The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-02
Our Ne xIcan Relations-The Flare up with
FIR. Letcher.

We commenced last week, the publication Of the
official correspondence between our government and
that of Mexico, on the Tehuantepec difficulty; and
this morning, in continuation, we give the ulti-
natum of Mr.. Letcher, our late Minister in Mexico,
to Senior Ramirez, the Mexican Minister of Re-
lations, and also the note Of Mr.. Letcher to Mr.
Webster, on the subject, and in explanation of the
rejection of the Garay tresty.
In reading the " sharp notes Of Mr. Letcher to
EeIoG a,niIez the real Of the recall Of the
former is very apparent Considering the nice re-
gard Of the Mexcans Of the rules of etiquette in
their diplomacy--their very sensitive tenacity to
the tschnicalies Of courtesy and refined dignity-t
was quite natural that the plain Kentucky lecture
Of our Minister should be regarded by them an
uppaI donate crime Indeed, the authorities Of
almost any government would make such a letter
the occasion Of rupture with the individual
having the temeriy to write it; and there is there
fore, nothing extraordinary In the request Of Pre-
sioent Arista for more acceptable than Mr.
Letcher 10 carry on these Tehuantepec negotiations
His " sharp note to Sener Ramirez admitted of no
other alternative.
This "note'' Of Mr.. Letcher, occupying several
columns Of our paper, bears date the second of
April last; and on the seventh day Of the same
appears The correspondence has been transferred
directly 70 President Fillmore and President Arista,
ard to Mr. Webster and the new Mexican Minister
il Washington. The proyocation Of Mr.. Letcher
- tie mote" il question, was a pamphlet written
by Senior Ramirez, pleading the fraudulent and
illegal character e tic Garay grant and the treaty
based upon 1.-THE pamphlet being addressed to the
diplomatic corps, and on tie eve Of the discussion Of
10 tha
question q is ratification. Mr Letcher retorts,
that such document, II such time, aud under the
circumstances, not exactly an honorable pro-
ceedilg and dweiis upon thspoint with some force
H rays tlat tie author merely makes out the
argument Of lawyor experienced in bad causes
that TX. does not touch the merits Of The case and
that, il fact, the Mexican does not understand the
oIgs tions Of good faith and honor in tie promises.
He then proceeds, for slre enlightenment Of Senior
Ramirez, to detas ..ehe history Of the Gatay
grant and the gNay treaty, and contends,
after Ills lroseutment Of facts, that it is
now leo late in tho day Tor the Mexican government
to Tccede from this compact. In view of an those
things, Mr. Leteher pcremptorny lays down the law,
thai it is the determination Of the government Of the
United States protect The interests Gifts cidzcn in
this Tehuautepoc business and he repeats the decarl
ion, under isinstructcLs Finally, having failed in
al his efforts to effect compromise IN the matter Of
the treaty, Dir Letchor falls back upon tho conyen
ton il stands and asks a speedy decision-yea or
nay-by the Mexican Congress
Here, then, We have the issue and results CT Mr..
Letchor's mission to Mexico-a protracted and use-
less negotiation his deliberate conviction, and deb-
crate lecture to the Mexican government on Mexican
peTfdity and duplicity, and his recall from the
scene Of his labors doubt as much to his own
satisfaction as TO that Of Senior Ramirez himself.
And thus the abors Of some two years Of diplomacy
and chafcring between the two governments are
thrown away for in his note TO Mr. Webster. our
late Minister says that lit is utterly impossible to
make a treaty having the least connection with
the Garay grant"
Now, the question recurs, what is to be done
President Arists thought the tenacity Of Mr. Web.
ster to the Garay grant was very mysterious. The
sudden and excessive repugnance Of the Mexican
government against the treaty is still more Gu
riors, after having passed it from one confr-
nation to another, through period Of ten years.
We can only repeat our nisgivings Of the mischic-
yous nrigues Of British agents. and Of the hostility
Of the Mexican clergy to the introduction OF IAN
koc colony into the heart Of Mexico. II would as
sIredly &c dangerous to the despotic supremacy Of
the ehurcl-the greatest evil vita which Mexico is
afflicted In addition 70 these influences against
ho ratification Of the Carey treaty, Mexico il in
van. ii money. She has discovered taat the Garay