Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-12-10

wh,ch had been suspended IN March last, AM
Tor shai purpose wer. willing 10 aecr,dn min
l.ter from the niied States. With SINCERE
desire TO preserve peare. and restore relations 81
good understanding between the Two republics,
| waived all ceremony a. 10 the manner at re-
newing diplomatic intercourse between them:
and, assuming The inI.stive. the tenth OF
November a distinguished citizen Of Louisiana
was appointed Envoy Extraordinary aud MIN
i>ter PlenipoteniIary Mexico. clothed with full
powers 10 ADJUST, aud definitely settle. all pend
differences between the two countries, including
those OF boundary between Mexico and The State
OF Texas. The minister has set out on his
miss on, and is probably By This time near the
Mexican capital lie has been instructed 10
bring the negotiation with which he is charged
TO conclusion at the earliest practical period;
which, il is expected, will be in time TO enable
TO communicate the result 10 Congress dur
ing the present session. Until that result is
known. lorbear TO recommend TO Congress
such Interior measures Of redress for the wrongs
and injuries we have so long borne, i, would
have been proper 10 make had no such negoia
ton been Instituted.
Congress, appropriated at the las, session. the
sum of two hundred and seven,y-fivc thousand
dollars for the payment of The April and July
nsialments Of the Mexican indemniies for the
year 1874: provided ii shall be ascertaned TO
the satisfaction of the American government that
said instruments have been paid by the Mexican
government 10 the agent appointed by the United
States 20 receive the same, in such manner a TO
discharge all claim the Mexican government
and said agent 10 be ielinquen, in lemi.iirg the
money to the United States"
The unsettled state OF our relations with Mex
leo has Involved tbs subject in much mystery
The first information. in authentic form
from The agent Of the Uni.ed States, appointed
under the administration of my predecessor, was
received at The State Department, the ninth of
Nov hf,ert III. Is
dated the seventeenth Of October. addressed by
him 10 one OF our citizens then in Mexico. with
The view OF having 1t communicated 10 that de-
parmen. From this II appears that the agent,
on The twentieth of September. 1871, gave
receipt TO the treasury of Mexico for The amoun,
of the April and July nstalments of the indsm-
nl'y. In The same communication, however, he
asserts that lie had not received single dollar in
cash; but that he holds such securities as war
ranted HIM at the tIme IN giving the receipt, and
entertains doub. but tba, he viii eventually
obtain the money. Is these instalmcn.s appear
never to have been actually paid by the govern
ment Of Mexico TO the agent, and as that govern
men. has not therefore been released so as TO
discharge the claim, do not feel myself war
ranted III directing paymen, to be made TO the
claimants on, OF the treasury. wilhou, further
legislation. Their case Is. undoubtedly, one of
much hardship; and 1t remains for Congress TO
decide whether any, and what. relief ought TO be
granted 10 them. Oar minister to Mexico has
been instructed to ascertain the facts of the case
from the Mexican government, in authentic
and official form, and report the result. with as
little delay as possible.
My attention was early directed to the nego-
iiation, which. on the fourth of March last, |
found pending al Washington between the United
States and Great Britain. on the subject of the
Oregon territory. Three severa. attempts had
been previously made settle the dispute
between the two countries, by negotiation. upon
the principle of compromise; bu. each had
proved unsuccessful.
These negotiations took place at London, in
the years ISIS, 1924 and 1926; the frs.
under the administration of Mr.. Monroe, and
the las, under that of Mr.. Adams. The nego-
tiaton of ISIS having failed TO accomplish It's
object, resulted in the convention of the 2oth OF
October of that year. By the third arti-
Gle of that convention, 1t was ''agreed,
that any country that may be claimed by either
party on The northwest coast of America, west
ward CT the Stony mountains, shall. together
with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and the
navigation of all rivers within The same. be free
and open for the term of years from the
da,e OF the signature OF the present conventions
10 the vessels. ctIz ans, and subjects of the two
Powers; 1t being vel understood that this
agreement Is not 10 be construed 10 the pre-
JUDGE OF any claim which either OF the two
high contracting parties may have TO any
part Of the SAID country, nor shall it be taken
TO fleet the claims of any other Power or
State 10 any part of the said countrv; the
only object OF the high contracting parties in
that respect being. TO prevent disputes and
differences among themselves"
The negotiation of 1925 was productive Of
no result. and the convention Of 1918 was
left unchaged.
The negotiation Of 1924 having also failed
n effect ? n nv
sulted in the convention of Angus, the sixth.
1927 by which it was agreed 10 continue IN
force, for an indefnite period, the provision II
the third article Of the convention Of the
twentieth OF October, 1885, and it was fur
Their provided, that at shall be competent,
anWerer- Ia AiihA= af tho contracting parties.
ID case either should think fit al any time