate, but they were expressl
a charged, as will be seen by the letter OF MI
r Buchanan, to. make no statement inconsisten
: with its provisions. You are not sent t
Mexico for the purpose OF negotiating an.
+ new treaty, or Of changing in any pGrticttld
e the ratified treaty which you will have wit
S you,'' is the language of the instructions con
> tanned in that document. But on the contra
{ ry, they were directed, in the event of tn
!. Mexican government refusing to concur in on
- Of them, (that which refused the sanction G
!, our government to any stipulation guaranty