The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-27

Colonel sioo and the TeAuantepsc Route.
MANSION House. New York. Feb. %, 1855.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
In ycuc paper Of this morning find the following
ticls:-
INTERESTING FROM xKxloo- IsrHxus rEHuAsrErEc.
We have heen favored with he usAi OF private Letter
addressed 20 sentmsn IN this city, dated Msxtco Feb g.
he port Coat1scosloo
on the Gaf Of ntyoo side OF TIE .hmus OF I.h.ntepec
bmus We translate the decree IN full, wn,h fol
citizen Comdrfor Pre- dent Substitute tha Mexican Re
pat By virtue the s hs whcs ne h
Io,ts OF ostzacnaco and Veuosa, 9th In the terrific
2 ss. y or q dssrmns ssrrssr spesifcsy
the :. s Ss pus q
The con lou Aco's the is'hmus shah Dc
il l. ordered ha, his decree he day published
over at the Pssce OF Gvernu Mckee, this 3lst
dag O. january, s5b "od and hos,u c,x,up,sr
The letter also gives n'o slon that the g-aat or
s sns mi xts Sm,ax o Sss been ,oruss
userec By the esi-'ipg msxcsn cove. nusnt N
oosr originally paid Mexos os e t n grant H. as sm
psny ,bsse parties peds ed It in due
his Aers 10 bills d'A~n by 20 Lee 500
n Ply " E sn the
be v neomns a. were psr.s 10 me trsnsasos Tbs
bill drawn ro newer paid; AID ier struggling TO
preept the apa. resor the pedse orsnsy
he sss e.. Which pssp raed
the Of the Law In force In that country his mas
rfhis Ind privileges Al franchises which rmery he ong ID
to his ncrsasees a Q. 90 aud the Mixed Company OF
WbIls, nit the ignt and propre.y of Publishing In
pubic Journals the letters Of even irresponsible persons
subjects o. public importance, object to such
prisS's interests invoived and may DC
materially rrtjud,ced In city like this, especially,
whers stock obupg operations continually gong on,
such things liable frequently. At ore ent,
1t Hsens there al attempt IN MAKE speculative move
n.Dt ID Nicaragua ock hsd tbs OF the fanams Rsff
road Ia struggling for sm.i pemiu n ee-idss there
parties that still cling to the ncpe Il resusci.stng
the <Gsrsy Grant" II Is oovi ns tnat ali thess con
cerIs have interest," impa'.iug the credit Of the
"SlUo gran" for the iqthuus Tepuantepec, as ths
route IL. The face 4 the map, OBVIOUSLY superior
all cberr Tor CT estii z tb- isthmUs.
1t viii be that decree of Pesi ent Go uonot
TIE pore OF CoatZucoacos and V-ptnss (the
tenn Il he 1ehuHrtep-c route subject 10 arrange
mens 10 be mace that route Is opened and h,t
Al for wat tie Letter scseas ray aooat hat gran
brirg imsiy Transferred BY ,he existing III xlc "a go
yeInneu. Mr.. Fatuper aud others the writes does
not favor with sry decree, out OILY with his
assertion. presume the ouy foundation for The stas
mt is an aoor Ave attempt to do the thipg by
provisional Secretary ournS the bre 1nterTegnum
thar oetwt.n the retireuent OF General Ava
trom the Presidency and the accession of the
pesept frsoeny. Loronf TT But tina, procsediny h4c
va ly with u, the ssnciiou Of The present iesu,a
and the letter furrsishe With
oecrse t. hat efe: Nor can there b. such decree
0r rDAtioD, from reaae source, IL, that such
sanction sskeu aod refn' ed. Sucn sanction coulo
Dot he flag viola ion Of fa h. Of which
Should Dc sorry to Suspect much 70 accuse, the Next
Cove, eut; Tor the Tine fxed by rsct for
the constr ucon Of the road bas expired, viii
ex,ire otfIe the r. I'D Is completed Besides, have
Letter ON one at my conrsc N Wees Cruz route
for iebus pee etafirg that cidcufss existed in
pros. ion o The work par iculay under the govern
nelt VI ffeei emit Cononior; and That ietAr By
tbs sst nail i,ou Mtxc and mus ce recsn II nor
than that Ut tbe Dameie-s rrespordp Of the
gentleman who you With intelligence Be
iS nv a o.
own govern ment- ~hih stipustes for 'hs important
rights q Transporting fhe Ua''ed state m1il IT gov
erpu vel as If citizens ery, under t; aud
fAIcy that ire N.x'c- hment " mid hardly uader
tks 10 tts,ser sch grant to Nj. faconet VINO Is
cond lone, ADO sppieuebd that our owu govern nsnt-
epS,ieu- az lie gsts uncer the Clay Bulwer tes
~. u Centia ameics-~ould hardly surrender taose
OF more impcr rsnce, AZ to che rshusptupec route.
But the letter which upGerIskes O dispose OF the soc
g7sns" spGdea. gss cay, bs way OF explaining
the ,ea4t such D. the bills drawn by Cnloue
Lee, agent Mexico, for some hundred and
fifteen Thousand collars, bave never oeen pad aad the
hoces Lave after naby fruit less attempts to get their
money AZ last 10 Tbs Mexican to ge
this grant instead Of it. Perhaps ought to tnaak 20.
for The opportunity lhi bics.e ao:ds Il &C -sh
ing q unpy HE SUBJECT wh;h has bs-u Zealonsy
prcpsasted both here Europe By lea og parties
&c in Of The rival rontes And gran have
been charged VIII bsd faith IN MOI scsAppg paying
tbcee bill. The for tois charge That the ps
were drs By agent and purchased the aita Of
tiers ny so him AND this toing weat far
that the holders Of bills int suit and
took attach my int. in the Uned states ms line
OF steamers plyiDg this city and New Orleans.
Havana and A.! inwa Bat that sut they did think
II expedivnt pro. ecute for II
II az it could DOT be sustained haa indeed wit.en
my sgent that If the racts given to ample
iuDcs were ready-not gwen to others we'll my
seK The contract however WAS given to mixed com
pany Of Mexicsns and myself my share not being defined
ut lot to ce iuferied the TAGS OF the csnract .e,
as NOE than onefourh Aud YET was drawn on indi-
vioualy, for the whole sum advanced t. the Mexca1
g veInmeDt upafr the terms u he contrast.
II Is tue that my agen, seams I, have thought, no
Cgutt be A Co