The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-12

| his EIcellency has thoushs proper 70 ap5Yol
s % ase q q YsS sSrssT
Mr. Hargous, - stated by sou IN your las: mentioned
bsr,s AL Of which make kfn to y0g ss sc "A SS
| MExIco November 20, 1855 ~
Messrs fEcKER, ToyRE Co
un,o From this letter 4 win sgpe .ha .as sovsrnsa: q
armed the ute to the contract in sm Ihegoyernnans
nas no however, as yet responost 10 the sale By him %
the undersigned authorised anT sxiensoa the con
tract.
From this statement or the facts from au.hena;
10 my possession, accessible 70 the rxaiaa
tion OF any OF the parties lnlere esed IL WI be Secs
lst That al the ghts OF the mixed o. Sloo CCnpaay
IA nave oeen ieieed Tor non payment OF ne price due to
70 That these grantees never paid ssnt a.o tae
treasury Of sexico for The grant
3D. Thsi the grantees pledged in the mos. scsan man
made by NJ. FalconEe. -
stn. Tha, havng been repaid his adva.ces the
rfht OF Nj psconne. demand the c.sty act
according TO iDs mortgaye thereof -.
6h That the grantees and tie Mexican governm&a at a
part p-opeiors, expressly agreed TO waive ali nt OF
JUDICIAL procedure u the iha.ier
etn Taat Mr. Fsconnet esctei otae tn, property %
7th Ths: "a the tS' government CT Meuida 6oSEsdse,
and confirmed his ttic; and til Sr. Fan 1ysd0sfhs
is.smus Of Tsaaaatepeee made t5She narcs po Com
srh Tha, he sas made sale ,hesof to
and engaged 10 obtain ttS assent o. the government
Mexico TO the saic
ClrcumSt1nCes,
IN New Orleans have constre themselves rso velan
tary ASSOCIATION, which they COL ed the "Tehuants-
pee Company 1iey have claimed the ownership OF
TINS grant, and have sven gaccordng 10 rry nforma
Ton from ne sihmusi small steamer, hav.ngon board
!oiy men ior the pose OF efsrng Upon the coas.ruc
ton OF the WORK OF Sorm manica.on between Inc two
oceans.
1t is diiieuy 70 nagin. what authority these gentle
usen can have FOR this aer They eannot Lave the right
~ control the sonract zIay have paid for Is
Iney ctnnot bcs;ockhod--ss There has been no sub-
o. mesns adequas ro- the execution OF tne pro
haya ~ vii
the grant nor haVe they bew IN any manner rtcoyused
as company oy- sre hexcaa government, which has
given auth ,rsy tc grant books
OF subscription il the United States at all. Il true tz
COMP my says ls a nconraee contract with party
who unfortunately pegshed on the Arctic bit certainly
they have authority take the property Of foreign
propresors without he cousen of tue foreign govern
ment wrhin whose i'm isdicts1 the granted property
ies stih less to advertise for sale as attraction 70
capitals is VET this oorn any sppeas through is Pros
cent, Mr. Ncol, TO hspA nc for subscription OF two
millions Of doIsrso exets te the work thus underaksa
without shallow Of auth o-y aom the proper owners
thereof.
Whilst design ,prs alton upon the personal In.eg
rity OF Mr.. Nco fSfsl ny duy TO protest agans. has
utterly Win out warrant and in yioGt0
Of the rgh3 of others. that the public may examine
adyisedy the solvenry ot investment which he orers
will tnunerate a woS the obstacles ia the way of
hose dvideadsI Inch lie represents inev
let Under an agreement between the myed or Sloo
'ompany api the ges.csn agoverGnent, the form@h
array grant Tor the saIvoys a the lsthmus, lapprop
recovery 70 be rnsl by the assgnse es of tns
Of the rnied ssss Il owners sSis have s
claim for an indemnity fe,rsnr than I'VE millions OF dot
or 500 sS 9oSa eopny r 8 IR s G
"a The bonus which :hs msxei er 500 Compaay
agreed TO pay Tor their contract amounted this tine u
more than one million Of tellars. No do5t. Mr Nico
proposes to apply q the two rOus Of dollar fsv
which he now makes rec ston ulon tho psblc TO tss
Lou daton OF this esdins ana rrIesised demand
sech at least is the proEe o. tns ari.os o assocatos
I'd. The grant made 10 the mixed or 300 Company
10 longer the property CT she orsgsna but o
Ar. 7. de Falconne 10 whom Il has c0r veyed ~
the grantees ana conarmed by the Mex a1vernnera
II, then, Mr. Nco sha choose TO style himself Prs~-
property which he AaA never pa.a ceGl anS rbs
tie TO which has been sdjadcasei toAGosher, whaAas
a o others. will DO doas IN has wrong and q hls
'wn Iors. He can have. 10 rght cr roclamsAor %
Whilst the contract under useh he vsssdSs e sss ~
rcssiy excludes hn froa any rgh. as ntsrvso-
4ih. The mixed or 90 Company haye now clalu.sa
MS contract or more tlan hree years They have
foot Of the plank road required 10 IN cor pe,ed .1lth
n four years from thu date Of the grast yet pnak
neSi, ana rsircaa across the lssnns w,is.n ays
ears thereateT, tne grtM ~ forfeited By IL
,wn lma,.on rts right q sey wLirevs % the xsxI
Nr.Nco held any authority to subscrI Ilinns
vout ose everything which tiey Gay cont.buis 81 tha
the public can hus Judge FOR sslf how Gar the invita-
Ton of Mr. Nco Offers sac or Probable inve1sment
80 FAR the circular Of Nr Ncol sd The little &hoax
constitutes the whole apparent OF this company
wnch volunteers TO construct avorx estimated 70
slgft millions g dollars.
Although they have olame1 tas apt to- three years
Pact and havkcd through he markets of thS country
md Of Europe they have neither raised the moley 10
,ud tho work have ahey executed any part of the
onlrnct nor even paid The nrt cent ot tie debt nov
amounting 10 over one MILLION OF dollars the rsyment ~
which was the first condition which the title 10 the
rant depends.
l migs AID further asiss bui have cosaned mysslt
stating what deere urply sufficient 70 IA, the pubuc
n Their guard. Yours, very respectfully,
n, 4 HARGOC3
JAaE GoRDos RcSrrr, Esl., New Yo.x