The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-26
NF.ttar, Il WaabinOton.

Alelier from Washington, on the l3lh,
thinks thai the Senate, after linkering q,
the treaty for d while, will ultimately pass
it 1t says.
Iii is now ths GadsdOn Neaty as The
boys jack.knifb was his jack-knile after
il had three new blades and two new
handles put in. If we can get a strip OF
land sulicien, for a Pacific Railroad, get rid
of the lllh Article of the Treaty Of Qua
dalupe Hidalgo without reviving il in a
new form, and preserve peace and good
fellowship with our Southern %noighbors.
why then the sacrifice Of few hillioh Of
dollars, is Of comparatively no account
But the treaty is no, through yet and even
in its mutilatcd form my meet with serious
obstacles. The dimiuuliun oil ih6 considera-
lion TO be paid to Santa Anna may diminish
the zeal Of The friends of the treaty for Its
passage.
In case Of war with Santa Anna on ac-
count of the Mesilla Valley, we should
be sorely perplexed TO know what to do
with the additional territory we might con
quer from Mexico; and hence it is better,
by far, to pay Santa Anna around sum Of
money for keeping il himself. Ia short, il
is the opinion of some Of the outsiders that
10 war with Santa Anna il is necessary 10
copper him.
Another letter ,hinksit will be SO cut up
and carved down that its own fathers will
not know il, and says that the Senate will
not give the 800, 600, 900, but have voted
10 allow seuen! After this it IS believed
Santa Anna will sendi in a UetO! Agreed.
Several Indian treaties were ratified on
the 18Th, with the Interpolation Of a new
principle-lhat Of granting the Indians
lands and farming implements instead Of
money for annuities. This is in compli'
ance with the suggestion of the Secretary
of the Interior and the Indian Commission.
or. 1t is intended TO c%ivilize and educate
the red man, instead Of giving him money
with which TO get gel drunk, and make the
fortune Of some INSCRIPTIONS agent or
rum.dealcr.
Private letters from Vera Cruz affirm
that whatever may be the result of the
treaty proposition, Santa Anna is down
that just before the steamer Teas sailed,
there was a cessation Of hoslililies between
Santa'Anna and Alvarez,in consequence Of
concessions made BY the former. OIhel
! letters say that Mvaren was strongly Gorti'
fed on the hill Paregrino, and had every
preparation made for a determined resis
lance. And i, was the general opinion
that Santa Anna would be defeated ant
: finally over brown.
Q TREATIES WITH ENGLAND n FRANCE
Ills SAID that there is no truth in the re
port that treaties had been formed between
the United States and England and France
; in relation 10 The rights Of neutrals. They
Z, have, however, tits alleged agreed with III
: to issue no letters Of marque 10 privateert
1 during The war with Russia.
-, EXTENT OF THE PUBLIC DoMATN.-A
report made by the Commissioner of hi
. General Land Office 10 The Secretary o
the Interior, shows that the public domain
S Of the United State consists Of ,30l ,4S0,
800 acres, or 22U, 70i 500 acres less thar
exhibited 10 a former report. This dis
crepancy occurs in consequence Of the eX
: tent Of the public lands in Oregon, Nebras
ka and the Indian territories being ascer
. tanned to be less Than was supposed.