Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-31
THE MEXICAN TREATY-lTS PRINCIPAL FEA-
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statements can doubtless be relied upon, as they APP
pear to be obtained from the American Minister
himself The Courier says:
Our distinguished minister to Mexico left for the
National Capital, on Monday morning last, Vid lhe
Manchester route
We have cleaned, from source entitled to re-
lance some additional particulars, in relation TO our
successful Minister the Mexican Chef, ana tne
Treaty they have made, which may prove interest
ing to our readers.
we gather that Gen. G. was not only foiled IN
the ACQUISITION of larger slice of Sonora and the
whole of lower or peninsnar California, by the pi-
ratca expedition of the Fftbustero Walker; but al
so in obtaining the territory, embraced by the urea
tv Mt less cost than S20000e00, by the ncantious
course of the Hon. Robert j. Walker, formerly
Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the lower
or Southern route of the contemplated Pacific Rail-
wav Santa Anna became resoute against further
cession even negotiation, on learning the partial
success of the FfHibusteros in the capture of La
Paz Instead of being alarmed at the move
ment, it only stimulated and redoubled his
ertions TO meet the Pirates" (the term by
which they were designated in Mexico) and
'nfiict on them signal and merlted chas-
tisement He Immediately reinforced his troops,
in both Sonora and California with some 2 900 men,
and had naval force sent in pursuit of the Caro-
line To avoid if possible, terrible retribution,
like that which befel the Lopez expedition in case
ergy addressed circulars to all the Consus of the
United States on the Pacific coast directing them
to demand the American citizens on board of the
Caroline or any other vessel, connected with the
expedition order to send them home for trial. by
our own judicial tribunals This course is much to
be commenced; as well for its humanity to the de-
luded men under Walkers command, as for the de-
termination it manifested to punish the guilty vo-
lators Of Mexican Territory. 1t is highly import
ant to reputation for good faith and to the ee-
walton of our national character, that we should ar
rest and put down all such lawess enterprises (ust
ly styled spiratical, of our citizens against ma
ton at peace with our own. Not only do they de-
serve condign punishment under our laws but they
have tended more than any acts or omissions on
the part Of our government to distract our friendly
relat ons and impede our negotiations with Mexico
The zeal Of the Hon. K j. Walker in behalf Of
the Pacific Rail Road, however commemorate in
ITSELF aud his premature declaration in favor of the
Southern route through the Territory, sought to be
| acquired by treaty and now obtained coupled with
remarks made by him, as to Gen. G.'s instructions
| and powers, to purchase the right of way for the
road are said to have all been taken advantage Of
| and reported by ALMoNTE, to Santa Anna The
Mexican pretensons became, in consequence so
extravaganza that Gen. G. is said for time TO have
despairedof any arrangements; and that what he did
| subsequently effect by SO modifying the
proposition, which had named the consideration to
Y,
erably to increase the figure. But for the ndiscreet
course of Mr.. Walker Col g.. it is believed, might
have succeeded better In pecunary point of view
possibly by the sum of or tco millions of dol
lars Thus, does the spirit of American speculation
mar our negotiations abroad, as much as it does e-
gislation at home, and rumOr says that most of
Gen G.'s difficulties and delays, in the consumma-
ton of the treaty may be traoe to speculation be-
hind the scenes-to the interference of private in
| dvidualS with public negotiations to promote
| private and selfish ends.
The following is the explanation of ;he Garay
and Sloo grants and the position they occupy, I'M
| der the new treaty:
The Garay Grant was grant made to a gentle
| man, "a Mexican, with that name) by Santa Anna,
some time in 1871 and lS43, embracing the Right
of Way for Railroad, and the adjacent territory
on both sides, by the lsthmus Of Tehauntepec from
the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. 1t was trans
| ferred in part, by Garay, to Macintosh, Eng
| lish Banker, and subsequently, by Garay & Mack
intosh, to American citizens; but whether in whole
| or in part remains to beseen. The assignment was
stimulated by the deep interest Vice President Dali
las took in that route for Railroad as preferable
| TO any other, by Panama, Nicaragua, any other
| named locality. This induced our Government, IN
der the Taylor and Fillmore administration TO take
| a Governmental interest in the Charter, as in
| the hands of American citizens, but neither Mr..
Webster, or Mr.. Letcher, our Minister to Mexico,
| grant in the hands Of American citizens. Mexico
denied the legality of the transfer and the discus-
| sions, the subject, between the two Govern
ments had become confused voluminous and angry.
Finally the Mexican Congress annuled the Charter
as void from a non-user; the conditions as to the
construction of the Road not having been complied
with. At this crisis, Gen. Gadsden's predecessor
Mr.. Conklin, by convention with Mexico seemed
to acquesce in the annulling of the Gary Grant, by
the recognition ola like grant to Sloo This conven-
ton, made without authority greatly embarrassed
our Executive. The Government had recognized
and thrown the shield Of protection the Grant
to Garay yet the American Minister recognized the
Mexican reputation of that grant and acquiesced
in the grant to Sloo. In this difficulty Gen. G.
was left to his own judgement in the matter; and
Selling favorable opportunity, he accepted an in
Gemnty for the American aSSignees of the Garav
grant and has left our Government at liberty to
sanction and protect the substituted grant to Sloo
if such course be deemed advisable By this ar
rangement, one class of American ctizons Uhe as
signees ofthe Garay grant) are misunderstanding |
the Others, (the owners Of the Soo erant) secure
to American interests the right ofway by the Tehu-
antepec Isthmus. The other claims covered by
the reserve Of s., 100000 tout of the $4,000 600
to be paid to Mexico) are those which originated |
under the Treaty of Guadalupe and some Others |
not provided for in that Treaty. The aggregate |
however, we are informed, (uness the the Commits |
not, probably, including the Garay indemnity, ex- |
coed three millions which would reduce the pur-
chase money of the new territory to SIS 100000 |
This, we feel authorized to say is Gen. G's con- |
firmed opinion, sustained by that of the Mexican |
Minister; who thought Gen. G was too exactng |
in reservng S5,G00,00O, when from s., 100000 to |
S3,O00,000 ought TO pay every American claim.
The new Boundary secured by the Treaty, con-
sists partly OF mountain and partly of plain. The
line through the plain region crosses the streams
or valleys which communicate with the Pacific and /
thus opens way, through Sonora, to the Gulf of |
California, as low down as Guyamas-which is
noble and accessible port, the cherished object of
Fllbustero cupidity. The salient, ON the line,
where the 2lo of latitude is ntersectcd by the 10
of longitude secures to the United States the con-
troll of Sonora, until in the course Of Providence,
she shall become one of the States Of our Union,
with her twin Sister, Lower or Peninsular Calor-
MIA.
Gen Gadsden has brought with him an admra-
bic engraved portrait OF Santa Anna, in gorgeous
apparel and military costume. Gen. G. reports
him, in appearance land especially in forehead) and
manner to be not unlike Daniel Webster and a
man of great address and untiriug industry and
energy. He always found him prompt and courte-
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