Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-04
COMMUNICATIONS.
THE NEW MEXICAN TREATY.

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waiting definite and reliable information as regards
the new treaty with Mexico If the terms of it as
published are correct may bewell doubted whether
It will meet with the appreciation of either the Presl
dent or Senate and if the former does not approve
efit it Il TO be presumed that he would not even
submit it to the Senate for ofcourse it could not be
ratified without his appreciation and if he decided to
withhold a it would be useless, orrather mere mockery
to lay it before the Senate.
Of the papers state as argument IN favor
Of the treaty that get forty millions Of acres OF
land which they assert is worth more than the twenty
millions Of dollars which to pay. If there is any
truth reliance be placed the information OF those
who have been in and the territory said be ceded
the whole Of it would sell for many cents
to pay dollars for it. nearly all Of it is barren waste
uncultivabe and unnhabitable; and even II it were
otherwise and large portion of the lands were available
for cultivation located where they are the United States
would never realize from their sale tihe Of the mere
interest the twenty millions, to say nothing Of the
principal No combination of capitalists, venture to
say could be found in the United States who would be
willing give million of dollars for the fee simple Of
all the wild land that is alleged is cededn the treaty
As to the nature kind and value of the territory which
is embraced in the treaty it is to be hoped the Senate
will fully inform ITSELF if it is called upon to act upon it.
The route it may afford for railroad consider as
mere moonshine and pretenee put forward in favor
Of the treaty We have good better routes through
our present territory and have idea that if
get this territory route for that road would be
adopted be advisable it would strike the Pacific at
point south Of present possessions on that coast
San Francisco will be the grand point to reach eventually
which the northward OF present south
ern boundary.
The only point gained in this treaty which is worthy
Of any consideration being released from the obligation
n
dalupe Hdago; and surely it necessary to give
the enormous sum of twenty millions for that, when
Mexico would gladly have accepted onefourth of that
amount and given up all claim for the past and future
under that article Of the treaty As the newspaper
statement that Mexico demanded thrtyfve millions for
indemnity under that article Of the treaty must be in
deed wcak-minded brother who believes such de-
mand was seriously made seriously intended
AS regards the Garay grant could understand
what right had to make that national question The
grant was Of her citizens which Mexico (and,
as she alleges for cause thought proper to annul and
American citizens joined the speculation they of course
assumed all its obligations and contingencies, as well as
the achcs which Garay had committed. If the United
States Of separate States had granted an act
of incorporation American citizens constructs bridge
railroad, or canal and British, French, Spanish or
Mexican subjects had subsequently bought up portion
or oil the stock and Congress the State Legislatures
had for satisfactory to themselves, afterwards
annued the Of incorporation, would be willing to
admit that any of the above Governments had right
to call upon for indemnity? Would not this principle
authorize the British Government to demand indemnity
for the repudated bonds of Mississippi which held by
her subjects Would it authorize her to make simi
lar demand Spain for the loan negotiated in London
by the Cortes under the constitution which loan Ferdl
nand subsequently repudated?
this vic subiect is correct as to official
interference in favor of the Garay grant, what to
say that item of the treaty by which indemnity is
be made to the Garay claimants not by Merico, but
from the american Treasury? If the published details Of
the treaty correct the Garay grant to be paid from
the twenty millons for Mexico it is stated is to
ceive only fifteen millions, and five millions are
added it to satisfy tie Garay claimants and others
Without this latter payment Mexico Of would have
been contented with her fifteen Millions (Which really
all she now actually obtains and the additional five mil
Lions is thus sadded directly the United States Trea-
sury in order to pny these claimants.
To sanction such mode of settling any claims, real
otherwise of citizens upon foreign Governments
would be opening very wide door for demnndsupon
National Treasury and establishing precedent Of the
most dangerous kind.
We have become quite too Indifferent the waste and
expenditure of large sums nationally. Twenty millions
is very heavy to be paid for object by the
treasury Of any nation and the payment of this sum
clusiyely foreigners to be lost to the nation forever
will have very serious effect Three times the amount
paid own citizens would be less injurious, for it
would remain home and be proftaby employed for the
benefit Of ALL in the general business and improvements
of the country Those who anxious to depete the
large surplus in the Treasury presume would not
in order to accomplish that object propose that the gold
should be packed into boxes, taken out the Atlantic
and emped into the ocean and yet, far the people
of the United States concerned the result OF
payment of this twenty millions Of dollars foreigners
it is very much the same If the amount had been
thrown into the sea, and the effect of such payment
will be felt directly indirectly by every interest in the
United States Instead of the cesson of the territory
embraced in the treaty being favorable to the Pacific
railroad the friends of that may be fully assured
that the payment of twenty millions in consequence
the ratification Of that treaty will render the prospect
perfectly hopeless Of obtaining any aid from Congress-
except shape of stony and barren land route
through the newly lyacqured territory lands Of such
kind that the exclamation could be applied which Dr.
johnson made to some he saw similar lands in
Scotland: .w What! have wings and stay here'
may probably intrude upon you again with some fur
ther remarks on this highly important subject and in
the mean tme you will of understand that the
above is only intended to apply to the treaty under the
published statements Of its tenor which it is to be hoped
may prove to be inaccurate. b.