Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-09
THE TEHUANTEPEc ROUTE.
FROM rHnsnw ORLEANS rroArusn.

FROM THE NEW ORLEANS pIoAYusE
TO Me Citizens Of Nep Orleans
The Government of Mexico, in spirit of berality and
magnanimous Cancellation, and in face also of powerful
and wealthy competitors having granted to myself and
associates the right of way the thmus Of Tehuan
tepec, have thought proper and respectful to the c
zens OF louisiana under whose general law have organ
lied company for the construction of the various works
conhded to me- TO explain to them publicly my views Of
the benefits that win result hereom to the city of New
Orleans, the position of the contract the principles upon
which the charter has draughted and the calcua
tons upon which it has been based.
Ipresume it will hardly be necessary expatiate upon
the vast benefits this city, the valley of the Mississippi
and the whole Western country must derive from the
opening Of this route glance at the map makes
them sufficiently conspicuous, and comparison of dis
tances will make it evident that this route completed
the whole trade and traffic of the Pacific
cessarly concentrate itself New Orleans for whilst
shall be brought within 5000 miles and ten days
travel of San Francisco New Yor-although gaining by
route 100 miles her Panama road-w be still
distant 500 miles from San Francisco at the time
that shall be brought 90 miles to that city
than now are by the way of the'sthmus OF Panama
The effect OF this must be not only to attract to New Or
leans the trade and passenger traffic of the country gene
rally but to force New York herself to road On
the completion Of the great Northern Railroad in
progress 1T is estimated the passage from New York
transportation to California win be effected in ten days
thus the passage from New York to California will be
made in thirteen days, via New Orleans. As
pensaon for the immense advantages that will thus ure
to the great Northern Railroad Company it certainly is
not unreasonable expectation that its stockholders will
come forward literally in support of this undertaking.
This contract the character of great national
act as it was officially communicated by the Mexican
Government to the Ministers of all the European Powers
having representatives in Mexico, and likewise to the
Minister of the United States and they invited
join in treaty for the protection Of the right of way
and to guaranty the neutrality of the communication in
case of war
The Commissioners appointed by Mexico, with Judge
Alfred Conklng, the Minister Of the United States
the 2st Of March last, signed treaty, by which it is
stipulated that the conveyance of and property
the route shall at MI times be uninterrupted and the
capital invested therein be made entirely The
route is declared neutral in of and all vessels
owned employed by the company in the transportation
OF merchandise or passengers to from the ishmu de-
cared free from capture. This treaty formally rat
fed by the Mexican Government and, at the
many doubts and surmises which ndustrously cir
cuated by interested parties, President Santa Anna
bly, came forward and confirmed the whole transaction
and caused the confirmation by his Government to be
officially notified to the Government of the United States
Thus every act has been done in the solemn
by the Government Of Mexico validate the treaty and
make it binding upon it, The treaty is before the
Government of the United States its consideration
and have the strongest that it viii be ap
proved by the Administration, and that it will be submit
ted to the Senate at early day of the coming session
Tor ITS advice ana consent to its ratification There IS
doubt of its confirmation by that body.
For the terms of the contract refer to translation
of the same published in the journals of this city For
the nature Of the country the facilities with which rail-
road may be constructed and its probable cost well
as the probable to be derived from the same
refer to the report of the engineers who surveyed the
route. 1t is proposed however to make the carriage
road on much extended and permanent plan than
that proposed by the engineers the travel has much
increased and is constantly increasing, that greater
facilities will be required for the transportation of pas
sengers than were imagined Mt the time the report
published. Two thousand passengers estimated to
depart for California and arrive New York alone from
that State weekly and the intercourse between New Or
leans and the point is five hundred per week it
not believed that the estimate of the transit 100 900
both ways per annum is exaggeraton 1t is equally
reasonable to suppose that by the time the railroad is
finished the transit both ways per will
100000. Under these circumstances estimate the
carrageroad buildings material steamboats,, including
steamship for the Gulf Of Mexico to $500, 900
(lnstead of 1857 600, ms stated in the seventy
fifth page of the report.)
Advance 10 Mexico, agreeaby to contract to
be deducted from the 10 interest. 600 600
Advance TO pay expenses also be returned 100000
Contingencies not to be called for except in
case Of need 100000