Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-13

OF the Mexican Minister throughout thS aHalr.
We call on you also to bear witness that all the
communications, one after another, Of the Mexican
government to Mr.. De Ia Rosa, instructing him
to support Mr.. Marks's contract, and to "urge,
by all the means in his power, an arrangement so
beneficial to both governments, but at the same
time carefully to avoid doing anything which
could wound Mr.. Webster" were marked by the
same delicacy, by the same high and elevated
love of dignifed propriety We call on you also
to bear witness that we too, guided no less by our
own feeling than by the spirit of the instructions
of the Mexican government have labored to
manage this matter in manner aslittle offensive
to Mr. Webster as possible. We call on you to
bear witness that, at your own suggestion, we
endeavored to compromise with those to whom
Mr.. Webster had given the contract, and have
been willing to trasfer our contract to them, to
surrender to them part or all Of our interest
insisting only that the good faith Of the United
States government should be preserved; that
the wishes of the Mexican government should
be gratifed and that the drafts forwarded by
that government, at the invitation Of Mr..
Clayton, and at our instance, should not be
returned dishonored. We call on you to
that Mr.. Webster was actuated by corrupt mo-
tive in the inception of this matter, but ourselves
wished to believe the con trary, and studiously
carefully left open for him way Of retreat. We
had no part in, or connection with, the charges
brought against him by Mr.. Allen, of Massachu-
sets; and had we anticipated them, we would
have endeavored to prevent their being brought
forward, as they were, to our prejudice. We fore
saw, as every sensible man must have foreseen,
that our interests would be prejudiced by raising
any such issue, which would divert the attention
of Congress from the true issues, on which the
strength of our case rested, namely: the assuran-
ces given by Mr.. Clayton, the wishes of Mexico,
and the duty of Congress, not only to crafty her
Wishes but also to preserve the good faith Of this
government, by accepting or paying the drafts
which Mexico had been thus invited to send
on. We had therefore cautioned our friends,
in and out of Congress- to make no charges
against Mr.. Webster. And now it is with pain
and reluctance that we expose to view the moral
weaknesses which palsy his giant intellect. Out
of respect for his brilliant genius and the high
positions he has held in this government, we
would fain draw veil over his faults But, sir,
we have forborne until forbearance has ceased to
be virtue. 1t is due to our own character, to
the Mexican government, which, relying on the
assurances of the late Secretary of State, and by
our own instrumentality, has been placed in
false position, where its wishes have been con-
temptuously spurned-it is due to the people Of
the United States and to our own government
that we should lay this matter before you and
the country in its true light.
copy of the letter of the Mexican Minister
above quoted was by us enclosed to the chairman
of the Committee on Finance, with a request that
the information should be called for in the man
1er indicated by Mr.. De Ia Rosa. This led to the
adoption by the Senate of the resolution of the
10th February, 1861. In answer to that resolu-
ton, you sent to the Senate the following mes
sage:
Message of the President Of the United States
nicatng report of the Secretary of State in
resolution of the Senate relative to the drafts drawn by
the Mexican government the treasury of the United
States under contract alleged to have been made with
Il. d. Marks.
+" TO the Senate Of the United States:
'In answer to the resolution of the Senate of
the 10th inst, calling for information relative to
a contract alleged to have been made by Mr. l. D.
Marks with the Mexican government, transmit
report from the Secretary of State, and the doc
uments which accompanied it.
WASHINGTON, February1S, 1851"
"DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, February IL, 1851.
"The Secretary Of State, to whom was referred
the resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant,
the President +" to communicate to the
Senate, if compatible with the public interest, all
the information communicated to him by the
Mexican Minister, M. De la Rosa, relative to the
drafts drawn by the Mexican government on the
treasury Of the United States, under the contract
made by that government with |. d. Marks, and
the wishes of the Mexican government in re-
lation thereto" has the honor to report to the
President that there is no information of the char
acter referred to in this department, nor is the
Secretary of State aware that Mr.. De la Rosa has
at any time communicated to the President or to
this department any such information.
"From the accompanying copy Of the note of
the Sd instant and of the papers therein referred
to, addressed by Mr. De la Rosa to this depart
ment, it appears that Mr.. Edmund j. Forstall
has made contract with the Mexican govern
ment, pursuant to which he has advanced to that
government six hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars on account of the instalment due on the 31st
of May next, agreeably to the treaty Of Guada-
lupe IIidalgo. Respectfully submitted.
"DANIEL WEBSTER.
"To the PRESIDENT of the United States"
Translation.
"MExIcAN LEGATION,
Washington, Feb. 3, 1851.
"The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the republic of Mex
ico has the honor of addressing himself to the
Secretary Of State for the purpose of making