American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-03

Withheld. In these views committees of the
| TWO Houses al Congress, IN reports made 10
their respective bodies, cGncurred. Since
thee proceedings more than eight years have
elapsed, hurinI which, in addition 10 The
wrongs then complained of, others Of an az
! gravalGd character have heen committed on
the Iersons and property Of our citizens. A
| special agent was sent to Mexico in the sum
mer OF 1888, with full authority to make an-
Other and final demand for redress The de-
nand was made; the Mexican government
promised to repair the wrongs of which we
complained; and after much delay, a treaty of
indemnify with that view was concluded be-
tween the two Pow. rs on the eleventh Of A
pril, 1889, and was duly ratified by both gov.
trnmens. BY this treaty a Joint co omission
was created TO adjudcate and decide on the
claims of Amer can citizens on the govern
rnent Of Mexico. The commission was or
ganiz:d al Washington on the twenty, fifth day
| of August 1910. Their time was limited to
eighteen months; al the expiration of which,
! they had adjudcsted and decided claims a
| mounting TO two millions twenty-siX Thousand
one hundred and thity-ninc dollars and sixty
eight cents IN favor OF citizens of the United
| States against the Mexican government leav-
ing large amount o. claims undecided. OF
| the latter the American commissioners had
! decided in favor of our citizens claims a.
mounting to nine hundred and twenty eight
thousand six hundred and twenty dol
! lars and lightweight cents, which were left
Enacted on by the umpire authorized by the
! treaty. Still further claims, amounting to be-
tween three and four millions OF dollars, were
Submitted to the hoard too late to be consider.
ed, and were left undispos1d of. The sum Of
two millions twenty SIX Thousand one hundred
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decided by the board, was Iiquiiated and as
certained debt due by Mexico to the claim
ants, and The c was no Just f ,ble reason for
| delaying its payment according to the Crms Of
the treaty. 1t was not however, paid. Mex
leo applied for further indu ,ence; and in that
spirit Of liberahty and frbearance which has
ever marked he policy OF the United States
towards that republic, the request was grant
| d; and, on the thTtieth of January, lSi3,
new treaty was concluded. b. this treaty it
was provided, that the interest due on the "a
wards in favor of claimants under The conven
lion Of the eleventh of April 1880, should be
paid on the lhirtieth of April, Is 10; and that
/ ''the principal of the said awards, and the in
terest arising thereon, shall be paid in Ave
years, in quail instruments every three month
the sal term of five years to commence on
the thirtieth day of April, l843, as aforc said !"
The interest due on the tnlrtleth day Of April,
l843, and the three first of the twenty install
menls, have been paid. Seventeen of these
instalments remain unpaid, seven Of which are
now due.
The C aims which were left undecided by
the JOINT commission, amounting to more than
three millions of dollars, together with other
claims for spoliations on the property Of our
citizens, were subsequently presented to the
| Mexican government for payment, and were
so far recognised, that treaty, providing for
| their examination and settlement by a Joint
commission, was concluded and signed at Mex
leo on the twentieth day of November, 1919
| This treaty was ratified by the United States,
with certain amendments, to which no lust
exception could have been taken; but it has
not yet received the ratification of the Mexi
can government In the meantime, our citi-
zens who suffered great losses, and some of
whom have been reduced from affluence to
bankruptcy, arc without remedy, unless their
rights be enforced by their government. Such
a continued and unprovoked series of wrongs
could never have been tolerated by the United
States, had they been committed by one of the
prlacipal nations Of Europe. Mexico was,
however, neighboriag sister republic, which,
/ following our example, had achieved her in
dependence, and for whose success and pros
:
! The United States were the first TO recognise
her independence, and to roceive her into the
family of nations, and have ever been DESTROYS
of cultivatlDg with her good understanding
We have, theref re, borne the repeated wrongs
she has committed, with great patience, in the
hope that returning sense OF justice would
ultimately guide her councils, ard that we
might, if possible, honorably avoid any hostile
collision with her.
Without the previous authority OF Congress,
the Executive possessed no power 10 adopt or
enforce adequate remedies for the injuries we
had suffered, or TO do mole than be prepared
TO rcpel the threatened aggression on the part
of Mexico. After our army and navy had re.
manned on the frontier and coasts of Mexico
for many weeks, without any hostile move
nlent on her part, though her menaces were
continued, deemed it important to put an
end, if possible, to Ibis state of things. With
this view, caused st ps TO he taken, in the
month of September last, to ascertain d stinct-
ly, and in an au hentic form, what the designs
of the Mexican government were; whether it
was their intention to dec are war, or invade
Texas, or whether they were disposed to ad-
just and settle, in an amicahle manner, the
| pendiug dfe ences between the two coun
tries. On the ninth of November an Official
answer was received that the Mexlcan gov !
ernmeat consented TO renew the diplomatic re-
lations which had been suspended in March
last, aud for that purpose were willing TO &C
credit q minister from the Uni ed States
With a sincere desire TO preserve peace, and
restore relations of good understanding be
tween the two republics, waived all cere
mony as to the manner of wing diplomat
ic intercourse between them; and, assuming
the initiative, on the tenth Of November, dis
tinguished citizen of Louisiana was appointed
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo.
Tertiary 10 Mexico, clothed with full powers
to adjust, and definitely settle, all pending diff
ference, between the two countries, including
those of boundary between Mexico and the
State Of Texas. The min sler a. pointed has