New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-01
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Tn ihe J., March. 1872. Santa Aana. then preS
tent OF tae Republic OF Mexico. AMI invested WITH
tie supreme dictatorship. granted a CONCESSION 10
Don jose Garay. Mex a. citizen. In I he says.
ihai III The name Of the supreme Government ant
under tie most solemn protests. h- declares snj
promises. that sl anc every one o. tie concessions
UeIfiCrf, the TT inserted decree shall be honor
ably fulfilled, now and It al times PIE iipg The
honor ar1 public faith Of the nation ~ maini nn The
protector Don lose Garay, wei as any private IN
diYidual orccmpany succeeding or rspre>entns him,
elthe! NATIVES or FOREIGNERS, IN the undi>urbti en-
loymoni OF q. the concc ssiouS granted"
BY the terms OF the decree Of this date. the Gov
eminent Of Mexico gave numerous important PRIV
Cgcs, anc large eraIt OF land, comprising al that
was yaCsn, for ten lea gues each sdc of he line
Of communication. 20 jose GaTay, for he purpose OF
enabling him 10 establish connection by stcam,
oeiweeL The two seas, across the l>,hmuS Ot re-
huartcycC. either by railroad OF water
On he OH Of February lsi3, the Government Of
Mexico Issued ORDERS 10 the Governors Of the De-
partmeIts q! Qa'aca and Vera Cruz. within whose
limits tie isihmus i comprlsed) directing that Ga
ray should he pat IN possession OF the vacant land
conceded 10 I'm by the first decree, and that every
facility should be granted for the prosecution OF the
enterprise These orders were Issued by Nicholas
Bravo. then President OF the Republic AMI on the
same day. another decree was ISSUED by the same
President. decTng that IN the grant Of vacant lands
were comnrt hCndCd all lands which had been pre-
yiously granted BY the Government to natives or
fOrelguer>, and which renamed uninhabued and un-
cultivated.
These DEGREES were executed by tie local author
i4oS ard GNay was put Ia actual possession OF the
laucS.
On the 9th OF October. lsi3 Santa Anna. who was
araIn President, issued a decree. stating thai the
Surveys by Garay hal teen concluded and the
works aoout 10 tc begun, and ordering the Govern
oIS of OaJaca and Vera Cruz 20 furnish convict, g.
the number of three hundred, to DC employed on The
work.
On the eslh Dccemtcr isia, by another decree OF
Santa Anna. the ptnOd Tor commencing the works N
lie lsihuus which, uudeI The original grant was 10
expire on Tie 1t July, 1874 was extended 10 The 1T
July Isi5.
H. fho fsl co. winter of 1911, santa Anna was ao
longer in power the country exposed 10 con
slant internal couyusiors resulting from The >tug-
c.,s for power o. different leaders, who rapidly Su'-
cCottd each Other IN The Presidency ami IN The he
ginning OF 1873, the difficulties with the United Sa'cs
lad already assumed d menacIng character. Galay
became satisfied, that the time allowed mm was in-
sufficient for organizing an enterprise oi Such mag
nitudc and IN June si5. he made application TO the
Mexican Congress, asking further delay, soicitlaG
additional privileges ana iaclhtleS FOR tho nrOduc
ton Of the necessary materials and supplies, and
praying that further inducements m the Say ol eN-
empuCu r.m taxes and lmposts might DC acc0rcei
to persons Clsposed 10 settle aS 'o'oniSts o. The
i,hmuS
4 law was introduced into the Mexican House OF
REPRESENTATIVES IN accordance with the tenor oi
tins application, an3 vas pissed 10y that boly. IL
was scTt 30 the Senate, there referred 20 a commit
tee. who reported iayordby, ana was on me eve OF
teipg submitted 10 the vote of the Senate when
there occurred one of those events, unfortunately
too frequent in Tho history of our neshborns Re
pubic.
