Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-16
THE MEXICAN TREATY.

This document comes to US through the
Northern papers. The New York Evening
Post of last evening says:
a. Two of the morning papers contain copy
of the Mexican treaty negotiated by Colonel
GadsdeD, together with the message Of the
President, proposing certain amendments to
the contract between the two nations. These
documents, it appears, were communicated con-
fentially TO the Senate, but either one Of the
members has not considered himself bound by
the injunction of privacy, or his pocket has
been picked.
g It will be seen that the treaty, as negotiated
did not contain the stipulations which some
ascribe to it, that the Government of the United
States should assume the payment of the
claims of its citizens against the Mexican Re-
public, amounting, since the treaty Of Guada-
lupe to the sum Of five millions of dollars. On
the contrary, the treaty obliges the Government
to pay all the claims of that description to
their fullest extent as far as they may be sub
stantiated. The alteration recommended by
the President makes no change in this respect
Ii merely omits the mention OF Garay and his
grants, and the condition on which Mexico de-
sired his claim to be settled. IL also expunges
from the Same article of the treaty clause
which might get us in another difficulty with
Mexico.
at is not likely that the alterations suggested
by the President, should they be adopted, will
affect the ratification Of the treaty in its amend
ed state, by the Mexican Government. The
amount Of money 10 be paid stands as Colonel
Gadsden fixed it, and Santa Anna is 20 much in
want of money, that he will probably submit
to still moro important notifications for the
sake of obtainingit."
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BALTIMORE SUN.
WAsHISGToN, Feb. Is, 1854.
There is very little probability of the Terri.
torial bill being put on its passage as soon as
it shall come down from the Senate. There
will be months debate at least and many
attempts to kill it by amendments
George N. Saunders, Eco, was rejected yea
terday by the Senate for Consul TO London It
would have been kinder not to send his nomi-
nation in at all
The Senate has introduced resolutions to dis
charge the Copklin treaty from the further
custody Of the State Department, where il has
been dragging out its existence for the last ten
months, 10 q state Of entire isolation. X
The rejection of the nomination Of George
Saunders, as Consul to London. was accom-
plished yesterday by the Senate, but not with.
out the advice and consent Of George himself
His ilibuster epistlcs we're written with view
to furnish the Senate q reason for rejecting
him. Ion.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune says that the machinery which
had been arranged to carry the Nebraska bill
through both Houses without debate has given
way somewhere. Douglas seems to feel that
his plans have been frustrated. We should
not be surprised il Colonel Benton's prediction
Of his breaking his own political neck proved
true
II is said that tho duties on liquors imported
into Australia during the past year will net
FIVE millions Of dollars which will give an
average of nearly six gallons for every inhab.
liant The tax upon miners, by Government
for digging, amounted, for six months ending
June, 1853, to two millions of dollars. 1hi,
tax will be taken off
The Honcsdale Democrat speakes very high
" Of . lecture delivered by Dr. William Elder,
Of Philadelphia, on Thursday evening last.
Rev. Theodore Parker made the Nebrask
bill the subject Of his discourse on Sunday
morning last