The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-26
Santa Annals treaty with Gen. Gadsien =
A Mantle of Charity,

The newspapers OF the South are in exstasie.
concerning Gen. Gadsdens trC atty with Mexico
or, rather, Santa Annals treaty with Gen
Gadsden. The Charleston editors are partc IL
larly well pleased. They rub their hands aud
chuckle over the bargain with boisterous salts
faction. They call it a specimen Of g South
Carolina diplomacy" and think that, as
proper compliment to Gen. Gadsden, be ought
to be made the first Governor of the new terri
tory acquired. Then, again, ii is thought that,
after having been so signally successful in per-
suading Santa Anna to accept twenty millions
Of dollars for patch Of the deserts of Sonor !,
Gen. Gadsden is toe very man who ought to he
placed at the head of our Treasury Department
TO disburse the money,
In fine there is no assignable limit to the con-
gratulations of our South Carolina cotempora-
ries And we can readily excuse them when
we see that the Pacific railroad route secured
by this treaty must have Its eastern ter
minus at the city of Charleston, crossing
the Mississippi river at Memphis, in Tenues-
seen But we think that the Mobile Register
cliuches the nail when it says of Gen Gadsden
that ito talents of a high order, cultivated and
refined by education, he adds keen perception
of the springs of human action SO he does
That Is the point That was the Key to Uncle
Toms Cabin" That keen perception of the
springs Of human action did the business The
General had :" keen perception" that Santa
Anna wanted money: and Santa Anna had q
very keen perception that our Minister
tod ali fran Of will a.
the pair of them we think that Santa Annals
perception was a little the keenest He first
heard the overtures of Gadsden and then, dis
covering exactly the lay of the land" he put
in his own proposition; and thereupon the high
contracting parties, with their mutual know
ledge Of the springs of human action shook
hands, signed the paper, AMI there was the
treaty large as life,
Now, having been Informed Of this treaty be.
fore the President we feel the lively interest in
its fate of a godfather to a hopeful boy. II is a
great treaty; for il settles not only our boundary
dispute but various other difficulties and en-
barrassments. On our side we extend the
area Of freedom-or slavery, as Congress
may determine; we relieve Hargous & c. and
Garay * Company, and indemnify them Tor the
surrender of their claims on the Tehuantepec
route. And we leave, thereby, the said route
in the undisputed occupation of Sloo X Com
pany, under whose contract, it is understood,
the proprietors Of the Cabinet organ at Wash
ington come in for shares to the snug amount
of two hundred thousand dollars We also Sc
cure the desired southern route through our
new territory for the Pacific railroad, and
comparatively open country, in which we
may hunt the Apache Indians on horseback
which cannot be done amidst the volcanic oh
structions of the old line of the ella.
For all these blessings and privileges we are
to pay the trihng equivalent of only twenty mil
lions Of dollars--ive millions to Hargous & Co,
Garoy d Co, Benjamin & Co, and Others, leaving
The Tebuan/cpec route to Sl.o 4 Company, and
fif'sss. %Lfsns for the relief Of Santa Anna
The Apostle Paul says that Charity covereth
a multitude Of fins;" and this treaty is like tba