New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-01

hON af'cT S.l-eI l7ffO1 n
tbs. he NrVcaa Coye7nmcn, can now pretend thai
therc e1ss 70 grant that the concession Is utterly
null AID void
Ti> : ret all however On the ARRIVAL NJ ths
treaty this country the holders of the grant xsrs
:nVt,C by tie SECRETARY OF STATE. exarn,ae 4, an
rdsncc with rs terms ana Ia signify their spnxs
va OF dissent On examination. although sasis6~A
wra The lfoylSeons OF the Treaty they were feMfua
ot iuiurc cifcuiie> that might from the smo,r
uity q certain passages. ana dcclLei io spproven
stating The Clause, 20 vii, h amendments were 80
lc.'eJ,
The Trcaty was sent back 70 Mexico. In the
meantime lew election icF the Presidency o. thak
Republic had been Aeli-a new PfeSjt n, inaasura-
tgi-aItv (stnti formed. On the applIca'lon for
aireutm,rt o. The treaty 'he requests a. the gran.
ioe>. ihrcueh thtIr Government, were iavoraoy con
S.d1iC;. many If ih,m accorded ana new Treaty
ltgot,aiSd. DlIug thi> entire nego,saioa. not Q
hut t.rOvn II out. nos suggestion made. iniiea-
ung OF he par Of either OF The two Presidents 81
NCNcO. or Any member Of the two successive Caos-
Ttt> doubt - 20 thc entire yaiciiy and binding
fcice Of q grants and dccr,e> ab,ye related nor
20 itt tlt,tS ~ tie present t0cefs. Ana ~ per
hap> worhy Of rnaTk. that sheN were both negotss'
ted n IN, Cty oi NeXCo. ~ Manuel q. Pehsks, IN
* Present C III kepublc, and at tha, time iros
itCui OF the &cNcan Senate.
I ho second Treaty was sent % this country iot
aYVlo,sl and ratifcaton ant on the l>th February.
~. The following lel'er wsS written, w
DEFsHINBNr oF SrArE.
WASHlSGroS. 18th February, 1851.
Re 7. \. LARcoU> E>q.. Washing g,or.
SR have to m'Crm YOU that Convention be
r, tive 20 a transit WAY acr - ihe thmuS o. Tehu-
nteTec Was signed IN the city Of Mexico on the
:5ih ultimo AS IT. twelfth article requires that the
GolCcr oi the grant conferred by tho NcNican Gov
erumCnt pursuant 10 ITS decree os the Si OF March,
49,. shall he his assent 10 the Convention. IA the
Cllce ct the Mexlcsn Minister at Washington, be
oGe the instrument shall be submitted to the senate
of tie United states, YOU are requested 10 can al
tbs Del arincnt, for the purpose of examining the
Convention l. am. slr very respectfully,
Your obedieni ser, Snt
DANISL WEBsrEa.
In Compharce with this invitation. the Treaty was
exam NED by Nr ta'gous, am approved Tor h!mselt
and D. bClaii o. the lCmpJny. The treaty. tpgetncr
with Il, titles 10 the gIant, Vcro submitted To ,ae
StIato. unanimously alpro, cd. ami ratified, AMI the
t. aiy WAS cuCrOssed, - ned and roiuncd.
iu the meantime. ard be.olC the Treaty hal been
sent back 10 NtNlco PTedraza lad died and a sud.
Gen chanse seems 10 nave occuucd IN the views.
lI,Cus sr0 feelings Oi Tie leading men of that
county. N Woulu rot bc IropCr. AZ tins time, to
,lye NE nature ~ the influences brought 20 boar
The sub eCt, nor the parties most actively engaged IA
exciting feeling OF hostility towards thc people OF
THIS country. with the view Of defeating the enter
prsc II - Aces to state. that a law Introduced
mto the Mexican Congress. and passed whereby the
Congress declared. that the decree OF Gen. Saas.
al November. lsio, was null and void, because he
had 10 rover TO make such decree"
This is tht only action OF the Mexican Congress
on the subject. and although the evident Intention
&c annual tie original grant made by Santa Anna,
1873. ytt rs 10 pICteN could be nSeucd tor attack
ue IT. the Committees OF the Mexican Congress
driven M their reports 10 the two Houses TO rely
s0if 3 on the glound ttat Salas without the
lCvtr 10 grant to Garay delay of two years for
commoLcne his work feeling certain lhat II thcy
could succeed IN tins pout, they would be able after
ward 10 attack tie original eran', ON the ground that
The work had not been cOmmen, ct IN sufficient time.
