Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-08
RICHalONn ENQUIRER.
saTI1RDAy MOpNING, FEBRUARY ), Is"
THE TEuUANTEPEC ROUTE


THE TEHUANTEPEC ROUTE.
The Republic gives an outline, meas'o QUO oo"o'e''
Senator Mason manly patriotic and truly American spe
on Tuesday the Senate having proceeded 10 consue' w
following resolutions reported at the aet session by Inc COM
mitee on Foreign Affairs;
Resolve! AS the Judgment Of the Senate thai IN me pre-
sent posture ul the question on the grant oil fS c
through territory of Mexico al tho lshinus Oh eu
tepec con "led BY that republic TO one oil us czc" %
onw the property Of citizens Of the United oIaes' % w.
sumo j. mr. rnted BIZ the correspondence and documents "
cnmpanyg the OF the President OF ne ijni,y al
.ic 9Th July, 1852. it is not compatible WIN m c"oa
this Cover nn:cnt prosecute the subject iuf'hef y
lion. .. !, r,,nwo of
? Should The government of Mexico propose distinct
surh ncoo,i,tiun il SHOULD be acceded 10 only upon
n.o"n.nms from Mc,ico not inconsistent Win ,e VI.
m,njs made ty this Government IN reference ~ oi,,ad
Tha, IN, Government .. The u States STANDS h,n,d
), al, NJ IN citizens 10 protect them in iiielr tie's
~ vol as NJ home within the sphere OF It's lu,'suI'lo"'
and should Mexico within reasonable !ls me, h h be
slider her position concerning sau gram rs,no
;hs duty ol this Government to revue" al eA7 viii NO.
with that r.publc and adopt such measures 40 Pr
serve the honor Of the country aud Inc hgt'' u " ~
Ar Mason said that the subject had been considered oy
the committee as one of deep importance. iho ae4ui'o
of California and The intervening territory had placed ms
Government, In the awkward position oil having some OF us
denendencies so situated be almost inaccessible. Inc
,s of having communication with the possessions
:, -, po,s ,vos ,houqh Of by Mr. Polk in hs nstruc-
o, 70 Mr. rris, IN propose large sum OF money TO Men.
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100 for gh nj v,y across the lsthmus OF Iefuancpcc,
which Mexico declined the ground hat sc naa
years before made the grant !" ONO VI ''e' Wv" .S' ~
could not now disturb that grant
The discovery Of California of it's gold had given greater
importance 10 this subject ana Inc eyes ~ 'e WIN %
hecn seeking the shortest and best hight o way u c u
cihc. ;, a hoa, uset.
The Is,hmus of Panama had been sought ana oeen us
no obstacle having been thrown In Inc way 10y nh!
mant there Mexico lone-trom whom our possessions
were acoued-bas refused this right OF way; anu nor o,F
refused H. but has set aside rights which sue au oeoe
granted and acknowledged to be Just. r." nc
ses have been projected TO form some communication "
tween the two great al Tehuantepec ahu .he "u
Of The people of this country have been concentrated upon
that plan Oi communication when slu % Tue e"'
sye and most etiicacious between the two oceans
Mr. NJ detailed the origin OF the naray gram anu ~
sequen, transfers. detailed in the report o .,e @
which appeared in this paper last summer ana fea nom
account of surveys made the time, "hch sho" 'e ee
practcaSiy vi the proposed route. ;, -. 49,.
He thought there not and ought not To ee any eo
ict between the friends the overland railroad ana nose
who desired communication by lchuahieptc az '
by ehuanlpcc could be cons'Iuc.ra % o;,"d S,a,c
dollars II was within the territory Oh me Gi'eu
vol for all Government and commercial purposes
cond moi b. surpassed He did net propose 'at .r c''
nany should be aided by any money grant, hht a' s oN
eminent would interfere protect the rights OF us cs
and secure 10 itself the BEST safest and most ctn means
Of communication with its possessions q. me facc
He referred the various negotiations on 'hs suoJec
and held that all the United States had asked was "a OBTAIN
The protection both governments 10 this WORK as ha oee
dome with Great Britain the Nicaragua ROME ne III
ded 10 the oyertures made by Mexico TO the American
company 10 commence the work the aid promised ana en-
tended them their expenditures, &C. and ihet thc c"ne
uus expulsion by Mexico lie examined ~ Ee'e".e
set M BY Mexico that Saas had authority 1r MS acts
ne being an :isarer &C. and maintained that Mexico had
recogniz ID rai was bound BY his acts
He read tables of the comparative distance oct"ee we"
York az ,rw Orleans and San Francisco by the Chaeres
and Teraalcpec routes and also OF the comparative time
occupied ravc!nn by those routes, anu cetucc" nom
them results favorable TO the Trhuantcpec route
He considered that the propositions invited D. AeA'
60 for the construction OF This road wouid IL hao' "a
compccL lace this right OF way forever under Tie cacn
sve control # the Mexican government nc iousht "H
60 had she enlg hteret government she ous 10 nave
would sc. know that such means OF communication
ought b. open The world, and Under the exclusive
charge and control oil no nation
H. thought il possible that mi ht become TIE duy n
the United to insia' that this right OF wa! sha DC
substantially the secured hy the grant To daay ano
insisted that the duty OF Ibis Government 10 poec'
and mainalr The rights OF its citizens. , =
He pointe.t OUT the facilities which this route would aiiod
10 the conn Of The United States, hnGns II: way ~
The Gulf Of Icxicu by the ,uou,h Of the Mississippi
He cuntcnsd that II clearly established hy 'Ne law
Of nations lhat nation had the !ght OF way o'S' li
territory communicate with lis own, whenever an u
pensabc ,ssity required :hat cominn lcalo' ~ nv
ded no dscoa cement the friends OF The severe" oi I
railroad The Pacific in our own territories ou' 1 a
he cousdcrc us impracticate for years 10 come III te
O tcessy for oinIlunlCdti"H ~ n
the Pacific ani II must Dc Soaglt ny tia' ''u'1 " "
certain al all Seasons. :, nIox
n. asked nis Government do nothing but to hold Mex
leo 10 her ia. He desired the Senate TO ADOPT lnse TO-
olulions that Mexico might be inoilhe" "'"' '"' ~
will insist III. she shall keep maj tain. t,r
Our nrcse. relations with McSlc" we're greatly ttns
rnss ed He hGprd the administration "ou'' 'a"1 me-
cures TO Mexico that the United States ha'r no o
"a icsnuiI II, If any territory; that our Gss!t Is 10
uesrrvr the aieEai relations win mr. una " POM
ont The policy uf making that right I" way great c'o
highway between The two oceans ;,.
He EXPRESSED his unwllingncss 10 nave any wa WIN
Mexico for .ny reasons hui particularly because ID SUCH
war Mexico would fall dead on our hands
Mr. DOWr: obtained the floor, and Inc SeEae auiyu'eu