The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-31

TO rHE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD
New YOEk. August ~, 1862.
SEhy attention has just boon called 70 the
following extract from tho New York Times. Of
IA wsshisssoo ceer,.sspo.asa. Of n. p.,.inor. Sun
says there win be hard fought battle in Congress on
the rehua nfepec route the Isthus between e
parties msintainng the original grant the emily means
81 rocoyssiss their hy: out.y and securing the g.
lives and property q s citizens jsiny With Mexico
the Mexican Legation aided by toss Of oitizess
Who according to Mr. Lctoher's official statement from
treaty order that they themseves might obtsn vaia
bic privileges. he adds that there can be no doabt
which party viii triuuph-the Auericea the MsKi-
can. strikes that the latter have umphod thus
far and, ~ delay is coaanu defeat OF American 49,
rests sees likely 70 maintain their triumph awhile
am one Of those here referred to as having en-
coursged tho Mexican government W reject tho
Tehuantepec treaty, and intend NJ an early day 20
review this subject. to show which is tho American
and which the Mexican party to this controversy.
and how and why American interests in Mexico
have been defeated. Meanwhile / ask space ia your
columns for few remarks
A powerful effort has boon made to deceive and
nisead tho American people in relation to the So
called Gsray grant. have had occasion to eYa
mine it, and and will show that the interests Of
both nations have been sacrificed, the power and
honor Of this government prostituted, to promote
the private speculations and pretended but un-
founded claims Of Mexican oisizens II must DO
all these who claim to be Interested under or with
him, sre also, qwoad hoc, Mexican citizens, because
his contract required that eli who should become
concerned in it, should relnquish their nationality
and become, for all the ntents and purposes Of shat
contract, Mexican citizens.
SapposiBg. therefore, that contract to be now cub
sisting and valid, (Which it ia not,) the United
States government has no right to intervene in any
question between the pretended claimants Of that
contract and the Mexican government, ualess in
deed tho Unised states government is prepared to
assume the championship of Mexican citizens as
against their own government at the same time
that ventures to repudiatc and tram pie upon the
rights and liberties Of American citizens
The 80 called Garay grant was originally invalid,
because not sanctioned by the Mexican Congress.
The President Of Mexico had no more right to give
Mr. Garay such grant, without the approval Of the
Mexican Congress- tnan the President Of the United
States has to give him right Of way from the Mis-
sssippi to the Pacific. and thirty miles Of public
lands on each side of the road. Moreover, that
grant, even if admitted to have been legal and valid
originally, has been forfeited by the failure of the
grantee to comply with its conditions. tt
Nevertheless, the most disgraceful and dsspotio
measures have been res>rted to blythe American
government, under the present reg tme, to uphold
these Mexican citizens and to intimidate tho Mexi-
and unjust demands. For this purpose, and no
other tho sanotity Of courts Of justice has beon
abused; an American citizen has beon arrested,
under the obsolete and forgotten fragment Of the
moment when tho alarm thereby caused in the then
delicate and critical condition Of his wife, endan-
gered her lfe-dragged TO prisoa-bal refused. in
violation of the constitution-an without any idea
of proceeding trial. and solely for the purpose of
producing an impression in Mexico, and thus ntimi
dating that government into submission 10 the un-
just demands and unfounded claims Of Mr. de Garay,
. hexican citxeni " go'ails ,'sstso' 4, 's' ~.
In tho article above quoted 1t il intimated that
certain American citizens have encouraged the Mex
lean government ito reject the prstensions Of Mr. dc
Carry and his associates in order that they them
selves might obtain valuable privileges" Suppose
it to be 20 and ask what better right have Gsray
and his associates to the protection and countsnance
Of the United States government thaa American cit
zens have ? Are not the rights of American citi.
zens as sacred as the rights Of Mexican citizens
Nave not the former ~ much right as che latter to
seek to obtain valuable privileges" from the Mex
can government And BY what right does tho
American government interfere for the benefit Of
Mexican citizens, to compel it's own citizens to
fsrego the acquisition Of valuable privileges :"
In haste, your obedient servant,
af t-s rtsr BENJAMIN. &. GREEN.