Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-01-13

money would have saved the United States. in
premium of exchange and interest, about S6l2,-
600, and much larger sum to Mexico
We laid these views before General Taylor's
Cabinet, by letters which are, or ought to be- on
file in the State and Treasury Departments, of
which the following are copies
No. l.--Mr. Green 10 Mr.. Clayton.
"WAsHrNGToN, March IL, 1850
"Ion. John M C9aytoR, Sec'y Of State:
{" DEAR SIR Believing that the Gila route is
better than any other line for railroad connect
ing the Mississippi with the Pacific, 1 have en-
gagged the services of a gentleman who has resi-
ded many years in Mexico, who has rendered
important services to the Mexican government,
and has the confidence and good will of the Mex
lean authorities. He has been to Mexico, and
met me in New Orleans, where he awaits further
instructions
He tells me that the Mexican government is
in great want of money that the agents of Santa
Anna and other disafected persons are plotting
a revolution; and that it is important that the
present government should be enabled to realize
in anticipation the remaining instalments yet to
be paid under the treaty with Mexico.
Herrera and his administration are our
friends. Santa Anna is, and ever will be, our
enemy If Herrera's government can be enabled
~
would give them the command of money, and thus
strengthen friends in power, as we'll by giving
them money as by depriving Santa Anna and his
partisans of the fund, which they would other
wise receive, if they can subvert and seize the
government before those instalments are paid.
''Under these circumstances, the Mexican gov
ernment desire to hypothecate the remaining in
stalments, and will be compelled to submit to
great loss, unless they can obtain from this gov
ernment acceptances on their bills, payable when
an appropriation for the payment of these install
ments shall be made by our Congress.
g The gentlemen who is charged with my ne
gotiations is an American citizen well known in
Mexico. He is a merchant in good credit, and
can raise the money to purchase the instalments
yet to be paid, if you will accept the bills of the
Mexican government, payable as stated; and
believes that such arrangement will greatly pro-
mote his negotiations for large grant of lands,
including the valley Of the Gila, and extending
the whole length Of the northern boundary Of
Mexico, with the right of occupation and of max
ing railroad.
:" If he can obtain such grant, the road will
soon be made and the grant densely inhabited !;
in which case the American population on that
line will give to the Mexican ample protection
from the American Indians and thus relieve the
United States from q large expenditure now re-
quired by the Mexican treaty By accepting the
bills as proposed, you serve our friends, do much
to prevent revolution in Mexico which will
bring our enemies into power, and secure to
American citizens the profits of the negotiation,
which must otherwise go to the agents of foreign
bankers, who use their wealth to the prejudice
of our people.
"I hope, my dear sir, that these considerations
will induce you to authorize me to say to the per
son who is charged with the negotiation, tha
| you will accept the bills of the Mexican govern
ment, as we desire, deducting from the paymen
the amount of the export duty on bullion.
"Yours truly, DUFF GREEN"