let this fact however. be borne IN mind, Mexico
las rethei aurul'cd tho orginl grant nor rejected
Z, & uCaty Tie rights al the Company are precisely
such as tlCy were prior Ia the law of the Mexican
Congress with thls slnlle exception, that the Law
WSi IaSseu afford, proteNt on which the Govern
ment might b;ng suit against the Company to ann"i
~ grant
Whethcr,ie prc,ext thrS sought hy the Mexicss
CONGRESS can be made available for the intended
puTosc Is the next subject ior consideration
II might be sufficient on this point To say, IN Il the
Government OF SalaS was Government dc Bdcfo,
and tia, he universal principle which all civil
lied nations act, is to consider iht the Government
actually exercising supreme power IN country II
eniuled 10 represent that country IN all foreign rela-
tons and that even If It's powers are usurpcd, ns
acts are a. binding rs would be those OF regularly
constituted Government. Our country, IN It's rela-
tons with others, never undertakes 10 determine
whether tie parties found in possession of the soye
releuty aIf nphtuy entitled 10 II, but treats wite
them AZ having the undoubted authority To act. and
t0 bind the country whose destinleS arc At the mo-
mCrt under tielr control.
PM the application Of this general puncipe Is not
REQUIRED IN the present case, and PLAN recital OF
Tic history Of SdlaS's administration affords the am
ptst refihOn Of The position low '0f the hrst tme
assumed by Mexico.
IN ms Pfonunciamt ntO when he came into power,
he declared that the cessation 81 all anterior pacts
lui!SI CnSable, because they are al eltitf dHtcu
with nuliity, or ropugnant to portion of so,ioV
but the common law hch is IN 'll force, md thoso
wh'ch this provisional Government VIII publish.
VIII 10 a certain extent, hll the VOld cfehe eu ny inc
present state OF things .
20 that on assuming power. he declared himself
authorized TO make and publish laws, or in ohos
words dt tclarcd himself Dictator
Ater layirg accomplished hs purpose ol croa1ins
a ;edeial systom Of Government, after causing To De
held an election for President. which resulted IN the
choice Of Santa Anna, AMI aiter ccINohIng INC con-
grtss IN order 20 surrender MS Dictatorship, ne pro
ccC4ed through his Mini ter Of Orcign Relationsf
10 render al account TO Congress OF what he hae
done .
vis!onal Government of Saas had exercised, as the
ualure Of the required real and very ampie
ditaiorshp " hch lasted TIL the publication Oh the
lew Constitution" The minister then set ioftns
wlih great minutencsS, IN report printed ana SUD
mitied to Congress all the DEGREES rendered by sa-
les Among them are the following
\ decree organizing iAe eircau OF general ar
chYts.
4 Adccree relative TO the liberty OF The press.
AdocIee relative 10 colonization
\ decree relative 10 literary properly
The decree OF November, 1916, extending iof Two
years 10 Garay, the penOd for eommencihS WON D"
The Ishmu' Of JehuentePec
4 decree authorizing popular meetings
4 decree concerning naturalization.
And IN closing, he stated that he had called the
congr. IS together at the earliest possible moment,
order 20 put an end to the dictaioral period"
When this account was thus rendered by DICTATOR
aying down his temporary power, In the lace OF th.
constitutional authorities, not one voice was heha
IN Mexico IN her councils IN her press, Dreaming
a suspicion OF Tho purity Of his motives me Vahnly
% hls acts or the extent and nature OF tne power
which he declared be had just exercised Ever snce
then the Mexican Congress, executive, courts o.
mstlce and public functlOnaries o all classes nave
te.n in tie habit Of citing The DEGREES OF sai@s As
rar, Of the fundamental law OF Mexico nay u WI
scarcely be credited tLat the very congress which
declared that Salas had power 10 pass the decree
IN fayor OF the 1,huanieIec Grant, annuied q ia~
- tbe state OF sonora on the ground that It violated
The decree Of Salas on the subject Of colonizau"n
Comment on facts like these, could not aid In
r,ouer arr recitation OF them. SIX successive hei-
~ l--.;.'.-t.1n. have, dIecili or indirectly de'
carod he validity of TIE grant now held by the CO..
lcn. Of the United states Three different adminis
ifaiou-. ia IeQou,tln2 With ms government, have,
IA the most solemn manner recognized rs bDling
free Whence now 80 ings the d.fhcnity OF 'hc
dCu,tf 1lere can be but one answer Mexico had