Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-01-13
DAILY TEL EGRAPH.
WASHINGTuN:
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY IS.
The Mexic an Indemnity.


In connexion with the memorial of Messrs
Duff Green and Benjamin E. Green, which we this
day publish in full, we give below a copy of the
instructions sent by the Mexican government to
Mr.. De Ia Rosa, Immediately on receiving the
debate on this subject at the first session, Slst
Congress, by which it was apprized of Mr.. Web
sters refusal to permit the drafts to be accepted,
rs had been promised by Mr. Clayton. We call
particular attention to the passages which we
sented by the courteous and dignifed bearing of
the Mexican government to the conduct Of Mr..
Webster, and to the offensive and scandalous ex-
hibition made by Mr.. Bayly in that debate:
"By the newspapers recently received from the
United States, this ministry has been informed of
the discussions in those chambers relative to the
Sd instalment of the indemnity. The arrange
ment proposed 10 the (Mericdn) government BIZ ID.
Domingo Marks pds rejected and characterized as
inconpene and oppressive 10 the government Of the
United States, phiISt the arrangement made 6y Mr..
Secretary Webster nth the house of Hopland 4
Apn,oaH and the Bdrngs aods sustained and dp-
proved. If the government had been informed
OF this the day before the departure of the Secre-
tary of the Legation, Don Jose NJ. Gongalez de Ia
Vega, it assuredly would not have drawn the
drafts which were RENTED by that functionary;
since the government believes that they will not
be accepted, and that the efforts Of Mr.. Marks
aud Of his agents near the government of the
United States will be wholly frutless and unavail
ing. But inasmuch as both Mr.. Gongalez de Ia
Vega and Don Jose Ant. Suarez, who carries
duplicates of the said drafts had already embark
for New York, the government has no other
alternative than to make to your Excellency the
following communication:
III be DoSsibIp thai fbe dr11s ro1 he ,.rn,,.J
without any Inconvenience and Without lis being eoen
remotely understood Matthe MEXICAN government pur-
posed TO violate the stpuLations Of The treaty of peace
this Viu be rery beneficial for the government, parti
cutarty IN its present circumstances. But if this
can give rise to belief that the government op-
poses the arrangement made by Mr.. Webster, of
which arrangement it was and is still ignorant,
then it will be more opportune that your Excel
lency omit to take any action in the matter, and
return the drafts witch Mr.. Vega and Don Jose
Ant. Suarez will place in your hands.
" In reference TO The affair Of Mr.. Marks, the goo
eminent 6elieves that he has complied as far as 10
dsDe4dcd on him but on The suppoSition that IL has
been impossible for him to carry into effect the
government only awaits reply from your Ezcellen-
cy and the said Mr.. Marks 10 proceed 10 treat here
Nth the agent Of the House of Barmgs. BY the
most speedy routes, and by duplicate, the gov
eminent hopes that your Excellency will commu-
nicate what may occur in this matter; recon-
mendng you to use your known talent to avoid
that the delicacy and honor of the Mexican gov
eminent should be in any way wounded"