New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-26
HcxicHn Railways.


We have before us Mexican Journals "a
the fourteenth Of December. Large pre-.
! parations were made for opening, on the
| first of January. the railway from Vera
| Cruz to Mexico, with ceremonie. and re-
| ioicings suited to an event which forms the
beginning of a new and more prosperous
| commercial era for the Mexican republic.
With the opening Of this important channel
| Of trade, the newspaper press of Mexico. Is
to have the advantage Of receiving tele-
| graphic messages sent frGIn Matamoras to
Mexico, containing the news from the
United States, and from foreign countries.
without charge The line OF Geographic
wires between the two Mexican cities is
now almost ready for working, and we
shall soon have the news of the day from
the Mexican capital ALMOST as soon as from
New Orleans.
As to the rival projects of Rosacrans and
Plumb, contemplating among other things,
Il connection between the City of Mexico
and the Pacific ocean. they remain much as
they were. A grant was made to General
RUsecTdn6 on the tenth Of December, 1870,
vi authority to construct a railway with
several branches, one OF which was to form
o connect ion between Mexico and the Paci-
tic shore. This authority was to expire
with the close Of the year 1872 unless Sc
curlty should be given to the amount of
100000 for the construction OF the pro-
posed railway within a certain fixed period.
At the last session of the Mexican Congress,
Genera! R0Secrans applied for some i'm
portant notifications in his charter. The
application gave rise to an animated de.
BATE and Senior Ramon G. GnzrHaB deliv.
cred an bic spes ca against the qualifications
in which he warned the country against
concedinc further privileges 20 a company
which. while offering to undertake a work
involving such vast expense. had not yet
found means to furnish the promised Sc.
curitv Of 100000 The Rosecrans scheme.
however. had powerful partisau.. and per
hans might have obtained q majority of
votes in Congress had not one Uf the ieur-
nails favorable TO 10 attacked the President
OF the republic and his Cabinet. insinuatin.
that fhey were bribed to favor the projected
railway of Mr.. Plumb and 30 :hrow ob.
staclcs in the way OF the Rosecran. project
II wa. 80 no fleet that General ROse.rans
disciainled all responsibility for these in
situations. They prrjudicei his cause in
such manner That The Congress. rejected
the 5ll; allowin. the proposed modiica-
lions, and left him with liz. charter on his
hands retaining the form il. which it was
first granted.
Sine. this happened i. IS reported that
Genera: koec.Tans has offered The security
of 100000 required in his chas te1 OF 1870.
But thc Mexican Minister Of the Interior
rs required TO decide whether the security
Is OF :. satisfactory nature. and we have not
Yet heard Of his decision. Indeed. il ia very
doubtful. whe.hes h. security has been of
feged since General ROsecgans and his asso.
ciates are aP9asentl. Not disposed 80 push
their project in its Origin&: form.
Meagw bile she Mexican Congress has. by
!94 sotes against 30. adopted a resolution
directing, IN substance. the s,.cuji.. 20
receive al! proposition. relating 70 the con.
struc'ien of .he railways within the .epub-
lie, ant. to enter int" arrangements for their
cons sruct!oB with those com pauies 8. ind.-
yidnals whose schemes are preferred: sub
iec: however. to the decision OF Con .ress.
which may afterwards satify or T. !ec .he
contracts so made. AL thoss those
sehemes have been rejected BY the exesu-