New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-11
rrrssut Administration; 90 believe. whatever the
CAsea eiof NAY have heard % lhe contrary that is

rressnt Administration; 90 believe whatever the
ChsIesta piof may have hesd 10 the contrary that is
coisfd Ssy embarrassment all The reason assigned
fos lis supposed embsTessoni is that "the Govern
~reni had r1ed ard roam It's she'd OF protection
oy1r lie grant to Gsray" Tbs is Of course to mpats
tolhe new Administration dere wtch bat f,rthe treaty
rsrotsied ~ me- would have scrupsed TO iniuc 10
r~tev The unhspry controversy with Msr resren- tho
Gary grant notwithstanding TIE hopeless condition. As
/ dssertsd by the editor in which the question had been
le by The prvious correspondence between tie t~o Gov
II efpuenis the denial by MEXICO Of the validity OF tho
errt or of IL transfer; IL formal anuulmeut By the
MEXICAN Congress: ard notwithstanding the new and
wholly incompatible gran. to Col Soo ard Others designed
IN secure end which the parties faly believed would M,
f,l 10 secure the same ines,insbe public benefits orig
ipsIy contemplated by the grant TO Garay
Now cannot tale ii upon nyssh unequivocsly TO a.
,rt that bis Assumption wholly unf3undsd bu, should
tesorry to believe Il rlsi oe perfectly evident TO
Vmy readers that Mexico eouH not without utter srada
ton ard to all who are acquainted With tie spirit Of shs
n,to,, II mu., be equally Gear that she EozH have
o, f. the rensiai m<nt Of the Gray grant ihe q1es
san Of the revival # he controversy asrfo resolved
~ .,.. he sinnrIe problem whether il Just and ez
d. entte p ze upon the territory Necessary for transit
av across fAs sthmus OF rehuantepe ard rnnsia by
ts Of AIMS The contrve-sy our Of coHf'aH BE-
tween he Government OF Mexico and private PERSONS IL
was bt refos contrary the established usage Of nations
ineladiu cur owp NEEDLE with the affair at al unless
for sore public purpose and with the voluntary ecHsent OF
both o. res and but for the deep Interest OF the people OF
The United States, with other cOmmercni ma
tons the project of providing the means OF saA sspe
dit Gus end cheap iranst between the Atlantic aud Pacidc
over thai part OF the isthmus ;ncon,araby the most eli
le for the purpose the Government well persuaded.
would lot have ie Itself at liberty adopt the cousse
mich es to pursue to the extent did but would have
e the rights Of the grantees to the decision Of the Mexican
tribunals to which the subject properly belonged
Twill venture to assert my belief derived iron
az attentive perusal Of the published correspondence b.
tween the Secretary OF State and the Mexican ancr tina.
the Executive Government originally nsed by arni
it ents Of interested persons reNtye to the merits OF
the case and that when smhaPPn tensions wire atength
removed by the mastery exposdons OF the Mexican Gov
erumer IFS opin.es underwent correspondent change.
and determined it no cng@ to persist
repeat therefore that should be sorry to believe tho
assumption of the Charleston editor with respect to ths
wishes Of the present Administration 10 he true. and Will
add that do not believe to be Nothing, ceraiEy.
could have been further nom my thoughts when signed
the Treaty On the contrary in obtaining the ascent Of
Mexico TO what knew had been earnestly desired by the
late Administration. to all chat it had abored long and
earnestly 10 obtain by means OF tho Garsy Grant and.
without the expense ofa dollar the United States sub
staniay that for which former Administration had
tlorzed an offer of 100000 Of dollars supposed tho
value Of The boon would DO enhanced the est nation
nj the new Administration, in common with all good Cit
zsps by the timely opportunity afforded honoraby to get
rid If an embarrassing unseemy and booess controversy
with neighboring nation.
Without presuming to arogaie TO myself any title 70 ms
lofty encomums prousey bestowed ON my successor ir
obtanng by his splendid diplomacy, what he said to
have got in exchange fer the Of soO0OOoo.
did venture 10 faier myself that had rendered an npor
ent service to the commercial world in general and cspe
,ially 10 my own country and to cherish tho hops
that |. would prove acceptable to my official
superors fully believe that the treaty contains abso-
utey everything compatible with the grant that dcsir
able and nothing that is Objectionable. | now hear ru
mors however that may not oven be submitted TO tha
Senate for ratification though am wholly at loss to con
ceye any justification for is suppression unless, which
Also rec ntimaod il be account Of some Objection real
~ fnced TO the grant Itself For its supposed faults.
opv am Of course n no degree responsible bui avail
myself nevertheless. of the opportunity 70 say that
know, from having been the spot tina; It was pro-
cured only by extraordinary labor perseverance, aud saga
city the pert OF the agent Of the grantees and that DO
eye il terms and conditions 10 be the most favorable that
could possibly have been obtained; and ] viii add also
that me objections TO it, any, far can discern are
such as concern rather the grantees than the public and
that an Of opinion tina, they have upon the whole
abundant reason TO be satisfied
lam very respectfully yoa, 9sssicns ,,Sys1i;
ApIHya, Feb. B. lsi