Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-12-04


ter much dslaya treaty oil indemnity with that
view was concluded between the two Power
on the eleventh Of April 1880, and was duly
ratified By the two governments. BY this
treaty Joint commission was CT ,atcd to ad.
l.,licitc AMI decide Oh the CHAINS OF AmeYi.
can ciiiS'ns ON the COVE nm"nt If Mexico =.
Ihe commission WIS or,anixed ut Washing
ton on the 10Th day vi August. 1910. Their
time was limited to eighteen months, at the
expiration Of which. they had sdjudicstrd and
decided claims smpuntiHg 20 two millions
twenty siS thousand one hundred and thirty
nine dollars and sixty eight cent, in favor oi
The citizens OF the United States sepinst the
Mexican government. leaving large amount
OF claims undecided. OF the latter. the A.
mcrican commissioners had decided ia favor
oi our citiLcns, claims amounting 10 nine hum
dred and twenty eight thousand six hundred
and twenty seven dollars and eighty eiph,
crn,s, which were left Enacted OF by the UNI.
plre authorized BY the treaty. Still further
claims, amcuniing to between three and four
millions ofdo,lars were submitted TO the boa r,l
TOO late TO be considered and were left unctis-
posed of. The sum OF two millions twenty
six thousand one hundred and thirty nine dol
lars and sixty eight cents, decided by the
board, was liquidatcd and ascertained deb,
due BY Mexico to the claimants. and there
was no jus,itiablc reason for DELAYING its paw.
ment according TO the terms OF the treaty. -
II was not. liowcvef paid Mexico applied
Tor further indulgence; and, in that spirit OF
hb~Tai,y and iorbeorance which has ever
marked the policy OF the United States to-
wards that republic, the r,qucs, was granted;
and, on the thirticth of January lSi3. a now
treaty was concluded. By iii, treaty il was
provided, tina, the interest due on the awards
IN favor OF claimants under the convention of
the eleventh OF April, 1899, should BE- paid on
the ihlrtirth OF April, 1913, and tina, .',he
principal oil the said awards, and the INTEREST
arising thereon, shall b. paid in five years. i'm
equal instruments every three months; the
said term oil five years To commence on the
lhirticth day of April, 1913 as aforesaid. -
III interest due on the thiriicth tav of April.
1918, and the three first of the twenty install.
mrnis, have been paid. Seventeen of these
instslmcnts remain unpaid, seven OF which
are now due.
The claims which were left undecided by
th: joint commission, amounting 10 morct han
three millions oi dollars, together wih.other
clans Tor spolia,ions OH the property OF our
clilz ms, were subsequently, presented Ia the
NJ Aican government for payment, and were
so Tar recognised. that tr.a,v providing for
their examination and settlement byn point
Al O on the twenty 9Th day of November, 1913
This u,aty was ratified by the Uuiicd States,
with certain amendments, 10 which no Just
exception coulit have been takca. but il h, s
not Yet received the ratification of thr Meai-
can government. la the meantime, our ci i.
zeEs whr suffered great losses, and some Of
whom have bon duced from afilucnce 10
bankruptcy, are without r'mrdy, ml.s llI"ir
rights b. enforced by their govcrnm nj. S ich
j continued and unprovokcd series of wrongs
could never have bcen tolerated by the Uni el
States had they been commiIted by one OF the
principal Nations OF Europe. Mexico was,
however, a neigh oring sister republic, which
following orr esi.aolc, had achieved h indie.
penlcncc, and for whose success aiil! prosper.
ny all our sympathics 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 desir:
Gus OF culJirating with her good understand
ing. We have, Therefore, borne the repeated
wrongs she has committed, with great patience
in il,e hope that a returning sense oil jus ice
woLi ulh,n ltciy guile her councils al that
we might II possible, honorably avoid any
hostile collision with her.
Without the previous authority OF Congress
the Executive possessed no power TO ADOPT or
enforce al quate 7 IN dies for the injuries we
had suffered. or 10 DO moie han be prepared To
T pei he Threatened invasion on the part of
MEXICO. Alter our army and navy had rem lin-
Ell on the frontier and coasts oil Mexico for
many weeks, without any hostile movement
on hcr part, though her menaces wcrp contin-
ued, deemed IL important TO put an enl. if
!. ssible. IN this state OF things. With this
view, caused steps 10 be taken, in the month
oil September last, to ascertain distinctly, and
man auth 'nt.c form, what the designs of tn.
Mexican government were; whether il was
thcirint"ntlon To declare war or invade Tex.
as, or whethe. they were disposed TO adjust
aud settle, in an amicable manner the pending
difference between the two countries. On the
n'nth of November an official answer was re-
celvcd, that tn Mexican government cons,n-
tea 10 renew the diplomatic relations which
had been suspended in March last. and for
HAT purpose were willing To- accredit minis
ter from the United States. With sincere
desire To preserve peace, and restore relations
oi good understanding b, twscnthe two rrpnb-
lies, waived all ceremony as to the manner
oi renewing diplomatic intercourse between
tSm;an' assuming the mi .iative, on the tenth
oil Nevcm5 distinguished citizen of Louisi.
ana was appointed Envoy Extraordinary an
Minister Pienipo;cnliary TO Nj -xico, clothed
WIN iuli powers 10 adjust, anil definitely st
Tie, all eilliug diff r'mce between the two
c uitrl >, la ludins those OF bounddy between
VI VI % an the State Of Texas The minister
appointed st out OH his mission, .nd is PRO.
badly BY this time near thu Mexican capital.
Tie has b zen instructed TO bring the n"gotid.
ton with which he is charged Ia conclusion
at the cdrlirs; practicable p.rioi, which, il is
expected. will b. ia time 10 cnasc me To com
mumcate the result To Congr s. during the pre-
semt session. Until that result is known.
iorbear tn recommend TO Congress such ultcri.
er measures Tor the wrongs an injuries we
have 50 long borne, as it would have ben pro-
per to make lad no such negotiation becn in.
Stitutcd.
Congress appropriated, al the last session,
the SUN OF two hundred and seventy five thou.
sand dollars ior tba paym ut of tn April and
july ihsiHlm nts oi thr Mexican inlemiui les
tor the year 1874. Provided il shall b. as.
ccTialn"d 20 thc satisfaction Of The American
government hat said instruments have been
paid by the VI 'Xican government 10 the agent
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