The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-30
THE UNION.



From the New Orleans Piesyuns
Tehasntspse RAILROAD.
We request particular attention to the address, in
another column from Peter CoDrey r chairman OF the
permanent committee of the Tehuantepec Railroad Com
pany. the stockholders and friends of the undertaking
supposed by the reports received by the last arrival
from Vera Cruz that The Mexican Congress about to
declare the grant TO Garsy null and void II was
sary to correct this impression and make the public &C
quanted with the state OF the facts The act which
gives rise to this report Is not ssi completed and even
said and done before the rights OF the company under
the grant can be affected Il is evident that the case has
It's complications, and that there many points 10 be
discussed and explained in order be able to understand
all the value OF the title OF the company. The inelll
gent citizens who have the management OF the enterprise
appear be well satisfied OF the ground upon which they
stand and to have no fear OF the result We must re-
pose confidence in their knowledge and wait for the full
statement they will give as soon as their interests will
Among The items OF intelligence by these arrivals it
appears that the passengers from California by the Gold
Hunter landing at Tehuantepec, were detained to await
orders from the city Of Mexico Tor dsposng OF them 1t
strange proceeding, and at variance not only with the
courtesy OF nations, but with the specific understanding
had this subject II will doubt be made the subject
of demand for explanations by our government Such
an unfrendly act cannot be overlooked
Apart however. from any particular grievance or any
interest il this particular grant is an enigma in this
day of enlightenment and civilization, that government
should have kept long, and undertake to keep forever
shut against commerce ports the most valuable in
nounclng for themselves the most valuable privileges
and declaring others from all attempts to use enjoy
improve them There is no wonder that such govern,
men should complain of failing revenues, exhausted
treasury, and decayng country.
The reports from the surveying parties on the easbl-
y of the road encouraging. We have been permit
ted to make the following extract OF letter from Major
Barnard which is very acceptable indication Of the con-
clusion at which the full report has arrived:
SCI BARKIo, April 6, 1851.
can the reports Of our hydrographic party in rep
tentng the work of Mr. Trasour thorough,
pee, and accurate The survey is nearly completed, and
all parties will be able TO leave about the 2o.h May
doubt and there is little doubt about the great facility
struc,ed, and of the value OF the land connected with the
grant,
We have also been favored with the following letter
from Capt Mott, Of the Gold Hunter, which gives very
satisfactory account OF the haTbor OF Ventosa on the Pa
cihc side
"SrEAMER GOLD HUNTER,
:" Fort Ventosa, April IL, 1851
this WHICH you So ssn e and bes
received my return from the Boca Barra must con-
less much disappointed with ha, place Instead Of
found but eight and on the inner bar where eight and
quite dry at low. am convinced that whatever can
be made OF the Boca Baa port for any class of
on the bar in which my boata fine, large bont--was
capszed and the crew narrowly escaped being devoured
by sharks this part oil the lake is crossed in all directions
with shoals and sandspts rendering tunnavigabe for the
II am much pleased with this port venosa The hold
ing ground is excellent, and the depth OF six and
iahoms almost all the bay very convenient.
nothing wanting but breakwater carried five
or six hundred yards from the point OF the Moro
Rock to protect the landing from the surf, make
excellent port, During the four days have been here,
we have had two of fresh southery winds, and OF
strong nor.hers The former did not sga,e the much,
and the latter though blowing strong has
ened out the chairs. We still riding by the light
which is buried in the clay bottom.
"Your assistant, Charles Hempe, has given me much
nseo, niofms,on ne appears TO be quite an Intelligent
ct. t MOTT.
TEHuANrEpEc RAILROAD COMPANY
To the Soekhoiders-The permanent Tehuan,epec
committee, acting under your appointment. deem il their
IRON Mexico by the schooner Bonita, and which is
naturally calculated to excite apprehension in
enterprise.
!, appears that resolution has passed the Mexican
Senate to annui decree of 5h November, 1876, by
when an additional term OF two years was allowed to
the grantee for commencing his work This resolution
OF the Senate is seized upon by the enemies OF the work.
and represented as actually annuiing The grant This is
not So The original grant remains untouched and the
question whether the acting President OF the Mexican
republic in s46 had the power 10 grant further delay
Legislative action Be this il may il is sufficient
observe that long subsequent TO the year ls48 the valid
ty and binding efficacy OF the grant, and the DEGREES
der which We acting, have been tHi6e officially and
publicly recognised by the Mexican government under
the most solemn sanctions that accompany the action
OF civilized nation Two successive administrations.
| republic, have formally acknowledged 10 gov
eminent that the grant is actual force and effect and
the survey nearly concluded on the isthmus was
only undertaken after special permission and passports
had been Obtained from the Mexican President, author
izng company TO act and ordering the officers the
isthmus TO give aid hospitality and protection 10 Major
Barnard and his party. H1
There other important considerations to which we
cannot advert; but we will merely state that the
treaty concluded with Mexico, and ratified by the Senate
of the United States has not yet reached Mexico, and
| that the intelligence received by us, and which
not al this moment permitted TO make public il such
TO leave us doubt that this treaty toW be ratified
II is not TO be disguised thai there local and
tona interests in Mexico strongly adverse TO the treaty
that there ports whose citizens feel alarmed lest their
commerce should be diverted to the city that will spring
up an day on the Ishmus the treaty shall be
ratified But we feel mistaken confidence that all efforts
that may be made by these parties will be poweress in
inducing any action in the government OF Mexico that
would leave II open to the Just reproach of breach of
public faith. II was with firm reliance on that public
faith that the citizens OF New Orleans advanced large
sum oil money towards carrying the enterprise; in the
same spirit tes twelve OF the most ardent supporters
OF this work have advanced and expended nearly four
times the amount OF the public subscriptions These
pendItures still continued and this fact alone will
evnce to you that information is such leave
no apprehension OF the result.
In conclusion, we would state that our intelligence
from Major Barnard ia OF nature TO exceed our most
sangune ancipatons II will be laid before you as soon
as his report shall have been dgested by himself into
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