The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-28

THE FORFEITURE OF THE TeHuANTEpEc Grant
OrHER MEXICAN GRANTS. EIke lnforma'ion which was
Copied yesterday from The New Orleans Delta III relation
10 the forfeiture OF the Tehuaniepec grant, seels TO be
confirmed by private advices. The published accounts
that the Mexican Senate in secret session. declared
Jose dc Garays grant OF the right OF way across the
isthrns Of JehnanepeG null and void he having forfeited
the same twice
The Senate of Mexico appears 10 have bsen ,ruch
engaged of late with public grants oil territory 10 Indvd
uals Al frs, we were inclined to suppose that all the
rumo.s from Mexico in relation to tile senatorial action
referred to The grant, hnt il tctns ont that two
public grants have been under dscusson-the one beng
the Tehuan,epec grant Garay by the federal govern
men Of Mexico, and the other the grant by the State OF
Sonora 10 Baron Rubo and others Tor the public lands
within that State. ,r,.
was made In the year ISL by Genefal Santa anna Pres
ident Of The republic The grant by the State Of sonora
10 Baron and others was made within me as year IL IS
ever made knowingly in America 10 afiy r't@e company
OF individuals The places Of Sonora are Tepuea 20 oe
richer and far extensive than ihose OF California
h tbGlast century The most productive gold NINE III all
The Spanish do..iinots was there w9Taed.
One of the questions OF dispute between me federal
and State governments OF Mexico, and which Is as yet
undecided is in relation TO the ownership OF lle publc
lands lying within the respective States These are
claimed by both, and both make grants OF them. THIS
has led 10 much litigation, and retarded colonization
The list report of Senior Bacunka, Minister OF State to
Congress- discusses HE question at great length in which
he endeasqrs TO prove that all HE public lards belong 10
the general government On this gfoard, he State grant
The Tehuantepec grant has been declared null and
void, because the conditions of the contract under which
was made have not been fulfilled Garay was required 10
open the route within certain number oil years, which
he was unable to do He then applied fo an extension
Of the time, which granted; and still further ex.
tension was again applied for. These extensions have
been pronounced unwarrantable exercise Of Illegal
authority and it is believed that ground the recent de-
cree has been founded. The grant OF the unoccnpied
lands for distance OF ten Leagues on either side OF the
line of the route Garay has not been discussed That
Question in dispute with the States OF Vera Cruz and
Caisca in which the sihlus lies, aad both OF these
States hostile 10 the enterprise, as we formerly stated
The great objection in Mexico TO the Iehuantepec
route is that il may benefit other countres-that II ~ too
far remote from the centre CT the republic TO be beneficial
TO that country Such is view Of the matter. But
the secret OF the forfeiture OF this grant is 10 be found IN
the movements and intrgues OF English agents IN Mex
CO. Ii is the determination OF England TO monopoze as
many OF the routes to the Pacific she She has
already obtained commanding influence over the Ncara-
qua route and it appears she is likely TO obtain the
same power over The Tehuanepec route, through
Mack n,osh Co.. and ether agents scattered oven Meyl
CO. According to all appearances the Panama route Is
the only left 10 AMI II Is our duty 10 push the
railroad over the sthmus 10 immediate completion and
thus block the game OF the English IL IS useless 10
attempt 10 control and cramp the United States in the
commercial and political affairs OF this continent II
can't be done
IN Y. HrraM