Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-01-06
our mexican RsIations.

this morning, word Tor Word,ln DOM u 'no gov
eminent organs. II is not marked oDscsat, but 1t
is evident that it was prepared at headquarters,
and is published by authority:
We understand there is good reason to believe
that persons in New York and in this city have
been endeayoring to thwart important measures
of the government bearing upon its relations with
Mexico, and especially the Tehuantepec treaty,
by corresponding with persons of supposed infu-
ence or in high office in that country. Whatever
may be the other motives of those persons in
adopting such course, it cannot reasonably be
ascribed to sense of patriotic duty, especially
when they must be presumed to be aware that
they are guilty of the penal offence denounced in
the law of the United States which we subjoin:
AN ACT for the punishment of certain crimes
therein specified.
BE al enacted by The Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiUes Of The United States Of america in Con-
greSs assembled That if any person, being citizen
of the United States, whether he be actually
resident or abiding within the United States, or
in any foreign country shall, without the permits
sion or authority Of the government of the United
States, directly or indirectly commence, or carry
on, any verbal or written correspondence or
intercourse with any foreign government, or
any officer or agent thereof with an intent to
| influence the measures or conduct of any foreign
government, or of any officer or agent thereof,
in relation to any disputes or controversies
with the United States, or defeat the measures
of the government of the United States; or if
any person, being citizen of or resident within
the United States, and not duly authorized shall
counsel, advise, aid, or assist in any such cor
respondence, with intent as aforesaid, he or they
shall be deemed guilty Of high misdemeanor,
and, on conviction before any court of the United
States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding five thousand dol
lars, and by Imprisonment during term not less
than six months, nor exceeding three years:
Provided Arrays, that nothing in this act con-
tanned shall be construed to abridge the right Of
individual citizens of the United States to apply,
by themselves or their lawful agents, to any for
eign government, or the agents thereof, for the
redress of any injuries in relation to person or
property which such individuals may have sus-
tanned from such government, orany gifts agents,
citizens, or subjects.
Approved January 30, l799
1t is also manifest that the purpose of this sin
gular semi official document is to throw the blame
Of the difficulties, in reference to the Tehuante-
pee treaty, which hare been created By the adninis-
traton itself, on "persons in Nea0 York and IN this
city," By dismissing Mr.. Owen in disgrace, the
administration shifted from their own to his
cuOuiuVio thO VI uohihS WOi5he VI pupiiO lhuiBnh-
ton aroused by the bloody consequences of the
Cuban proclamation and the sad fate of the he
roic Crittenden and his party. We question
whether they can succeed so well in reference to
this Tehuantepec affair We have no idea who
are the "persons in NeU York" referred to. We
can conjecture who are those referred to as " Of
this city," and, if not mistaken in the reference,
we can say that those persons scorn the impotent
menace intended to be conveyed in this remarka-
BILE document. They know where they are
They are on American soil, where neither the
administration nor any foreign despot can send
them to execution or to prison without fair
trial. They are ready to answer for their con-
duct, and challenge Investigation.
The difficulties in reference to the Tehuante-
pee treaty have arisen from the following causes:
LIST. The injudicious and arrogant conduct of
the Tehuantepec Company and it's agents on the
isthmus.
I'd. The unwise policy of the present admins
tration in approving and encouraging the threat
ening attitude assumed by the company.
Sd. The bad faith of the present administra-
ton in refusing to comply with the invitation
and assurances given to Mexico by their prede-
cessors, in reference to the acceptance of the
drafts of the Mexican government for the third
and fourth instalments of the indemnity due
under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and in
giving contract to the Earrings g. Co., of Lon
don, for the payment of the indemnity, in disre-
gard of the wishes of Mexico, and in violation
Of the good faith of this government.
The speculation which that contract was intend
ed to promote was one of the important mea-
Of The government bearing is relations With
Me1ico" Yet that contract cost the treasury of
the United States over 5000 900, and caused still
greater loss and embarrassment to the treasury
Of Mexico. And now another important measure,
in the same connection, is to allow the Barings &
Co. to ntmidate Mexico by o threat Of Brit
ish blockade, and the appearance of British
force her to accept from them deprecated Mexi-
can bonds, in lieu of gold and silver, to which
she is entitled under the treaty. And this gov
eminent, so "loyar to her Majesty Isabella,
dares in this free country to threaten those who
dsapprove and condemn such proceedings with
" imprisonment for term not less than six
months, nor exceeding three yerrs I" Let the
administration attempt it, For those whom they
thus seek to intimidate into silence, we defy
their threats and challenge investigation.
British View OF the Case Of the Prome-
theus.
The article on this subject from the "London
Daily News" to which we referred yesterday,