The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-11

herself lid bsceme sziisked q this fsci;
and Nhllssthe qnesllan q snnrxslloa was
Pending before he people q Texas. dur
ing he past sammrr. The goEefamens a
Mexico b. formal act. agreed - recog-
niEe The Independence Of Texas. On con-
dilion that she wonld not annex herself 70
any other Power. The sgreemeal lasr-
knas ledge the independents % Texas,
whether with or wnhoai lhis eondiii0n. 10
conclusive against Me1ico. The indie
psnisnre Of Texas Is Fact cnnreded by
Mexico hersell. and she had No FighG Or
authority - prescribe restrictions - 10
the form Of government which Texas
might afterwards rhOo,e 70 assume.
Bat lhosgh MEXICO esnno. complain
ol The Unlsd States on account 81 me
anneKslion Of Texas. 10 10 90 be rsgFs'led
thai seu.us causes Of Misunderstanding
bss~ esn The Two e"unsres eOannue 10 ssisl
grewang out 81 phrsdIessed INJURIES in
hIrled By ihs MsIiean auth fi.les aud
people on the persons aud pr0prrly Of
riliEeus al TIE UsiIrd States. THROUGH a
lons seIre. Of years. NJ. xieo Ia admit
lei tn Sc INJURIES. but hss neglected and
refused 20 Isp,ir thrm. Sea- wss the
ehsrseIer Of the wrongs AID such he in-
suit repeatedly Offered 10 American cii.-
zens aud the American fac by Mrx'eo.
IN pslpahis violation Oi Ihe laws ui IA
lions and he treaty b,tweea The two
countries Of he fab Of APP il 1891. that
they have been 9, Pestsdl. brought 10 tie
notice Of Consres. by my predecessors.
I AZ esrly as the eigih of FEBRUARY 1887,
the President Of the U. 5. declared, IN .
message TO Congress. thai "ihe length OF
tips siuce some OF The injuries haze been
cOmmnssd, the repeated and un.v .illng
! applications for redress, the wsnIon char
acIrr 81 some Of The ouIrsges upon the
persons and property Of our citizens. up
on the officers and h,g OF the United
States. indie, endenI Of recent insults 70
this g"ssrnmsnt aud people by The late
Extraordinary MtxIcsn minister, would
justify 10 the eyes Of all nations lmnedl-
ale war" lie did not however. recon.
mend an immedisie resort 10 hi. extreme
measure which. lie declared. should not
be ussd by just and generous Nations,
eonfding N their strength for injuries
comrnIIlsd, il u can be honorsbly AVOID
eds" but 10 q spirii Of fotbesrsnce, pro.
posed that another demand be made on
Mexico Tor that redress which had been
90 long and urjuslly withheld. IL these
views. commlhees Of The two Houses oil
Congress. IN reports made 10 their res
pectve bodie,, eoncnred. Since these
proceedings more than eigh, years have
elapsed, during winch, IN addition 10 the
wrongs then complaintd Of, others Of an
aggravated character have been commit.
ted on the persons and property Of our
citizens. A special agent was sent 10
M.xiea il !hs s2nascs al lsaS SSi .f aGRgl!!
! msnd for redress. The demand was
made; the Mexican governmen, promis.
ed I" repair the ~rongsof which We CON-
planned; and after much delay, a treaty Of
indemnify with iha, view vas concluded
between the two Powers on The eleventh
OF APnl. 1899, and was duly rslfed BY
bath go'ernDrns. BY this treaty a
JOINT Commission was created 10 adiudi
cate and decide on The claim, OF American
cli'zrns on the government OF Mexico.
The commission vas organized 81 w ssh
lnRton on the twenty-ffIh day Of August,
1910. Their time was limited 10 eish-
teen month: at the expiration of " hich,
'hsv had adjudIcarrd and decided claims
amounting 10 Two million. tw@n,y-s,x
Thousand one hun ired and rhity-nlne do
lars and six'y-ersht cents in !a,or Of ci,-
lzen' 81 the United States against the
Mexican government. leaving large 9.
mount Of rlaIms undecided. OF The la.
ter. The American commissioners had de.
eIded IN iavnr of our citizens, claims =.
mounting T. nine hundred and twenty
e'g'' thousand six hundred and twenty
seen dollars and eightyeighlcen,s. which
were left Enacted on by the umpire su-
lh"r'zedby The treaty. Still further claims.
amounting % betstsp III or and tour all.
I inns OF dollars. were submitted 10 the
b"srj too late t" b. considered. and were
lett und'spossd Of. The .utp of two
millions twenty Elk thousand one hun.
bred and thirty nine dollars and sixty eigh,
cents, 'ieriiFd by the board. was a O.
Undated and ascrrlaIned deb due by Mex
'r" tothe clsImsnI., and there was no JUS
uhshle reason for delaying II pay menf &C
chrdingto the terms Of the treaty. II was
not. 20 sever PAD. Mexico sppnd for fur.
'her Indulgence: and 10 N / .riru Of Iih.
efaIny ant, inrbeafance winch has ever
marked tie policy Of the Unted States to-
wards hat republic, The reque.. was gran.
ted: and on The ,hirlie,h Of January. IS43.
new treaty was concluded. By this
treaty it was provided, th,i the in,eres,
due On the awards IN favor Of claimant,
under the convention Of the eleventh Of
April. 1889. should be paid on the Thrift
oh Of April, lSi3, and tha, " the princi-
) palIof he ssld awards. and the loteres,
/ srisins thereon, shall be 4 id Ia five vears.