Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-12-17

favor OF the cumantS undeT the OF the tn
of April, 1889, should be paid the thirteenth of
April 1S43 and that the principal of the said awards
and the interest arising thereon, shall be paid in five
years. in equal instruments every three months; the
said term of five years to commence the thireth
day of April, lS43, be aforesaid" The interest due
the thirteth day of April, lS43 and three first of
the twenty instruments, have been paid. Seventeen
of these instruments remain unpaid, seven of which
are now due.
The claims which were left undecided by the joint
commission amounting to more than three millions
of dollars, together with other claims for spolation
on the property of our citizens, subsequently
presented to the Mexican government for payment,
and were so far recognized that treaty, providing
for their examination and settlement by Joint com
mission, was concluded and signed at Mexico On the
twentieth day of November, 1843. The treaty was
ratified by the United States, with certain amend
ments, to which no Just exception could have been
taken; but it has not yet received the ratification of
the Mexican government. In the meantime our
citizens who suffered great losses and of whom
have been reduced from afuence to bankruptcy, are
without remedy unless their rights be enforced by
their government. Such continued and improved
series of wrongs could have been tolerated by
| the United States, had they been committed by
one of the principal nations of Europe. Mexico was
however, neighbOrng sister republic, which follow
ing example, had achieved her independence, and
for whose success and prosperity all our sympathes
were early enlisted. The United States the
first to recognize her independence and to receive her
in to the family of nations, and have been desir
Gus of cutivating with her good understandings
We have, therefore, borne the repeated wrongs she
has committed, with great patience, IN the hope
that a returning sense of Justice would ultimately
guide her counsels aud that we might if possible,
honorably avoid any hostile collision with her.
Without the previous authority of Congress the
Executive possessed power to adopt enforce ad-
equate remedies for the injuries had suffered,
to do more than be prepared to repel the threatened
aggression of the part OF Mexico.
fAfier army and navy had remained on
he frontier aud Coasts of Mexico for many weeks
WITHOUT any hostile ACT Oh her part though her
menaccs we're continued, deemed it important to
put an end. If possible. to this state of things
" nth his view caused steps to be taken. IN the
month of September last, 10 ascertain distinctly,
aud Ia All authentic form, what the 6esighs of the
| Mexican government were whether it was the .
,utention 10 declare war, or invade Texas, or
whether they were disposed 10 adjust aud settle in
an aElicabe manner. the pending differences be.
tween the Two Countries. 4Ou The 9 h of Novem-
der an official answer was received that the Mex.
ican government consented TO renew the diplo-
ina &c relations which had been suspended ipaiarch
last, and for tIot purpose were wiling 10 accredIl
minister liom lhe Quilted States. With a sin.
10 IS of good understanding between the two cou,l-
/ tres, | waived all ceremony To tine manner oil
renewing diplomatic intercourse between them
and assuming the inltatve,o on The teuuh of Noven,-
Der, distinguished citizen of Louisiana was az.
pointed Envoy Extraordinary aid Minister PeD-
ipotent,ary to Mexico, clothed with full power to
adjust, aud defneiIy settle, all pending differences
between the two countries, including those OF
boundary between MeXico and the stale of Texas.
The minister appointed has set out on his mission
and is probably by this time near tie Mexican
capital.
He has been instructed to bring the negotiation with
viii oh he is charged to conclusion at the earliest
practicable period, which, it is expected, will be in
time to enable me to communicate the result to con-
gress during the present session. Until that result
is known, forbear to recommend to Congress such
Interior measures Of redress for the wrongs and nu
ries have long borne,a it would have been pro
per to make, had such negotiation been instituted
Congress appropriated at the last session the sum
of two hundred and seventyive thousand dollars fol
the payment of the April and July instalments of the
Mexican lndemnltes for the year 1874: ''PrOvded
shall be ascertaned to the satisfaction of the Ameri
can government the said instruments had been paid
by the Mexican to the agent appointed by the Uni
ted States to receive the same, In such manner as to
discharge all claim against theMexican government,
and said agent to be delinquent in renting the mo-
ney to the UnitedStates."
The unsettled state of our relations with Mexico
J has involved this subject in much mystery. The
first information in authentic form, from the agent
of the United States, appointed under the admlnstra
ton OF my predecessor, was received at the State
Department on the ninth of November last. This is
contained in letter, dated the seventeenth of Ccto
Der, addressed by him to of citizens then in
Mexico with the view of having it communicated to
that department. From this it appears that the a
gent, on the twentieth of September 1874, gave a
receipt to the treasury of Mexico for the amount Of
the April and July instruments of the idemnity. In
the same communication, however, he asserts thai
he had not received single dollar in cash. but that
| he holds such securities warranted him at the
time in giving the receipt, and entertains doubt
but that he will eventually obtain the money. AS
these instruments appear never to have been actually
paid by the government of Mexico to the agent and
that government has not therefore been released
as to discharge the claim. do feel myself warran-
ted in directing payment to be made to the claimants
out of the treasury, without further legislation
Their is, undoubtedly of much hardship; and
it remains for Congress to decide whether any, OF
what relief ought to be granted to them. Our minis
ter to Mexico has been instructed to ascertain the
fact of the case from the Mexican government in
authentic and official form, and report the result with
as little delay as possible.
! British relations-Oregon.
NV attention was early directed to the negotiation
which on the 4th of March last, found pending at
| Washington between the United States and great
Britain, on the subject of the Oregon territory
Three several attempts had been previously made to
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