New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-11
The Mexican Indemnity-t. =. Deposite>
Court Martial, &c.

Correspondence Oi Inc 4l4uAAf
WAsm>Gro> June 9Th. 1875.
The mystery which. for 50 many months has IN
voved the missing Mexican lns,almenis continues
impeneirable by the public eye. To the daily ap.
plicaton ofihe discontinued and clamorous claimants
for their share OF the sum appropriated by Congress
for their relief the constant reply al the Treasury j.
800" The Presden, is not satisfied that the Mexican
Government has paid over the insialmen's' Now
the clause in the Appropriation Bill provides thaiiha
ss75OOo .hall be distributed a. soon there is esi
dence obtained Of such pay meni by Mexico As eX.
oneraies her Government from any future rcsponsi
bnitv. The distribution of the money l.. therefore
made 20 depend on fact, noi a mere opinion. and 10
mus; appear strange that proper means and indus
try had been applied this FAC, could not have. ol-
since been asceraned. Suspicion has been, naiu-
rally enough. excited. that our Government must be-
in possession Of some information on the subieci
which j, excludes from the public eye. Has NJ
shannon done any thing which requires The screen
ing kindness OF hi party On the evidence OF Nj
Parrot the Clerk who has been sent 10 Mexico
charscd 10 inquire into the matter II l. established
that the Mexican Government holds the receipts of
the L. : Agent for the payment. and that Mexico
can no longer be held responsible. >,.L IN the e.,
OF this tesnony which fully meets the provision oI
the clause In our Appropriation Bill. the President
declares that he i no. satisfied The Jaw : satisfied
but by an irregular and Illegal veto. the President
aunuls the law Whenever the veil shall BE- entirely
raised the facts may perhaps be found not mater.
ally 10 differ from these: According 20 usage the
Mexican Government may have given % the 1. :
Agents certain endorsed order, on - Treasury AMI
received a satisfactory acquuance. The Agents.
who are brokers. who have made considerable pro
hts by their Commissions, IN the hope OF increasiue
lhese profits may have scted incauil0Lsly in ihc
haste with which they recepiec for Tie pay meni and
thus transferred the responsibility 70 their OWL
shoulders. and the delay IN carry ins out the I. :
Appropriation Bill NAV arise out OF desire 10 give
the Agents time 70 collect the amount a. they may
be able But II So the delay and the excuse. are az
evasion of the law Our Government l. clearly r.
spOnsibe Tor the act Of is Agents and u they have
erred 70 their own wrong they have brought the con
eouences Of that error on the nited states IL : o.
be hoped that this trihiac. unworthy policy by which
- many honest and suffering claimants ART prevent
cd from availing themselves OF the hberaiiy and
ius,ice O; Congress viii not be pcrsevered ia Some
apprehensions are felt lest Mr shannon should have
l5>i the use OF his fingers by paraytic stroke or
other casually IL the public have heard nothing from
him for tour or five months There was rumor
.eyy DAYS since tina; Mr. Gushing was 70 BE- sent 70
Mexico. which perhaps i not very probable
The Secretary OF the Treasury has nearly com
pe,ed his arrangement for the more secure dePosiie
Of the Public Revenue The principle OF the new
plan is the reduction Of the number OF Deposiie
Banks and the requirement OF sddiional security on
the parr Of those which may be selected In add
ton, the RICH, OF issuing small notes viii be greatly
restricted taken away At present there are seven
DePosiss Banks in the City OF New-fork From