Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-12
THE GADsDEN TREATY.

The two correspondents Of the Baltimore
Sun do not appear to be equally Interested in
this measure vet they both watch it narrow
ly 81 Ion says this morning:
"The Gadsden Mexican treaty is probably
safe. The Senate, yesterday, agreed, by the
requisite majority, to a new boundary line,
which reduces the extent of the territory pro-
posed to be ceded to the United States, but
gives MS safe, certain, and convenient bound
airy, and includes the route designated for a
railroad to the Pacific According to my con-
jeoture, we are indebted for the suggestion of
this new and acceptable line to the same Sem
ator who settled the Texan boundary line in
1850, and who was, in fact thereby the au-
thor of the Compromise of that year-namely
Senator Pearce, OF Maryland.
The Senate will, probably, next takeup the
question of the amount Of indemnity proper to
be paid to Mexico. The Senate will certainly
ably consider the cession Of territory as the
the treaty, for the great national objects in
view, and suffer the amount Of indemnity to
remain the same or nearly the same. There
are no other questions as to which there will
be any serious difficulty, and, therefore, the
probability is that the treaty will be ratified
And Xp adds:
"The Senate did not @ into Executive ses-
sion, showing very little concern for the Gads-
den treaty. The Senate, however, did a very
good days work yesterday by amending the
boundary and diminishing it, so as to make
room for corresponding diminution in the
consideration to be paid to Santa Anna.
doubt much whether these amendments will
prove acceptable to Mexico. There are those
who still believe that the treaty will be so
modified as to prove acceptable to both high
contracting parties; but to me the matter looks
more than doubtful. What would Santa
Anna do with seven millions Of dollars, which
it is proposed to pay him for the Mesilla valley
and the abrogation Of the 18th article Of the
treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgoa It would not
begin to establish him permanently in Mexico.
T. F. MEAGHER, Eso-A gentleman at New
Orleans having undertaken to catechise Mr..
Meagher, respecting his opinions ON human
slavery, that gentleman addressed to him the
following note in reply:
ST. CHARLES HoTEL, New ORLEANS,
Wednesday, March "a, 1854.
Mr.. Haughton, and begs to state, he does not
recognise in Mr.. Haughton, or any other per-
son, or the public generally, any right or title
whatsoever to require from him an expression
of opinion respecting the question Of African
slavery in America.
MIR. Meagher holds himself upon all such
questions, wholly irresponsible for his opinions,
his silence, or his action, to Mr.. Haughton, or
TO any other gentleman, or to the public at
large, or any portion thereof
MIR. Meagher begs leave to add, that he has
taken the preparatory oath Of allegiance to
the Consultation, laws, and sovereignty Of the
Republic Of the United States; that he is not
yet a citizen that three years have yet to
clapsc before he il one; that he postpones till
then his declaration Of opinion regarding Afri-
can slavery in America, and every other qucs-
ton affecting the joint compact and Constitu-
ton Of the several States.
The Globe states that the House Committee
for the District Of Columbia have agreed to
report favorably on the bill 10 charter CON-
pany to construct railroad from the Navy
Yard into Georgetown.
The ST.. LOUIS ELrcTIoS.---We have already
stated that at the municipal election in st.
Louis on the Sd instant the entire Benton tick
OF FOR Mayor and other city officers was elect
cd, by majority Of from s2s TO 1858 votes.
We perceive that but few Of the Administra-