The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-23
Relations with Meslon-yOresident ArfstI's
Letter 60 President EtiImsre.
The Courtcr ond E.lq.liref Of yeslerday morni

has he folowing:-
s. learn ~ special telcgraphic despatch from our
VA hngton pendent, thai Senior Larrain7ar Inc
Minister ~ the Republic of Mexico, near inns govern
mcnt, win bo officially presented 20 the President 70 day
The published letter purpariing 10 be from f.esoene
Ar,st il not correct COPY correspondent informs
p vi that presented Nv La Vega Secretary OF the
Mexican Legation previous % me ARRIVAL on Scn'r Lar
rainzar pfesdsnt Arista in his communication, de-
eares that Mexico viii consent to the opening 81
| the Tciuantepcc route by foreign company II the
wark i. executed 4, ali, says the Minister, 1t must
H. by the Mexican government In taking this po-
stion Mexico con,empates the contingency of war but
upon the aid q the English government to maintain
her declarations
II is comfortable reflection that our entcrprising
cotcmporary has az length learned that Arsta has
really written a letter TO President Fillmore. We
published tho fact in the HERALD nearly two weeks
ago. But the Co,1icr learns that he statemen.
wo then published from our Washington spe-
cial correspondent not correct copy Of
Arista's letter. 1t did not profess TO be copy Of
the let,er-but il did profess to be correct state
ment Of the substance Of President A-istas comuu-
nication; and it's accuracy has been fully
roboratcd by our private adyices, since received,
both from Mexico and Washington.
The course adopted by certain papers il New Or
leans and THE city with regard to the Tehuantepec
treaty, il very remarkable, and somewhat suspi-
cious. We published, yesterday, an article from a
New Orleans paper, protesting to give late iniorma-
ton from Mexico and stating that the treaty, after
It's rejection by the Mexican Congress- had been re-
considered and passed. In the paragraph from the
Courier, given above, we ac informed that "Prosi-
dent Arista, in his communication, declares that
Mexico will consent TO the opening Of the Te-
huantepec route by foreign company. If the work
! is executed at all, it must be by the Mexican go
| vernment' AS neither Of these statements happens
to be true, it is evident they made with o view
to mislead the public and TO try and mystify the
whole matter. in such way az to proven. the real
| issue from being understood
| President Arista's letter 10 President Fillmore
declares that the Gsray grant will never be ac-
| quiesced in by the Mexican people or government,
both because il made, in the first instance upon
usurped and improper authority, and, also, because
having twice expired under its own limitation, Il
| possesses no more claim against Mexico than an
original proposition which might he offered by any
governmeut-that H. Mexican government has nc
desire 70 make aus of land TO any company,
nor ito the Pee Mexico desire immense n-
| aux Of emigr colonize any particular locality,
even although L should be stipulatod-as il the de-
funct Garay grant-that such colonists should be
| Roman Catholics. But so far from it being true
that Mexico will not consent to the opening of the
| Tehuantepec route by foreign company, Arista
expressly states that the right of way will be grant
ed to the New Orleans Tehuantepec Company, or
any other responsible association and he points to
the fact that the day previous to his writing (the
10th of April,) bill had been introduced into the
lower House, authorizing the Mexican government
to grant the right Of way across the Isthmus Of Te
huantepec to any responsible company.
We have reason TO believe that Senior Larranzar
is fully authorized 70 make such proposition 70
our government. And it is all the people Of the
United States desire. If the Tehuantepec route is
Of any real value, let il oe constructed upon the
same basis rs the Panama road-depending upon
the legitimate business which its construction will
create for support, and not upon immense tracts
of land which would have the effect Of pushing the
stock Of the company up for q time, to collapse
as soon as the proper period arrived, leaving the
unlucky purchasers as badly off as tho poor people
who held plainfeld notes, when that bubble Of our
pious neighbor burst.
II is ridiculous to suppose that the people Of the
United States will endorse Mr.. Webster's begcGent
course towards Mexico, IN connection with the
Garay matte-. /. may suit the purpose of that
gentleman TO try and get up little war capital,
ms ii would Of course, suit the New Orleans COM
pany TO force Mexico to give them large tract of
land; but Mr.. Webster's war manifestos are too
| much after the fashion of the illustrious Clayton
to excite any very great amount Of patriotic ardor,
whilst the idea of forcing Mexico to ratify treaty
which seeks to establish what is at best doubtful
claim, sn,acks too much Of the ''your money or
your life" style OF diplomacy to suit The present
enlightened age.
We trust call will be made upon the President.
for Arista's letter lie. us have light AMI if We
fight for the benefit Of the bulls, let US, at all
events. know something Of the merits Of the
NEWPORT AS WATERING PLAcE.-The sad pros
poets of bringing up Newport as a watering place,
in consequence of the passage of the Maine Liquor
law in Rhode Island, are discussed in various jour
nails throughout the country. Some Of the teetotal
newspapers pretend that all teetotaers will 60 to
Newport, in preference 70 any other place, because
/ there will be nothing there but water to drink,
isms'' 70 talk about, and philosophy to discuss.
AZ Lola Monies says Of the temperance hotels, New
| port will be full of Bibles and bedbugs and of
course the teeto.alers viii reyel in all the enjoy
ments Of the same. But there is another class Of
| people, whose patronage as made Newport what it
is, who will not resort TO any place in which the
Maine Liquor law prevails We allude TO that class
Of Southern and fashionable people who are tenn
perae in every respect, but Who will not tolerate
the mpudent assumption Of blue law Legislators %
| interfere with what they shall eat, OF what they
shall drink, or what they shall put on This class
Of people has hitherto been the principal support OF
Newport, forming the bulk Of the yisiters ut the
chief hotels; and we have doub. they will, during
the ensuing summer, avoid that place they would
the pcstilenee. Now these hotels, under the opera
tion Of the present law, prohibited from selling
liquors wines Of any description to their guests.
This class Of people viii, therefore, keep away from
Newport, and their absence viii ruin the hotels; and
not only that, but those who have built private
cottages at Newport, on finding it deserted BY the
iyey the gay, and tie engaging, viii sell out their
property rs coon as possible, and eYacuate that
place. We have seen il stated, in somo quarters,
that lots for building on ia NewDort cover