New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-12
sEGoTIATIons WITH MEXICO.
Correspondence Of The Journal Of Commerce
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Whatever may have been the objects Of the Executive IN
the negotiations lately carried with Mexico they have
not been accomplished and are not likely to be a.
Notwithstanding all the about treaty or the drs
Of treaty the project Of treaty there has been NOM
ing Of the kind yet far known 70 the Preisni
and Secretary of State nothing st least 70 which the
Mexican Government has been party. II Gov Marcy :
written instructions TO Gen Gsdsden or the President
verbal Instructions OF il the more recent ana dneren "A
struetons Mr. Ward constitute treaty then We nave
pot one and the Senate will il il hoped call upon the
President for copy Of tiff II be neither Incompatible
with public nor private Interests
The linton has more than once officially contraocted
all attachments that the Government was 10 favor o ms
Conklng Treaty or that they had demanded the enforce
ment Of tie GsIey grant and even WIhn we ,aI w"
or three DAYS the Present and Secretary OF Sae nave
declsred with apparent sincerity that Gen Gsdsden had
no instructions the subject Of the iehaantepsc
They have also declared that compensation wold De
made Mexico for the abFogetion Of the I'm eree or
for anything else except slip OF territory suIn OF tne
ella for the purpOses OF a railroad Inc nn1sfsth
has also been and the Government 50 consdere that IN
der the existing treaty have secured the right OF way
for O railroad to he Pacific, provided we shogd nnd u
convenient aud that the treaty also secured 70 Us the
Messla Valley SO that the only thing wanted by this
foyernmen as slip Of territory which could only be 90
tanned BY treaty and for which they would agree to pay
only moderate Sum, not exceeding six millions.
Tbee are the views which have been held out az 20 the
objects Of Government in the negotiation which they
complainant Of which the President probably alluded %,
m his message as being CONTESTANT with our Reasonable
"e1pectations.
there il reason believe that the propositions actually
made by General Gadsden Of different character.
The particulars Of Of the propositions have trans
prod and there great desire 10 know about them
Whether the President and Mr. Marcy will authorize
their denial ia to be seem They have denied much
that they might az well deny everything.
The interests Of the Tehuanepec Company which claims
under Garay were cherished by the late Administration,
and were pressed upon Mexico. The Committee on For
egn Affairs Of the Senate also made report in favor OF
enforcing that claim unless Mexico should coDcede it.
The Committee did not press their resolutions 10 vote at
The late Session. OF Difference to the Admnstra
ton and also for the that the President action ia
the matter would be as decisive and ence m iayor OF
the Garay claim without those advisory resolution as with
them Ii Is believed that they not mistaken in
this opinion, and that no treaty will be male without the
moot full and complete recognition of the interests OF the
Garay claimants.
Whether the propositions Of General Gadslen embraced
demand for specific compliance with the terms of that
erant or not is doubtful question. am led to believe
that amounted that The Garay claim for indemnity
for the annument Of that contract as PRESENTED ~ the late
Administration was little the OF five millions.
That the propositions embrace demand for the payment
Of this alternative 70 the execution OF the con
tract NAV now be assumed Mr.. Webster aad in his lest
official letter on this subject TO Mr. Larainzar that to
"clams of citizens such this Government cannot
'remain Indifferent" The Senate Committee seconded
Mr. Websers views, and now our Government, through
is Minister, reiteTates and enfOrces them. One OF the
propositions of Minister is that Board of three
Commissioners shall be appointed, who shall aseer-
tain and allow claims of American citizens upon the
Government Of Mexico, TO be paid out OF the in
demnity offered by the United States. There is no
proposiiop however for the payment of any claims of
Mexican citizens for depredatOns under the 18th article
MEXICO will therefore, be left to provide for the payment
Of her citizens, out of the indemnity allowed 1t is
TO be supposed that Santa Anna would pay them at
all as he will need the money himself The chances that
these propositions will be accepted by Mexico are very
small.
Gen Gadsden, it is known became very unacceptable
to Santa Anna, his Serene Hghness not being pleased
with the manner purpOrt ot the propositions OF our
Minister For time past there has been no personal
interviews between him and Santa Anna The negotiation
had come to a pause between Mr.. Gaiden and Mr. Bon
nilla Two propositions then seriously entertained
by Santa Anna In Councione to request the withdrawal
OF Gen Gadsden and the other to transfer the whole
gotiatiOn to ashington Gen AlmOnte had urged the
expediency Of the latter course holding Gut the assurance
that he could make more favorable treaty for Mexico
here But Santa Anna decided for the present. to appoint
Commissioner with Bonnila Of them, to continue
the negotiation with Gen. Gadsden.
That Mr. Ward had also instructions some points
there doubt and it quite certain that the two dPo
mats exceedingly jealous Of and hostile to each other
and that neither of them very cordially received by
the Mexican authorities. But either Jointly separately
they did make certain propositions to the Mexican Com
mission and copies OF them are now before our Govern
meDt here.
But can state very positively that at the latest date
from Mexico, Dec II, the Mexican Government had not
accepted them whatever they On the contrary, it
Is believed that the whole negotiation will be trans
ferod to Washington where the Senate be consulted
In regard IT, and where If any where, treaty honora
BILE 10 the United States and liberal toward Mexico, and
just in regard to all the private interests concerned can be
made.
WAsHISGToS Tuesday, Jan. TO- 1884.
The Administration about bring the Mexican negO
tiatOn TO point for as learn from the best authority
they have now offered specific terms to the Mexican Gov
eminent for the solution Of pending questions The dispatch
founded upon this decision sent oil Saturday night
Ii 10 not strictly Hhim0fE but one that will test the
disposition of the Mexican Government to comply with
rasonable expectations The affair supposed TO relate
simply TO the adoption of boundary line giving
Pacific rar0adro and leaving the Tehuanopec affair
and the matter of the nth article out of the question
But should treaty be made this narrow basis it
will leave behind trout esOme questions that will return 20
plague us.
The claims under the nth article will accumulate to a
formidable extent and, after while will become of such
ntude that it will make for itself friends with the
LOBBY of Congress and with Congress itself One half of
the amount may be used TO the other SO with the
Hegous Garay claim for indemnity for the loss of their
contract III the Government, by sanctOnDg the Sl0o
treaty, does away with the Garsy grant the holders OF
that contract will come upon the Government for indem
nifty in like the claimants for French spOlia
tons prior to $500 have done and perhaps with better
success.
The propositions that Gen Gadsden has made is now
sufficiently well known, embrace provision for indemn
flying the Garay grantees at the expense Of the Mexican
Government. That Is, they are to be paid out Of the
amount Of indemnify which Gen. Gaddon proposes 70 al
low TO Mexico for DC new boundary lineo wit tcelre
millions That tho substance of Gen Gadsden's prOpO
stion am well assured and these propositions
Ear from having been made the basis of treaty pos
lively refused by Santa Anna.
Senator BENJAMIN oGl gives aspect to the Mex
question His call will bring before the Senate the
Sloo Contract and the Conkhng Treaty which protects H.
understand that is the purpose of Senator benjamin
who is the President of The Garay Tehusntepee Company
TO show that the Sloo Contract win not meet the views and
necessities OF the United States in regard to the IehuGa
tepeo Transit On the other hand the friends of the Sco
Company prepared todemODStrate It's eIre suieency
Tor all our purposes. There viii be great debate in the
Senate on this important topic
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COUNTRIES.