The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-19

fsOsr-Repfp 10 M. Green's otdteneW.
I have Just noticed. in your paper of the fifth
instant, letter under the signature of B. f Green,
/. relation to the right of way across the Isshnus
OF Tshuantspec.
Were not the argument he adduces 30 glaringly
nisststed, and, in many respects, so completely
groundless, and calculated TO prejudice materially
In the minds Of those not conversant With the whole
transaction, the true merits of the cass should not
have deemed it important TO reply to the article
Ut all.
He says, in the article in queston-'As promised
i my late letter, published in thu HERALD of Slst
nit, now proceed to give the information sup
pressed in the report Of the State Department, and
overlooked by the Senate Committee. confident that
n so doing win but promote the honor and inte-
rest Of my own country. When the whole truth is
exposed, it win sppear"-
CT That the Garay grant was unconstitutional
ana invalid
so That II has been forfeited by non. fulilment
Of conditions"
He goes on in this way To the number Of eight par
sgraphs, and without bringing for ward one word of
proof to substantiate what he asserts, other than
saying /" When the whole truth is exposed it will
appear ;" and the subject Of all these paragraphs he
asserts, either suppressed by the State Depart
ncnt, or overlooked by the Senate. Now, l pro.
test that there was nothins-nothing whatever-in
the possession Of the State Department relating to
The articles above cited, which was suppressed
fom tho Senate. But the numerous suppressions
ut that department, of which he has endeavored to
induce the belief, consist in the single extract from
Arists's letter to President Fillmore, which is as
fslows:-" The true history of this affair, traced
frsa the fountain head and supported by authentic
documents, you will find in the accompanying re.
port from the Minister of Petitions the perusal of
which recommend to the enlightened wisdom and
probity of your Excellency. In 1t you will find
everything absolutely everything-for none Of the
facts have been left out, or even exaggerated The
truth appears in all its simplicity aud nakedness,
every page bearing evidence that, if there is any
cause for complaint, Mexico, who has been the
xiotim Of every kind of outrage offensive to her cha
Iaoter and derogatory OF her rights, alone has the
right to complain repeat, that recommend its
perusal to the important consideration of the first
magistrate of the nation, whose duty is to decide
irevocaby concerning the preservation of friendship
with Mexico, so that, by reading II without bias or
prejudice, he shall say. on closing the last page
whether his convictions remain unchanged We
are both of accountable TO God and to the world
Tor the use we make OF the power entrusted TO our
hands,
Immediately following this extract, Mr.. Green
says Il cannot characterize this whole transaction
more strongly, than by simply referring to the
fact that this document, thus communicated to Mr.
Fillmore by the President of Mexico, constituting SO
important part Of the correspondence. and indis
penssbie to right understanding of the issues be-
tween the two governments was suppressed in the
Communication from the Department of State to the
Senate" Now, Mr.. Editor what will be thought
of a man who has SO wantonly talsided a fact (and
too, with the proper documents before him to correct
himself, as he certainly had, for he made another
Quotation from the same document,) when men
tion the fact that President Aristas letter. and the
extract quoted were not suppressed, but were sent
with oil the rest of the correspondence between the
nn5c hV
hate the truth of which be ascertained by re-
Erring to any Of the Senate Committee who had
the matter under consideration, or by reference to
Elk. Doc No 81, page l59 and from the extract
quoted fromsthe same communicated. page l6i.
New, ! ask, what way is this TO 'spromote the
honor and interests of my own country" as he says
Without making any further comment upon the ar
ticle la question enough has certainly been said to
thew to what extent reliance can be placed in man
who viii thus, apparently. designedy falsify facts.
Now, as the writer Of the ar icle in question has
talked largely of what has been suppressed ut the
State Department will mention u few suppressions
which he mas been guilty off,
lst-He has suppressed the fast that, up to the
time of the arrival OF Major Barnard's surveying
cxped;tion on the Isihmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico
interpcsed not the slightest objection Certainly not
open ohjections) 20 the carrying on. of the enter
prise by the American company; but, on the other
hand, sctualIy aided them IN the prosecution of the
survey. She aided them by not only giving Major
Barnard general passport for the VIII de of his par
ty, besides an individual one for every member
tho same but actually issued orders for the govern
ors OF Vera Cruz and 0sjaca-the two states
through which the contemplated road is to
run-to give them and his party protection,
ind all the aid and facilities in their power.
2 He has suppressed the fact, that in 1917. Mr..
Trist by virtue of instructions from Mr.. Polk,
when negotiating the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
rendered fifteen millions of dollars to the govern
ment of Mexico for right Of way in favor Of the
United States across the Isthmas of Tehuantepec,
and thet the commissioners empowered by Mexico
80 treat with him replied that Mexico could not
treat sn this subject, because she had, several
years before, made grant TO one of ner citi-
zens who had transferred his right, by the author
ization Of the Mexican government, to English sub
Jects OF whose rights Mexico could not dispose
Now, will remark on this, although il is gone
rally known that that this identical treaty or right
government ITSELF while in the hands Of the British
was purchased by A nericans from the British
holders, and afterwards decl .red invalid by Mexico.
3. He has suppressed the fact that the carriage
road aotuafiy structed, through Chivela Pass,
and between Suchil, the bend Of shoal water
navigation on the Atlantic and the Pacific plains
of the Isthmus, was done = The first, l was
informed by an engineer who superntended
the work--at an expense of nineteen thousand
dollars, and for the purpose of opening q line
OF transit between the two oceans, and to aid
in tho construction Of the contemplated railroad.
And here, / ask how, without the preliminary car
rage and mail road, could railroad be con-
structed9 And would not competent engineer
commence his railroad by FIRST opening some means
access 10 get his toos pdrroWs carts, provisions,
md everything necessary to carry on the operations
IT the construction OF the railroad, on TO the work!
The carriage road, constructed as it was, on its
resent location, by Garay, and Manning and Mac
ntoeh, has been is of any use, without il is
enplated to open line of travel between the two
oceans or to aid in the construction Of q railroad
And here / will mention very important fact
that the portion Of the carriage road, as con-
structed BY Garay, is the best ground for rail-
read, and in the immediate vicinity of the line, as
actually traced by Major Barnard This goes to
show that the road was not constructed altogether
for purposes of colonization. Besides, nobody,
will venture to say ever dreamed of colonization
In the Isthmus without having the main aud ulti-
mate object-the construction of rairoad--n
view for without railroad the Isthmus has never
been, nor never will be, of any value whatever.
could 60 on multiplying facts which he has sup
pressed; but perhaps enough has been said to con.