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

Sd Minister Plenlpn,enliry To Mrxir
$ clothed with full powers To adjust, and d
6nIIiVly settle, all pending diffe en- es b.
: tween the two countries, ncyndinC ,hose
boundary between M,xco and The S ate
Texas
The minister appointed hls set out q
: his mission and is probably by this TIM
near the Mexican capital. lie has been i,
struced to bring the negotiation with whlc
he Is charged 10 a conclusion Al the earl
est practicable period, which il is eXpecter
|wlll be time TO enable ms 10 communic At
the result To Congress during the presen
session. Until that result is known, fol
bear to recommend loCongree such ulprio
measure of redress lol the wrongs and N
lurles we have so long bone as it wouI
have beep proper TO make had not SUE
negotiation been instituted.
Congress appropriated, at the last sesso
the sum of two hundred and seventy ~
thousand dollars for the paymentof the A
prll and July inslaImenls of the Mexican il
IDENTITIES for lhe year 1914: 'Provi ded
shall be ascertained TO lhe satisfaction o
The American government that said install
menis have been paid by the Mexican 90
erumen, 20 the agent appointed BY the u
States TO receive the same in snch name
as 10 discharge all claim on the Mexlca,
government, and said agent 10 be deIinQuen
in RENTING the money 10 the UnI'e,
States.
The unsettled state OF our relations witt
Mexico has been involved this subject il
much mysery. The first info, maioni in al
authentic form, from the agent of he Unite
States, appointed uuder the ADMINISTRATION oi
my predecessors, was received al the Stat
Department on the ninth Of November last
This is contained in letter dated Ihe seven
eenlh Of October. addressed by him 10 one
of our citizens then 10 Mexico, with lhp
view of having it communicated 10 that de
parlmen,. From Mi, it appeaIa tha. the
agent on the twentieth Of September, 1914
gave a receipt to the treasure of Mexico 70
The amount Of tho April aud July ins Ia
ments Of the indemsi,y.
In the same communication, however &,
he asserts that he had not received sin
gle dollar in cash but that he hold,
such securities as warranted him at ih'
lime of giving the receipt and entertain.
no doub, but lha, he will eventually OBJ
ain the m)ney. II. these instaIment,
'ppcar never 10 have been actually paid
~ the government of M'Xco 10 Ih'
gent, and as that government has moi
therefore, been released 30 as 10 dscharg
he claim, do not feel myself warranted
n directing payment 10 be mada tn
Ialmanls out Of the treasury wlhou
lr'her legislation. Their case is un
Ioubtedly one Of much hardshipj and !
emains for Congress to decide whelher
ny and what relief ought 10 be granite
hem. Our minister to Mexico has bee
instructed 10 ascertain the facts Of tn
ase from the Mexican government in AL h
u,henic and official for n, and repor .
he result with as little delay as possible, ia
My attention was ear y directed TO III
egoiisiion which on lhe 4th Of MIrch U
'st, fouad pending a, Washington b.
veen The United States and Great Brl .
lin on The subject Of The Oregon terri. '
,ry. Three several attempts had been
revously made 10 settle the questions :,
, dispute between The two countries, bN 6
egoliation, upon The principles of com q
romise; but each had proved unSuccess.
II. h
These negotiations took place al Lon e
on in The years 1918, 1924 and 1926; B
,e two first under the to-pdminIslrauon % /
Ir. Monroe, and the last under that Of 'e
Ir. Adams The negotiation Of ISIS Ff
aving failed 10 accomplish its ohjec', "
,suIed in The convention Of the 20,h II
cober Of that year. BY The 81 arllcI ~ +,
that convention il was agreed, lha i
nv country that may be claimed by e' =,
Ter party on The northwest coast OF a Al
lerica, westward Of The Stony Noun NJ
ins, shall, together with its harbor'. m
ays and creeks, and The navigation Of e,
| the rivers within the same, be Tree oi
I'd open for the term Of 10 years from
10 date of The signatures of the presen of
1nvenlion, TO the vessels, citizens ant rv
objects of The two Powers, it bein. W
ell understood that this aGreemen, 10
OF 10 the prejudice of any claim whic u
ther OF the two high cun'r cGng parties ii
lay have TO any part Of the said country W
or shall it be taken to effect the claims W
any othsr Power or Sla'e 10 any part II
f said country: Ire ooly object Of the u
igh contracting parties in that respec' ct
eing, TO prevent differences aud dis ii
ures among themselves. Ia
The negotiation Of 1924 was produc d
i've Of TO result, and the convention oI
SIS was left unchanged.
The negotiation ofiS2Ghaving also d I
ID 10 effect an adjustment ny comn'''i'