The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-09

ana bsSor or csntemporaueous with the exchange OF
ratHcations, and particularly - respects
Affecting the oth 10th and 18th articles also sny pso
toco or other pager Gig BY said SEWER ana Cnorc
ma spy uipstsr Of the Mexican rspablis any suon
there be, explaining affecting or attempting 70 sx
he IJnitsa ststee and also all communications hsd
With the COVER nment, or any minister OF mt
nissrs thereof on tbs par. Of our r ~ trs
government the United States tsuehtug the eject
Of the amsndmsnts made 81 the sesste OF she United
Mr. KIro YES not prsseat yestsrdSy whsn this rsso.
luton was offered he should have advocated is In
the mos. so that were saoss Of VOCATION
the treaty with Mexico and en- unsushortzed assump
ton Of power BY the President. He bad no objection
thing would DO elected By It, which Ia serst
accordance with tho constitution, aad the powees snd
dutiss Of the edministratioa.
The resolution vas sdoptsd
tt PANAMA RAILnRoAD- -rIf ....F
Mr.. ArnxRroN moved to take mp the biz providing
Nr ens annuai Pay nent OF reveiutlonsry peasons
Mr.. Wees xR hoped We shoad 60 With the rssu-
lar business before the ssnSte-therc the Post
Once VII, and tho Panama BILL either Of which had
precedence OF other motions.
Mr.. ArnERreN withdrew his motion.
Mr. BENTON appealed, that tho Senate take up the
bill make compensation for the transportation Of
troops and supplies, for limited time the sthnus
Of PsnsDs And the bill was taken up.
spnusl Of ana to sl5e 600
the yearly payment for ten years Of the company,
IeuepOrtaLlOn
Mr. Unrrawoop roa to plead, In some DETAIL his op-
petition to the whos plan Of the BILL He preferred the
plan Of taking stock In this Railroad % was done the
Louisville and Portland Canal, for BY this plan tho
government would enjoy ito squs dividsnd In the pro-
nts losses Of ths He went very into
. dissection Of the bill. By sstiasts Of Colonel
Alert the best authority in such matters the greatest
necessary length Of this road weud be dftytwo miles,
ns PEI ns .ssS
would include stations locomotives cars and oil the
nsees AIRY machinery for putting the ROAD into con-
s26o0 900 for your public thirds
Of the entire cost OF the work. But, again, the bl
payment Of $3.50 600 year ct once ana three
years for the completion Of the work. and years
no duration Of the contract sitter the road is hnishsd
$3.50 600 year equal to ooo or very nearly the
entire cost of the work. The bill further provides
however "thst payment should be made until said
railroad shall be 10 far advanced as to permit said
Importation across the Isthmus Of Panama. wholly
by steam powern Now sir, what does this mean? IL
does not require steam power BY railroad all the way
but simply requires communicated by steam power
Thus, Fir these gentlemen may run their boats by
steam power half the distance up the river Chsgrs
thus devoving upon them the necessity of construct
Ing railroad only half the distance for which the grs.
by million Of dollars surplus for the completion of the
work. Nov, what Is the amou mt Of the govsrnme mt
transportation, and what would DO tho cost or the
minimum after the road il ten years In opera
ton, Of four dollars per passenger, and four dol
lars per ton OF freight for private transportation
would be only $40 0OO and II you carried over 10 oos
tons Of freight year it would only amount to $40 600
or On aggregate Of $4,000, for which transportation
Zoo Goo per annUm. He Exhibited from Smother ..si
mate that from private transportation alone it was
calculated that the receipts would be equal to
per snnum. Without further data upon the su bject
be wa. opposed 70 the scheme Of this bill.
asked leave to submit to the Senate He would take
this occasion to give the authorised translation OF To-
nnanpse which the senator from Dslsvass had in
the Astec, means hill, and Tehuantepeo," town
between two bills. With some further remarks, Mr..
Foote the petition referred which read
In part, and ordered to be printed.
The memorial 10 40 follows
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representa
tipes Of the United States in Congress assembled:
The petition Of Peter A. Hargous, the city Of New
York for himself and in behalf Of others interested
ed with full authority from the Mexcsn republic, un.
der the most solemn from that Cover
to open communication between the Gulf Of Mexico
and the Pacific Ocean, across the Ishmus Of Tehusn.
Your petitioner respectfully presents the following
facts which he has derived from the authentic and
published report Of the engineer who made the sur.
vys relation to this route in order that your honor
able BODY may possess a. the necessary information
The grant from the Mexican government, by which
the privilege secured to your petitioner Of opening
raj sbsr.esr md Offer. tho nts for
undertaking the enterprise. The privileges or tho
eated with him. for the period Of aNy years and du.
ring this time the government Of Mexico has pledged
travellers or their s.ot. in trsn.su and not to sy1
any imposts or forced loans the grantees" The
grant the right to cali Foreigners to 40
Ing not even excepting that Of mining, within the
distance Of atty Leagues on either aide Of the nne OF
Finally, "in the name Of tho supreme government,
and under the most solemn assursnee. It declared
msnonsd .hs Be honorsbly fuinlsd, nov and 81 al
times psdging the he and public faith Of the nation
to maintain the protector, Don Jose Garay well
Nnviv AZ Ind fNra1
presenting him. either natives foreigners in the nm.
disturbed enjoy ment Of ell the concessions granted
any acts Of its own or it's agents. which, from want Of
proper fulhlment of the covenant might ipjure the
interests Of the proprietor
Under this grant Typographical geological and by.
biographical .urveys OF the line OF Communication
across the sthmus have been made They were made
under the direction Of Mr. Moro, Italian engineer
Of high distinction, assisted by two other scientific
gentlemen. "The entire line Of country carefully
.uaysysd and mapped The fsos Of the land its pro-
qusnty drawn up, which has been published With 20.
eoDp.nyins maps al Of which are now In the posses
From these surveys il Is established that the entire
distance from to is 1875 miles o straight line
and presents vide plain from the mouth Of the Coat
zacoalcos to the port Of the Mesa dc Tsra table or
plain on the line of the Andss which rises to
the height Of CSC feet above the level the and ct
the distance Of i've miles again descends to plain
which reaches the Pacific. The summit level to be
Costsscacos are navigable for ships Of the largest
class and fifteen miles beyond this for Of light
OF Toas and asn
much space to enumerae all the details Of these sur.
veys, and which go to rhow so strongly how easily
railroad b constructed the isthmus of Te.
huaptepec. 1t IL sufficient to say that the absolute
prscticsbity has been clearly ascertainsd."
In other respects 1t affords great facilities for con-
struction "rhe entire course Of the Coatsacoaeosi
bounded by forests, which supply immense qusu-
titles Of the proper kind Of timber suitable for the on
struction Of Iaiiroad, and all OF which H. By the
terms Of the grant, the property OF the company I'M
dertabipg the construction Il the read Limestone,
strong clay. asphatum. aud building stone Of the best
quality suitable for bridges placed
as purposey by nature all along the direction Of
this route. The Zapoteoos and other Indians can be
found In quite sufficient numbers to carry on the
work, and Ut those points where forsign labor 10
indispensable, the temperature h such Is to allow
them TO pursue their labor without either ia.
convenience or injury to their health. The cli-
mate, though warm, Is healthy. The natives are
mild, submissive, and tractable There are ample
sources whence to obtain stock Of domestic animals
and beasts Of burden Throughout the whole line
cured By the grant as we'll fer the purposes OF