The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1845-12-12

jellDqent IN remlttlng the money W 'ho
United States
The unsettled state Of our relations with
Mexico has involved this subject in much
mystery. The first Information, 10 an au.
thenuc form, from the agent Of thh United
States, appointed under the naturalization
of my predecessor, was received at the
State Department on the ninth of Novem'
ber last. This is contained 10 letter.
dat ed the eventeen tn of October. address
ed by him to one Of our citiz ems then in
Mexico, with the view Of having 1t com.
muncated to that department. From this
it appears that The agent, on the twentieth
Of September, 1874, gave receipt to the
treasury of Mexico for the amount OF the
April aud July instalments Of the indemni-
ty. In the same communication, however,
he asserts that he had not received single
dollar in cash; but that he holds such Sc.
curtes as warranted him atlhe time in
giving the receipt, and entertains no
doubt but that he will eventually obtain
the money. As these instalments appear
never to have been actually paid by the
cove rnment of Mexico to the agent, and as
that government has not therefore been
released so as to discharge the claim, do
not feel myself warranted in directing
payment 10 be made to the climants out of
the trasury, without further Legislation.
Their case is, undoubtedly, one OF much
hardship; and it remains for Congress to
decide whether any, and what, relief ought
to be granted to them. Onr minister to
Mexico has been instructed TO ascertain
the facts of the case from the Mexican
government, in an authenticated and
otficia al form, and report the result with as
lille delay as possible.
My attention was early directed to the
negotiation, which, on the fourth OF March
last, / found pending at Washington be-
tween the United States and Great Brit-
ain, on the subject ofthe Oregon territory.
Three several attempts had been previous
" made TO settle the question in dispute
between the two countries, by negotiation
upon the principle OF compromise, ou
each had proved unsucess!nl.
These negotlations took place at Lon
don, in the years 1918, 1924, and in lS2t
the Two first under the adm intstration o
> Mr.. Monroe, and this last under that of Nh
Adams. The negotiation of 1918 havin
faled to accomplish its object, resulted
: the convention oithe twentieth of Octobe
r Of that wear. By the third article OF tha
r convention, it was agreed, that any coun
e try thai may be claimed by either party o
d the northwest coast of America, westwar
r OF the Stony mountains, shall, togethe
e with its harbo ors, bays, and creeks and th
y navigation of all rivers within the same
u be free and open for the term of ten year
i from the date of the signature of the pre'
q ent convention, to the vessels, CITIZEN
and subjects of the two powers, it bein
D well understood that this asreene nj il M
r to be construed 10 the prejudice of an
n, claim which either Of the two high col
Is ,racting parties may have to any part
n said country, nor shall it be taken to etie
l. the claims of any other power or State
e, any part of the said country, the only o
t. iect of the high contracting parties in th
IN respect, being 10 prevent disputes al
er differences among Themselves
n The neg citation of 1924 was producti
ic of no result, and the convention of IL
in was left unchanged.
re The negotiation of 1926, having also fai
he ed to effect an adjustment by compromis
to resulted in the convention Of August
of 1927, By which it was agreed to contin'
$, in force, for an indefinite period, the pr
er visions of the Sd article Of the conve
e. tiop of the twentieth OF Octobe
e, 1873; and it was further provided, that
ed shall be competent, however, TO either
~ the contracting parties, in case eth
a should think fit, at any time after the oo
to of Oct ober, 1923, on giving due notice
,g twelve months TO the other contractir
s, party. to annul and abrogate this conve
10 tion, and it snail, in such case, be accor'
D. ingly entirely annulled and abrogated ait
n, the expiration of the said term of notice
,e in these attempts TO ADJUST the controve
It. sy, the parallel of the 49th degree OF nor
he latitude had been offered by the Unit
st States to Great Britain, and in those
d, 1918 and 1926, with further conoessl'
il of the free navigation of the Columo
he river sotith of that latitude. The parall
n, Of the 49th degree, from the Rocky mou
Oh tains to its instersection with the mort
gs easternmost branch of the Colu mbia, a
1t thence down the channel of that river
no the sea, had been offered by Great BrHai
with an addition of a small detached teri
N. tory north of the Columbia. Each OF the
We propositions had beeo rejected os The Pa
be ties respectively.