Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-16
TIL; sERGFNEAN.
LynehburG, February is, 1897.
UNITED STATES q MEXICO.

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To the Senate ct Inc thlfed States
| At the hrpinniue of this session Con. rcss
was Informed that our claims upon Mexico had
not been adjusted but that Notwithstanding the
lrrltdiing elect upon her councils OF the move.
ment, in Texas | hopcd by great fofbearance
10 avoid the peces> Ity of again bringing the sub
iect oftbqm 10 vour notice That hone has been
d,.onoolnted Having IN vain urged upop lhat
Government the Justice of those claims and my
midi .ncnsable obligation to insist that there
shouII be no further DELAY IN The arknow
leJpnenf # NOT in the redress of the iniures com
planned on nv duty requires that the whole
subject shonld be presented as il nowis for
the action ofCongrcss. whose exclusive right il
,s 10 darid. on the further measures e redress
10 he employeJ The lenatb Of time since some
of the iniurle, have been committed the rene,t-
cd and unavaiIina apnlIcat,ons for redress the
wanion { character Of some of the outraue, unon
The nronerty and persons of our citizens unon the
officers md fac of he l.. States. In,ependent of
recent insults to this Government and People BIZ
the late Extraordinary Mexican Minister. would
iustiGv IN the eve, of all nations immediate
war That remedy. however, should NOT be II.
scd by lust and generous nations. conGdIn- IN
thcir strcnoth for INJURIES communal # II ran he
honorobly avoided and it has occurred TO me
lha, considering the present embarrassed condi
non of that country we should act with both
w,.doo, and rnoderation nv ewing Ia Mexirn
one NOR onnortun,iy 10 atone for The nast before
we take redress inlo our own hands To avoid
all mseonception on the par, Of Mexico, as well
as torrotect our own national character from
E aSoe , ana fail 1O"u p s'e WIN
immediate satisfaction fit should not he ob,a,n.
ed on a repetition Of the demand for ii. To this
end recommend that an act be passed authori-
Hng reit,alss' anu osE OF 'I'e naval lor,1 oil
,ro 70 enforce Them. IN Tho cyent Of, r..G,o,l
! by the Mexican Government to come TO an ami
lrahIe adjustment OF the matters IN controversy
between Us, unoA another demand thereof made
rom on board one Of our vessels Of war on the
coast oil Mexico.
Tie documents herewith Transmitted, with
those accompanying. my message IN answer To a
call OF the House OF Representatives Of the 18th
uIumo, will enable Congress to judge of the
course heretofore pursued, and to decide upon
the necessity oil mat now recommended.
- .n's1 s'eMs s"ou'a , ''', ~ 'e@s 'ne concur
Tho cooa,,9n Of ,ba ,H.,ir. betnrenn tbo ,,,
Icountrles, as disclosed by the areomnanyinr
documents, with those reterred1 10 any well
rounded reasons to hope that an adjustment OF
;,L,,, tob ne,.ro. ,o ,t ,',
duty to recommend they ma, be assured OF nv
60 operation IN any other course that shall be
deemed honorable and Proper.
hHoi,r'H !A1NoON.
"A7tiA"'oN' / tfhe ANY % loo
We cannot doubt that the III dtnouncng
tonp of hi, Message will have taken the whole
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pr|ea al any 'uIhs -''s"' " ''a' WY az
: ready 10 justify and 1ppi"u'' as taeir custom
is every Llinr which Tears tho ign manual Of
our Monarch. President. would BE-, we sr<nect.
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