Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-12-20

twentieth day of November, ls43. This
treaty was ratified by the United States,
with certain amendments, to which no
just exception could have been taken; but
il has not yet received the ratification Of
the Mexican government. In the mean
time, our citizens who suffered great losses,
and some of whom had been reduced from
affluence to bankruptcy, are without rem
edy, unless their rights be enforced by their
government. Such a continued and un-
provoked series of wrongs could never
have been tolerated by the United States,
had they been committed by one Of the
principal nations Of Europe. Mexico was,
however, a neIghboring sister republic,
which, following our example, had achieved
her independence, and for whose success
and prosperity all our sympathies were
early enlisted. The United States were
the first TO recognize her independence, and
to receive her into the family Of nations,
and have ever been DESTROYS Of cultivatng
with her good understanding. We have,
therefore, borne the repeated wrongs she
has committed, with great patience, in the
hope that a returning sense Of ustice
would ultimately guide her councils. and
we might, if possible, honorably avoid any
hostile collision with her.
Without the previous authority Of Con-
gress, the Executive possessed no power TO
adopt or enforce adequate remedies for the
injuries we had suffered, or to do more than
be prepared to repel the threatened ag-
erosion on the part Of Mexico. After our
army and navy had remained on the from
tier and coasts of Mexico for many weeks,
without any hostile movement on her part,
though her menaces were continued, |
deemed it important TO put an end, if posi-
BILE, to this state of things. With this view,
l caused steps to be taken, in the month of
September last, to ascertain distinctly, and
in an authentic form, what the designs of
the Mexican government were; whether II
was their intention to declare war, or in
wade Texas, or whether they were dis.
posed to adjust and settle, in an amicable
manner, the pending differences between
the two countries. On the ninth of No
vember, an official answer was received
that the Mexican government consented to
renew the diplomatic relations which had
been suspended in March last, and for that
purpose was willing to accredit minister
from the United States. With sincere
desire 10 preserve peace and restore rea-
tons of good understanding between the
two republics; waived all ceremony as
to the manner of renewing diplomatic in
tercourse between them; and, assuming the
initiative, on the tenth Of November dis
tinguished citizen of Louisiana was ap-
pointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary TO Mexico, clothed with
full powers to adjust and definitely settle,
all pending differences between the two
countries, including those of boundary be-
tween Mexico and the State of Texas. The
minister appointed set out on his mission
and is probably by this time near the Mex
lean capitol. He has been instructed to
bring the negotiation with which he is
charged to a conclusion at the earliest prac-
be in time TO enable me to communicate
the result to Congress during the present
session. Until that result is known, for
bear to recommend to Congress such ute
rior measures of redress for the wrongs
and injuries we have so long borne, as it
would have been proper to make had no
such negotiation been instituted.
Congress appropriated, at the last session
the sum Of two hundred and seventy-five
thousand dollars for the payment Of the
April and July instalments of the Mexican
indemnities for the year 1914; "Provlded
il shall be ascertaned TO the satisfaction
of the American government that said in
staments have been paid by the Mexican
government to the agent appointed by the
! United States 10 receive the same, in such
manner as to discharge all claim on the
Mexican government, and said agent to be
delinquent in renting the money to the
United States"
The unsettled state of our relations with
Mexico has involved this subject in much
mystery. The first information, in aulhen.
tic form, from the agent of the United
States, appointed under the administration
of my predecessor, was received at the
State Department on the 9th Of November
last. This is contained in a letter dated
the 9Th of October. addressed by him &c
one of our citizens then in Mexico, with a
view of having il communicated 10 thai
department From this it appears that the
agent, on the goth of September, lS44
gave a receipt TO the treasury of Mexico
for the amount of the April and July install
ments of the indemnity. In the same com
municalion, however, he asserts that he hao
not received single dollar in cash, but thai
he holds such securities as warranted HIN
at the time in giving the receipt, and en-
: tertains no doubt but that he will event
ually obtain the money. AS these install
ments appear never to have been actually
paid by the government of Mexico to The
agent, and as that government has no