Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-27
THE SURPLUS IN THE TREASURY. PROVIDED

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FOR.
Some time since, the Public Mind was quite
uneasy respecting the vast surplus in the Treas
ury. The Press anxious lest it might tempt to
extravagant expenditures, and prove prolific
source Of corruption, proposed numerous meth
ods of getting rid Of it. Meantime, !" the Power
behind the Throne was also exercised con-
corning it, and determined to relieve the good
People from all tribulation on the subject Ac-
cordingly, Mr.. Gadsden was authorized to pro-
vide for the disposition Of this dangerous surplus
in the Treasury by investing it in ON extern
sve tract of land, for the special benefit of that
mysterious invisible, but evcr-acting Power
How nicely the operation was accomplished,
is narrated by Col. Gadsden to the editor Of the
Charleston Courier, who in his turn favors the
Public with the statement:
"When Gen. Gadsden reached Mexico, SAM
Ia Anna claimed an indemnity of $35 000, 900,
under the 18th article of the treaty of Guada-
lupe, relative to Indian incursious and depre
dations on Mexican territory and insisted on
the Bartlett boundary line, which excluded us
from the Mesila Valley Gen. Gadsden at
once boldly and firmly rejected the idea of in
demnity altogether. He insisted on the Ora
ham line, which gives us the Mesilla Valley,
covering an area Of some 1900, 600 acres, as
the true boundary and minated that Gen.
Garland was on the march to assert our claim
to the Graham line, taking possession of the
disputed territory and proposed settlement
OF oil difficulties ON an entirely new basis Of
negotiation. Finding the thing feasible, he i'm
mediatey dispatched an express to prevent the
further advance Of Gen. Garland and the fol-
lowing was the ultimate results OF his able and
admirable policy;
/" He accomplished treaty, in which Mex
leo surrendered all claim for indemnity under
the It'll article of the treaty of Guadalupe,
and yields US the Mesilla Valley, and, in addi-
ton thereto, cedes to us, for the sum Of twenty
millions of dollars, an immense region, embrac-
ing part of Chihuahua and about one-third
Of Sonora, including the gold region believed
to be one Of The richest in the world, covering
in all about nine millions Of acres, and
giving us q new boundary, strong in natural
defences, and running to or near the head of
the Gulf of California.
This cession embraces, too, the Garay
route of the Pacific railway, through the valley
Of ella, 1.-THE very route designated by General
Gadsden himself at the Memphis Convention,
of which he was member, of which Charles
ton is the Atlantic and San Diego the Pacific
termini, with Memphis as the intermediate
station. Of the $40, 1000, 900 to be paid by US
for this vast and valuable acquisition of terri
tory, we are to reserve $4,000, 900, with which
we are to extinguish all claims of our citizens
on Mexico, including those under the Garay
grant The peninsula of California is not in
cluded in the cession, but even that would
probably have been obtained, by further Aego-
tiation, had not the insane expedition of Walk
or caused Santa Anna to set his face resolutely
against it. The new domain acquired it is
suggested to form into new Territory land
hereafter into one or moro States by the name
of Arresonia the first Governor Of which
ought to be South Carolinian, as o tribute
due to South Carolinian diplomacy"
Gunpowder and Gold are potent instrument
alities. Instead Of 10000 acres, which be-
longed to US by the Graham line, and which
we were prepared to fight for, Col Gadsden
contrives, by the help of the surplus in the
Treasury, to get part of Chihuahua, one-third
of Sonora, in all 80 600, 900 acres rich in gold,
and embracing the very route for railroad to
the Pacific which that gentleman had recon-
mended to the Memphis Convention. Mate
rial for two or three more slave States, and
Southern route for the great Atlantic and Pa
ci6c Railway! What a nice speculation /! and
what fortunate -deliverance Of the Treasury
from its dangerous surplus Unfortunately,
five millions yet remain undisposed Of, which
would have been invested in the purchase of
Lower California, but for the premature fill
clustering of Capt. Walker, who in this case
happened to run before he was sent
If the Power behind the Presidents Chair do
not keep him there for a second term, it will
be rather blind to its own interests.
ENCOURAGING WoRDs. A subscriber at
Newton, Massachusetts,, says-aW rejoice in
your prosperity, and trust before 1856 that your
Daily will reach 10000, and your Weekly
100 900. IL men would patronize Truth, and
not Falsohood, you would soon reach that num-
ber,n
Your articles on the Nebraska Question are
most conclusive. The Anti-Slavery sentiment
of our community is rising as the dangers
threaten. Those agitators are not aware, per-
haps that Wings and Democrats Of New Eng
land ALWAYS excepting those who have no
souls) are pledged to the non-cxtcnsion Of Sla-
very. We cannot but believe that this in.
famous scheme will yet b defeated
Another subscriber in Sing Sing New York,
writes
aAnti-Slavery Wings and Democrats are
oao,x.sr tba cnlIv NJ 6chf,x,0 lnx SIavarv On tbo
Baltimore platform. Hence subscribers como
easy"
There can be no doubt that the sentiment Of
Freedom was never growing more rapidly than
il is now, and there never was so strong dis
position so support newspapers imbued with the
love Of human rights.
OF tho vast Importance Of extending the cir
culation of the Liberal Press at this crisis every
intelligent advocate Of Freedom is convinced.