New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-06
MR. SPEED TO MR.. SEWARD,
ATTORNEY. u KyERALs OFFICE. Octol

MR.. SPEED TO MR. SEWARD.
ATTORNEY. GENERALS OFFICE. October 81, 1865.
SIR have tine honor TO acknowledge the receipt OF your
% q Ss S "a DAY q eaS wh an .'o Of
the United States in the Cty OF Mexico and also rsnaons
authority of Emperor Mexico in relation to mmig
h:o and colonization in that connry.
You whether under these DEGREES peonage or any
ether form of Slavery be instituted in Mexico.
The DEGREES Of which you have sent to Inc copies are in
ecited that considering the scant population Of Me1i
can territory u desirable to give the fullest guarantees oi
That Mexico shall be open emigration from all nations
Agents Of emigration are to De appointed and Their power
The 3D. 4h b m 9th and 9th article. and declare
ssj s, St ehe ns wish T., bring
o. cause to cone woIsnsmen n eondtI4pe m nuDG hn & 81
woAngmen will De the object Of special protective fesua
bon
sn protective regulations or wo,knsmn referred 10 IN he
Sth article. These regulations read IS follows; .
In conformity with the laws of the EmpiEe ell men oi
selo free by the fact alone of having trod on Mexican
they shall make with the patron who shall have ssed
them Contract by which he shall bind himself to feed
sohe lodge and take of them their sickness as well
salary the Of which shall be settled
Between them The patron shall bind himself beside 20 de-
posi-. to the credit CT Of the W Oh nl % rch WI be
further mentioned below. The worLnsmsn shall a. ,ne lis
be shall be during the OF tive years at es' sna Ten
TIE patron shall bind himself to provide subsistence io
the children Of his worSingmen in Of the death 81 ne
father the patron shall have the guerdsnp Of ne cai
and they shall remain in bis service until the age OF mDo
on the condition that the father was. ,, -. ~
Every wofkinsman shall have ooos inspected Uy b
local authority, which shall be given ms decIpo 'ne
indication The place where be worS end certificate o
s0s ssSs Of W he rst patron .hs be inscribed
la Of the death Of the patrop his AeTso we ih
Shrr on the patron and the
woknsaan his part bound In respect to The ne" pro
pretor In the terms Of his frs, contract
In case Of deseron the workingman spprehended shall
be employed without any the public woTAs until ne
Every unjust act Of the toward his wOkinsman
shall be turned over to the courts
Special Commissioners the police shall watch over the
execution OF present regulation and shall by virtue Of
theI office prosecute those eoniravenng the same;
The will establish savings bank for the ends
To- The patron Shall deposit in the bank every month
credit OF the workngmen equal to onequarter OF
the salary which they entitled by reason Of their con
H. The worknguen may, beside deposit in the savings
bank the sum OF which they shall have full credit
a. The deposits shall have the advantage Of five per cent
10 AT the close OF their engagement the workingmen
the presentation Of their book shall receive their peeuum
H. IT, on the expiring Of the con,Iect TIE workinsmen be
Withdraw due leave il deposit, and in the
batter case it shall be capitalized with the primitive capital
is In case OF dealh ntes,ae withou, heirs the pecu-
hum Of the workngmen shall pass into tie possession oi the
ele rec and .ss ss 5; a
speaks Of every race the regulations under
seem to embrace men o. color only.
son that ali en Of color are free by fact alone Of hayn.
tod on Mexican territory manifest that Subsequent
regulations grinding and odious form Of Slavery sought tc
Saw is law by which one man asserts dominion oyer
the conduct Of another either for specihed time e FOL
The law Of slavery makes the a machine con-
Aoed and governed by another The slave has bat little
sssion TO exercise the noble faculties OF mind The
physical alone Of value TO the master and
seouse looks only TO the physical wants o. the sve
That the make slaves OF woTknsmen and their
They required to sell themselves for les. than FIVE
ssr than ten years
They required by law matter how circumstances
change. things may that not reasonably
within the contemplation Of the parties to specifically fulfill
They must execute every work which they ,han be
set by their patron during that time.
l. They cannot feed co,he lodge OF take Of them
selves. either in heal b or IN sickness
They provide for the subsistence Of their dren
nor educate unless by perD Of the patron and in
Of death their children become the slaves OF the patron
until their majority 49,
The patron OF master can sell dispose Of them to whom
he plesses 80
of their master bat have no right TO petition
change Of law which be regarded oppTessiv, or
If the police refuse to hear their complaints hearing
aeny Interference. they are without redTess
sure physical comforts only; their minds must remain un-
cultivated their morals neglected and their religious training
TO- There provision by which the workingman
purchase himself Lis time or release and improve the con
H. What become Of the worsnsmsn and his chi dren
Is he to De ffee citizen, is he still regarded
verkngnsn, and again compelled to sell himself aud his
family
have hesitation in saying ths. these regulations cons
law which deprves work nsmen Of rights which in
Ats country regard and which in weorgazed
~ unity should be regarded esnsble inaensoe and TO-
desutibie and certainly makes them slaves The history
tbs county and particularly the history Of the troubles om
which just emerging, shows that society be
ganized snenty sod remain at peace within It's owI
important righs denied 20 considerable class Of men,
TAM s very respectfully yoqT S1saess ,gTysn
Hop. William FL Seward Secretary Of State.