The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-31
Jane. R. Partridge ,oa. called and .,Oorn

CUES. Were you one OF the commissioners ol
the part Of the Senate Of the United States i
investigate the Gardiner claimin Mexico?
Ans. was. @
I Cues. Your name!
Ans. James r Partridge.
Cues. Where do you reside?
-Ans. In Baltimore. a
Cues. Did you 60 to the city of San Lui
Potosi?
Ans. ] did.
CUES. Did you make the acquainta nee there Q
Don Julian de los Reyes, formerly Governor of tina
| State?
Cues. Did you see him write his name?
I Ans / did.
Cues. Do you know his signature?
Ans. do know it.
CUES Did you receive any papers while Their
for the commission, papers received by 70,
from the Governor of that State. '.,-
Ans The commission received papers there
some OF them were handed to the commission il
my presence. -
Cues. Did you see him sign the papers7
Ans. l saw him sign most of them l wen
there for the purpose of seeing him sign them.
saw him sign orders in the secretary's office Will.
was there. observed his signatures, and in tina
way my notice was called particularly to them
stood By the table and saw him sign them.
Cues. Did you see Guzman write his name?
Ans. | saw the secretary, Guzman, sign several
papers. had several interviews with them a
that place.
CUES. Did you see the seal of the State of San
Luis Potos?
Ans. did saw the impressions of it a 1ixed
to documents while was there.
Cues Did you see impressions Of that se.l which
had been attached to papers before you went there
Ans. / did see impressions of it which were
made before we went there.
Cues. How did you know that the seals were at
tached to those papers prior to July 1850?
Ans. know it from the date Of the papers and
from what was told me. We asked for papers
with the zeal of the State attached to them prior to
July, 1850, and the secretary handed them to
Mr.. BRADLEY objected to this evidence.
Cues. paper shown.) Did you ever see that pa
per before?
Ans. saw that paper before.
Cues (Another paper shown.) ask you if you
know any thing about this paper?
Ans. This is one OF the papers brought from the
archives of the department in the city of San Luis
by the secretary; saw him through an open door
go into another room, take them down from the
archives and bring them into Us. marked them
at the time.
Cues Did you see these seals on these papers
impressed on them:
Ans did; they were made by Mr.. Guzman
the Secretary of State of San Luis Potosi Several
other papers were identified by witness as obt.in
ed by the commission from Guzman, and mark ed
at the same time and in the same manner.
Mr.. MAY said they now offered in evidence tc
the jury an official. authenticated public document
Gone identified by the Witness dated the Sd Of
January, ls49, giving an account of all the mines
and all the abandoned ones in the State of San
Luis Potosi.
Witness. This paper (the one offered in evi.
dence) was brought to US from the Secretary OF
States room. We entered the government hall
there-which was about the size Of this room-out
of which door, glass one, think, led into the
Secretary of States Office. He brought this per
to US out OF that office, along with other pa pers
and handed them to the commissioners. i saw
him take down the papers, but cannot specify
this particular paper; but he brought them all to
u.s. They were brought to US out of that room by
the Secretary of State; that room was the one
where the archives of that State were kept 1t
was room with papers all round it Guzman,
who brought them to US, was then acting Secre-
tary of State
MIR. BRADLEY objected to the admissibiity CT the
paper.
Mr.. MAY said the paper was offered to show bv
tan authenticated official documen, of that
State-that there was no silver mine a nd that no
silver mine has ever existed in the department Of
Rio Verde. 1t contained list of all the rniues in
the State of San Luis Potosi, with description of
their location, &c. This paper was authenticated
as genuine public official document BY the seal
of the Secretary of State of San Luis Potosi
Mr.. CARLISLE opposed the admissibilitv of such
evidence in a criminal trial.
Mr. May said if the paper presented was not
satisfactory he would offer another copy OF it GER
tilted and authenticated by the authorities of the
State OF san Luis, and also by the Minister of Fo
the United States at Mexico under his seal. He
urged the admissibility of the testimony
The DIsTRIcT ATTORNEY followed on the same
side; both citing numerous authorities.
Mr. BRADLEY replied; while he was speakinp
Mr.. Partridge was recalled, and stated the ma
ture and contents of the documents which were
printed in Spanish.
One was report or message Of the Governor of
San Luis Potos to the Congress Of that Slate ma de
in conformity with the 18th article of the constitu
ton, with accompanying documents
The accompanying documents were the follow
ing:
A l,,lo oT ~
State, with the census of EACH
2 An account of the number of municipalities
in the State.
3. or the haciendas in that State
4. Of the extent Of the land-of the cultivated
and arabic land in the State
3. An account of the mines Of the State of San
Luis Potosi.
He then translated to the court the certificates of
the signatures, &C., each in their order.
Mr.. BRADLEY resumed and concluded his areu
ment.
The court then, at half-past four, adjourned.