The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-22

lean Congfcssl spring 10 reference 10 This right OF way
control OF passengers and freight the slhnus in
all future grants And was about 10 refer to contract
that had been partially entered into with MIR Sloe.
illustrative OF OF the burdens that she is determined
in future TO impose upon all undertakings OF this sort
Il is long one. and will only refer 10 two articles OF it,
One the sixteenth, is In these words;
"The company binds itself, under the Mexican flag and
tue laws OF the county, 20 establish line Of steamers from
liver" 8I
So that Mexico contempates in all future grants. in all
future undertakings. 10 open this right OF way that the
steamers which connect it with our country shall sail
under the Mexican flag.
Again she insists that any future company shall moi
construct Notifications upon the isthmus from any mili
afy organization, nor transport any military forces. ma
onal or foreign, without the express authorization OF the
goyernmenbat~ 49, that in the event OF war; we can
mol cross this shmns, cannot transport armies and
munitions OF war, without the consent OF Mexico ask
senators whether they willing that this country shall
put itself under such humialng conditions as not to be-
able 10 connect that slhmus with our shores unless
by vessels sailing under the Mexican flag and that we
shall not have permission TO carry military stores.
munitions OF war; and soldiers. across this Ishmus, I'M
less we Dend the Knee and ask PERMISSION OF the govern
ment OF Mexcol
Mr.. President, propose very briefly TO refer to some
OF the advantages that would accrue TO this country from
Inc acquisition OF this right OF way now stands, and
as II now belongs TO our citizens You aware, sir,
thar the isthmus of Tehuanlepec the most northern OF
nose narrow crossings which indent the outline OF the
snp OF land connecting the continents OF North and South
America and here is point of vast importance TO it
y me only one that has its eastern terminus upon the
Gull OF Mexico With reference to both the crossing al
Panama and Nicaragua our commerce and travel
70 go outside OF the Gulf connect with vessels the
Pacific shore. is old maxim and good one that in
time OF peace We should prepare for war and IN the
event oil war; all commerce to the Pacific by way OF
Panama and Nicaragua would be exposed on its transit
by the present route. ! have before me statement.
drawn up by Lieutenant Maury, in reference 10 the
course that vessels have TO travel during six months OF the
year from New Orleans 10 the peninsula OF Yucatan or
Inc island OF Jamaica On looking al the map one would
| he aafu oil ftruGa frnp fba
New Orleans to the island of jamaica to the PENN
sua OF Yucatan would be directly in straight line
across the Gulf distance OF not more than FIVE or SIX
hundred miles; but we informed by Lieut. Maury,
that In consequence OF the Gulf monsoons, which blow
some SIX months IN the year. and in consequence OF the
strength OF the Ga stream, sail vessels from New Or
leans instead OF passing along this direct line have TO
go through the straits OF Florida, outside OF the Gull
OF Mexico entirely, and come again into the Gull with
the Gull stream current; so that as have before re
marked, IN the event OF war, not only our whole COM
merce from the city of New York, Philadelphia, Baltl
more Richmond, Norfolk and Charleston, but also from
the cities of Mobile and New Orleans al least six months
OF the year would have pass outside OF what may be
termed our own sea, and down into the Caribbean gull
and go TO IFS ports of destination But suppose that this
crossing is in power; by defending the two narrow
passes between the island of Cuba and Florida on the
one hand, asd Caba and Yucatan on the other, which
be done with much less outlay than the defence OF
our whole commerce outside OF those islands would COST
we would have commerce entirely within a close
sea--a mare ctausum-the Gull of Mexico
There is another matter in the consideration OF this
the ehuanepec route seventeen hundred miles nearer
10 the city of New Orleans than il is by the crossing al
Nicaragua and il is eleven hundred miles nearer to the
city OF New York; and am informed by those who are
well acquainted with the ubject that the voyage can be
made from San Francisco TO New York. via Tehuante.
pee, in seventeen days. There will thus be saving Of
seven days over the shortest trip which has ever yet been
made by either OF the southern crossings Re-
Nor do conceive that this project conflicts at all with
tue great enterprise OF Pacine railway There are, Il is
well known, manv articles which will require water
transportation For instance, The article OF coal, which,
iod loses on an average hive per cent Tor every one
hundred miles il is transported on railroad We are
using the Pacific about two hundred thou
sand tons per and all this mus, be transported 10
California By short railroad transit possible. The
convey must be nearly all by water because on
railroad two thousand miles in eng III, from the Pacific
to the Missssppi according TO the rule OF computation
have referred TO, it would be all wasted away TO dus,
by The time it reached its destination merely cite this
single instance but il is manifest that railroads
never supersede water means OF commercial inter-
course and the Pacific railroad built, the
present water communications must ever be OF indspen-
sable necessity,
But SIR manfes, are these advantages would not
insist upon them If had to seek this crossing without
color OF auhoniy without color oil title. or without Jus
ce; and IT only because conceive have right TO
insist upon the full and complete title which is vest
ed IN nerlcan citizens that advocate the passage OF
the resolutions reported by the Committee on FOREIGN
Relations will but briefly review that title, and then
address myself to OF the arguments that used
against by the honorable senators from New York Mr.
SEWARD and New Hampshire, MIR HALE
The lltle in thus way In March ls42, Don Jose
de Gsay. Mexican citizen, applied to Santa Anna.
then President OF the republic oil Mexico, for grant OF
the right OF way TO constrsc railroad canal
the sthmus Of Tehuaniepec That privilege and
sion by Santa Anna freely accorded to Mr. Garay
accorded to hin under the most solemn assurances and
pledges that he and his assgnees, whether natives
foreigners, should be protected IN The right Hear the
pledge: .eU@
That In the name Of the supreme government, under
the solemn protests he declares and that all
end Of the concessions mentioned In the
oerted decree shall be honoraby fulfilled, and at all
he and AT he uao IN
maintain the PROTECTOR Don Iose de Gsrsy, well
pirate individual or company succeeding or representing
min. etAf natips fornsns in the undisiurbod enjoy
OF all tho concessions granted, holding the
administration responsible for any Of its its
agents, which, from OF proper fuhlment OF the
nant rights njure the interests of the poprietor all of
coure subject to the existence Of the Inserted decree"
The of eighteen months was given him, in which
to complete the preliminary surveys Thus by the ogi-
nal grant, the time for commencing the work to ex-
pife in July, 1874 But Santa Anna in December,
lsi3 ia consequence OF the representations OF Gaay that
IT impossible 10 complete the surveys that time
tended the time TO the first OF July. lS45. Eafy in Jan
uay, lS43, Santa Anna deposed and in 1885, dur.
ing The summer, (Herrera then being President of the
republic OF Mexco) Mr.. Garay applied to the Mexican
years. His memorial taken into consideration and
referred TO committee Tba, committee made iavofa
BILE report The report and resolutions recommending the
extension OF the grant for two years unanmous
adopted by The Chamber OF Deputies and sent to the
Senate In December Ist5, and before il could be acted
upon or rather while II IN the act OF being passed
with the same unanmity with which it bad passed
through the other house. the Congress broken ur
and the members dispersed by another OF those revou
tons which are 80 frequent in that country MIR Gsray
on that account failed IN obtaining extension of the
time Paroles succeeded and in 1916 be was in his turn