The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-21
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THE SOUTHERN PRESS.
WAsnINcroN. September I9th, Is5O

WAsuINGros. September 18th, 1850.
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me memorial OF isaac ~. MARKS cit'zen OF
LOUISIANA respectfully represents 'na' having as
cer,a'nea mat me Mexican government, being
u 'ne necessity Oh borrowing MONEY a. eNor-
o"an' ia'es VI interest desired 70 a"io.Pa'e the
paynel. % .,le 'wo remaining ilis'a'hsis under
u'e uea.y % ouaua'uPe rlsqalso, anu ~ receive
, -. money at .he Guy OF New Iork, instead OF
MeA,co' ne wrote 10 an agent III washington 10
ascertain as wne'ner me uoVernme'' OF me united
osues wpu4, ioI 'a'r premium aGcer. tne uralts
OF .he mexican government; that ne ~ informed
t'a' y" anu nan per csn,. was Tue inquest pre-
mum y NJ OF eschahge onefed by MessrS. corcoran
n;sss, 'or themselves ana the bernSs, Tor
,ne pay 'nen.s u"uer ,,le usasy "a aeAco'
a:s '"o " se uteu o'a,es' ulssat
VII .'a. pn. Pieierrea 10 pay ne h'st m
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" veAsnase VIII" "e .ouiu ooIi'i 'ot nus afa'.s'
ou' sa osereu 70 lhe "'e hdshlh's-
;' 'po' anu nan per GEM. premium 'or ac
~ c9 ~ III u,ass " ."e ueA'ean uo's'nli'eh',
-; -, 'n1 n'oney =, au'ooe ~
10 p ps JUG; WIN upaie'le,t Oh interest III
e i'.'e ea'., a'u - as asreeu tiiat SUCH a oIer
~ ~ .'ae t'.e,ea Nofe,'',i'en' WIN -
aoeep,eu any an aPPropr'a',on asked LOT az ths
" Consress, 70 e"aoie the Soverlih'eht Q,
M o'eu S'a'e' " pay sne money at once' anu
10y "a's ~ '"e o..ou N''a,eS 'ne ao'i u"'S ih
s..es., m',ol,, tose.ner WIN me premium OF
Ae""nII, a"pu.s ~ nearly one hi'noh OF uo,-
-. ~ ."'s u.uessianli"S your memorial
NJ coy III HiaIen laS', 70 tue cry oi
J 1890, a..u ooncluueu an arrangement WIN the
MgA'oah e1osern.hen', WHEREBY ne IS autnorl-
Aeu' us tne aSenl Oh t"al government, 10 allow
20 'he on.ed States iour ana haii per cent. pre-
. NJ, -. eNe"a"se III aooeP'Ns 'he uralts ot the
hieAioal GoSeThhen'. or LOT the payment OF the
money IN .ne ohi'ed States, ana at The rate OF
SIX per cent. per annum interest Tor payment
~ au1apce OF money becoming que. 81. T.. Don
LUIS :, ue 20 nosa, = - aiiu NJ; OF ths MeHi-
can uoSerhneht ~ 'ile onueu states, Is authoriz-
ea ny ''e neAicah government 10 receive ana
receipt ior inc money under TINS arrangement,
ana au'y hothed thereoi ny TINS government
our '1emor'aist iortner SHOWS, that oeing ad-
,lSea ny ms agents at w washington, that u might
ne aasisip'e 10 nave the arrangement ratlhed by
'he nleAicah congress special session mas been
convened Tor that purpose, ana your memoriaiist
DeeVes that the assent 10, ana rathcatlon OF thus
arrangement ny me Mexican Congress VIII be
duly certified to the Government OF the United
o'ales Deiofe tie hrst OF next month, (uctooer.)
IL wit De seen that TINS arrangement proposes
'hat the uosernMen. OF tne united states shali
pay to the Mexican Minister IN the United States,
rauy authorizeo 10 receive ana receipt thereior he
sums que 10 that Government, ana allows to the
government OF the uhlted states, Tour ana
hnif per cent. premium OF exchange, which upon
the whole sum is upwards of seventy thousand
dollars more than is allowed to the United States
under the contract made with the Messrs. Barring
ana others, which was referred to yesterday by
the chairman OF the COMMITTEE OF Ways and
and Means, IN the debate on the Mexican indem-
nifty bIll IN the tiouse OF Representatives.; that 1t
requires no advance OF money by the Govern
ment OF the United States until legal and proper
acqutance and receipt is given, and that 1t there
lore involves no responsibility whatever IN the
agents. through whom this hegouotlon mas been
maze. ,~
iour ne'hofialist iurther represents that ne mas
oeen s,unlecteu TO great expense ana loss or time
~ h1aeH'g 'hs arrangement tnat II was MADE IN
gooa iaith ana greatly 10 me advantage OF botf
the governments OF Mexico ana or the United
States 81 Ihat ne is now informed mat Messrs.
Dar'nSs, ana thouSh ther agents, actihS ior then-
serves sc ana olhers' nave mace contrac. 10 pay
,he money In me city or Mexico, winch is not 10
DC G.hu,Ns on lnenl uptess a., aPProPrini'on is
MADE placing The funds under their control. Your
memor'alst respectfully represents that the SAD
contract "ouiu pe ~ Vioatioh OF me understanding
between the iale Administration ana himself,
Which understanding was prior 10 anu equally
pInalng IN GOOD 'a,th ON the government OF the
on.eo oiates az the contract, when mas oeel
.haae WIN ane uessrs. natil'ss anu o.lefs ana
tbat II 10 aue III county 10 the MeAicah Uo'erp-
ment, as wen as ~ good taIth to your memorlalIst'
.hat tne WISHES OF enal uosefnhie' inaicaleG ~
inc arrangement referred To- shou'd DC complied
WIN: \, !,
- u II oe Sa,u tnat 'ne conliac. WIN lne nessfs;
Satihss 70, peins ~ wri:l'g, pus 'i,e oHileu
states, your nieinoi'ans' ~ INFORMED anu pelle.es
'hat saiu co'iracl - col''hsens' anu ho' pila's
on 'Ie o.teu uess oy
anu NC susrse ,ia,' = ~ we'e 'lo' So
'ie PieN,pus u,'uelsu'l'u,s siau ~ yolr me,i'oI
ass W., .,e " VIC rs
, ,ods ,s,r haI;area n,, - was
niu 90 ~. .I IL m. .'e..
tui hnoW'euss y" eng par =, INC neor.ary ol
sun, wiz n.aue ~, =. .ne .I
oe.Meeh y1u, ", leu alu .,e ia.1 nunlin's
,ian9n' anu 81 lhe eA'ent 70 "lac'i 'ila' under
seaui's naI peIn Wa; inlo enees 10y a'e ar
'ai y ene,' Will Ie $500" ooss'lnehl.
loul ,u.t"e ui. lot
'ne.,y im .G..,,,eiena, pion.S MeIe hnue ~
A'neTcan n,ercnahes 'he 'raue N me precious
metals VI Mexico which were prought mo the
oi'ea o'a.es ,lfousn New Urleahs ana o,her
por's ,ha LOT me purpose o. u'sel.inS mat trade
, iro,'i tns onpeu oLates, anu enlichns hriush
commerce. me Drlush uovern'nenl mas lor many