The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-27
From Washington.


WASHINGTON, December 25.--A large num-
Der of tho mail contractors have informed and
continue to inform the Department that un-
less Congress make appropriations early In
january, for the payment of what Is due them,
they can not continue tho service which has
been maintained by them in manner alto
gether satisfactory to the Department, but at
great sacrifices. Their credit is now exhausted.
Should they surrender their contracts, the ex-
traordinary expenses Of restoring the service
will amount to not less than 81, 900, 600, prob.
ably more. Their expectations that Congress
would promptly pass bill for their relief,
have been disastrously disappointed. The
Department has the money to pay all the
sums now due for the quarter ending with
September, but not the legal authority for that
purpose. The expenses Of the current quar-
ter are not due till February. Over 81, 900 900
are required on account of arrearages for the
year ending with last June. The statements
Of indebtedness to contractors, on which they
have raised money to the amount of So, 900 900,
are in the hands Of persons in this city.
Advices just received here from Mexico,
state that the revenues Of the Constitutional
lists were not as DISASTROUS as the newspaper
accounts represent. After Con. Degalsdo's
defeat in the vicinity of Queratro he purposely
retreated. beyond San Luis Potosi, considering
it more important for future operations to
take his position at Malehula. Previous to
his disaster, as the official accounts show, he
had an interview with Miramon with the
view of amicably settling thoir differences,
during which Miramon admitted that the re-
actionsts could not in the end triumph, and
that while he was in favor Of liberal princi-
Piles he could not openly espouse them with
out rendering himself obnoxious to tho charge
of being traitor to the party in whose SER
vices he was engaged. ~ ..' no
This admission, having reached the church
party, had caused much indignation against
him, and therefore the report which prevailed
at Vera Cruz at the time the Tennessee left, that
q revolution in the city Of Mexico in favor of
Marquez was meditated, was regarded as of
significant Importance. l-l Iaona r as
The treaty recently made with the Juarez
Government will probably be received at the
State Department tomorrow. g slHstI
A question has already been raised that, in
order TO its validity, it must be ratified by the
Mexican Congress as well as by the Senate
of the United States; but this is answered by
the fact that in 1857 certain provisions Of the
Mexican Constitution were suspended, and the
Executive clothed with full power to take
such measures as was necessary to raise funds
for the defense of the country. As this treaty
provides for the payment of money to Mexico,
it will be regarded as 8 measure of that kind,
and the Congress which may hereafter be
called by the Liberal party will, it is conf
IDENTIFY anticipated, approve or ratify the act.
When the news reached the City of Mexico
that the treaty had been signed, there was 30
much indignation expressed there as to lead to
the belief that the American citizens residing
in such parts of Mexico as are in the posses
sion Of the reaotionists would either be ex-
PEELED or oppressed in their persons, and hence
the supplemental treaty which cOnfers on our
Government the power to interfere for their
protection, owing to the inability of tho Con-
stitutional Government to perform th at service,
and as our relations with the latter arc 20
friendly as to preclude war on the part Of the
United States against the entire country.
PHILADELPHIA, December 26.--The Wash
ington correspondents of the several papers Of
this city and New York, state that it is un-
derstood that the President will commu.
nicate his message to the Senate on Tuesday
next. ,-c.f v, sserr bt
New YORK, December 26.--The Tri5une's
Washington dispatch contains the following
items:
Dolnuctduc cierh lrOm InuIhna, IN INV
Fifth Auditors Office, who superseded one Of
Douglass friends, was recently discharged
with 81 200, the proceeds Of an Endorsed draft
sent to that Office for examination, which he
made payable to his own order. '' @' ''
Owing to the delay in the organization Of
the House, no legislation affecting schedules
for the next census is practicable, because the
provisions in the act of 1850 required the
same forms to bo adopted, if not altered by
law before January l.
WASHINGTON, December 26.--The President
will send bis annual message to both Houses
tomorrow noon. Copies have been placed In
the hands Of the postmasters of New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Richmond. They
will be advised by telegraph to deliver them
to editors or their authorised agents as soon
as the message is communicated to Congress
as heretofore. f.u -,