The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-04
The TehusntsPeo Grant.
DALr0 N, GA, Dot. 70, 1882.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
have just received Sip from recent number
Of ysur paper, date net given), containing osu-
nunicatisn under the de plume Of CAivela, ssn.
nentiDg on my letter in relation to tho GAray
Grant and Tehuaatepoc treaty, which appeared in
the HERALD Of the 9Th inst.
Cbivela undertakes to answer my argument, by
charging that l have "wantsnly and desgnedy f.ls.
fed tho faot," in stating that Ca document, oommu-
nicated by the President Of Mexico to the President
Of tho United States-coastituting an important
part Of the correspondence, and indispensable to q
right underat andisg Of tho issues between tho two
govenmssts-Was suppressed in the commune ton
from the Department of State to the Senate"
Chivela says:-'sNow protest that there was
nothiDg-nsthing whstevsr-in the possession Of
tho State Department, relating to tho articles As
above cited, which was suppressed from the Senate
But the numerous impressions at that department,
of which he has endeavored to induce the belief con-
sist in the single extract from Arisas letter Pres
dent Fillmore, which ID followG-'The true history
of this affair traced from the fountain heAd and sup
ported by authentic documents, you will nd ia tho
accompanying report from the Minister of Relations
the perusal Of which recommend to tho enlig ttsu
ed wisdom and prcbity Of your Exeolienoy.
In it you will find everything = absolutely
eyeTythDg-fsr mono Of the facts have been left out
or even exaggerated The truth appears in all It's
simplicity and nakedness, every page saring evi-
denoe that, If there is any cause of complaint Mex
leo, who has been the victim of every kind of out
rage offensive to her character and asrogatOry to
her rights, alono has the right to complain 10
peat that recommend its perusai to the important
consideration OF tho first magistrate Of the nation.
whose duty it is to decide irrevooably concerning
the preservation of friendship with Mexico, that
by reading it, without bias or prejudice he shall
say, on closing tho last page, whether his oonve-
able to God and to the world for the use We make
of the power entrusted to our hands
Immediately following this extract, Mr. Green
Ays:-'I cannot characterize this whole transact
tion more strongly than BY simply referring to the
fact, that this document, thus communicated TO Mr.
Fillmore by tho President of Nsxico-constituting
90 important part of the correspondence aad in
dHpensabie to right understanding Of the issues
between the two governments, suppressed in tho
communication from the Department Of State to the
Senate
who has Wantonly falsifed fact, (and, too, with
the proper documents before him to correct himself
rs he certainly had foI he mado another quotation
from the same document) when mention the fact
that President Arsta letter and the extract quoted
were not suppressed but were sent, with all tue rest
OF the correspondence between tho two governments
by President Fillmore to tho Senate tho truth Of
which can be ascertained by referring to any Of
the Senate committee, who had the matter under
consideration, or by reference to Fix. Doc, Ne 81,
page l59, and from the extract quoted from the
Same communication, page 16l ;"
have qaoted Chivela's language in full, and at
tho risk of being tedious, and now reply to him
not because doubt that the intelligence Of every
reader of your paper will suffice, without my as
sistance, to detect the shallow artiice by which
Chivea seeks to misrepresent me-but because |
desire to call the attention of the people Of the
United States to the system of deception and mis-.
repre- ntaton Of which President Arista complains
in his letter to President Fillmore, and by which
t1NoA -kAw, - L. -
seeking to mislead the people of the United States
into disreputable and Ubiquitous upon Mexico,
for the purpose Of forcing her to submit to the
just claims OF Garay-himself Mexican Citizen
cIetaIy of State to Captain Jewett, bad enough
But that was intended to promote an American sps
culatior. Let not the people of the United States
make war on q weak neighbor like Mexico. nor
compromit their honor and interests to aid Mexi-
can in his speculations on his own country
The most careless reader will observe that Chivela
seeks to induce belief that l said that Arista's
letter to President Fillmore was suppressed, and
then endeavors to convict me Of wanton fasehood,
by showing that / had my self quoted extract
from that letter. which is given in Elk. Doc No 81,
of last session, page l59.
did not say that Arista's letter was suppressed;
but did say. and no. repeat, that an important
document, communicated by President Arista to
President Fillmore, to wit: the report OF the MINIS
ter Of Relations, made by Arista part and parcel Of
his correspondence with Mr. Fillmore, was suppress
cd call the attention Of every honest and right
minded citizen Of the United States to the gusge
ofPreGdent Arista, above quoted-to the earnest
ness with which he repeats his request that that
document, containing the true history of that
(Garay) affair, traced down from its fountain head,
and supported by authentic documents should re-
ceiye the important consideration of the first
magistrate of the nation, whose duty 1t is to decide
irrevocaby concerning the preservation of friend.
ship with Mexico;" and ask, why was this docu-
m T Withheld from the senate and people of tho
When first read President Arista's letter, refer
ring in such terms to the rep rt Of tho Minister of
Relations, examined Elk. Doc. No. 81 carefully,
and not finding the Minister'S report therein, up
piled to the Secretary Of the Senate, and to tho
clerk in charge of tho document room, for IL, aud
was much surprised to learn that the Elk Doc. No.
81 contained all thathad been communicated to the
Senate on the subject. then applied to the Next
can Legation and obtained copy Of the Minister'S
report, published, believe by the Mexican Consul
at New York; and have since learned, what |
believe to be reliable authority, that this suppress
sion of material d0cuments-Ho new trick at the
State Department under the present ,egime-was
made the subject of complaint and remembrance by
the Mexican Minister.
I wish here to remark, that do not attribute
this suppression OF documents to Mr.. Fillmore. It
is impossible for him to read or examine all the
documents which pass through his hands, and /
confidently hope that when his attention Is called to
this subject, he will relieve himself of the respon
sibility by causing the suppressed document to be
sent to the Senate Immediately its resssembling
Asto Chivela, cannot stoop to handy charges
OF fslsehood with him, nor would notice his COM
Duncation, but that desire to excite inquiry that
the people of the United States may find out the
truth This they will find in the suppressed report
of the Mexican Minister of Rea lions, which dis
cusses all the points which Chivela charges me
with having suppressed, and shows concusively
that in the language of President Arista, eff there
is any cause Of complaint, Mexico, who has been
the victim of every kind Of outrage offensive to her
character and derogatory of her rights, alone has
the right to complain.
Chvela says that the Garay grant, having been
recognized by the Mexican government as valid
while in the hands OF the British, g was purchased
by Americans from the British holders and after
wards declared invalid by Mexico"
This assertion has been frequently m ade by the
employees of Gar,y, by way of appeal to the prsju-
dices and passions Of the American people IL is
uncaDdid and untrue, Of piece with the rest Of
Chivels's statement, to which the author might
well be ashamed 10 afiix his own name.