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dent, was illegal, inasmuch as the Mexican
Congress alone had the right to make 1t; and
secondly. that in 1851, the Mexican Congress
declared the grant to be void and consequent
y the asslgneCs of 1t have 10 title. lie also
read the correspondence OF Mr. Letcher the
American Minister to Mexico, showing tina,
the people and government Of Mexico had been
always entirely opposed to the recognition Of
the Garay grant. lie concluded by stating
that whether the refusal of Mexico TO affirm the
American title were justlfabe or not, he
thought that no candid person would deny that
in the present condition Of Mexico tine uXPr-
else Of the franchise claimed. would, IN all hu
man certainty. result i'll the dsnembernent oI
the Mexican Union, ana the extinction Of that
Republic.
| Mr.. Seward denied that the government was
! bound to interfere to protect the claims Of Mr..
! llurgous TO MS grant No claim that was un-
Just and immoral was entitled to such protcc
ton. He then examined the argument Of Mr..
Mason, that the government OF the United
States had natural right 10 tins way by Il Law
higher than the Constitution OF the United
States and MeNlco, AMI pronounced It 10 De
bungHng piece Of diplomacy to attempt by ne
collation. to get that which We now haze by iii
deicasibc right under the higher law. But
we waived that right IN asking Mexico for /,
when she was I'M 'er our feet. MGX.cO h. sad.
u'd hoI oUIHcl 10 gtaHiih9 US lht is"' ia " " j.
tlonnl character and for national purposes. II
tlo taraY grant were out o! l"i way N''IH
W'"iu De - ousLA;'t II inc wa! o. U'3 treaty
ne WAS therefore IA ll'or OF itlIt'Ih5 our
steps, d's'oNIhF The plthef'inP between '"e
9"'eInnehi ana sPpCu ''or'' ana P'o9'C"''I
Hic VI, sun o' Id" ana I''''' "V "V5o''"'''"' VIA"
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HOUSE.
Ihe House went INTO committee oi lhe
ho'e on 'he bII 10 es'aUI,,H me lef'''"[ al
Government oi Colomo'a' " me engaged III
coh''Gerau"h OF me oi'' message was re-
ceNeu rom 'hc fFrs'ueh', wien ''e Co'''''''''ec
rose ana 'ne message was 'tou' =,
ne message covered feP"' 'u'h We
7'"'t DeFa''"'"l On t"c H,"ri'r % anu '""''
merclaI reciprocity wan t'e bHI'sh t!oN'Hc-@i
winch feaus "S Io"o"''
MIR L'@hLLI LII TER
1O the IfeSlde"! " TIE tHH'd S'"'eS
lac Secretary ui Sld'G mas lI' HohJr 10 submit
to hc 'resideut the following report III relation
to the negotiations pending between tins gov
ernment and that OF Great Britain, ON tLt sut-
JtCl Ul OI Tue IISHtica "a ltC p'OC" ]" "'tICoHls sS
with the British American Provinces; and the
navigation Of the s.. Lawrence and the cana
connected with it.
The prospects Of the negotiations At the con-
menccmcnt Of the session were alluded to in
general way in the PrcsIdan message. The
attcuton Of this department was given to the
subject at the earliest day possible, and 1t hat
been pursued with diligence. 1t has been per
celVed with satisfaction that the government O
Her Brltamc Majesty Is prepared to enter IN
10 an arrangement tor the admission OF the lisIl
lng vessels OF the nted States to luIl pIrt
t clpatlon IN the pubic fisheries on the co1st
and shores OF the provinces, with the exception
. at present OF Newioundiand, ana IN the righ
\ OF drying and curing the ilsh on shore, on con
d dlton Of the admission, duty Tree, INTO the mar
heis Of the United States, OF the colonial ilshe
: r!es, on the like condition to those beng reclp
- rocally enjoyed by British subjects on the coast
k and shores Of the United States.
h 1t is also uuiyr~tood THAI the BrI ISL Govern
t mcut is dcsruu', IN concert with the Proyin
: ces, to come to an agreement with the Uu.tc
States 10! reciprocal free trade with the Prov
e ucos in certain natural productions, and lhi