Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-13
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WASHINGTON, June III, 1919.
Sir In consequence OF me many Statements
made in different newspapers, but p'inciPdl,y III
lie New York Herald, and journal OF Com
merce, in relation to Inc mexican inS,a'uienss W.
an The 3Mh April and 80 h July, 1914, deem 1t
,roorr for the information OF those who really de-
Cir. information, 10 state what am confident are
the real facts of the case
MIR. yoss received from the minister OF the
treasury, drafts upon the departmental treasures
Of Guadaajafa, Guanauaio and, believe, IA,
.a,ccas He took these drafts 10 The house OF
1ayleur. Jamison s. Co, one OF the best Eng lish
commercial houses in Mexico, and requested mem
10 be sent on for collection. They were SEM on;
and the reply was, that the drafts wee Sooa, ana
would be paid as soon as any revenue coui ~ Is
collected for that purpose. In consequence OF lne
revolution. and he distracted state OF things IN
MEXICO since, they have not yet been paul.
When left Mexico, knew that these drafts
had not been paid, and that The money for them
had not been received by any agent OF The Uniled
States; but did not know upon whom, or what
place, they were drawn, or who was The person
emp!oyed by Mr. Voss TO collect them. One OF
the partners of the house of Tayleur Jamlson
Co., was recently in this city lie informed me
that his house had sent the drafts on That The an
swer above stated had been given when The drafts
were presented and that they had not been paid
He also informed me, that The new Govern
ment. being unable to pay all The drafts and or
,;ers outstanding, and of which payment had been
interrupted by The revolution, had established
fund of so much per cent. OF the revenues OF the
custom-houses. if | remember rightly, OF Monte
rev and Ma,amoras; that all persons holding
such drafts or orders had been forced 10 come IN
10 this arrangement, except Mr.. Voss, IN whose
favor an exception had been made; and that Inc
4 had ,,aaH
lion in MIR. Voss's favor and had agreed TO make
some arrangement 10 pay his drafts as soon as
possible, and in preference 10 all others, because
his drafts were given for the American install
ments, which had not been paid; but that thls
arrangement with Mr. Voss had not been com
pleted when he len Mexico. Two other gentle
men. recently from Mexico, one Swiss and the
other Scotch merchant, informed me that inis
preference in MIR. Voss.s favor had been made
In reply to my inquiry how Mr. Voss had sue
ceeded in obtaining this preference, one OF them
replied that he supposed II was because me
Mexican Government feared that our Govern
,nent would resent the manner in which us agent,
Mr. Voss, had been treated
|, is proper TO add, that even had the money
been paid 10 Mr.. Voss in Mexico, II would not
have released the Mexiran Government, because
its responsibility, according 10 the treaty, remains
until the money reaches Vera Cruz The Gus
tom in paving these nstalments has been TO dell
yer the moneyto Mr.. Eoss in Mexico, 10 be count
ed; it is then re.devered 10 The Mexican 90
yernment, and al its risk carried 10 Vera Cruz,
where it is delivered to Mr.. VossS partners, and
a final receipt given.
When Mr. Voss received the drafts above re-
ierred 10, he told Mr.. Shannon that he was conn.,
dent The money would be paid, and that 10 fact, he
might write home that il had been paid. Both
Mr.. Shannon and MIR. Voss felt confident the
money would be paid, and hence the notice OF
payment published in the United States OF all
the previous instalmens, Mr.. Vo had advanced
a large portion. But in the case Of these TWO in
stalmenis, he positively refused 10 make any ad-
vance, because the Minister of the Treasury had
failed 10 pay him for his last advance, according
10 promise Had the drafts given 10 MIR. voss
been paid, suppose The money would have been
advanced in Mexico by Tayleur, JamiSon & Co.,
and delivered to The Mexican Government TO be
transported 10 Vera Cruz at the risk OF that TO-
vernment.
trust that those persons who only wish 10
know whether the money was really ever re-
ccived BY Mr., VoSs or not will be SaiiSil-
ed by this statement that il was not; and that
however indiscreet Mr.. Voss may have been in
taking these drafts, or Mr.. Shannon in announc-
ing the payment, their honor and honesty ought
MOTTO be impeached or assailed on vague surmlse.
As regards the clamor raised against MIR.
Shannon because ofhiS silence on this point, il
by no means follows because the government
has not heard from him, that he has not written;
Tor his letters may have miscarried or been in
lercep,ed-no unusual circumstance between this
and Mexico. II he has not written, however, il
has been owing 10 his illness and 10 the expec-
la,ion that this money would be paid from day 10
day.
The object of the virulent attacks made BY the
Washington correspondent Of the New York
Herald and Journal of Commerce, upon Mr.
Shannon, on the present and late Secretaries cf
State, and the President himself, is 10 drive
ins.amenls in question, out Of the appropriation
made last session, 10 be applied 10 that purpose
IN the event that the money had been
received by The agents of the United States
should like 10 see the claimants paid | think
that their claims have never been pressed with
Snilicen, energy, or as France or England would
have pressed the claims Of their citizens. have
no interest in opposing The wishes OF the claim
ants at this time. | am not responsible in any
way, either Tor The arrangement with HAS ous Y
Co, or for the forthcoming Of the much question
cd instalmcns. My name is not connected with
the matter in cny way, further than that, in reply
10 an INQUIRY from The Secretary OF Stale, on my
return from Mexico, gave him all the inlorma-
lion possessed. II is due 10 myself therefore,
10 slaic--and desire the claimants, 10 whose
wishes am forced TO- speak, adversely, 10 under
stand--ihal | have been drawn into this staic-
Inent BY The attacks Of the person who writes these
articles in The New York Herald and Journal OF
Commerce, upon Gov Shannon, Mr.. Calhoun,
Mr. Buchanan, the President himself, and your
humble servant BEN. f. GREEN.