The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-03-03

and thai. thPrei0fe. a. M0oid not 2 n
pediena 10 Authorize any decisive mea'
suses q hostile character. Again. The
unanimous opinion Of The COMMITTEES had
been that he 3llh article Of our treaty
with Mexico did require thai new DE-
maad should be made BY This government
before any hostile measure should be re,
sorted 10. To 20 through ihe necessary
forms under that article would take much
ume. Probably this business would not
be completed until within two or three
moGt..s previous To the commencement OF
another session Of Congress: they there
fore ihoughi il best In lel the question Inc
over Cor this brief space.
TMr. b. here read the article Of the
treaty.
He thought the United States could DOT
dispense with the condition Of . Presi'
Gus demand substanIizled by proof. And,
although This did not apply 10 insults on
the American Gag. or TO The outrageous
treatment Of our Consnis in Mexican
ports. vet II d'A certainly embrace oil ca
ses Of individual claims. II was there
fore better To defer action until tine had
been allowed to collect the proof reqnl.
site. and To make the demand in The most
solemn form. When this had been done.
il some great change OF circumstances
did no, occur. Q. B. should think thai
the Justice due to our injured cillzens and
the honor Of The American FLAG would re-
quire Congress 10 adop, prompt and im'
mediate measures Tor redress.
That no demand had hitherto been
made. in conformity with the treaty.
must be apparent To all thnse who had
read the correspondence. Under IL there
must be- a statement Of the injuries and
damages we had sustained; aud this must
be verified by competent proof. before
we could resort 10 war or reprlsals -
Our Government must be tie Judge. Ia
the first instance, OF The cases requiring
redress: and they mus, then be presen,
ed 10 the Mexican Government in lht
required firm.
Tins provision Of The treaty was Pc
culiar one; hut il was not the less nhliga
tory upon US on that account We hal
agreed thai we would neither resort Il
war nor to reprisals. until We had preSi
ously complied with II, so far as 1t wa'
applicable.
When Mr.. Buchanan concluded, M
question was taken on agreeing Ia the re
solution reported BY the committee oil
foreign relations, and decided as follow
| Teas-Messrs. Bayard. Benton. Black
Brown. Buchanan. clay, Clayton. Crit
lenden, Cuihberi. DAVIS, Ewing Of I'LL
nois. Fulton. Grundy, Hendricks. Hub
bard. Kent. King Of Alabama. Kmg o
Georgia. Knight, Lam, Lyon. Morris
hioutton, Nicholas, Niles, Norvell. Page
Parker. Pren,ss, Preston. kives. Rob
binson. Rugglrs. Sewer. Spence. Strange
swift. Tallmadge, TipIon. Tomllasnu
Walker. Wall, Webster, White. Wrigt
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So il was
Resolved. unanimously. Tha, the Sc
nate concur IN opinion with the Pres
dent Of the United States tina, az rhe
demand ought TO be made for the redres
+ Of rnr grievances from the Mexican Go
, vernmen,, the mode and manner of v hue
under the 34sh arucle OF the treaty, 8
far as it may br applicable. are properl
, confded To his discretion. They cannr
= doubt. from the Justice Of our claims
: that this demand will result in speed
redress: but should they be disappolnis
4 in this re ,snnable expectation. a state
things will then have occurred whic
2 will make i, the imperative duty OF Coz
e gress promptly to consider what furlh,
/. measures may be REQUIRED by the hon,
i. Of the nation and the rights Of our mi
r. red fellow clllZens