Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-12-11

"" S'ahf. tb' oaoh q tsnH eestes o ycaN
Me,co has admitted ,h-sc njsr,s-, bo has
"rr'cc'~s sud rfu.td 70 r~rsir them. ssrh
wa, the character ofihe wrongs, aud soeh
the 'osoh' rervs,-dl, offered to Amsfic.n
en'r~ns sod the American flag By Me,ieo,
IN pslpahle s,ols,.oa ei the laws Of Nst,oas
and lh- i'c",sss b~wera tho ,~e eosairie,
OF the nth Of April, 1891. ths, they have
h-~n repeatedly b'opem 10 the notice Of
Concrr.s BY my rr~d~c,sou A. car.
" a' the eighth of r,b'oary. 1887 ,ihc Pres
d"ni ri The tnncd Slses declared in
message to Cong'~r,, thai the irnpih 81
''inr sraee anne u the ,.lor,-s havs been
e"'r ma,cd. the 'rp~aied nod unsvsilsoe mp
pi'c'riss Gs tednss, III. wunton character
NJ so,n- of,hr op'ings. upon the PERSONS
and properly Of our erirens, upon the off
ccrs and Gag of,he Unned States, isdcp-n-
ent Of r~cen, insults 10 ,his ro,e,nw.ni and
people By the i@s extraordinary M-,icsn
Miosse', would ioss'fy In the ryes NJ Ill ~
lions immediate uar."
Hc did MOI, however recommend m i'm.
mediate 'esou - this extreme messsre,
which be declared should no, bc used BY
Just and generous naiions, eonhd,ng in thrir
strength for injuries committed, u il esn be
honorably avoided but in spirit Of for.
bearance. proposed tho, another demand b.
made on Merico for thst redress which had
boen 90 long and 20 unjosly withheld IN
,hrse views committees Of the two houses Of
Congress, in npoits made 10 their respect
i've bodiss, eoncurud Since ,h,se proceed
ing, more than eieh, vcars hare elapsed
during which, in addition TO the wrongs
then eomplsincd ot, others Of n aggravated
character have be~n committed on persons
and properly OF our citizens A special q.
crn, WINS .oni 10 Mexico in the SIMMER Of
1888. with fbli nu,horiiv to nuke another
and hnai demand FOR redress. The demand
wss made the Mexican government prom
iced 10 repair the wrorps ofwhleh we com
planned aud nhrr much DELAY o treaty,
81 indemnify win that view wa. ron
riuded huwr'n the t~o I'nvrfs on thc iith
81 ,Apf'l 1870 md ms dniy ,a'lf,d b,
10Th gov rnm'ns By il treaty - ininl
ron"'rr'" uns ct'nud Ia adlu1irair md de
c'l' 90 IT." rhi,ns nf American cuizcns on
.ih" u","'nmrnl "f W. niro. The conn,s.
sion ems orcanird u, Washington IN the
25b d,y of Au-Us. 1910 Their time wu.
hunted 10 eighteen months NJ the -xpira.
,i"n ~ winch, they had D.iiud'cn,rd and dc.
ciIed claims amounting 10 - O26. 80 Gs in
favor OF citizen. Of the United Siairs agnins
the Mexican Government. leaving o large
amour, Of claims uodreid,d; or tho latler,
the American mmissionrss had decided IN
favor oi our cnss'ns, claims amounting TO
o02S CAT 81, which were left Enacted on
bv the umpire authorised BY the treaty -
sill further claims amounting 10 between
three and four millions Of dollars, we're
submitted to the board TOO Ia,o TO DO con
sidered, nnd were leh undisposed Of
The sum Of %. O26, | 80 GO, decided by The
board, was l,qn;Iaiod and nsccrinined deb'
was no unsuitable reason for delaying is
payment according h rhe,crms Of The trca
~. Il wns not hA,sevcr paid Mexico up,
piled for fnrhsH Indulgence and the spir
Of lIbc'sliy and foTbea rance which has cv-
er mnfked the pnlicy of The United Siaici
towards thai Republic. the reqn-s, wn,
granted and on the 18Th Of January lsi3
INV hNu'N "Hr NbuNiUlfb IDN lNis lfFu
" it was provided TIM, the interest due On
tho awards in favor Of claimants under the
con veniion OF The | I,h oil A pfil, 1899 should
be paid on tho 30'h fApr,l, ls43 ami
that The principal Of SAID awards and
the ioierea arising thereon, shall be paid ID
five years, in equal insa ailments, every TIRE,
nontns, the SAID term Of five years TO com
mence on the s0,b day OF April, is43, a'
aforesaid" The interest due on tho sob
day ofApril, ls43, and the three first o
the twenty miscellaneous, have been paid -
Seventeen Of ihrse last ihs,allments remain
unpaid, seven Of which are now due.
The claims which are len uDdec ided b,
the joint commission, amounting to NOR,
than three millions OF dollars, together W III
oIhcr claims for spoila,ons on the properl
of our ciuzens, were subsequently prcsep,e'
to the Mexican government for payment
aud were so far recognised, that a treaty
providing for th,ir examination and s~tIe
;n.nt by joint commission, was cnnrlud-,
and signed nj Mexico on the ooh Of No
sember, ls43 This treaty was ratified b.
The United SInt,s, With certain ameudmruts
To which no JUS, exception could have bee,
taken; but II has not yet received the ra,;h
cation o. the Mexican government Ia III
m-anlIme. our citizens who suffered grra
losses and some OF whom have b~,n rrduc
ID from Hffilencc Ia bank ruP,cy are with
oni remedy, unicss their rights b. enforce
by their govefnmcn, Such a csnlinn~
snl noptoyakrd series Of wrongs roud nev
~ have ben tolerated hy the Uni,ti S,ai,r
hi ih.y hrsn eominii, by nne ~ IN
prineip,l nations Of Europe Mexico wal
however, a ncighboring sister republic
which following ouf example, had ac he's
I'd her IN iep'ndenec and Tor whose soeer,
s0d prosperity all onT sympstbiss WEI
Early cnlIsed The UuR~d States were IN
fret 10 recognize her independsner, and m
6rst to rre''iVe her into the family of n,
lions and have ever bo~n DESTROYS of cub
vsiog With her good understanding. w
have, therefore, borne the rsp~sisd wrong
she has COMMITTED, aI,h great p-irne-.