Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-26
THE TEHUANTEPEc TREATY.
orrior OF TIE TrHvAsrErrc sunvIr.

MesTs. CALLS SEAros The affairs Of the Tehuanfe-
pee Railroad Company appear be engossng the attention
OF many Of the journals in this country and though find
many errors IN their Of present and past
don yet as these misrepresentation have heretofore borne
the impress OF craftsmanship and have been filed with violent
adectives applied to and concerns have published
nothing in answer But in your paper Of yesterday find
temperate article copied from the Courier and Enquirer"
Of the 2ls and endorsed by yourselves as sensible and
| seasonabe," which merits word in reply
The article question contains several inaccuracies in liz
history Of this grant, and the operations under it, which beg
leave to correct It correctly states that the original grant
was made by Santa Anna Mr. Gay and that il was both
"exclusve and transferable" Il made however, in
time Of profound peace when there reasonable pros
Pec Of Mr. Gsrays being able to comply with the terms Of
the grant; but shortly after the with the United States
broke out the mouth of The Coszscoscos river far up
Minslan, occupied by naval forces and the Pa
c6c coast in the vicinity Of Tehuantspec equally liable
TO similar fate In view of the distracted condition of the
country and Of the fact that terminus Of the
already in possession of the enemy and the other liable bs
So the Dictator Sala fully empowered to do so extended
BY decree the term Of years which Mr. Gay bad been
limited for the Of bis operations uLder the
grant, BY virtue Of this decree Mr. Garay sent engineers
upon the isthmus to make the preliminary surveys and
der their direction carrisge road intended auxiliary to
the railroad, was cut through the Pass Of Chvea This
commission still upon the ground when the one sent out
by this New Orleans company arrived .hs-, a they
also, in addition running railroad lines the shmus
and surveying the ports either aide, cut carriage roads
through the wilderness to aid in building the projected rail-
wsy and although, account Of this immense Of
6edwork completed and notes collected, it deemed sd
visabe for the greater portion of the expedition to return to
the United States for the purpose Of bringing up their charts
plans, pro6les, estimates and reports, yet party left
out there 60 with this survey and the works incdento
it. II therefore evident that the grantee has NOT
roneouy stated in the articles referred to- failed comply
with the conditions Of the grant and also that the opea
tons under the grant have been continuous and spas
modic effort the rights and privileges conferred by it.
is also stated in this article that the grant was expressly
annuled by the Mexican Congress- If this refers the
recent action of that body the statement is but from
the context appears to point to act Of several years
standing, put forth in the Of other newspapers
which are, believe, entirely The secret history
this Legislation rather curious, and plainly shows
that it be reckoned upon final. During the last
night Of the session Of Congress in this city two treaties with
Mexico submitted the U. g. Senate for ratification
eI.rad.ion treaty, which unanimously rejected
and the other this Tehuanepec treaty, which unani
mousy accepted Aelesphic despatch announced in New
Orleans the fate of the former which fate, through ignorance
Of the existence Of such treaty, assigned BY the New
Orleans papers to the TehuantePec treaty II happened
vessel sailed for Vera Cruz before this mistake
rected, and the reached the city Of Mexico at time
when the local opposition to the Tehuantepec project
making Tremendous efforts defeat il in the Mexican Con-
gress Through their influence, and that Of the British
Minister (Mr. Doye) this intelligence made to excite
the pique Of friends and, their only Of reaa-
on they induced acquiesce in annung the extern
sion Of the Garay grant, upon which this Tehuanpec treaty
had been entirely based There is the smallest doubt that
this unfortunate piece of hasy and nconsderate legislation
will be repealed the session Of the Mexican Congress-
And furthermore it appears that this is point de-
mandng decision from the Judiciary Of that country, and
wholly Inappropriate for Legislative action.
Another point bearing upon the validity Of title, is,
that in negotiating the treaty Of Goadaupe Hidslso
Government offered extra fifteen millions for the right of
way across the I.hmus Of Tehuantepec; which osr
rel ced by the Mexican commissioners the ground that
the privilege had already been granted away Mr. Gsy,
and by him sold to English company; thus removing il
beyond their CONTROL No question had then been raised
the validity Of the te and indeed expressly recog-
nised by this act only after this grant had been sold
to American company (the previous negotiation having
fallen hrough) that became matter Of dispute through the
national jealousy Of MeIco and perhaps through the desire
obtain further millions by another sale Of The grant, In
spite Of this, however, the ratification Of the treaty by tho
Mexican Congress their next session by des-
peate chance And have already stated il has received
the sanction of the United States Senate. The American
company disposed to act in contemptuous spirit
towards poor weak distracted Mexico" ed in this
tice On the contrary will be found that they have shown
spirit Of fobearance all the points where
question has arisen they have suffered great losses through
the perverse opposition of the authorities Vera Cruz they
have submitted every imposition, where their rights
were ncontes,abe and their surveying parties have by their
ORDERS paid promptly and literally for every article obtained
in the country, and in every behaved in consderate
and concatory toward the authorities and people Of
the Is.hmus The surveying expedition did not,
neousy stated n the article in question: land in defiance Of
the orders Of the Mexican Government and persist their
work despite several energetic prevent them. Nor
did they receive peempory orders to operations and
quit the country They began and finished their work under
the sanction ard with passports from the Mexican Govern
ment They had already left the country and reached New
Orleans before this order promulg ed-a few only hav-
ing left there through the nsucency of transpor
tation to bring them the United States The expedition
is headed by Major Barnard distinguished officer Of the
Engineer Corps in the United States army and there were
also naval officers attached the party There gentle
much accustomed implicit obedience Of or
der when coming from legitimate source commit such
outrage imputed to them; and il yet remains be
whether the small party still upon the Isthmus in all
twelve 6een will set defiance the whole Mexican
Government.
glad that doubt expressed in this article with re-
ference 10 The extreme feasbly of this rote the