The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-12-13
by both governments.

'r by both governments.
g By This treaty a joint commission W;
! created TO abjudlcale and decide on Il
$ claims of American ,izens on The gOverr
: ment Of Mexico The commission W;
u organized al Washington on the twenty
e fifth dav of August, 1910 Their time W;
d limited TO eighteen months. a, the sxpirs
r ton of which they had adjndicaled and de
+, ,Icldod claims amounting ,w0 millions tmen
" six thousand and thirty nine dollars an
|sixIy eight cents in favor Of citizens of th
: United States against the Mexican govern
J men!, leaving large amour. OF clan.is un
,lGecided. OF the latter. the American com
missloners had decided in favour of our cit
lzens, claims amounting 10 ulne hundIet
and twwenly eight thousands six hundred
and twenty seven dollaIs and eighty eIgh
cents, which were left Enacted on BY lh
umpire authorized by The treaty. Sill fur
Iher claims, amounting TO between three ant
onr millions of dollars. we're submitted Il
The board too late to be consdere d. an,
were left undispJssl of.
The sum of two millions twenty 81,
thousand one hundred aud thirty nine iO.
lars and sixty eight cents, decided by the
boa:d, was liqudated and ascerlainsd deb
due By Mexico to the claimants, and there
was no jus,ifabe reason for delaying il
Ipaymen, according TO the terms OF NE 'rea
y. TWAS not however, paid Mckee
applied for further indulgence; and in tha
spirit Of liberaily and forbeaiance VIII ch ha
ever marked The policy of the Unl!sdS!a'e'
towards that republic. the request was gran
ted; and on the 3OIh of January, 1913, a
new treaty was cocluded.
By this treaty i, was provided. that the
in,eIes, due on the awards i" favor of cal
mants under the convention OF the ,vcn'h
of A prii, 1896. should be paid on the lhIr
ue,h of April, 1913; and that 'Ihe principal
Of the said awards, and the interest arising
theron shall be paid in FIVE years, in eaquaI
in us,almens every three month: the said torn
of five years TO commence on the thirlielh
day of April, and ls43 and three first Of
of the twenty inslalmenls remain unpaid
seven of which are now due.
The claims which were left undecided by
the ion, commissions, amounting 10 more
than three millions of dollars, together with
other claims for spoilaiions on the property
Of our citzeLs, were so far recognized,
that treaty, providing for their exanIna
ton and settlements by joing commission
vas concluded and signed at Mexico on
twentieth day OF November, lS43. This
treaty was ratified by the UuiIed Slates
with certain amendments, 10 which no jus
exception could have been taken; bu, II ha.
uot yet received the ratification OF the Mex
can government.
In the mean time our citizens, who sui-
Tered glea, losses, and some of whom have
been reduced from aflluence to bankruptc!
ire w,hou, remedy. unless their rights b.
enforced BY their government. Such con-
inued and unptovoked series Of wrongs
could never have been tolerated by the U
lited States, had they been committed By
me Of the principal nations of Europe
Mexico was, however, a neigboring sister
epublic, which following our example had
achieved her independence, and for whose
uccess and prosperity all our sympha,hles
we're early enlisted. The United States
we're the first 10 recognize her independecP
md 10 receive her into the family OF nations
md have ever been desirOus Of cuItlva-
ing with her good understanding. We
lave, therefore, BONE the repeated wrongs
he has continued, with grea, patience, in
rope that returning sense Of justice would y
II attmely guide her councils, and that we
night, il possible, houorably avoid any
hostile collision with her. {
Without the previous authority of Con- ,
!ress, the Executive possessed no power to
dopl or enforce adequate ren' dies Tor the
INJURIES we had suffered, or to do more than
'e prepared TO repell the threatened aggres~
ion on the part of Mexico. After our ar
nv and Navy had rem aimed on The frontier
nd coasts of Mexico for many weeks.
without auy hostile move meni on her paiI
hOugh her menaCes were continued.
eemed it important 10 put an end, II pos
lble to this state OF things. With this i
lew, caused steps 10 be taken, in the v
month of September last, to ascertain dis "a
incty, and in an authentic form, wha! the a
esigns of the Mexican governmen. were
whether it was their intention 10 declsre war =
II invade Texas,or whether they were dis
'osed to adjust and settle, in an amlcable
manner the pending difference between the
wG countries.
Ga The ninth of November an official
ms wer was reCeivee that the Mexican go'
consented 10 renew the dIplomalir
elaions which mad been suspended in
VI lrch last. and for that purpose were will
NC to aCcredIt minister from ihe United
States, With sincere desire 70 preserve
peace, aud restore relations of good under
standing between the two republics, | walY
ID all ceremony as 10 the maner of renew
ng diplomatic intercourse between them
and assuming the initiative, on the tenth .
If November distinguished citizen Of boul
siana was aPoiHled Envoy EXtraordIn ry