Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-14
OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.

supposed to be entrusted to our Minister in Mexico
Without the means ourselves of obtaining any di-
rect light on the subject for our readers, we can
only resort to the best unofficial sources of nforma
ton, among which we regard the veteran Washing
ton correspondent of the Journal of Commerce.
We therefore extract from his last letter the follow
ing passages respecting the matters pending between
the two Governments:
WASHINGTON, JANUARY Q, 1854.
We about to have explosion in regard to Hericda
affairs. The will be at home, and not with Mexico
Whatever may have been the objects of the Executive in
the negotiations lately carried with Mexico they have
not been accomplished, and not likely to be, at pre-
sent Notwithstanding all the rumors about treaty or
the draft of treaty the project of treaty there has
been nothing of the kind yet far as is known to the
President and Secretary of sate nothing at least to
which the Mexican Government has been party. If
Gov. Marcys written instructions to Gen. Gadsden, or
the Presidents verbal instructions or if the more recent
and different instructions to Mr. Ward constitute treaty.
then we have got one.
The Union hasmore than once officially conradicted all
statements that the Government in favor Of the Conk
ling treaty, that they had demanded the enforcement
the Garay grant and within the last three
days. the President and Secretary Of State have declared
with apparent sincerity, that Gen. Gadsden had no in
They have also declared that compensation would be
made Mexico for the abrogation of the 18th article
for any thing ese except slip Of territory south of the
Gia for the purposes Of railroad The understanding
has also been, and the Government considered, that
under the existing treaty have secured the right of
way for railroad to the Pacific provided should find
it convenient u.s. and that the treaty also secured to
the Messilla valley So that the only thing wanted
by this Government slip of territory, which could
only be obtained by treaty. and for which they would
agree to pay only moderate sum, not exceeding six
millions.
These are the views which have been held out as to
the objects Of Government in the negotiation which they
entered into with Mexico, and it these objects the
accomplishment of which the President probably alluded
to in his message being consistent with reasona
BILE expectations"
But Notwithstanding these views and deliberations,
there is believe that the propositions actually
made by General Gadsden of different character
The particulars of pf the propositions have tran
spred, and there is great desire know about
them.
The interests of the Tehuantepec Company which
claims under Garay the Committee Foreign Affairs of
the Senate made report in favor Of enforcing unless
Mexico should concede it. The committee did press
their resolutions to vote at the late session out of defer
ence to the new Administration and also for the
cisiye and efficient in favor of the Garay claim without
those advisory resolutions with them 1t is be-
eved that they not mistaken in this opinion, and
that treaty will be made without the most full and
complete recognition of the interests of the Garay claim
ants. -.
Whether the propositions of Gen. Gadsden embraced
demand for specific compliance with the terms of that
grant not is doubtful question led to believe
that it amounted to that The Garay claim for indemnity
for the annulmen of that contract presented the
late Administration, little the of FIVE mil
lions. That the propositions embrace demand for the
payment of this sum, alternative to the execution
of the contract may be assumed Mr.. Webster said
in his last official letter this subject Mr. Laranzar
that to claims Of citizens such this Government
cannot remain Indifferent The Senate Committee Sc
conded Mr.. Websters views and now our Government
through its Minister reiterates and enforces them One
of the propositions of Minister is that Board of
three Commissioners shall be appointed, who shall
tain and allow claims of American citizens upon the Gov
ernmen of Mexico to be paid out of the indemnity Of
fered by the United States. There is no proposition
however, for the payment of any claims of Mexican ci
zens for depredations under the llth article.
Mexico WILL therefore, be left provide for the pay
ment of her citizens out of the indemnity allowed
1t not to be supposed that Santa Anna would pay them
at all as he will need the money himself The chances
pHopoSisiohS y
very small.
Gen. Gadsden, it is known became very unacceptable
to Santa Anna, his Serene Highness being pleased
with the manner purport of the propositions of
Minister For time past there had been personal
interviews between him and Santa Anna The negotiation
had come to pause between Mr. Gadsden and Mr.. Bon
na Two propositions then seriously entertained by
Santa Anna in Councl--one to request the withdrawal
Of Gen. Gadsden and the other transfer the whole
negotiation to Washington. Gen. Almonte had urged
the expediency of the latter course holding the
that he could make more favorable treaty for
Mexico here But Santa Anna decided for the present.
appoint Commissioners with Bonnla as one of them
to continue the negotiation with Gen. Gadsden.
That Mr. Ward had also instructions on some points
there is doubt and it is quite certain that the two
diplomats exceedingly jealous of and hostile each
other and that neither of them was very cordially
ceived by the Mexican authorities But either jointly
separately they did make certain propositions to the
Mexican Commission, and copies of them before
our Government here.
But state very positively, that at the latest date
from Mexico, December l7th the Mexican Government
had accepted them whatever they On the
trary it is believed that the whole negotiation will
be transferred to Washington, where the Senate be
consulted in regard to it, and where, if any where, a
treaty honorable the United States and liberal
Mexico and just in regard all the private interests
cerned, can be made.
You may not be surprised to learn, therefore, by the
FIST or middle Of next month"; that the negotiation in