The Evansville Daily Journal

in another column the proceedings of the Court on the 21st April. On the 25th, the members of the Court left the City of Mexico. The members of the Court are all now in this city, and will proceed to-morrow to examine the witnesses who reside here. Besides the Court which is composed of Gens. Towson and Cushing and Col. Belknap—Gen. Pillow, Col. Duncan (his counsel) and Capt. Ridgely (the Judge Advocate) attend the Court.
The Treaty.—The views of our correspondent, Mustang, on this subject, are perhaps more reliable than anything we can gather from our files. All our officers concur in the probability—some think, absolute certainty—of a speedy peace with Mexico. Pena y Pena, to make up for the absences which still prevent the action of Congress, has issued a proclamation reducing the number of deputies necessary to form a quorum. This is truly a Mexican device. New Mexico, California and Yucatan are excluded, by this proclamation, from any right of representation. This is considered a high handed violation of the constitution; and El Progreso, of Queretaro, a strong war paper, is out against the Government for his arbitrary proceeding. It is probable that this measure will be so generally distasteful that the Government will recede from it, as there really seems to be a near prospect of a quorum without such extreme measures. Members have been elected from Monterey, who it is supposed are on their way to Queretaro; and then others are about to leave Mexico.
In the meantime, a ridiculous dispute has arisen respecting the escort of Commissioners Sevier and Clifford to Queretaro. The Mexicans profess to be alarmed at the idea of their being escorted by American troops, and Messrs. Sevier and Clifford very properly insist upon selecting their own escort.—This absurd dispute, however, has been properly determined, as we see those efficient corps the Rifles and 3d Dragoons, under Major Polk, have been designed as the escort of our Commissioners. The Mexicans were terribly frightened by a rumor that Gen. Butler and his whole Division was to visit them and back Messrs. Sevier and Clifford.
The opposition to the treaty seems to grow small by degrees and beautifully less. Bustamante is sustaining the Government with his influence which is deservedly great. Some of the papers are still opposing the Treaty. El Progreso is the most influential, as it is published in the capital. It says that "though the United States offer us twenty millions, they take fifty from us." It urges various reasons why the treaty should not be ratified, and among other things says the Government is check mated—placed in a position where it can neither make peace (there being no Congress) nor war.