Washington sentinel., 1854-06-24

shells is read out of church. It is to be hoped
that this will not prove to be anyserious loss 10
the +" true democrats" of the city, the State, or
the country. What have the democratic pa
pers in Washington to say upon the subject2
Things are here in such state of confusion,
that we hardly know whether Tammany Hall
does or does not speak for the democratic
party. 1t has certainly uttered good demo.
cratic doctrine on the know nothings; but upon
what authority, we know-nothing at all.
UNCLE SAM.
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company-Re-
ply to an attack recently made ON It and
Its Directors.
SO BEAVER STREET, New York,
June 19, 1854.
10 THE PUBLIC: A pamphlet, purporting to
nave been issued by person calling himself
Corns. Glen PEBBLES, has been published, as.
sailing the Atlantic and Pacific railroad com.
pany, and especially the undersigned, as direc.
tors and members of the executive committee.
The first charge relates to sale made by Mr..
Walker Of certain contingent and prospective
interests, owned by himself and others, along
the line OF the proposed road in Mexico. We
would remark, in the first place, the suppress
sion OF the material factthat, as early as March,
1853, long preceding the grant of this charter,
Mr.. Walker and those associated with him had
paid in cash six thousand five hundred dollars,
for which the vouchers were fled with the ex.
ecutiye committee, and incurred other liabili.
ties, for the purpose Of purchasing from Mexico
the right Of way, and adjacent lands in Sonora
and chihuahua, constituting necessary part
of the line of a railroad to the Pacific, beyond
the western boundary of Texas. This purchase
was Indispensable to the construction Of the
road, and at that time no attempt had been
made by our government to acquire the terri
tory from Mexico. Besides the money advanced
by Mr.. Walker and his associates, they agreed
to give the government of Mexico half a mil
lion OF full paid stock in one of the Texas rail-
road companies, to which had been granted at
that date, by the State Of Texas, i've thousand
one hundred and twenty acres Of land for eyery
| mile OF road to be constructed which grant
has since been doubled by an act Of ifer lepis-
lature. Last autumn, intelligence was received
| from Mexico, inducing the conviction in the
| minds of all who read the communication, that
Mr.. Walker and his associates would obtain
| from the Mexican government this valuable
grant OF land and chartered privileges. Under
these circumstances, the executive committee
OF this company urged on Mr.. Walker the ne
/ ~
that OF his associates, present and contingent,
in said grant. Thus urged by the committee,
Mr.. Walker proposed to sell this contingent
and prospective interest to the company on the
| following mostreasonable terms, viz: Ten thous-
and dollars IN moneyand the return to him ofthe
Texas railroad stock before referred to, in case
only that he should have paid the same, or, in
lieu thereof the same amount Of the stock of
this company, at their option, and not Mr..
| Walkers, up to the first Of January, 1856.
On the 18th of December last this PROPOSE
ton was accepted unanimously by the execu-
tive committee of this company. ave would
here remark first, the suppression Of the mate
rial fact, that Mr.. Walker and his associates
had already, as early as March, 1853, advanced
six thousand five hundred dollars in cash, as
above stated, for the purpose of obtaining this
charter and grant of the land from Mexico
they had also incurred other liabilities by the
appointment and actual sending of agents to
Mexico, for the purpose of negotiating for, and
securing the grants above referred to. Now,
tor all this money, with the interest thereon,
labor and responsibility, Mr.. Walker and his
associates get nothing but credit of ten thou
sand dollars on the books of this company,
since converted into that amount of its stock,
now represented as worthless by our opponents.
Second: so far from Mr.. Walkers having
taken any interest in procuring Mr.. Leland's
receipt on account Of stock, as represented in
the pamphlet, he was entitled to the cash, or
the receipt, at his option, and it was at the in.
stance OF the committee that Mr.. Walker con-
sented to oblge the company, by converting
cash liability of $4,000, due by them to
him and his associates, into receipt for so
much and no more, on account OF stock.
Surely this proceeding on the part of Mr.
Walker was liberal and generous in high de-
gree.
Third, it is represented, in the pamphlet,
that it was known at the date of the purchase,
(l5th December last, that the Gadsden treaty
had foreclosed any attempt to obtain such
grant" The Gadsden treaty had no existence
at that date, nor was there the remotest suspi.
cion here of such q contemplated treaty. Some
time after this purchase from Mr.. Walker the
committee, desiring to aid in obtaining this
grant from Mexico, sent for distinguished
citizen of Maryland, well versed in Mexican
affairs, and enjoying, deservedy, the confidence
OF the people OF this country, and desired his
presence here, for the purpose of inducing him
to proceed forthwith to Mexico to aid in OBJ
tanning this grant. He did repair here some
time after the 18th of December last and after
conference on the subject and examining
the papers, agreed to 60 to Mexico to aid in
obtaining this grant, provided on inquiry he
should come to the conclusion that the grant
could probably be obtained from Mexico This
gentleman subsequently, sought all the informa
ton that could be obtained, heard nothing of
the Gadsden treaty, and having come to the
conclusion that this grant could probably be
obtained from Mexico, agreed to go there to
aid in accomplishing this purpose. His terms
for this service were agreed to by the commit.
tee, and it was only on the eve of his departure
that the first news of the Gadsden treaty
reached US here by telegraph from New Or
leans. 1t is proper to say, that the committee
would never have consented to interfere in any
way with any pending negotiations Of their own
government. Such negotiations were wholly
unknown to them at the date referred to; and
the government having approved the obtain
ing the right Of way for railroad by the three
Isthmus routes, from the governments of Mex.
leo, Nicaragua, and New Granada, we had
right to conclude, and did conclude, that if we
could obtain from Mexico the right of way and