Washington telegraph., 1853-09-07
Important from Washington.

Important from Washington.
Our Relations with Msxioo----The Pacific
We copy the following from the Free
mans Journal, the Roman Catholic paper
in New York city. If the information COM
municated by that paper is authentic. Mr.
Gadsden il instructed to demand and insist
on tie cession BY the Mexican Government
of a. right Of way in the thirty-second
degree Of latitude, for the great Pacific
Railroad, in return for which the question OF
the Tehuantepec affair will be set at rest
the demands for the Indian depredations
caucelled-the line henceforth forming the
most efficient protection against savages, and
virtually abrogating the eleventh article OF
the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo-and Mex
leo admitted to an equal share in the advan-
tages Of the road Memphis Wig.
We lay before our readers this morning
the gist Of the instructions issued by Secre-
tary Marcy to Gen. Gadsden. the recently
appointed Minister TO Mexico. These are
exceedingly important at this time, inas-
much as they give us something of an in
sight into the foreign and domestic policy
of the new administration. 1t will be seen
that the leading feature Of the programme
laid down BY Gen Pierce is the construction
Of the great Pacific Railroad. 50 inadver-
tently betrayed BY Secretary Davis. during
the late Presidential tour.
Our esteemed correspondent informs Us
that the design of the administration in
seeking line SO far South is to obviate the
political difficulties that are likely to grow
out of the location of the terminus in the
west. Hence, in selecting Mexican soil. it
is hoped to satisfy the men Of the South,
who are contending for an extreme South
ern route, and at the same time crafty the
antislavcry party Of the North, who would
accept the compromise on condition Of the
road passing through free territory. The
parallel of Mesila. along the Northern slope
of The Florida mountains to Bulls run, a
low depression in the chain. that presents
but few engineering difficulties. Beyond
this the route is represented by Lieut.. Col
Cooke as exceedingly feasible. The proba-
bihty is that his trail presents BY far the
NEST favorable line. This movement on the
part Of the Government seems to point very
distinctly to San Diego as the Pacific termi-
nus of the great continental railway.
Should Mexico consent to the proposals
of Gen. Gadsden, as it is hoped she may,
there is no doubt but that her whole south
en frontier including Coaluila, chihuahua.
Sonora. and Lower California, will be speed
ily transformed into one of the most wealthy
and popnlous regions in the world The
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claim will no doubt. operate powerfully with
Mexico, especially as she is to be admitted
10 The benefits of the road through the Mesil-
la but it is hardly reasonable to suppose
that the Garay claimants will be left without
an indemnity in some shape from our own
government.
The recent departure of troops from Ft.
Hamilton for the neighborhood Of the Me-
silla boundary. not only confirms the state
ments of our correspondent, but shows the
sort Of argument which General Gadsden
will probably nse rs dernicr resort in his
negotiations with Santa Anna The grow
ing popularity of the Pacific Railway ha.
forced the Cabinet into recognition of its
powerful claims, and the large surplus in
the Treasury affords Cen Pierce an oppor-
tunity of signalizing his administration BY
being foremost in its construction.
| Should General Pierce succeed in his
negotiation, (of which there is but little
doubt in view Of the impoverished condi-
tlon OF Mexico,) there Is no question but that
it will constitute the basis Of settlement for
all existing difficulties, aud infuse new life
into the Mexican people.
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as that of the Mesilla is not by any means
novelty, since the famous sixth article of
the treaty Of Guadalupe iiidalg 20 contem-
plates the possibility of its construction, BY
insisting that whether it lies upon the right
or the left bank Of the river Gila, it shall
only be done by the express consent Of Mex
leo.
WASHINGTON. Aug II. 1853.
am enabled to put you in possession of
very important information, which have
just obtained. and on which, need not saw
you may place the most implicit reliance
The greatest anxiety has been manifested to
know what were the instructions taken out
by General Gadsden as the rule of his con-
duct in settling the many questions that have
occurred to complicate our relations with
Mexico-the right Of way across Tehuante
pee, the Mexican boundary question, Indian
depredations on the frontier. &c.
Having obtained an authentic outline of
the instructions given to Gen. Gadslen.
lind the method of solving all these ques-
slons, as well as of promoting the railroad to
the Pacific. adopted by the administration,
to be as follows:
Gen. Gadsden is instructed to ask for ana
insist upon the grant BY Mexico to the Uni
ted Sfafns af froo -.<-LA &C .----