Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-26
THE ENQUIRER.
R;c,.,,,o,d- september "a.
CLAIMS UPON MEXICO.

I.Al
Many Of The Wing papers. ii 'ns'i a"@'oOs "
sire and determination ,cpull down lhs admins,
,ra,on. mr. tas crt aefaS, have actually crossed
he line and are now fighting on paper Jug ",
lies of MEXICO They contend, tla' Inc ohi'eo
S,.,.s have braped nsul, ard injury upon me
head OF unonendir- MeNico-'n"' az -
cation has come from our side-thai We nave o'eu
/ guilty Of rreachery wanton inIns''ce' ioooe''
and nlunder They deny that we have The ieas'
cause 10 comnlain OF the conduct OF MEXICO
Now all This NAV he sheer ignorance, OF poi''cal
cAicanery. If The former, we would RECOMMEND, ~
10 their rcrusal series OF NOS py hichdlu .
/ Coke, ESQ.,, of Washington, originally p"o'isheu
\ in The Ennnircr and The Union, and now reprinted
\ in pamphle. form, at The request OF me Mexican
claimants Thcy sci lo,Ih in detail the nnmerou
.r;ev.,ces wb;ch This country has sustained al
the hands or Mexico, and present bliiiiah' ana
co,nple,e defence 81 the annexation OF texas
In a la,e Union there appeared an able anu CO.
ouen, introduction 10 he pamphlet, from The pen
of Mr. Coke. a, specimen Of The style, and
10 show he character Of The publication We eX-
,racta lew passages. The facts stated are drawn
from Official sources and exhibit, on the par Of
Mexico. a Punic faith and disregard oil national
obligations and honor, worthy only oil The darkest
aces of ba1barism. They announce 10 the Word
he lenity and forheaTance which our own Co.
yernment has exhibited towards her weak bul
lreacherous neshbOr and point oul, IN strong and
conclusive language, The proprely and necessity
Of prompt and vigorous STEPS, TO unrarel The
tangled skein Of our difficulties with Mexico, or
rather 10 cut the GoTdian knot, ana secure he
claims Of our injured citizens ard establish per-
manenlly The peace and honor Of The nation;
.sThe causes Of complaint have been OF long
standing, and Of an irritating nature. The ami
cable feeling, which once bound the Two nations
together. have been CELEBRATED. Mutual es-
tranpemen. has succeeded, and terms OF rccrimi-
nation have been exchanged, rousins On either
side The angry passions Of The respective parties.
Il is moi possible much longer 10 postpone Inc
adius;mcU, OF these controversies They mEst
! be terminated through The ins,rumen,aliiy Of
war or hv amicable arrangement The numb
and character O! The reclamaions OF the parties
seem 10 preclude the possibility .. paclhc set
Element. The claims OF citizens OF the United
States. Tor remuneration for alleged infections
OF their rights Of person ard property cannot bc
estimated 81 SMALLER amount than len millions
of dollars. The character Of the ouIases IN
which these claims orig mated, have imposed Ut
on The Government; The imperative obligation IL
demand. and, il necessary, 10 caorce, their liqni-
da,io3. Every day swells tie amount OF ccln-
pcnsa!ion 10 which the parties are entitled and
increases The incaraci,y Of Mckee topTovde ior
their payment. They must either be adjusted
and paid, or .aDeiy relinqaished. Tic latter al
Tentative involving a remuneration 81 every ma
lioaa duty and the violation oi The incsi roSi;ire
national pledges, cannot, for moment t- ah'ici
patcd Ii may be assumed as positive certain.
~ that the payment must ~ voluntarily mace
or enforced hy all lie power Of the nation. Il j.
unnecessary 10 say that voluntary payment b;
MEXICO in any iorui, or 10 any extent. is utterly
hopeless -,. i.
form winch they assume. have been written 'fpr
,.4fe cGio a;0 amid other and en.!ossiDs cccnfa
/ ions-- hall be instrumental in vincica,ing, il
J die exc. al our own cii7cnS chr common conn
/ Try iran: he a>pcrSions 80 falsely or icndran!iy
cast urnn H. as in>iigaict b. reckless spirit Q
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 10 peincirale injustice upon ;
neiohhorin2 communicated urging demand:
urnn il, which haze no foundation in jn>:;rc--o
asserting claims which have no substantial exis
tencr; If they ,!iaii have exhibited in their tTu,
F.! colorS and jusi proportions the character o. Mex
I leo, and the imperative obligations which rest ur
on tbs govern'aen, 10 persist in every claim
which We have asserted, ahil Mexico shall either
voluntarily engage, Or, by The application & The
| whole powcr Il ne ualcn, lie compelled 10 atone
! Tor the multiplied wro"4s SIC has Inflicted, I;
compensate fer the srie'uu> !ujtIr> vii, ou'
citizet> have suffered al her hands, 10 atone ioT
he ;neu, Sic !i;is offered 10 oar III. and 20 oui
1 government, the c!lcc; sone'., 10 he attained viii