Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21
EMBRYO TREATIES.

tnan curiosity Ia the pusnc mlnd Inc Executive
it seems did not see fit to submit these projets
any of them to the Senate, and it is stated, in
some of the newspaper correspondence, that the
Government returned to our Minister in Mexico
the answer to wait for instructions before he nego
tiated any more conventions. Wahave given such
accounts of the nature of these treaties as we found
in the Mexican papers; but, besides being brief,
they were evidently imperfect; and, as the refusal
of our Administration to entertain them viii pre-
vent any publicity of their various stipulations,
quote the annexed article from the New York
Ereniag Post, which processes to throw light on
one or more of them, and may contribute somewhat
to satisfy the public curiosity.
FROM THE NEW YORK EVENING posi- OF MARCH r.
The PROPOSED MEXICAN TREArY.-We are now fully
convinced that ths proposed treaty between the United
states am public of Mexico, which, it is rumored
: snortl >ifedto the Senate, involvss some
brought to light, even in these evil days.
Our readers have been already informed that the great
features of this treaty loan of $4,000 900 be
made by the United States Mexico and the granting
of certain commercial advantages citizens by
Mexico in return. The question win naturally suggest
ITSELF for what purposes and in what manner is this
large to be expended by the Comonfort Govern
ment In the of investigating these points we
shall be able lay before readers the secret plans
and designs of the friends Of the proposed treaty
The main object is undoubtedly to replenish the ex-
hausted treasury of the Comonor Government; and in
fact it is admitted that such is the condition of things
in Mexico that without this support his Government
must fall but the strongest advocates of this treaty
WIN I'M tho of
selves at the expense of the contracting nations
Four millions of dollars Of the fifteen millions are
to be appropriated the payment of the English debt
of which We shall give rather curious history three
millions to be reserved by the United States for the
satisfaction of any claims the part of citizens and
the remaining eight millions are to be paid over to the
Mexican Government.
The English debt, for the payment of which provision
is thus made is known in Mexico the English Con-
venton, and is almost entirely owned by the wealthy
English banking of Martinez del Rio Brothers and
Company, of the partners of which house is now in
washington actively engaged in recommending the treaty
This debt was originally made up of claims of all de-
serptions against the Mexican Government held both by
natives and foreigners, which eheaply bought up
by the banking referred at rates from about Is
TO 20 per cent When the amount thus purchased had
reached the respectable Of about four millions of
dollars it converted into English debt and spe-
osl convention entered into for its payment by the
Mexican Government 1t is alleged that to effect this
object the dsgraceful corruption which even that
unhappy country has was resorted to. Thus
the entire four millions of the English debt cost its
azaAFs --hssdred thousand doll&rs leaving
over three millios Of dollars for the profits Of the
tion which they hope obtain from the Treasury
of the United States
The nature of this transaction well understood
by the British Government that although the conven-
ton referred to has been violated time after time and
the house duties devoted the payment of the
four millions have been often diverted from their object
yet has that Government interfered in any
decided than by friendly notice of the fact It
is well known that Great Britain acts very differently
when the just rights and honest claims of her citizens
denied
This debt then, the protection of which the English
Government practically repudates compelled to
make good to English subjects under the of this
treaty.
With full knowledge of the facts, common morality
would seem call upon refuse do this if
citizens the parties iuterested but the
argument stronger still when those who are be bene
flied are foreigners who have claim whatever upon
our aid.
There IS indeed, great mystery hanging about this
provision for the payment of the English debt which
should much desire to see cleared up. OF course we
cannot tell who is and who is interested in the mat
ter but we convinced that Minister, Mr.. For
syth in his eagerness certain Interior advan
tages regard Sonora and Lower California which
he looming up in the distance, has allowed himself
be caught in the Of these sharp SPECTATORS
whose interest is their god and who ready sacrifice
every thing to it.
As the three millions to be retained by the United
States for the satisfaction Of any claims the part of
our citizens against the Mexican Government, it is i'm
possible say whether any such claims do exist at the
present time and to what amount but it is certain that
if they presented, they will be sfted to the very bot
tom by careful commissioners to be appointed for the
purpose and they will probably be reduced, is the
English claims of very doubtful character, will be
paid from Treasury the rate of more than hun
drsd per cent. above their actual cost and value.
Now, as to the remaining eight millions TO be drawn
from Treasury-ha wants of Comonfort being very
pressing army Of ten thousand disciplined troops
being in the field against him, while his
paid and his treasury exhaused-the house of Escan-
don associated with other bankers of Mexico has al
ready proposed to buy the drafts be drawn upon
Government, and to pay for them in advance
the treaty shall have been ratified Washington and
before Congress shall have voted the appropriation for
the purpose, at the rate of fifty cents on the dollar
It was in this that the payment of the last
three millions under the Gadsden treaty was anticipated
by the Mexican Government, which, in consequence OF
its necessities, obliged to submit the heaviest dis