New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-11
THE GaDsDEN TREATY.

THE GADsDEN TREATY.
1t is now generally believed that this treaty cannot
be confirmed When first sent to the Senate there
little doubt that twould psss that bofy without serious
opposition; but such are the revelations connected
with il, that rs confirmation seems now impossible.
So bare faced and startling is the aiquty with which
this treaty wss framed and made acceptable to the
President aud plainly has it been shown 10 the Sen
ate that the whole concOced b. AID for the oene
fit OF band Of specuators that honorable men cannot
now give il their support II = surprising considering
the le.by vessels there IN the Senate and around
tie President that there have rot been some denoIe
ueuts Ieiore this time In view Of the secrets which
thus FIR euvelop this matter shall be doing ser
vice By making sn exposition Of details not less impor
;ant than interesting
When Nh Ga5sden was sent Minister 20 Mexico,
great vas tie exul!iOu Of the Administration at the
appoiriuen t and il was believed that he would make
wua hat country reat, which would settle sll Diff
cult.es and be credtable 10 tie United States. lie
bs4 no, lorc been absent when it became known thai
the Presdeu not feeling entire confidence in the Mn
ster bod sent secret agent to Mexico in the person
ola 1lr Frank Ward, VINO 20 aid aim in the pro-
posed -roaty The public will ask Who is tais Mr..
~
intru-ted with such an Important mission Was it
Necessary to send agent 10 a'd our Minister and had
the CABINET discovered or believed that Mr. Gadsden
wss Iot comp. tent 20 perform his dutiel In reply,
let u state that Mr Ward is quite young mao,
formerly OF Now-lork and attery from California,
and that be- il now known to be agent Of the Te-
hauutepcc caiuauts How could such man, the agent
Of company Of spectators, be chosen the conf
dental agent of the United states aud sent to aid our
Minister in forming treaty with Mexico How
could young msn unknown in political or d. diplomatic
lie, suddenly become the chief parsonage III tranlog
IN important treaty Thar is interesting secret.
Mr. Gadsden had gone to Mexico. AID it was uIiyer-
sally believed that, from bis supposed moral and
mental fitness for the Office lie would effect satsiac-
.ory treaty which should secure all we desired, and
restore the most auicable relations with the Mexican
republic. No one doubted that lie public interests
would he attended TO- but there were doub,s whether
lie would he equally attentive TO interests Of
private nature, or in other words that ne would give
liit To- the horde Of spectators AMI claimants who
we're in he uarke. devsing plans 20 lch uuagpropri-
atcd moneys from he Treasury. This was doubtful.
IL fact no one eyed be would and as large sum
Of money would be involved the contemplated treaty,
an effort must be made 10 secure portion TIE
Tehauntepec claimants Me-srs. Goray, Ha-gOus Slo0,
and Others having tie largest interest at stake.
effort nust be made 10 influence the American Minister,
aud thereby have the treaty framed for their benefit
Tie friends OF the President were 20 be secured,
either By giving them an Interest in the Company, or
employing them as agents. Messts. Forney, Sidney
Webster ard few others, we're the first 10 be Sc
cured This done, they to suggest 10 the Presi
dent and the Secretary OF State the dea OF sending
out skul diplomat 70 all Mr.. G.dsden, and 70 give
additional strutons TO framing tie treaty. The
influence Of those men and Of other wire pulers was
obtained. and their suggestions approved by the Pres
dent and Mr. Marcy both Of whom. We are Incline
TO believe, were ignorant Of The game that being
plAyed aud the trap that being set for them The
Secretary Of State suggested the plan OF sending
ccDfde1tisl agent to Mexico ana IL i. said that Mr
Jefferson Davis who understood the plot aud Eas vide
awake TO Southern interests, advocated tie s.hene.
Dir Marcy bad not selected the person to be IN.
trusted with these important duties but the President
declsred that lie had already his eye upoa q clever
person skiliul diplomat WHO was just tie man for
the place. lie was Mr. Frank Ward. person Of
whom Mr. Marc! had never before heard He had
been LATELY Introduced 70 the President, anl wss
strongly commended by Msssrs Forney Webster
snd Others The Secretary could uot oppose the Pres
idens wishes, and Mr Vert the secret agent of the
TehGaL'epec claimants was made the secret sgent Of
tie United States 10 be TIE bearer OF Dispatches aud
intrusIed with verbal Instructions 10 the American
Minister 30 Mexico whom be wss 70 a.i IA forming
treaty This whole diplomatic interlale has ABOUT
Il an odoE Of disgrsceiul intrigue. What need Of
sending ca. such pirate agent as all If new
Instructions were 70 be cent 70 Nr Gadsdeu, WY
we're they Rot Dispatched through tho mail
The Department Of sJa.e knows fgl well Iha. ,Lis
uethod aGords the creates, celebrity and is b. far
the safest The Mexican Governments has never
stopped 20 tie neanness OF breaking tie sea- on the
document Of Foreign Minister entrusted to lis
ctsrge aud OF its hodor We're It doubted now the co.