Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-09

the Only Of putting yop in possession Of the true
state c the but OF sstng myself right IN the ma,'ef
ihls should ha,. done a, an earlier Perod had esen
that there any difficulty the subject. OF that
there doubt Ia quarter 10 the iae In The
The fous,h instalu. 20, Tell due on the Sob April lsit
and fhr fifth the 51h OF the following Jai snd did
Mexico until the evening ct the goth o The
following August Ga my arrival in Mexico, the fourth
insslmcni had been due four months, snd the fifth
month"; aud the date OF Mt vosss closing
the with the Mexican goverent uaJer>tsnd, u
the 27th August. II will be perceived dates.
that could have had aReEcy in advising the arrange
ment tina, made with the M.xicsn by Mr.
Vcss Soon alter my arrival In McKee, inquiry at Mr..
Voss agent who had been sppoin;ed receive tie
money, as TO the payment o the two insalnen In qaes
non he iaoSmed he had vain hi ob1-a the
from the national treasury IN Mexico; that he had
Jailed IN all his ,as do tor the that last
as the money into the national treasury, was ab
sorbed Tor the pnpcse OF the ard by Mexican CLAIM
ants whosc influence with the government such IS
10 enable them obtain the preference the American
claimants; that finding all fGs to obtain payment in
Mexico had failed he prevailed the government 10
gvc him drafts the local for
hcienty large the principle and interest due
the two instruments, aud tie cost Ut collecting the
same and transmitting the money Veia Cruz. lie slso
advised that English house OF Tayl,u,, Jamssn *
CO.. in Mexico, had claims tie Mexican
and that they mad taken drafts OF similar character and
about e. collect them aud that he had handed
the Gratis which he had received that house. lor ecec
ton the tme. The house ct Tayieur. Jamison
Co.. IL is proper should remark Is one of res
ponsb:t.ty contributions had
der 10 raise the iur millions voted by Congress- and placed
the Disposal OF the government, were in rapid course
"l collection at the time, aud doubts entertained
but the drafts would be promptly and paidHc
ted that under the these he dofcd the
drafts cash. the cash. and that he had receipt
ed to the Mexican government accordingly and hat might
consider the instameuts IN question pad that there
would be other difficulty about the matter than delay Of
a few weeks M transmitting the money tire United
State. Ga the dsy after l had been presented the
Prvsident-tha Is, ON the second Of SePiembcr-l re
ceivcd note lTom Mr.. Recon- the Mexican Secretary
at State copy OF which has heretofore been
your department which he that he had been aG
vsed by the Secretary OF the Treasury under the
seventh August that the i.Ia,ens has been
paid. On the twelfth OF September had interview
with President Santa Ana in relation the roesSe
Texan prisoner, and the unadusied claims OF cizens
on the government ct Mexeo m which he took occasion
To speak VI the payment OF tho two iusalments above
named, and the difficulties the government had
ter To meet them; and assuring at the uc that
he had caused arrangements To be made which would
able the government the future prompt
~ they fell dae. All this put my mind the
subject OF these ndcmnos and twas upon tins state OF
facts that felt nyScli authorized make the cOmmunca
non did 10 Mr. Calhoun, in relation thereto, la Sepem
Der last. did not al the time, until after the Tevo.u
ton broke which terminated in the overthrow ct Pre-
sident Santa Ans and his party, an;icpa the euiy
relation 10 the Paymeni OF the drafts question. When
the revelation broke out, the money intended To these
drafts diverted from that purpose by the government OF
Mexico, sad applied To its purposes. When IT had
become thus certain that there ~oud be least
Mr. Voss To report 10 in writing all the facts Of the case
50 that might be able to put possession
Of them. vas taken sick shortly after aud confined my
room tor TWO months, and thus prevented from doing
So Up to the tine OF my departure from Mexico,
y hieh the liih of May last, these drafts had
been paid, or any part OF them. No doubt, however,
was entertained by Mr. Voss Mr. Jamis,n but that these
drafts would he paid, the Mexican government
could Command the peeuniary means. That government
hoes not claim that it IS IN any released iom the pay
nen OF these ts; bot the deTanged OF the Mexican
treasury growing out o the late luton, hiss heretofore
prevented the government; from dischargng them IL is
roper should STATE, ihai have doubt Mr.. Noss has
acted throughout with the perfect good faith and ill.,
egy, and that he did what he believed be the best
oE the claimants the time; that upon OF the
acs end reasons which he acted concurred with him
the opinion, and eTprsed self him the time
that the he had ado2cd the best, under all
circumstances % the case that could have been adj pied
10 order the money for tho claimants
While 1t may be expected thai these drafts will be paid
y Mexico htf financial abilities will enable her
10 do without regard the future relations uf the
countries, DO not feel justified IN giving you any
ancss that the remaining Gsalmens will be paid until the
i'ic I.'cs existing between the finally
dils'ed, shall adopt Srong IN
ter 90 Mexico = compliance with rr treaty
: Nu.zs.a.-
havc the honor be, very respectfully your obelicnt
o5ydni, WILSON SHANNON.