Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-28
NUMBER 81.
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From WashiugtOu.
Suffering Of Mail Contraetors-7Aey threaten 70
sSrvendev their Contradiction Msxieaa
Complications

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WAsHISoroS. Dec ga large number Of
the mail contractors have informed and con-
tinue to inform the Department, that nnlsss
Congress makes appropriations early N Janu-
ary for the payment OF what 10 due them, hey
cannot continue the service which has been
maintained by them in q manner altogether
Satisfactory to the Department. but At great
sacrifees Their credit is now exhausted.
should they surrender their contracts, the ex-
traordinAry expenses Of restoring the service
will amount to not less than million Of doll
ars-prebstly more. Their expectation that
Congress would promptly psss 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 ne, the legal authority Tor thst
purpose. The expenses Of the current quarter
are not due till February; over four miilions
are required on account Of arrearages for the
year ending with last June. The statsmeuts
Of Indebtedness to contractors on which they
have raised money to the amount OF s2,ooo.OOO
are In the hands Of persons in this city
Reliable advices received here from Mexico,
state that the rev erees Of the ccnsltuiionaiirts
we're not as disastrous as newspaper accounts
represent.
DeGollado's defeat in the vicinity Of Quere-
tero was only retreat. He purposelv retreats
ed beyond San LUIS Potosi considering II more
important for future operations to take his po-
siiion at Malekula Previous to his disaster, -
the official accounts chow, he had an int -rview
with Miramon, with q view of amicably SET
,ling their differences, and during which Mira
mon admitted the reactionists could not IN the
end triumph, and that while he was IN favor OF
liberal principles he could not openly espouse
them without rendering himself oh loxious to
the charge of being traitor to the party in
| whose service he was engaged This Admis-
| sion having reached the Church party had
caused much indignation against hirn-there-
fore the report which prevailed at Vera Cruz
at the time the Tennessee left at place.
A revolution in the City of Mexico in favor
Of Marquesa was meditated and regarded OK
| significant Importance.
| The treaty recently made with the JuareE
government will probabi, be received at the
State Department tomorrow. The question
| has already been raieed that in order to its
validity 1t mu.t be ratified by the Mexican
| Congress as we'll as by the Senate Of the United
| States, but this is answered by the fact that in
| 1857, certain provisions Of the Mexican consti-
| tuition were suspended ard the Executive
| clothed with full power to take such measures
| 40 we're necessary to raise funds for the de-
| fence Of the country.
As this treaty provides for the payment OF
money to Mexico. it will be regarded as .
| measure Of that kind. and the congress which
| may hereafter be called by the Liberal party
will, il is confidently anticipated appear and
| ratfy the act. As heretofore stated. when the
| news reached the City Of Mexico that the treaty
| Rad been signed, there was 40 much indigna-
| tion expressed there rs to lead 10 the belief
| that the American citizens re-i'iug in such
| parts If Mexico as sre in the possession OF the
Resctionists, would either be expelled or OPP
pressed in their per-on-. and hence the supple
mental treaty which confers on our govern
ment the power to interfere for their protects
ion. owing to the IN ability Of the Constitutions
81 Government to perform that service, and as
| our relations with the latter friendly as
TO preclude war on the part II the United
| st ates against the entire country.