The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-20
THE GRAND NEW TELuASTEPEC JOB.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1864.


silver mines rslroAis and town lots steam limos and
te eaaph comranies been Matched in rapid
sion but all with the "A no resu-uamey, N fleece tho
! creduIous and enrich tho schemers The mysteries Of
Paris and London have eac found an author but the
mysteries of Washington have vet 70 evoke another sue
| or Reynolds The good peoTA' OF the un1ed s'a'es
hardly dream that Washington Is III We else man oons
eauIdron which jobs OF every sta color ana amount
constantly see,hing and bubblins, s7d many luck
wight who has ventured too close has Tot scadng
The witches cauldron In Macbeth was h, Nmiess Pos
/ compared 10 the gigantic kettle thai Always
hangs highn At Washington. To coms back % Atexcan
| jobs shall not attempt enumeration; but fcv pay
| tcuars apply TO 5enor Romero, tho great n "
sionist," who has conured them all up Small blame b
him; for the Minister OF defunot republic, without
salary, must live, and when he offers Mexican oan
or railway project people may take his stock o.
let alone tho gullibs give their cash for wastes
paper done up a. bonds. why It only verhes tho old
adase, that "a fool and bis money parted /"
The last invention Of Senior Romero 70 raise tho
wind deserves special notice, not only FOR tho grandeur
Of sho undertaking, but for tho hre names and
iunny folks connected with IT, Who has not heard OF
tho ysthmus OF Tehuantepsc in Southern Mexico II Is
OF tho many from tbe Atlantic tho Pacific
that for years past has stimulated spectators and i'm
poverishcd the ccnndins. Ths first grant 70 build
road It. etshsr by wagon rail, was given
In 1s42 by ssnta Anna TO Don Gsray, and
since then grant has followed grant New DEGREES
have supplantcd old ones but road has been
built though millions have been pooketsd under the
pretext The old game not yet played ont. we shall
see; for dupes not all dead and knowing sim
abound. Sometime last spring Senior Romero suddenly be-
thought himself Of tho half forgotten Isthmus Hts Hsx
loan In Now York not taken. His Lower caihor
nla speculation Spructuous His hfy million loan IN
1 fact tfnrn pve
Tehuantepec strike that" be resolved with my
magic wand, md make its golden waters now again"
Forthwith BIO called 10 his excerS of the state
Department, III Iatentre pleasant pcraon With large
family and small They settled on tho plan
OF action Romero drow up decree for
road Tehanntepoc, which Ilrentre
agreed, for FORMS cake TO carry TO Jnarez sign for
tho President OF the exrcpublio signs whatever hls
willy man Romero tells him to do. Dut what wss tho
decree worth without lot Of experts 10 get mp
company, create ths stock. fos. in Wall
street and then massacre the iDnocenm. Larentrc
was Jus. the for tho emergency; form afew days
no seeured tho invaluable serv,oes OF the
wanted, to witt
Veteran Of The Lobby ..............R. H. Chevsr.
A shrewd spsouator and Claim Agent. Gen. Ewing
successful Gun Contractor ........ .Cha8 KNAPP.
An honorable senator Observation-Disclosures
An ex.Assstant Secretary OF war......-
An adrot Congress man. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
great Legal Authority ............. Ca'ob Cushing
would be Millionaire. ................H Larentria
The embryo decree was then divided into eight parts
and made 70 the individuals above named II was
agreed that Senior Romero should have for his trouble
the or 800 900 In cash In ninety days scr he
obtained Juarez's Signature the condition OF courss,
that they could get CAB. roA,, to pay H. There
prcinares desp itchcd away went Larensie expenses
paid, 10 chihuahua And back he came IN high sice
couple OF weeks since, to Washington, the ell
sg ned, sealed and certified according 10 law. No time
lost; for presto the Tehuaniepsc Transit Com
pany" was Immediately launched, and OF tho
Aforesaid eight par,s-Charles Knap-vas mado Presi.
dent The nexs step 10 lul all suspicion Of the
legality OF tho Decree and for his mportan,
The old grant in tho hands Of the Louisiana and
rehuantepec Company Was still in force by the terms
Of this grant years had bssn allowed build the
road dating from April 1852, unless cvii othm
controlling causes should iaterrupt thc works Az
both foreign and civil interviewed the louisiana
Company could not complete tho road; but the above
proviso fully protects tho old grant Juarex when Pros
ident In October, 1850, signed this ysry grant, Here
was an awkward obstacle FOR the plotiers of tho
Decree hut Of the entorrr.sng band Caleb Cushing
volunteered 20 throw II tho psncply Of hts legal
reputation Ee strsigbsway Manufactured an opinion
opinion full Of Latin and learning. and q
aninteigbla. II 10 ths -isesTha, Jnsrsx "a Pres
dent OF the dsfunct republic although his o.
once has expired That's President has right % give
grant one year and revoke IL for . consideration tho
not why mott Consequently ths old grant u no
more and the decree IL alive and kicking. Why
this thuss Caleb Gushing as lawyer ought TO know
that tho dictum Of q President Of Mexico csnno,
snnol formal grsnt court OF law sIonc decide
rs forfeiture All ready for aoibu, and thu
anal step tsSen may not b known 10 ''ouisds
barbsriansn that power EXISTS IN Washington thai
neither President Congress Commander in Chief
before alluded 70. This power q represented BY
number Of individuals OF aneren, aizs. aud vaaousy
clad but all very vide awake and bsns losing
an opportunity. rhess the "gnntcmen u the
press end q. the journals In the country, North, soash
and west indebted 70 them Cor Oh knowleigo they
get Of Washington aHa,ra 70 BE- they apt 20
get either diluted eol8red according 20 tIs writer's
yoss ard sed 70 cay, TIE judgment ~ ouf Washington
conssoondentn often mps'rod BY toe Arguments y
tho lotlgmcn AMI spectators whom presented tie
Pleasing shape ~ bonds and corincaie. 81 stock lut
Why should correspondent no more invulnsrsbl- ,hen
Congressman or great lawyer Ike Caleb Cusblae. ~
rich contractor ike Charles knap These poor fellows
by pufrg these iobs al To country frequently ret
them anoa ard than half tho dine hey cheated
either by of stock the breakdown o no
scheme There correspondent ~ wasingion ~,
has his trunk fun Of Pacific Railroad stock, fawnes and
Kansas branch, or Romsro's Mexican loans ! write
fesingy. for syic,ip. The rshusu,spee Transit
Company, G. Knap, President ard u. LAronule, secrs
tary. hard work recruiting among Ne corres
pondeu,s: bat believe u sham aud DOM lu.oaf 70
BE- done this timc. - convince you, Mr Editor, thai
am not joking enclose you the COPY o note iosi
received FROM ~ my colleagues He says
wArHrgros. orrcs % -, roc 10, 1900
enclos. you documsni Cushinss printed oplnioni
which war faInished al tho newspaper and pews
paper in 1ashiaEton yesterday. ! tod ihem
rot 10 touch ID ~ Il Was a lob o. Cushing. !
have lost learned that Ewing. Who Ia one ~ The
company las been 10 two o. thres y the leading
oorre.pondsnts ol the Ns~ York and Wesiern papers
| and proposed 10 give them good interest m ucn
eof1yang Tie shape Of atockawsys stock but never
money TlA core spondent ~ The - -, told mo
/ thar krsp In New York ming ~ matters
They propose isae million dollars % Nocs, 10 PIT
u the market a. once oId thus rass tho sind Iha
1 pun Ia the New York Tins ~ Last Wsfassiav wss
4 Ia ~. fh.4r lie