Tie admin stra,ion of Paroles was attacked AMI
suhvtried by Aariano de SalaS, 1t the mead oi an
AIMED force the Congress was dissolve 1, and NalaS
took posseS>iOn, rs DICTATOR of the supreme cXecl-
tive power This advent OF Salas was marked by
CONSEQUENCE es much more important than those which
usually accompany the numberiess lTonunclsmentoN
which have occurred IN that country. Inc entire
system of government was reyoluilohlzed The form
was changed from central or n consolidated lnto
fcdoraiiye one the quotas of contribution oi the
several states of the Republic were fixed the most
mporiant administrative measures organized the
liberty of the press established, &c. &c. All these
measures hich now exist IN Mexco and this form
of Government now established there, derive ther
origin from DEGREES of SalaS, no one OF WIN ha'
ever been brought for one moment INTO DOUBT or
question, except in the single Instance which VIII
presently be noticed.
While >alas was thus exercising, De tart1' the SUI
prCme power Of the Government while MS dictator
ship thus unQuesOned hls attention was calie1
20 the laH which was on the eve OF beng passed
when The Congress was dissolved, and after eNaml-
nation of the subject, he promulgated his decree OF
the 5lh Of November, 1885, which Is a copy OF tle
law thar had passed the Mexican House o! Repre-
scrtaiycs. ana the Committee OF the Mexican sen
ate.
Ry tie terms OF tins decree, the delay Of com
moncirFttc works on The lstbmus was proiongedto to
The jlh Oi November lol6. The Work was actually
commenced prior 10 that date, aS IS established by
The official reports of the Mexican authorities on The
isihmus.
The simple narration Of the foregoing f'ciS seems
amply >lfcicui to establish. IN The most conclusive
manner. The validity OF the grant Ia question and
10 preclude the Mexican Government AZ tins late
cate from raising q question on the sublec'. Ah
these dtCroes how ever. formed contract, to which
the only rartleS IN interest were The MEXICAN Gov
eminent and one of Ms own citizens, and IN which
10 fcreign nation would have night TO interfere
ana however scandaiOus might be the violation OF
public faith committed by confscalion of the
grant, neither the Government nor people of me
tinted states would have the slightest ground Tor
interference.
II bcromrs necessary. therefore. to consider in
what manner our Government and people have ac,
CURED an interest in this matter ana the extent ol
their rIeht 10 nforce the execution OF the grant
twill be rccolected that by The terms Ql me c9u-
cession Garay was authorised 70 assign his rights 10
any private individual or Company, natives OF lot,
eiouers lie ayailed himself OF thus privilege ana
made transfers OF all his rights, IN the years $40 ant
lsf7 TO MosSrs Manning Macintosh, hhgiSh
subjects residing m Mexico THIS transfer was duy
notified 10 the Mexican Government IL was Iniy
recognised apd ar,Ioycd; and on INC complaint ~
Manning 4 Macintosh, President Herrera, on The
Gth and lih August. 1873 issued orders TO the Gov
ernors OF Vera CruZand Oajaca to prevent The cut
ting of mahogany on the Isthmus by any other than
the English Company.
In l-i7, Mr. Inst By virtue of instructions from
Mr. Polk when negotiating the treaty OF Guadalupe
Hldalgo. rendered fifteen millions OF dollars TO The
Government Of Mexico for right OF way IN favor
OF the nted States across the lsthmus Of Tehuan-
tepoc. The Commissioners empowered BY Mexico
70 treat With hln, replied " that Mexico could not
treat on this subject, because she had, several years
before made grant 10 one oi her own cItIzehs VINO
mad transferred his nights bY the authorization OF
the Mexican Government to English subjects, oI
whose rights Mexico could not dispose
declaration so important as TINS c0uid iIot idll ~
awaken the attention and excite the interest OF every
American citizen. Mexico had declared, on the
most solemn occasion Of public intercourse pet"een
nations that its validity admitted OF no douDl
iCon millions Of dollars offered for the se' ann
sle reDlies " cannot SELL because what YOU want
10 luy teongs 10 others, TO English subjects Ac-
cofdIngy AIr p. \. IlaIgous, native qt PeAns} l.
,..rla hut whose lCIg experience with TIE 'f"lt o.
Nfvico had enabled hfa 10 apprfc ate the immense
ralre o. TN grant, became II. plr ha,ef rom dal-
1ing & Ma kintosh end subsequently 1s-ociscd "4h
bin, u the prosecution Of The oaierpr g. coinp'"Y
q citZeL, Oi Nca Orleans.
Befcre commencing Their work, these AnenoAa
citizens v Cyo however. tesifOus Of asccrAnng De
rcEd doubt The hcnest intention of i.cy.co 70 tor