New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-14
THE CADSDEN TREATY-ITS SECRET HIS
TORY-LETTER FROM Mr. WARD.

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GEsrtrrrx: TIE ediorsal speculation. and inquiries
contained in ycur pep.r Of Friday lss on the suboi o;
ny Connection aiih tie GI6sten Treaty bsvs tbs no
ment fallen under nv obserystOn-
That Treaty end eli the corrsspondence CONNECTED VIII
t. before TIE Senate under 1jqnchoo Of sscre
cy Tie Proceedings and debas Of that bccy upon fnsss
subjects are understood TO BE under the sane ie lacoo
It manifest Therefore tbs; cannot offer Any fHl e1ol
nson with regard to The vs-o1s sbsud urn'-s upon The
subject in question without svincng want Of fue - 2'
for the Stus'e or espsssng upon forms ard usages Vii n
however they nay hsve b. en- tres,ed by others ye: feel
bound 70 observe
Since hes been deemed necessary 70 engra; upon our
polite sytsm the Star Chsner feature OF sesres Ssna
tore sessions Be regretted that the privacy Of the
original eTenplsr carrot also b. obtained Key no listen
ngs and hsf uttered whispers Of eroned and recrsan
lips rot the safs authority for evidence. aod re
spectfuiy submit should be adopted where they
convey implications aIectin. the character Of ev The
humbles individual In my own case, these partial sud
pretended s.nstorial revelations hsve created the most
painful embarrassment for while made conscious Of
an adversary and that some derecon Of duty hiss been
charged have no fair Of sscertanng either the
nature of the accusation the Identity OF the sccuser
Under these circumstances hs with pessare the s,le
ged possibility Tia, the Injunction Of secrecy VII speedily
be removed from the proce dngs OF the Snste IN rssuon
to the Godden Treaty ard beg he gentlemen
Of THI TRIBUNE az well any OF my friends whose eye
may fall upon this hssy note tia, not sn hour viii be os
a. properly undertake IL in presenting fdd
vrdcson Of any part have taken in regard to the pend
ing Treaty which has been made the subj Of cens)nou
remaIk-come that from whatever source ii may
1t msy 10; be improper at this TIM to add however
iat any expectation which may be cherished as 20 souni
ing rey s,ons Of fayortm and corruption the part Of
the President or any deed OF daring mpernence and 10
tsrrneddng on nine in connection with the matters refer
red TO doomed to certain and entire dssppoinnen
Indeed when the Treaty telf Is examined it's LII ,u; %
perceive how it 9stfes credeace OF s0y Of
the various idle spscGlaons which have gone orh the
subject OF IL formation.
Tie points embraced in that document pub ished
are the sbrcgaon Of the eleventh article of the iresy OF
Guadalupe HdAgo and the settlement Of the boundary
queson BY the establishment Of line which viii IN
cude suitable railway south OF the Ga River and
sfp of additional territory from the northern portions Of
chihuahua and Sonora Besides these provision is made
for adiung the various claims Of American citizens against
Mexico for spoiatons- that inflicted upon the
American holders Of grant Of rans'way across the
Isthnus Of TebUsntepec, commonly called the "Garay
Grant l. any one OF these subjects undeseryng OF
national att niion Or there any thing very susp
cous in the fact that this Treaty embraces points OF dis
pue with Mexico give rise to differences Of some r
regular agency in securing complete adjustm, Mt.
Now If | am to credit the writer quoted by The TElB
rSr there IL something Objectionable in reference 70 the
provisions for various American citizens who have been
VIZ nged and robbed by Mexcoespecsy those connected
with the Gsray concession Another writer has assumed
that WIS interested in that question and that theirs must
inevitably have been something corrupt in my selection as
bearer Of dispatches to the American Minister at MeIf
90 third il still more specific and alleges there is be-
fore the Senate letter Of mine addressed Gen Gadsden
which was designed to mslead and did msead him into
recurring the claims Of American citizens against Mexico.
The American public must be strangely rgetfu of facts
or equally Obvious Of justice if it be s1rprised that the
ms under the Garsy Concession should be
and provided for n general Treaty with Mexico That
concession had been recognized by less than SIX con
secutive revolutionary and antagonc Administrations Of
the Mexican Government The right Of inter oceanic com
msniceton which embraced earnestly sought by the
Administration Of Mr. Pc TX at cost Of Fifteen Millions Of
dollars and when subsequently obtained by certain
American citizens Mr. Clayton under the Administration
of Gen Taylor very properly undertook to secure its ad
ynntsges permanently TO the American public by treaty
stipuatons. These efforts continued and completed
by Mr. Webster under President Fillmore The Senate OF
the United States sanctioned the Convention upon thu
subject BY an almost unanimous vote Pending this Con
venton, permission was obtained from the Mexican su
thortes 10 make a survey of the Isthnus in order to
eminent should prescribe by law secure its citizens
against exorbitant transit charges and distinguished
engineer of tho National service with two assistants
detailed by our Government TO aid in this survey As
rs IFS feasibility and value thus became known, various
nfrgues were set foot in Mexico u break down the
concession the Convention Itself rejected by the
Mexican Congress that part of the grant which yielded
the right Of way was annulied aud the surveying party
reir1ed to- which bad been organized at enormous
expense wss focby expelled from the country and their
vessels and other properly conssted The whole subject
Of these outrages after angry controversy between the
Ministers of the two countries referred by President
Fillmore to the Senate of the United States and the Report
Of the proper Committee the subject clearly affirmed
the validity OF the grant in American hands and its great
importance 10 American interests.
Such was the posture OF this question at the advent Of
the present Executive Last summer the Memphis Con
ventiop composed OF thousand sadng business men oil
the South BY of fourteen States 20 one affirmed the
great commercial importance of this transit way and IN
ted upon It's protection the hands Of the General Gov
erment nay add here another important and interest
rg fact the American Minister. while conducting the
late negotiations obtained from the Engih Minister resi
dent in Mexico an admission that when this grant was IN
Epcsh hands his Government TeIed the pro to the
Beard Of Admiralty, who reported adversely to its en-
ar likely to confer greater advantages upon
American Commerce than upon their Thus concur
ring in the opinion of Lieut. Msury probably that by the
opeuipc Of hese Isthmsn routes the American Atlantic
cities would be placed practically from eleven to fourteen
DAYS ssn nearer to commercial points beyond Cape Horn
and the Cape Of Good Hope than those OF England now
are advantage sufficient to ultimate Amer
can trump the great struggle now going on for the
commerce OF tbe Southern ocean,
What desire TO Illustrate by introducing these details
th Mace the pruprey of securing some definite sse