Litchfield enquirer., 1837-12-14

tc lae s.s ', q, me settlement of our demands S'i ,,ts T',. sgcrMvating circumstances ccnnecseu
 .,.,' S .s,,- sSiain1s upon Mexico, and varlety ...,sss1s ~,sa foIching the honor and lntegrsy oi ,',r or csovernment, led my predecessor 70 ma'Ne' '. thc second session of the last Congress, srecial recommendation of the course .o De nursued to obtain speedy ana nnat sa.S S.. ,p,s lion of the injuries comPialneo 0I " er, en7 Government and by our citizens. TIC ne 'sso ",,
 ..,e,,6ed a final demand ofredress. with con .:sarsns snthoritv fo the Executive to make n,ssS;sols if fhaf demand should be made m ra;n From the proceedings of Congress on that reconFnendation, it appeared that the oninion of both branches of the Leglslature cp;ncided with that of the Executive, that any mode of redress known to the lay ot nations might iustifiably be used. It was o0vlous' too. that Congress believed, with the Prcsl- dent. that another demand should be maQe' in order to give undeniable and satisfactory proof of our desire to avoid extremitlcs wltn neighboring power but that there was in- disposition 10 vest discretionary auinofly in the Executive to take redress, should lt un- fortunately be either denied or unreasonao,y e delayed by the Mexican Government 20 soon as the necessary documents Were PIe- pared, after entering upon the duties 2, my office, special messenger was sent 70 MEX t:a,- ico. to make a final demand of edress' Wltl inc documents required by the provisions ol our treaty. The demand was maoe on the 2Oth of July last. The reply. which bears date the 29th of the same month, contains as- srrances of a desire, on the part of that Gov ernment, to give prompt and explicit arl- s,ser respecting each of the complaints, but tbat the examination of them would necessa- riIv be deliberate that in this examinations, it would be guided by the principles of puD- lictIaw and the obligation of treaties that nothing should be left undone that might lead to the most speedy and equitable adjustment of our demands; and that it's determlnation' in respect 10 each case, should be communl- cafed through the Mexican Minister here.
 Since that time, an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary has been ac- credited to this Government by that of the Mexican Republic. He brought with him assurances of sincere desire that the pend- ing differences betwcenthe two Governments should be terminated in a manner satlsfacto- " 10 both. He was received with recipro.. cal assurances; and hope was entertained that his mission would lead to speedy, sat isfactory, and final judgment of all existing subjects of complaint. A sincere believer m the wisdom of the pacific policy by which the United States have always been govern ed in their intercourse with foreign nations, it was my particular desire, from the proxim+ ity of the Mexican Republic, and well known occurrences on our frontier, to be instru- mental in obyiating all existing difficulties with that Government, and in restoring to the intercourse between the two Republics, that liberal and friendly character by which they should always be distinguished. Ire- gref, therefore, the more deeply to have found in the recent communications of that Gov ernnent, so little reason to hope that any fil- ture efforts of mine for the omplishment of those desirable objects would be success full. ,isS'-'. .. \ v .' s..s. ~. Although the larger number, and many of them aggravatad cases of personal wrongs, have been now for years before the Mexican Government, and some of the causes of na- tional complaint, and those of the most offen- siye character, admitted of immediate, sinn- pie, and satisfactory replies, it is only within a few days past that any specific communi- cation in answer to our last demand, made five months ago, has been received from the Mexican Minister. By the report Of the Sec retary of State, herewith presented, and the accompanying documents, it will be seen, that for not one of our public complaints has satisfaction been given or offered that but 
 tayorably considered; and that but four ca- ses of both descriptions out of all those for nnally presented, and earnestly pressed, have asyet been decided upon by the Mexican Co, vernment. f, ,,5 ..,.. x. I.,,ss ,s. ,rs.5
 Not perceiying in what manner any of the powers given to the Executive alone could De farther usefully, employed in bringing this unfortunate controversy to 2 satisfactory termination, the subject was by my prede- cessor referred to Congress as one calling for Its interposition. Tn accordance with the clearly understood wishes of the Legislature, another and formal demand for satisfaction
 has been made upon the Mexican Govern.
 nent, with what success the documents now
 communicate will show. On a careful and
 deliberate examination of their contents, and
 considering the spirit manifested by the Mex
 ican Government, it has become my painful
 duty to return the subject. as it now stands to Congress, to whom it belongs, to decide up on the time, the mode, and the measure of re dress. Whateyer may be your decision, will be charac terized by that moderation ant justice which will, | trust, under ali circurn stances, govern the councils of our country.
 The balance in the Treasury on the frs
 day of January, 1887, was forty-five million. nine hundred and sixty -eight thousand fiys hundred and twenty -three dollars. The re ceipts during the present year from all sour ces, including the amount of Treasury note. issued. are estimated at twenty three millions four hundred and ninety-nine thousand min, hundred and eighty -one dollars, constituting an naggregate ofsixty-nine millions four hun dred and sixty-eight thousand i've hundTrl and four dollars. Ofthis amount, about thir
 ty-hye millions two hundred and eighty -on' thousand three hundred and sixty -one dol lars will have been expended at the end the year on appropriations made by Con gress and the residue, amounting to thirty
 four millions ono hundred and eighty-sevel
 shcusandi one hundred and forty three dollar.