Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-24
TUESDAY. JANUARY 20, 1852

message was received from the President Of the Uni
ted States transmitting report from the Secretary Of
State accompanied by letter from the contractors for
paying the instamen Of Mexican indemnity due the Slt
Of May inviting the attention Of Congress the
subject Referred to the Committee Finance, and or
dered 70 be printed
TThe contractors state in their communication that to
make the required funds their agents proceeded Mex
leo in October and occupied from that time until June
following disposng fther exchange England France
and the United States and finally obliged borrow
5000 900 their bills be negotiated afterwards in order
to complete the payment the 3lst Of May. Thus il
took nine months to draw the bills without depressing
market make loss. The result Of this immense
exchange operation with all its attendant risks,
profit OF about per cent the amount, and the
tractors made no other profit except what resulted from
loanng portion Of their own funds mot advanced by the
United States) the Government Of Mexico and
chants in Mexico at the rates Of interest Adding
the interest received for their money the profit
the exchange stated the nett result division Of
three end onehrd per cent among the three contracting
houses This comprises the whole Of their profits direct
Indirect, in connexon with the business They state
further that any made at variance with the
facts set forth in that letter duplicating them in Guy
way in the purchase Of bonds for the purpose Of pecu
ting on the payments any other indirect transaction
whatever, are an entire fabrication and that consdera
ton would have induced them depart from the full per-
Torrance Of every thing implied in the strict Interpretation
Of their undertaking
The Secretary Of State says: This affair appears to
have become urgent The would seem TO have
had right expect that the proper appropriations would
have been made BY Congress in son "a Ia have
given them a reasonable time 70 make arrangements
for the fufmen Of their undertaking For the las. pay
ment which fell due the 3ls Of May last an appro-
pration was made the 25th day Of September 1850
which gave time for the necessary arrangement bill
for making appropriation for the nsalment fall
due in May passed the House Of Representatives
the 10th day February last but failed to be considered
in the Senate IL is understood for want Of time The
honor Of the country requires that provision should bC
made to meet this payment with punctuality and Il i
apparent that inconvenience and loss may probably
If the appropriation be longer delayed"
INTERVENTION AND N0NINTERyENTION.
Mr. CASS desired submit the following joint rcsolu
ton the reading u which called for and IL read
Mr. c. asked that il might be prined-which agrees
terminating that he would call up when the Senate
from Rhode Island was present:
Rssolyd H. and ne House II Representatives.
he United Sine. n nerica u Congress assembled, That Will
the people Of the United States ympathze with all nation
who striving establish free governments yet they
Mise the great principle the Law of nations which
TO each Of the right manage IL internal affairs
its way establish. alter, abolish lie government
Mt pleasure without of other Power
they have seen, could they again without dee
concern the violation Of this principle 81 national ndcpen
dence.
Mr. SEWARD likewise submitted the following join
resolutionwhich was ordered be printed-to strik
out all after the second resolution Of Mr. CLARK, an
insert
0Reso,red That while United States in consideration
the exigencies Of society habiuay recognise government
de Eco in other States set that they nevertheless BY
means Indifferent when such government Y estabshc
against the consent Of any people by usurpaon BY
Intervention Of foreign States u Nations.
Res9lred That considering that the people Of Hungary,
the exercise right secured 70 them BY the Laws 81
tons in solemn and legitimate asserted their ma
lona independence and established Government BY aei