Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-25

veges he made candestne transfer of the egned
TO have transferred IT, to English subjects hoping perhaps
that the power of this Government would supply be
wanted in point Of justice and that Mexico, recently exhaust
ed by expensive war would bow her head in submission
before England The Mexican Government resisted and that
Of her britannia Majesty remained Indifferent What to
be done in that case Why to other Of the
characters clandestne transfer also made fegned
be made Of the grant citizens Of that nation which had
Just been imposing laws upon Mexico by force Of and
which previous had orded it in her capital This
conduct openly unlawful and outrageous towards Mex
co. was intended it has been remarked for the Illegal
pose to exto through fear what could have been obtained
through justice in the hope that the did
prove successful the Government OF the United States might
be driven to complete the work by Thus il is that the
peace and welfare OF two nations being sacrificed for the
convenience OF rgd mercantile speculation and thus Is
that the sacred and ties OF peace friendship which
had been linked together being compromised upon
BRIDESMAIDS desk"
Thus yanishes the transfer approved by Mexico, on
which the committee rely for the derivation of the title Of
American citizens!
The committee rely upon the act of Saas granting the
extension OF two in lS45 and call him dictator"
He not dictator. That officer created by an ex-
listing authority and with commission to see that the
republic receives harm Salas military insur-
gent successful against Parede and all his acts void
less confirmed by Congress. But brief knocks
this prop from under the The grant had been
tnc two months and half when Saas erelded it from
the date of his decreethat the extension was granted
and afterwards sanctioned by the Government the
dton of remuneration Of that this addi-
tonal extension had expired, and the grant become
tnc for want Of compliance with its conditions before it
came to the hands OF the New Orleans company 1t is
curious to see the report relying upon this exhausted de-
cree and yet taking notice of its nexorabe condition
Of Standardization. which would nr-ctzen our Ameri-
can citizen assignees if the extension granted by it
was still operative.
The committee quote and rely upon Mr. Webster's cor
respondence to Justify their belgerent conclusions
have read that correspondence and although see the
name of Mr. Webster to it, do not discover any part of
his mind in its composition. 1t sets out with assuming
the Garay grant to be charter " and then discusses it
with entire nonobservance of the cardinal distinction be-
tween the road privilege and the colonization concession
and the standardization cause-of course most erro
neously. and comes to serious conclusion He is for
enforcing e rights Of the assignees that is to say, for
war, II Mexico does not submit war upon concate-
nation of Mistakes founded upon fatal the start
But his conclusions should have much weight 1t
Is wen known that this gentleman since his present APP
poinment to the Department of State has been able
to attend much to the duties of the station and that he
necessarily acts upon the state of facts laid before him.
Hence his Mistakes both in this of Tehuantepec
and In that of Lobosexcusabe in him under the
circumstances but sad predicate for couple of
with brace of young and feeble sister republics.
The committee also quote and rely upon the letter of
President Fillmore to President Arista, strongly in
favor Of the Garay grant, and intmating disturbance
Of the harmonious relations of The counes if it is
complied with OF course that letter drawn up at
the Department of State and differ from the Sc
cretarys correspondence But the committee quote
thing from President Fillmore since he received his
brother Presidents answer that in which Arsta
exposed and inyaidated the hydra-headed grant The
committee quote nothing from President since he
received that I will supply their omission.
will quote the message of President Fillmore the SEN
ate the last this subject answering the Senates call
for all the papers in the and in which not word
is said on the merits of the grant
The committee also, in their report refer to the rejec
ton of the treaty lately negotiated the defects of
the Grary grant and that rejection cause
of complaint against Mexco and, at the time, dis
claim 1t as necessary to the validity of that grant so
what injury in its rejection? But it is necessary to that
instrument necessary bring it life for it is extinct
and this necessity explains the vehement desire of
party to obtain the treaty (which the grant by
smuggling clause, and not by description and
Of the other side TO defeat IT. As smuggling in the Garay
grant that treaty the subject of unmgated abhor
renee in Mexico The United States Minister Mr. Lecher
in giving account of this rejection does il in these
memorable words
The Tehuanepee treaty regret to say was rejected last
night by the chamber of deputies bare quorum being pre-
en in few minutes after IL submitted by the Govern
ment for consideration, by Of IL to l. The result
far from being matter Of surprise any else
this country most confidently expected. The few depu
ties who ayoraby disposed towards the measure
ing perfectly we'll that they would be instantly denounced
traitors to their country in they voted for it, deemed
expeden absent themselves from the chamber when the
taken. Such the Incorporate and uncompro
missing hostility to the Garay grant that no Mexican in out
OF the chamber not those ho held direct interest a.
dared to whisper single word in its support In fact the
ng) deputy who voted for the ratification declared his
judgment opposed to il in every particular but fearing
its rejection might occasion another between the
countries felt compelled to vote for IT, 1t altogether
impossible to make treaty having the least connection with
the 6aray grant The Government the Congress- short
the whole nation, deadly hostile to it."
This is national adherence universal and unmitgat-
ed The adherence Of the people before which the
" interested" I'd est the brbed forced stand mute
And yet the committee make this rejeconths decision
Of the Mexican Congress in obedience to the vehement
viii Of the whole Mexican people, and that too in the
case of treaty which they say adds nothing to the
grantthey make its rejection OF disturbing the
peaceful relations of the two countries As IL Mexico
not. free to reject the treaty to amend
and TO ratify IL and il with her that account
would not be attack upon her national Independence
and upon those institutions which she has copied from
and upon the supremacy Of that popular win which lies
at the bottom Of Government.
In than twenty other places the report offers its
deenceess TANKS to my ready steel but why strike at
TANKS when the knife has already gone through the
heart?
Finally and in conclusion Of this branch Of my letter
1.-THE validity Of the Tehuantepec grant have to remark
that neither in the Senaes document Of III pages in
the committees report In the Secretary correspon
dence in the Presidents letter, do find word
in relation TO that Decentralization clause which forms
part Of the Saas decree upon which the asgnees rely
for the rcsuscaton Of the grant which lies at its bot
tom, and governs the only transferable part Of iand
upon the appsron Of which the American assignees fall
into the category Of ex-Amercsn citizens forfeit all their
alien privileges become pro hac Mexicans and sub
ect themselves in property and person. to the laws and
courts OF Mexico Nothing Of all that appears In all the
action OF our Government upon the subject And now,
IL foundation such this that according 10 the
report OF the Senate's committee TO make war
upon feeble neighbor compel the construction Of
road to the Pacific upon foreign territory and
that while the smallest grant be obtained from
Congress for opening any kind Of road upon own
soil 10 the same Pacific ocean
As enterprise meritorous in ITSELF advantageous TO
the communications Of the world and beneficial to New