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saeWneuons to ms eifeet have been sent to Gen Scotf, tAFoagh various ehsnRels. The lirst mssssn ger. Cot. Sour, was cut of with his aessaee. Th. Mexiean GcvefRment is possibly aware q our is teulioas already. W ThsFe Is no doubt thas most 6ormidahle ns.o. party has arisen tn Mexico, and tisaf some aT ,,. members have been in communication vi,h (;.s Scott As soon Rs Gen Scott shall artve in ,A. cs'y ot Mexaeo. the peace party Ndil frum Govsra ment as faefo under the gaafaaiee of Gen Scott

 Our armies mast of course. remain in Msxieetu the treaty made with the new government shall h fully carried iato effect.

 The mass of the Mexican people are uos sxn.. ted to concur h the treaty. because many of ihr, leaders will oppose it

 A civil war will arise, and the new Gosernus,a and its supporters win have us as allies. Reansy Land aaa scrip.

 II seems that the specalatora ia soldiess land ws, rants and treasury scrip have had stumbling bloek n the way of ,hss enterprises upon the neesssitss of ssFetnrn volunteers" which may not be easlv overleaped or got aroHad. Out of some five nr ,ix hundred sultlefs certificates, convertible into soek but twenty three were found to be in Iesal form and that when these twenty three were presentes 10 the Commissioners of Pensions, he required ,Ae holders to hunt up the soldiers from whom tAev esnanated and procure nRw transfer nl then h. teres in the certificate of stock to make good tAs old sale. Most of these certificates were pl chased In this cisymany of them al discount rsainoas o the soldier We have heretofore warned the retu1 volunteers against shsvers wh0 beset them to stt their stock from them, bat many have been impTa. dent enough to sell out at a low rate These saI., are now pronounced void and of none effect, as tAs law under which the certificates are issued exnres,

 y prohibited any assignment Of them till they ars perfected by treasury scrip issued hy the Secreay l of the Treasasy. Congress, in view of the needy condition in which many of the volunteers wouia return home, carefully guarded this bounty against a sacrifice to temporary want

 We suhioin the 9th section of the act of FehraaY II. Isl7, which contains tue clauses guarding n. rights of the soldiers and VIC would be nght glad 1T the construction put upon them by the autheriies would 20 the length of issuing stock and land serp to the soldier himself without considering assign rnents mortgages or other Iiea that may have beea given upoa il The law ought to be construed wiiA extremest rgor against spscussors. and this we be- leve has been the course of the departments up ,e 1 the present time. No case should be considered stFoeg enough to justify an issuance of stock 10 any but tie sottsf unless he be dead and then the cen. struetion should inure to the benefito of the heis designated by the law itself

 Copy ef the Sth secfioa ef tAs aa of February H. 1 l8I7, entitled .dn 9ei 10 ra5ss for hmite6 sm4

 an addition military force. and for olhs, purposss Sec. o. .aad be if further eRacfed, That each non commissioned officer, musician. private enlistea or to be enlisted tn the regular army. or regulsnE mustered in any volunteer company, for aperiod 0 not less than twelve uDnshs who has served or nay serve during the present war with Mexico and whs shall receive sh honorable dischaTge, or who sAsE have been killed or died of wounds received or aek ness incurred in the course of such service or whs shal have been discharged before the expiration d his tefm of service la consequence of wounds rss ceived or sickness incurred in the course of sacA service. shall be entitled to receive a certificate warrant from the War Department for the quantity of one hundred and sixty acres. and which may b

 located by the warrantee his heirs al law al any land office of the Uaitsd States, in one body, and

 in conformity to the legal subdivisions of the pub lie lands. upon any of ths pablie lands in such dis trict then subject to pnvate entry; and upon ts' return or such certificate warrant with evidencs of the location thereof having been legally made | the General Land Office, patent shall be lssnN l therefor. That in the event of the death ot anI such non-cemmissioned officer, musician. 0 private, during service, after his discharge sB

 before the issuing Of a certificate or wsrfaat aforesaid, the said cefti6eate or warrant shall k

 issued in favor and uure fo the benefit of his famili or relatives. according to the following rules hrst to the widow and to his chidren second. his alher third, his mother. And in the event Of his ehilcfes being minors. then the legally constituted ggafdisi of such minor children shall, in conjunction wiB such of the children, if any, may be of full ags upon being duly authorised by the. orphsns' other coaft having probate jurisdiction have pows | te sell and dispose of such certificate Of warsf for the benefit of those interested. And at saia

 mortgages, powers, or other instrument of wrilfN

 going to affect the title or claim 10 any such bour

 right, mads or executcd prior t8 the issue of saa

 warrant or certificate, shall be null and void to q

 intents and purposes whatsoever; nor shall susa claim 10 bous.ty right be in anywise affected by, charged with, or subject to, the payment oi asI

 debt or claim incurred by the soldier prior to ths l issuing of such certificate ar warrant: Pr0ridss | That no land warrant issued 9nder the pfoyIslos

 Of thls act shaii De iaid upon any lands Sf shs l ted States to which there shall be pse-emPtS right, or upon which there shall be an actual y' tlement and cultivation: Proridsd, fIrfsfr; In every such non commissioned officer, museiasta private who may be entitled under the provisioss this act 10 receive certificate or warrant Tor u

 hundred and sixty acres of land, shall be aiiowedS option to receive sieh certificate or wafsni, o

 treasury scrip for one hundred dolsrs; and ed

 scrip, whenever 1t is preferred, shall be issu'd the Secretary of the Treasury to such person

 persons as would be authorised to receive such ca

 ti6cates or warrants for land; said scrip 10 bear

 interest of six per cent per annum. payable sea

 annually, redeemabe at the pleasure of the Gosefs l meat. And that such private, non- -conmiss'oafa officer and musician who shall have been receisss 1 into the services of the United States, since i|

 commencement of the war with Mexico for 'ea time thaa twelve moths, and shall have seryes% % 1 such term or until honofabiy discharged sbas T

 eatifled to receive warrant for fony acres oi ses'

 which may be subject 10 private eairy. or iwes.,,

 five doliaFs in sc.p, if preGeHed and In inc evshs

 the death of s,eh volunteer during hs term pi ss'

 vice. or afes an honorable discharge, bat besofe v

 passage Of this act then the warrant for sueh iaoo

 scrip shall issue to his wife. chIid or ehiiasea'

 there be any, and If nOBe thea to the iaihei' z. L there be no father. then 10 the mother of sa ee ' ceased volunteer; Proridsd. That nothing co h's'. ed in this section shall be so construed as 70 s', bounty lands to such volunteers as were aSesPs snfo the service and disehargcf withcu' 's'As ] marched to the seat of war.

 ! OryaeE Huxrsxo.--Mr. Marcy, cf ;he "n fee, is wsg as everybody knows. The dsan !. Mr. Beasly, Ccssai st Hssfe, brought ns s'sa ssI nsmber of applicants fsf tie succession in ss, haste. all of whom ffom New York were essss get the Morey influence. A few morning. s'ses ibe eorrespoondens of the Baitimofe Patriot says 2. coming out ci his house be saw before hin 'Ia ofNew York faces, and exclaimed, ,--'' fdoSaoS ~=