The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-04
The Tehuantepcc Treaty-MeXican Claims
-CuHious and Startling Disclosures.

raj matters Of the highest public importanse-one
from Washington and one from Mexco-will be
found in our columns to day. In the fr st We are
furnished with copy Of the letter Of Jonas P Levy
to President AIista apon which Levy has Just been
arrested as consprstor traitor against our 60
vernment, in the matter Of the Tehuantepec treaty
The letter from correspondent in Mexico throws
considerable additional light upon the difficulties
and mysteries connected with the Tehuantepeo
treaty and also upon the still darker mysteries
which envelope the magnificent Gardiner and other
claims gilmore than half mllien Of dollars paid out
Of the treasury under the award of the late Board of
Mexican Com missoners II viii be observed tn We
have suppressed portions Of the letter Of our
Mexican correspondent and, perhaps, the most
interesting to the inquistive reader. But they
involve direct accusations Of enormous crimes,
against several ndyi duals, which we have deemed
it better to withhold for judicial examination that
is, ifsuch examination is ever to take place 1t has
been reported that at least portion Of the cabinet
are DESTROYS of smotherng all investigation in this
business, because certain persons may be impli.
Gated as ad,ticipeS n'mtRis, to n greater or less
extent. But too mu,h ia already known TO
stife full disclosure Of oil the facts-an the cir
cumstsnces- Ell the intriguing-all the bribery
tions, and all the individuals involved, in the
cabinet and cat of the cabinet, in this country
and in Mexico. Public sentiment, public justice,
and the safety of the public treasury, demand it
If the cabinet fail push the investigation of all
this Mexican business to the very DO tom, it will
become the duty of Congress to take it up; and,
in the end, We may anticipate chain of the
most astounding Developments that has taken
nj eli = h. dat; &c
Jonas p Levy, small SPECTATOR in schemes
beyond his capacity, has been bounced upon By Mr.
Webster, as a conspirator against the government,
under the old law OF 1899. This law which has
remained dead letter for the last fifty years, was
passed during the administration of the elder
Adams, and was intended to apply especially to
certain intrigues supposed to be going on between
the democratic party of the United States and the
French Republic, against the policy of the old
federal party. This old musty remnant of the alien
and sedition laws has been rummaged up by the Sc
cretary OF State, for tho punishment of Levy, as
a conspirator for the defeat of the Tehuanteoec
treaty, in the success of which the administration
has manifested an unusual degree of interest and
anxiety.
There appears to be something exceedingly
ridiculous in this prosecution of rattle brained
even write dozen lines with out the most miserable
bunglng in their sense and photography. Such a
conspirator, we should suppose, would not only be
harmless against the wisdom and power of the
cabinet, but too insignificant for any notice VII IT
ever. We apprehend that he is a mere decoy duck,
or scape goat or Jack-o'lanterH, intended to lead
the public attention false scent; while the real
cuprits, and the real questions at ISSUE are to be
q o a. mt 0f o,nhk Ia -, r.,
sion" And here it might not be amiss to ask. no
came this letter Of Levy in the possession of the
government? How came this letter into the
hands of Mr.. Webster This is q mystery of
which We expect hereafter to be more fully 10
formed
The facts in the real issue between the admins
traton and other parties on the side, and Jonas
P, Levy on the other, appear to be simply these
The one party, IS national or private object are
Interested in the Tehuantepec treaty and route
acress that isthmas; while Levy appears to have
been negotiating, with show OF success for the
righ. of way an isthmus route, from Tabascs,
the Gulf side, to point on the Pacific north
of Tehuantepec. This rivalry between the opposite
parties probably affords the clue to the detection of
Levy sorry specimen of diplomacy.
The Tehuantepec treaty, of itself, as we abun-
dainty showed several months ago, ia almost multi
ty-an absolute nullity-snd good for nothing. To
make it effective will require new treaty. The
grant of Santa Anna to Garay expired upon its own
terms of limitation, and the extension of time
granted by President Sa!as has been ahrogated by
the Mexican Congress, while the treaty on the
subject, ratified by our government, mas also baen
reject, O. formally rejectcd-by Mexico. AS the
j after how stands, Don Jose Geray sold out his
graut TO Hargous & Co, AID they, II appears,
sold sgain to a New Orleans company, for three
millions ard half OF dollars-the three millions in
the proposed railroad or canal, and the dvo HIM
died thousand in cash Garay's transfer was for
three millions stock bonus-the whole stock being
nine millions. The New Orleans company had
expended from fifty to seventyfVe tn ousaud dol
iars in surveys, re ,onnoissances, and maps, when
their operations were rather abruptly suspended
by tire intervention of Mexican military force,
and all further proceedings in the work peremp-
torly FORBIDDEN. Nov, after the parties concerned
have spent some considerable time, trouble, and
m.uey, in the wsy described, towards the COM
mencement Of the work this new route, it is not
to supposed that they will surrender their claims
vithou. moving heaven and earth in the Struggle.
How far any. if any, friends Of the cabinet may
be concerned az counsel retained ofcourse does not
+ appear. But tue great interest which the adtni-
hstrston betrsys in behalf Of this enterprise, aud
the persevering industry Of Mr.. Letoher, give to
the affair & most remarkable degree of curiosity,
Levy intimate that Mr.. Webster desires to per.
fec. this Tehuantepec treaty simply to use it as po
iitical thunder in the Presidential eootion. BQsw
know that something is more important than thug
dor, in certain cases though we do not know-ani
God graat We never may know-that any member
Of the cabinet has any otLer interest than the pub
lie interest in the speedy opening Of the transit
route over the Isthmus OF Tehuantepec. Here we
leave the ease Of MIR Webster and Jonas p. Levy,
ior the present.
A more serious affair is this notorious Gardiner