, 1859-12-27

WAs11sGrox, Dec os--A large number Of the |
mail contractors have informed aud continue to |
inform the Department. that unlets Congress
mAkca appropriations early IN January Tor lhe
payment Of whnt il due them, they cannot con-
Iuue tho service which has been maintained 1y
them in manner altogether satisfactory to the
Department, bu. at great sacrifices. Their
credit is now exhausted. Should they surren-
der their contracts, the extraordinary expenses
Of rtstprinx the service will amount TO NOT less
than a. million u dollars--psobably more.
Their srpsstatlQu ts1at Congress would promptly
pass bill for their relief hare been disastrouF
II disappointed
The department has ihc money to pay all tue
cams now due for the quarter ending with Sep
tember, but not the legal authority for thai pu1-
pose. The expenses of the current quarter afe
not due till February, over four millions are rt-
ending with last June. The statements Of In
dehtedness to contractors on which thcy hare
raised money to the amount Of 81, ,oo0 ooa are in
the banda Of persons in this city. =.
,. Reliable advices received here frou Mexico.
'ktate that the rcrcrscs Of the constitnsonaiista
were not Is disastrous IA newspaper accounts
Represent. ...-
t}e Vodado's eoic.t in The vicinity of Quere-
tefo was only Ietreat He pusposelr retreat
cd bey ond I'm Luis Fotos', cons'de1ing y more
important for sntnre Operations 70 tase hie pc
sit,ou ut Nalekuta Previous TO his disaster, Is
the Official accounts show, he bad M Interview
With Mirsmon, with 4 view Of asntcably settling
their differences, and during which Airanon
admitted the reartion1s!s could not ii the end
Triumph. and TIA. whi!e he Was IN favor Of liher'
alprioeiples he could no. openly espouse them
without rendering himself obnoxious to ths
Charge Of being . traitor to the party in Whose
service be was engaged. This admission having
reached the Church px1ty had caused much sn'
dicnetlou AZ inst hin-thereiore tie 1epoF7
Which prevailed ut Vera Cruz at the time th'
Tennessee left that place.
=. 4 revolution in the City Of Mexico In favor .
Msrqupsa vas rneditated and regarded Of. zig
uiGeans importance. =.
The trcair rcccntiy mada with the Juarc
eovcrameut wiu probably be received at th
State Departmental morrow. The question ha
alrexdy 6e4a1 raised that in order u its Sa'dit
il must be ratified by the Mexican Congress d
rfeN ~ ly The Senate ot tue uuited States, hu
this il aassercd by the fact that in 1855, ccrta'
prpyizons Of the Mexican constitution wer
saspetded, aud The Executive clothed with fu
power to take such nca:ures n were pccessar
10 raise luuds for the defence ot ihe countfl
IA this treaty iroviNcs for The payment
money to Mexico, il will be regarded as nsea
ure Of that Lind, aud The congress which q ma
hereafter be called hr the Liberal party xis!,
il cnpfidcpt!y anticipated, appear and ratsiy u
act. As heretofore STATED. when the nen
reached thc City Of Mexico that tue treaty ha
been signed, there wns - mnth aud,gnhaoa e:
nrexeed there ~ to lead to the belief that II
American citizens residing in such parts Of Ne
1co a IRE in The possession OF the Reacttonis'
would either be expelled Or oppressed IN The
persons. and hence the supplemental trea
which conferk on uur go7ernnent the power
interfere far their protection. owing to tue II
lility OF the Constitutional Government to p
form tl1at service, and III our relations with
later are 80 friendly MS to preclude war on !
mart Of the LATED States against the ent
cnOnSFT. -.