Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-14
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CLAIMS ON MEXICO


Mr. Howard, from the Committee on Foreign finrs
% which referred the Presidents Message of the
.1,h ul submitted, On Saturday last, the following
port:
lie Committee on Foreign Affairs, 10 which mas re-
rrrd lie Message OF the President OF the u 5 ui The
21ul February relating To NeSco have had the same
under consideration, aud offer the following report:
In the month Of September last, convention Was
made between the Governments Of Mexico and the u
states whCr, ~ agreed that the claims OF pr
waite npon Mexico by ctlzsns Of The should
e referred 10 Board Of Commissioners Two Of whom
were be appointed by Mexico and two ny The United
Sates. IT was urrt agreed that IN case VI differ
ot opinion between the Commissioners, the questions
rnould decided by the King OF Prussia abIlcr
20 BE- selected by him, who should proceed 10 Washing
"n aud reside there until the termination oil his unc
IONS. Ihe ra,itcaiUns oi this convention were Ia be
exchanged al Washington on or before the l0ih OF Feb
fuary.
The committee regret to that The time thus slipu.
lated for the exchange al The ratitcions has passed
away, without The performance of this concluding obi
cation the part OF Mexico. There are only two
sons glven for the omission. The first contained 10
letter from the Mexican Minister 10 the Secretary oi
State dated the lth of February, lc}9 whIch he
says that he had been informed The Tlh Of December,
by The acting Secretary OF Foreign Relations OF Mexico.
HAT the dispatches relating to the convention had
r. ceived but that Senior Cuevas the Minister IN ODD
nary preparing to go 10 Ja'apa Tor the purpose Of
treating with Admiral BaudIn, and that the Government
had been subsequently occupied enIire with that affair,
lion No reason assigned Tor the inactivity Of the Go
vetnme nj prior to the 9Th of December although suit.
cent time interviewed between September and December
lpr the reception and examination oi the convention, the
ratification Of which could scarcely have occupied more
than an hour The is altogether insufficient and
unsatisfactory.
Another reason which is assigned through the med
am of The Consul is. that the King of Prussia declined
10 act as arbilcr, as Mexico had been informed by the
Prussian Charge Affaires. But, direct nforrna.
ton of this description has reached the u S. the com
inittee think must have occurred the govG
understanding between Prussia and the S wuald in
all probability have induced communication TO the u.
as well Mexico f the arbitration had been declined
Il is not good for the omission 10 ray the con.
vcnion because another Power could easily have been
sabslituted in the place OF Prussia.
IT, note from the Mexican Minister 10 The SECRETARY
9" S'ae dated the 18th OF February, 1882 he declares
that the spprobalon expressed by his Government with
J. gard to Corner Minister did extend The prppa
ra'i"h' Pueiicaon, and made by that person ul
ramphiet wh'ch he printed at Phrladeph when he
supposed IN g"od NTH, that his mission was entirely
ended inns o!savowu!. removing The objection which
prevented the renewal OF diplomatic intercourse with
Mexico, has induced the President to order Njpis.ar
penipotenary from the U. TO repair to Mexico win
all convenient despatch, after the preparation of his in