The southern press., 1852-06-17
Important from MexIeo.
Correspondence of Me ~ Y -
CITY OF MEyIcn Mn 70 -


CRY OF MEXICO, May 70 1890
The Tehuantepec afair-The D.6n, ~
SLoo's pr9ect-New Plaa-TIe NJ; ~ IoI.
mr. Larratnar, dc, dc. 'o""
wf'te hastily to send you the last resoIu-
800. Wv" " .'e meAIcan congress on the Tehuanta-
rec question. 1t isas follows: u""'e-
ARTICLE lst-The government will NAB
contract, or facilitate the formation of a.. Ae
c'auoh OF citizens, who will, in both cases h.
preferred 10 foreigners, or a companv of ba,'
natives ana foreigners to open bv maons 80
caha.' railroad, or high road, wav of cam.
iiluhlcaloh between the. Atlantic and PIE.
seas through The lsthmus of Tehuantanac M
government shall not conclude tho coot..o. !, no
may enter into unless previously apnroved ~
by the general congress- Apr'o'eu OF
ARTICLE 2d.-The government - I
OF The facility granted them bv the n.a,,; ase
art'c'e, must subject themselves TO tho tar,o,,:
cases, VIZ: LIST. That theconract thew NAV an,
inlo shall contain no clause supporting e., tsl
rlgh.s granted, any claims against the renubl;o
W .,e par, Va ioreiSn governments, nor dimin
lsh the full and expeditions exercise of ~ nm
ere'snty over ,he SAID lsthmus of Tehuantepec
I'd. That to afford to the enterprisa roI. 81.
caclous and constant protection the govorn,,a,.
Is to be one of the partners. al That H.
lnter-oceanIc communication through tta Js,i,,
mus shall be free and open to all the nations -
the globe 4lil That to make permanent and
perpetnal the advantages of the communicated
II the government shall negotiate with ,ha
powers on friendly footing with the rennhl;, b.,
treaties, an express Acknowledgement of thu nar
trallty OF the way through the Isthmus in case of
war '...... ..,...'- H.. " "T Va
The foregoing decree was Unanimously a,
proved OF Yesterday by the senate, in spite Of
fhan J,Net 10. il
Inc ehorls MADE by the ministry TO rally on the
propositlon OF Mr. Sloo, and to-day, I2th of
Nay .he chamber OF deputies accepted of it
without going through the usual forms bv
vote OF Ga against 4; thus defeating the minis
try. To-day, some proposals from citizens ~
the republic, have already been sent in -
Since the receipt of Mr. Fillmore's pl,;mat,,,
the congress has been kept in constant st.,a
OF feverlsll excitement, during which MIR. Sloo,.
proposition received the favorable consideration
OF Mr. Ramirez, minister of foreign relations
by wnom 1t was submitted to the general con,
gress Among other stipuiations. Mr.. Sloo
bound himself to indemnify the present holders
OF the Garay grant, and to accord to Mavico
tWo-flths OF the net proceeds, in lien of ono,
fourth, as stipulated by Garay. But even This
appears to have been an insufficient inducement
for Mexico, and the impression is now prevalent
tnat II she succeeds in overthrowing the claims
., Iafay' no DINER grant will be given. That
Mr.. Larralnzar had no power to adjust the Te-
hpantepec question with the United States gov.
efhment' IS Pialmy to be seen from the decree
OF yesterday, throwing the matter open to tbose
VINO choose to avail themselves of its conditions
Mr.. Larrainzar was indeed the bearer of a latt.r
to MIR. Fillmore from General Arista. but il wos
only in reply to one sent by Mr.. Fillmore sor,e
Tune since. All here unite in the conviction tbot
unless the United States government act promnt.
~, the Tehuantepec right of way will be lost
forever, unless, indeed, your prediction sbonld
be realized, and Mexico placed under the wing
of the American eagle.