Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-02-15

TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.
IN SENATE.
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

ofthe United States, through Mr.. A..
Jackson Jr., his private Secretary.
To the Senate Of the United States.
Atthe beginning ofthis session, Con-
press was informed that our claims up
on Mexico had not been adjusted, but
that, notwithstanding the irritating eff.
feet upon her councils Of the movements
in Texas, | hoped, by great forbear-
ance, to avoid the necessity of again
bringing the subject of them to your
notice. That hope has been disappoin-
ted. Having in vain urged upon that
Government the justice Of those claims,
and my indispensable obligation to in.
sist that there should be mo further
delay IN the acknowledgement, If not
in the redress ofthe injuries complain
ed ei," my duty requires that the whole
subject should be presented, as it now is
for the action of Congress, whose right
it is to decide on the further measures
ofredress to be employed. The length
oftime since some Of the injuries have
been committed, the repeated and una
vailing applications for redress, the
wanton character Of some ofthe outra-
ges upon the property and persons OF
our citizens, upon the officers and flag
of the United States, independent ofre.
cent insults to this Government and
People by the late Extraordinary Mex.
lean Minister, would justify, in the
eyes Of all nations, immediate war.
That remedy, however, should not be
used by just and generous nations, con-
fiding in their strength for injuries CON-
mitted, if it can be honorably avoided;
and it has occurred to me that, consid-
ering the present embarrassed condi-
ton of that country, we should act
with both wisdom and moderation, by
giving to Mexico n more opportunity
to atone for the past, before we take
redress into our own hands. To avoid
all misconception on the part of Mexi-
co, as well as TO protect our own nation
al character from r%eproach, this oppor-.
tunity should be given, with the avow-
ed design and full preparation to take
immediate satisfaction if it should not
be obtained on a repetition Of the de.
mand for it. To this end recommend
that an act be passed authorizing re-
prisals, and the use of the naval force
of the United States by the Executive
against Mexico, to enforce them, in the
event Of a refusal by the Mexican Gov
ernment to come TO an amicobie ad-
iustment of the matters in controversy
between US, upon another demand
thereof made from on board n of four
vessels OF war on the coast of Mexico.
The documents herewith transmitted,
with those accompanying my message
in answer to a call Of the House of
Representatives of the 18th ultimo,
will enable Congress TO judge of the
~propriety Of the course heretofore pur-
sued, and to decide upon the necessity
of that now recommended.
If these views should fail to meet the
concurrence of Congress, and that bo.
dy be able to find in the condition o.
tho affairs between the two countries,
as disclosed by the accompanying doc.
uments, with those referred to, any
we~ll-grounded reasons to hope that ar
adjustment ofthe controversy between
them can be effected without a resorr
TO the measures | have felt it my duty
to recommend, they may be assured o
my cooperation in any other course
that shall be deemed honorable anC
proper.
ANDREW JACKSON.
WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY g, 1887.
The message was read, and,
On motion of Mr.. BUCHANAN, i
was ordered to be printed, together
with the accompanying documents, anC
referred to the Committee on ForeigI
Relations.
Petitions and memorials were pre-.
scented by Messrs. Linn, Buchanan
T~omlinson, Wright, Ewing of Ohio.
Morris, Parker, Upton, and Kent.
EXPUNGING.
Mr.. BAYARD presented the pre-.
amble and resolutions Of the Legisla.
lure of Delaware, instructing their Sen.
ators to introduce and support a reso-
luton to rescind the Expunging resolu.
ton of Mr.. BENTON, and to restore the
Journal of the Senate to the state in
which it was before this act Of violence
was committed upon it.
Mr.. BAYARD said it would be i'm
practicable, or at least improper, to
obey these instructions at this session
of Congress, as Mr.. BENToN's resolu-
ton must be regarded as expressing
the sense of the Senate as at present
composed. But he gave notice that, in
compliance with these instructions, he
would introduce such a resolution at
the ext session, and would do so at
every succeeding session, as long as he
should continue a Senator, till the OBJ
Iacf ShOuld ha acnOpop1;abad. uhioh ~