The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-24
The DAILY ARGUS.
January "a, 1854.
GRANT AND SHERMAN
Each of the Old Soldiers Has Word
to Say.
One About the Mexican Treaty and
the other About the Presi-
dency---A Denial and
Deciiaation.

New YoRX, Jan. 24-Gen. Grant has sent
the following letter to The Washington
Evening Star relative to the pending Mexi-
can treaty:
NEW York CITY, Jan %, 1854 In your
issue of Saturday, headed "The Mexican
Treaty-The Senate Declines TO Ratify
1t at Present" l find the following
paragraph A member of congress
said to a Star reporter TO-
day: There We're some votes, several of
them at least, cast against the Mexican treaty
in the senate for this reason: You see, Grant
and Romero were partners in Mexico, and
they obtained some large concessions from
that government in relation to railroad and
steamboat lines. Now, Grants United States
commissioner and Romero Mexican commits
sioner, and both of them were exceedingly
anxious to have the treaty ratified 1t was
suspected, and really can't say it was more
than a suspicion, that these two men were
partners in business, had big private inter
terests in that treaty, that it would aid them
in developing the mOnopolieS they want, and
as no real good could be discovered in the
treaty there If nothing potent enough to out
weigh this suspicion, why, several senators
whom know of concluded that the safest
plan would be TO vote against it.
The statement that Grant and Romero
were partners in Mexico, and that they OBJ
tanned some large concessions from that gov
ernment III relation to railroad and steam
boat lines, is wholly without foundation.
Mr.. Romero and myself never had in our
lives any pecuniary transactions or business
transactions Of any kind. Since the close Of
our rebellion and the expulsion of Macmillan
from Mexico there has been warm sympathy
between Romero and myself our views being
ccincident as to the relations that ought to
exist between Mexico and the United States.
The general goes on to say that both he
and Romero had gratuitously devoted much
valuable time to bring about more cordial
relations between the two republics He de-
MES that he has any pecuniary interest what
ever in asy improvements that have taken
place in Mexico, but admits that he feels
great interest in their success He certainly,
he says, has not any more interest il the
ratification Of the treaty than any
other private citizen of his coun-
try. It's ratification would be
mutual advantage to the con
tiguous republics. Mexico would not eyade
duties on sugar by trans-shpping through
Cuba, for stringent laws would be enacted to
prevent it; then Mexico has higher tariff rates
on sugar than the United States has and no
rebate duties where imported articles are ex-
ported, and the difference between Mexican
AMI Cuban IS So great that they would be
detected By the blindfoldei. Tine general
APOLOGIES for not GOING, into details fra,n
MS slck-bed and denies that he
has any peculliary interest i'll Mexico other
than as subscriber to precarious railroad
enterprise, "1dy whole interest, he con
Guided, rs in developing those relations
which believe ought to exist between con
rguous countries, and particularly those of
Eeinstitutions. In the case OF Mexico think
it most needful because of her great Undevel-
oped resources, which must soon make her
commercial state Of very great Importance