New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-18
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
ROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS

WASHINGTON, February III, 1896.
The Mexican Minister here, Gen. Almonte, has been
instructed to withdraw the protest of the new Mexi
can government against the payment Of the drafts
drawn by Santa Anna in favor of certain New York
bankers, for the remaining three millions due on our
late purchase of the Mesila Valley under what was
called the Gadsden treaty. 1t will be recoected that
we paid seven millions, Of the ten, cash down, on the
ratification of the treay-reserving three millions I'M
til the boundary line should be definitely established
and everything fixed up fairly and squarely according
to strctconstruction notions of Mess1s Guthrie and
Cushing. But Santa Anna, having spent the seven
Millions and being sadly in need of more cash, antic
pated the three Millions by selling his drafts upon it
to Messls. Aspinwall and Hargous, who no doubt
made something handsome by the operation, in the
way of a heavy discount. Before the boundary line
.had been estab!ished-and consequently before we
had paid the remaining three millons-Santa Anna
was driven from power, and new regime installed
in his place. The new government notified us not to
pay the money to the holders of Santa Annals drafts
and thus there seemed to be serious difficulty in
proper settlement of the matter. The protest now
being withdrawn, all further obstacles are removed
Messrs. Aspnwall g. Co. breathe reely-and the
country is safe Probably the only person who is Sc
riousy isgruntled at this termination Of the affair is
petion of the National strong box and whosdsElter-
nal groanings whenever he s required to fork over,
are said to be intense and overwhelming.
The new Cunard steamship Persia, on her first trip,
arrived at New York yesterday with dates as late
the Goth. The impression is general in Europe that
there will be peace but whether these rumors are put
out because the severity of the weather prevents mill
tary operations, or to affect the markets, that they
oJ hos;
determine. have no doubt all of the beigerents
are heartily tired of war; but peace cannot be made
without clear backdown from one of the par
tics. The policy of Mr.. Marcy is best subse1yed by
their continuance in strfe-for there is not much
prospect of our having q scrimmage of our own with
any of the European powers, as long as they are
engaged in an internecine war among themselves.
Col. French has not yet been recognised as the
Minister from Nicaragua, though it is said that his
personal relations with the President of the most
friendly and confidential character. It is suspected
that his recognition at this time would be serious
cause of complaint with the British government
Great Britain, always anxious to extend her posses
sons, and always jealous of the territorial aggran-
disement of other nations would not quietly consent
to the occupation of Central America by citizens of
this country if she could avoid it. The adninistra
ton in its fear of provoking British hostility, has
been playing hide-and-seek, and lodging around COR
ners in its management Of foreign affairs, to such
an extent that no expects anything but the most
| complete imbecty in its future action. The bonn
bardmeut of Greytown and the war with Billy Bow
legs in Florida will complete its military fame. Fa
staff never felt Drawer after his noted encounter with
his assilants than does valiant President the
strength of his GreytoWn and Billy BoWlegs cam
| paigns.
The great struggle for the Speakershp in Congress
being now over, some Of the members Of the Denoc-
racy have taken an airing up in New Hampshire, to
try if they cannot get things straight in that hyper
borean region, and pave the way for the success of
the party in the next Presidential election. Three
Congressional dignita1ies - Messrs. Weller, of the
Senate, and Orr and Cobb, of the House, have I'M
dertaken this hopeless task and at last accounts
addressing the Democracy in the Granite State, under
the vain deluson that political enthusiasm could be
| kindled with thermometer thirty degrees below
zero and the snow three feet deep.
| The Speaker will announce the standing commit
| tees tomorrow. No one knows their complexion but
it is presumed that the leading Black Republicans will
have control of all committees which have anything
| to do with the question of slavery. Campbell, of
| Ohio, is the only man among them who has any real
ability and even he is said to be far liberal and
tolerant in his opinions than any OF the rest He will
probably head one of the committees, while the 9th
ers will be presided over by old Gddings, Washburne
of Maine, and such other apdoodle politicians Of
| IRENE opinions.
| The new officers of the House have made almost a
clean sweep of the subordinates All who have been
turned out will, it is sad be provided for by the
President Thus is the Democratic idea of rotation
i'll office still further proved to be the rotating out OF
| one office into another
Senator Douglass arrived few daysago, his health
much improved. 1t is said that he declines being en-
tered for the purse in the present Presidential contest
but is holding himself in for the grand sweep
stakes in 1860. EssEX