The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-15

| Judge Hall as Postmaster General.
| The Tshuantepec R0ute--What is TO be
Done!
| ON viewing closely all the documents concerning
! the Iehuants pee question, from the commencement
Of the negotiations entered into between the govern
ment Of this country and that of Mexico, the most
important OF which procured at considerable ex
pense. and enabled to lay before the readers of
the New YORK HERALD, exclusively, in advance, it
is evident that the claims and rights set up by the
New Orleans Company, although controverted by
the Mexican authorities, have been unequvocally
Acknowledged by our government and that, be-
fore the company engaged in the undertaking, they
obtained full encouragement and assurance to pro-
ceed, amounting, in fact, to a bond tde pledge of
support from their government Tie tone of the
whole negotiation, up this date. has been in con-
forInity to that spirit.
But it is equally evident that the Mexican go.
yerpment will not to the prosecution Of the
work, on the basis presented TO it and, however
convinced government may be OF the rights of
the New Orleans Company, acquired under the
Garay grant, it is exceedingly questionable whether
q resort to extreme measures would effect the
object sought for-the opening of a communi-
cation with the Pacific. At all events, Mr.
Fillmore has desire to the responsibility
and having pursued the question till it has become
thus entapgled he has turned it to the Senate
10 cut the knot. The future settlement Of the To-
huantepec difficulty therefore, depends upon the ac-
! tion If that body.
| 4 There can be but one opinion as 70 the mpor-
| tance of communication across the Isthmus Of
TehuaDtepec The honor of the national character
| is also involved. If the subject is dropped,
there is little doubt but that Mexico will grant the
right of way to England, and thus we would be ex-
| cuded from its benefits. 1t is impossible to shut
our eyes to the conviction that British intrgues
\ have already complicated the difficulty and if
could be had to the secrets of the Mexican
| pto there is no doubt should find that English
Influence has had small share in creating the i'll
feeling which is evident in the nunicatons Of
the Mexican Secretary of State The United States
will never, however, consent that any foreign coun.
! try shall exercise control over the Is,hmus.
II is on this emergency that the Senate called
upon to act. Let the inquiry into the validity Of
the Garay grant be laid aside, utter impracti-
cability, and the matter taken up in practical
point of view A proposition should be made to
the Mexican government, apart from any arguments
of the past. Consistency, and the dignity of both
countries, may thus be preserved, without the ultima
ratio gentis Who is the statesman in the Senate
who will move in this directionl The United States
can well afford to act with liberality. Mexico is
poor, and if liberal settlement Of her claims for
Indian depredations, aud new negotiation for the
right Of way across the Isthmus of Tehuautepe,,
will satisfy her, country is sufficiently powerful
to waive what we may consider our strict rights,
in compromise, which, whilst it will satisfy
Mexico, will also succeed in opening SO important
and necessary communication with our Pacific
States.
NEW YORK CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERN Some
of The managers Of the proposed New York
| Crystal Palace Exhibition are very anxious
| to obtain information relative to the duties
imposed on them by this project; and, singu-
larry enough, they seeking for SUCH knowl-
edge in the very quarters that contributed to
| throw iidicule and contempt the American
| portion Of the London exhibition. We were 10
| London during the W orld's Fair, and well remcm.
bsr the ridiculous position into which our part Of that
| exhibition was precipitated by the qnarrels among
the agents. and the folies Of some Of the volunteers
| From Riddle down to Greeley. all made themselves
contemplate to the sensible portion of the exhibitors
| from all other parts of the world. The silly things
put up for exhibition in the Anne rican department.
| only excited the mirth Of the spectators from
| the rest Of the world. AS q specimen Of this
stiffness. eRoiism and vanity, only think Of
| the New York Sun and Tribune being post
| cd up AN immense space. the highest
and most perfect specimens Of American ne wspapes
and journalism. The rest of the articles exhibited
| and the nsgemeDt of the American department.,
was Of the same character Nothing saved the Ame-
| rioan credit, and kept US from being completely
laughed a., by all other nations, but the fortunate
Circumstance of the arrival Of Commodore Stevens
with the yacht America, and her subsequent tri-
umpn in the British waters One or two other out
door matters, united to the superiority Of the Ame
RIGA yacht, and the brilliant passage of the Collin
steamers served to take of the edge of that ridicule
which had been thrown ever the whole American
portion Of the exhibition by such charatans IS
Riddle, Greeley, Beach & Co., who managed to
have themselves laughed ut on the occasion
the committee Of the New York Exhibition Of
next year, by asking the opinion and advice Of
those charlatans who happened to be sent to Lon
| uon then, to follow that opinion, they
WIN themselves come out of II with about as much
ecat as their representatives on the other side Of
tne water, and their advisers on this side, did on
tnat occasion. The managers Of this Crystal Pa
lace affair have thus far exhibited some traits Of
common sense, mixed up, however, with sueh broad
strokes Of simplicity and Stiffness a sueur rather
rnfayorably for the success Of the whole oopssrn
Ist lst then hare chance.