The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-29

have been no necessity for granting special exemption
to secure the enjoy ment Of common right
The commercial intercourse Of the United States viii,
therefore, be subject TO tonnage and import duties their
passengers and mails TO passports and charges and their
precious metals to export duties. This medium Of
muDicaton may thus be free and common to the
merce OF the whole world" but that will be-
come source OF Legitimate revenue 70 Mexico sub,
be placed beyond doubt or difficulty terms which can
not DO misunderstood or nil applied.
In contrast to this, see the eighth article Of the
Garay contract -
Art. She government shall have the right of ap-
pointing the custom house officers which It may At
in the pors snd in any other points may choose Ia the
Inc OF communication but only for the purpose OF
covering the duties Of importation and expectation upon
articles which do not and merely for the purposes
OF transport, and for preventing smuggling and in no
shall they interfere in the collection OF transport
Dues in the collection of Heights ghterage ton
nage OF any other of dues shall be pay
able by vessels loading unloading for the transport of
e1ecs oIg the communication shall belong to the
NEGOTIATION The measures which the government sbal
tske fer the prevention OF smuggling shall be such
cause delay in the transport Of e.
fecs across the Isthmus add particular regulations will
be ADOPTED shd Issued TO this effect.
The holder RS of the Garay contract have the right
to select their own ports. By the Sl0o contract
Vera Cruz and Ventoa are fixed, thus making
necessary another transhipment at Vera Cruz and
much delay and increased expense.
1t is well known that during the winter season the
northers almost weekly cut of communication be-
tween Vera Cruz and the Coatzacoalcos. No vessel
will put to sea during one of them, and none but the
most seaworthy can contend with them when caught
at sea. The bar Of the CoatZacoalcos cannot be
crossed while they are blowing.
Thus as much loss OF time will be incurred by the
stoppage at Vera Cruz as in general would be re-
quired by the voyage from New Orleans to the
Coazacoalcos and in ADDITION to this, the holders
Of the Garay grant, by the liberty they have in the
selection OF the ports have probably the means Of
overcoming the difficulty of the Coazacoacos bar.
The holders of the Garay contract are invested
with other privileges, and remunerated by donations
that will enable them to raise capital and execute
their project with promptness and without counting
cost.
1t is doubtful whether the Sloo contract will re-
munerate the holders enable them to raise capital
to make railroad.
For more full capose of the objections to the Sloo
contract must refer to the able articles in the New
YORK HERALD, New York Times, Philadelphia
North american, and to the memorial to the Presi-
dent of the United States by the holders Of the Garay
grant,
We have been told that Mexico desired only to be
released from the Garay grant, which had become
odious to her-that she was willing to grant the
right Of way to the world the most liberal terms.
The SloO contract has enabled us to judge what
she is disposed to do, and the feeling which has de-
yeloped itself within the last two or three years
shows concusively that no concessions are to be ex
pected from her towards the United States.
In the meantime, the United States and the civil
zed world demand the opening Of the Tehuantepec
route. The substantial enforcement of the Garay
contract affords the only Of eectng this object
short of (what few good citizens desre) the absolute
conquest OF the country j. G. BARNARD,
Byt. Maj Corps of Engineers, and late Engineer
OF the TehuantepeC Railroad Company.
Philadelphia, May "a, 1868.