New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-16
RESPONSIBILITIES CONTRACTED BY THE GOV
ERNMFNr IN THE UNITED STATES.
Prom ri bsro Odcsl

Several OPPOSITION papers have made insin-
,tons upon the supposed grave character OF tue ab-
TIES contracted by the Government ~ the United states
to oiian resources which nade 10 amount 10 e1oi-
bant suns We DO nor think 10 answer these rumors In
moro satisfactory manner Than by rpublShhgi as we
Indicated YESTERDAY the circular NO pnpsheu ny MI
Romero w w shl1gtOn Oh the itl OF October
our Minister IN Washington gave TO sht from time 20
time, aud especially when TIE Goyernmeht was on he
frontier and IN heineror circulars directed TO ms s
low.cltzens, Will tie object OF informing !hem -oI ne
Affairs dOSumenr whose pubh.itlo laue tiiG u
I'm tIe Rrpublc. on the eve " leaving Washington he
published two or three circulars WIN as many uatas Us
were necessary 10 form an exact ldea Oh INC
celebrated by the agents OF our Government ~ c oteu
states We have reproduced the CIRCULAR 10 H. when ,
tracts celebrated rs d. Gasr sanchez Och0a ana OF the
one celebrated V; j. Jose n de Jesus CarSalaI Win
DANIEL Woodhoust Circular No is. which we commence
~ nnblsh today contains continuation OF the opera
lions practiced III virtue OF The contract celebrates Oy
Gen Cnryaal with the firm OF heasis Johh A. Corles
Co Ney-York. a., A., - -, -,
In ihr circular It will be seen thai the sum total OF
ifui,cd statcs dunng the whole period Of our war with
France docs not reach s90OOO HocorVo OF wSh the
frs of Messrs Cores 4 Co. ehlh as their coinllssSn
for ttc sale of tht bonds, and which mas not YET Deeh
conceasd to then by the Government IL Is prooaoIo
When the diffielles are considered which had TO he
cont, nded against In INC United states on account OF e
circumstances IN which our country ionh nseil' lle
onntty Of arrns ind munitions OF war which were sent
10 the Republic, aud which arrived III suc good ne'
ana which seryedso eicacOusly 10 secure our victory
md R6Ss all she moral influence which 1t produced III
our country In very sad epoch Of our history IL s mn
Who with such United elements obtained so mucl ana
rendered such positive sfVce 70 sE SG3 nresent
Themselves In the official data which we commence 70
publish today because we have already REFERRED 10 MI
komero supplCalu Ing him To give us hucclnct acCOuW
All this and We ieye that he better than any one else
viii ell us what he did But cannot abstain from
mafestug thathe Government Is fully satisfied WIN
The conduct Of M Romero, which has approved Of all is
actions and wh does not doubt OF the sanction OF the
nation and its acknowledgment OF the distinguished
services which he rendered In the most difficult crcnn
stances aud have awarded him the applause Of impartial
With INN
From today hen commence TO insert the circular
On which we have alluded:
CIRCULAR No l5On the 18th OF September, 1863 Gen
lies a 90 Of NegYork with the following clauses:
First: Gen Carvajal, special Commissioner OF the
Mexican Government, would issue Republican bonds for
Sscomd Tmse to be placed in the market by the
firm OF John Cores a Co, who could not sell them
for less han 60per cent OF their nominal value.
Third: Thesame house was to receive considerable
cn %s' N reaTSisd upon the
to a. tho 10 have tho right 70 al ndemnih
cation of soOoo IN bonds Tor The coats expected IN ne
million il shoild be under,tood that 1t is to DC based
upon the presentation OF vouchers for the expense re-
it ia not necessary here 10 onumerate the remaining
clauses Of the pntract This was modified by another
conyeution sned at Washington, May i6. 1885, by Mr.
Romero with Messrs. John Coriies h Co, aud both
contracts weredecared terminated aud definitely closed
We do not irtend at present to make sn analysis Of
these contract. nor explain the circumstances under
which they signed nor the political results which
they produced in the Republic. Our object L simply TO
manifest practical results of the knowedBe OF our
compstdos We believe 70 obtain this by presenting the
foogpx series Of statistics tables and sccOuDts, which
manifest tbs number of bOnds which were printed, OF
toSe which sold and Of those destroyed the war
materials purchased with said bonds, specifying tho
ports Of the Republic TO which they sent, aud the
vessels Which brought them. the other costs which were
exponded in these operations, and tho sum total which
rho natos owes In consequence. y
There some points IN said accounts whicas yet
have NOT been decided By the supreme Government 10
whom those presented by Messrs John W. C0rles Co.
and Gen sturm have been admitted ON the margin OF
account in which anything In this may be found,
a note will be written explaining II.
The compendium OF Operations practiced In this country
maniicss that at Insignificant price for Mexico,
considerable material aid procured IN View Of the
circumstances and stil greater political utility for the
Republic, as well az the United States.
BOshiHgt0H, Oct 4, 1851