Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-14

The memorial of Duff Green and Ben. L.
Green, citizens of the United States respectfully
represents, that the following proclamation was
recently prepared at the Department of State,
and sent to the offices of the National Intelligent
cer," Republic" and "Union" newspapers to
be inserted editorially in their columns:
eve understand there is good reason to be-
lieve that persons in New York and in this city
have been endeavorng to thwart important mea-
sures of the government bearing upon its rela-
tons with Mexico, and especially the Tehuante-
pee treaty, by corresponding with persons OF
supposed influence or in high office in that coun-
try. Whatever may be the other motives OF those
persons in adopting such a course, it cannot rea'
sonably be ascribed to a sense OF patriotic duty'
especially when they must be presumed TO DC
aware that they are guilty of the penal onence
denounced in the law of the United States Which
we subjoin:
AN ACT for the punishment OF certain crimes eeren
specified,
"tBe II euaeted bu The Senate and House of Rep
resentatipes of The United States Of -4merica an Con-
gress assembled That if any person, being citizen
of the United States, whether he be actually resi-
dent 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 in
tercourse with any foreign government, or any
officer or agent thereof, with an intent to intiu-
ence the measures or conduct of any foreign gov
eminent, or of any officer or agent thereof in re-
lation to any disputes or controversies with the
United States, or defeat the measures of the gov
eminent 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 correspondence,
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 punished by
q fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by
imprisonment during term not less than six
months, nor exceeding three years: Prooided,
alrays That nothing in this act contained shall
be construed to abridge the right Of individual
citizens of the United States to apply, by them
selves or their lawful agents, to any foreign gov
ernment or the agents thereof, for the redress of
any injuries in relation to person property
which such individuals may have sustained from
such government, any of its agents, citizens,
or subjects.
"sApproved January 80, 1892"
Your memorialists further represent, that one
of the important measures Of the government bear
ing upon u.s. relations oah Merico," alluded to in
this proclamation, was the payment of the indem-
city due to Mexico under the treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo; and that their connection with this
measure is fully explained in memorial adj
dressed to the President of the United States on
the 22d November, 1851, a copy whereofis hereto
annexed.
Your memorialists further represent, that the
exclusive privilege granted by Presidents Santa
Anna and Salas to Don Jose de Garay, for open
ing communication through the Isthmus Of
Tehuantepec, by canal and railroad was depend
emit on the approval of the Mexican Congress
that Generals Santa Anna and Salas had no more
authority to grant such exclusive privilege to
Mr. De Garay, without the approval of the Mex |
lean Congress, than the President of the United
States has to grant him similar privilege from
the Mississippi to the Pacific, without the con-
sent of the Congress of the United States; and
that the aforesaid exclusive privilege granted to
Mr.. de Garay was forfeited by his failure to be-
gin the work within the term limited in the said
grant; that after the said grant had been thus
forfeited the sudden and marvellous develop
ments of California gave to it a supposed great
value that, thereupon, the said Garay, conscious
that his said privilege had expired by its own
limitations, sought to bring in to his aid for
eign influence to compel the Mexican government
to renew and confirm his said privilege. He,
therefore, associated with himself Messrs. Man
ming and Mcintosh, British subjects, the latter of
whom was the British Consul-Gener in Mexico
The said Messrs. Manning and Mcintosh pre-
scented themselves to the Mexican government as
assienees Of the said privilege ON the 18th Janu-
ary, l849; but that government, jealous of the
encroachments of Great Britain on the American
continent, and unwilling to permit the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec, lying adjacent to the British
possessions at the Belize, to fall under British
influence and control, promptly refused to recog
Mise the alleged transfer to the said Manning and
Mcintosh, and gave notice that the said privilege
OF d. J. de Garay had been forfeited by his fail
ure to comply with its conditions
Your memorialists further represent that the
said Garay thereupon sought to enlist, and did
enlist. an American interest in support of his said
privilege that the most eminent statesmen Of
Mexico, and especially the distinguished men
now at the head of that government, have be-
come convinced that the United States must by
the necessities of position and vicinity, become
either their natural enemies or their natural
friends and they desire to have the United
States ms friends rather than enemies Hence
they are willing and prompt to concede any and
everything that the United States can with JUS
tice and proprety ask and hence, notwithstand-
ing the peremptory refusal of that government to
recognise the validity of Garays grant in the
hands of Manning and Mcintosh, British SUBJ
ects, it readily consented to the treaty proposed
h., General Tavlor the object of which was to