The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-22
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IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON
Our Special Washington Despatch.

Our Spacisl Wrahlngton Despatch.
CUR ykxICAN RELATIONSHIPS SALE OF SONORA BY
aHk MpxIcsN GOVERNMENT To A COLONIZATION
COMPANY or Tux rEfTKD STArES-TnE BARG AIN
sErTLED--rBE ADMINISTRATIONS IN THs skcsEr-
ruE Mokmoss LEFT OUT or THE BARGAIS-MoRx
LIGHT wANTfD-DEsrArCHSS FROM GOV. CUM
MING THx BOUTS To CALIFosSlA oPEN-PosIrtos
or rnR ADMINISTRATION ON THE BniTisH our
RAGhs-coLLSCTos scuELL AND THE OFFICE
ssxSsHs-RusH or POLITICIANS TO WASHINGTON,
Ere. aTC. -
Prom source which IL not oi-is scmi-ofcial, bu
in which place sufficient reliance 10 justify ths comnu
nicator am possessed OF the following information In
reference 20 Sonora II positively assured ihsi under
the Mexican Comcnfor sovernmcct or that preceding Il,
sale OF csss,on was Of thirty nine millions OF acres
az ACC In sotors q nearly large rs the State OF
New York to oolonlzng company in the United States,
whc4s n sdquai,ers city Of New York thasths
bargain vas competed that the proofs In one Of your
cry banks ana that he administration here knoS oil
about Il.
lam inclined to believe there Ia great deal OF truth In
all ths no only from the positive assurances OF my In
fo,maat but from certain other things which chn in no
Other manner he Satisfactorily explained For instance
bin was introduced Into tho At tho late session Of
Cprress for the organization Of the Territory Of Arizona
,he Geesdcn country originally part OF sonors, but
tbs, Bill upon reconsideration in committee, was aban.
aoped And wbyY Bocause most likely, Of certain facts
which ipduced the committee postpone the measure, In
view OF the early annexation Of large additional terrific
ry TO Arizopa Agan the Mexican government has been
wholly unable repress the Indian ncurscns INTO, and
their rsyases In sonora and tho adjoining States colony
OF Yankees you'd do the WORK, and afcw millions OF dollars
would be very acceptable 10 Mexico In this view, oven
shtud the bargain result In the absolute loss OF the terri
tory. In .so, this plan Of ccsson Of lands 10 colo
nizirg company avoids the odum of sale Of the na-
tona, soi while secures the equivalent In cash from
the coupany 10 the government and from the seors 10
tss company.
uners.and that tho responsible contractor with tho
Mexican government Is In New York city, and that the
company formed, and be formed, are 10 pay him
handsome bvnus and that In this shape, or a. advances
20 Mexico he has already received forty or dy thousand
dollars also learn taai lie 70 this business that you
may oct down the late visit 81 General comonort 70 New
York and that he lei In comfortable frame Of mind.
some O. The lssding Southern nfeessrs Involved In
the enterprise the objects with them being make Of
sonora powerful slave STATE In connection with her vast
,n,eys resources with the western OF the
Pacific Railroad In her borders the Gulf OF California
In fses the whole thing NAY be considersd Southern
ovrmcnt and - contemplating the rapid absorption OF
the rect OF Mexico Thus n the postponement Of Terri
tora for Arizona the ousne IN Senator's have
showa mat they do not intend 70 be caught mapping this
time, nor 10 have The lag Of "popular sovereignty de-
.red tl they are ready for IT, understand there Is 10
n
DAY or Thursday Of this week, and perhaps at that
gathering careful searcher amer knowledge might pick
No some facts worth knowing touching this sonora Coon
rasoa Annexation project
Pcrhscs In this connection the proceedings OF the Late
Legislature at Albany may afford you some clue 70 this
busipess I am informed, though know nothing OF H.
tina, proposition introduced there for enarterng
hs identical sonora Company and that only failed for
want Of time.
In rersrd TO The uormous learn that they are In
Guided in the arrangement, az the contract between
Mexico ana the contractor made before the Mormon
rebenon had assumed any dsante shape. But u is quite
possible tina, mere may be connection between the
late mission Of Colonel Thomas l. Kane salt lake City
aud the present movement Of the Mormon community
southwark into Sonora
Further than these hints my informant says be does not
feel authorized TO dvuse, but he thinks ley will be
enough 70 lead TO the developcnent d all the essential
facts 1 the case.
Governor Cumming, wrsing the Department from Great
SAT- Lake City, May l2ah, says" have the grstincs
son OF Authorizing you 10 The road Is now
opep between Missouri and California, and that eugrants
and others adopting usual precautions for their safety
against the Indians, may pass through Utah Territory
without hindranoe or molessshon. Parties viii do WELL
however TO report themselves at Fort Brdger where any
Inflammation possess will be communicated"
In another part Of his communication he says be had
lust returned from the SOUTH where he had and
versed With large numbers Of sformons ~ho journey
Ing that direction 10 hope that the
view with them had slsyed their fears and that he
GREETED having been eye witness 70 gres, suffering
smong then.
The sdmsssrssan has taken arm pcsxoa With re