Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-12

tnOuHu Uic treaty 70 CIeeIIy oeNnCS WIG tiButS
and tiutics of the respective partics that Il il
impossible 10 nisundersisnd or mistake ihetn.-
In less than Z years after the conclualpn of That
treo,y our gri. vsnces hsd Abscomoso into1era.
bic that. in the opinion Of Preeids9t jackson,
they should no lonlt u endured. ~ >~-i
In HE mcssage 10 Congress in February,
1861, he presented them 10 the consideration Of
that Lody. ond declared that ",hc length of time
since some of,hc injuries have been committed,
the repeated aud uNrsitiWg applications Tor RID.
reas. the wanton character Of some VI the out.
reyes upon tho property and persons Of our citi.
tens. upon the. Rcers and 0sg o, tho United
States, independent Of recent insults to this go
wrnmeot sod pccpIe BY The late Extraordinary
Mexican minister, would justify in the eyes ol
eli nst,oas immediate war" lnsspiri, of kind.
nsss mad inrbeA.ance, howe yer, he ,ecoaW'eud.
ed rspfisa!s asa milder ymeaps ofredsess.
lie declared that var should not be used a.
q remedy "by j0st end generous naiIone conbd.
ing in their s,repgti for irjnrice committed, II
Il can be honsro5y avoided nndD added. II, has
occurred 10 me that, considering the present
embsfrsssed condition Of ti,atcountry, we should
act with bol,, wisdom and moderation, by giving
10 Nexico one morc opportunity 10 atone tor the
past, before we take redress irio our own hands
To avoid nll misconception on the part Of Mex.
fco. az well as 10 protect our oa ns'ionsl char.
given with The svswed design end ful preps.
ratmn ~ take immediate sat,stac,nn. it Il should
not be 0b,s incd on q repetition Of the jeuond
for N. 'fNo'a t9
ITO this end recommend that act be
passed authorizing repIssls, and the use ~ the
naval force Of tho United Sis,ee, by the Exccp.
tive, sgsihst Mexico, to ~nfnrce them. in tie
event 0f refusal by the Mexican government.
10 coue to an smicablc adjustment Of tho met
ters 10 controversy between us.1upon another
demurd thereof, made from on bard one Of our
vesse Is Of war on The cuaal uf Nisxico" ~,
Committees Of both Houses Of Congress. To
which this message Of this Pfrsiden, was re-.
fcrscd, fully sustained hie views Of the clarnc-
ter ofihe wrongs which we had ruffsred from
Mexico, and recommended that another demand
for redress should be made bcfare authorizing
war or rep.isals
the Committee on Foreign Relations oi the
Senate, in their report, ray AFTER such de.
msnd. should promp, justice be refused by the
Aiax,csn government, we may appeal TO oil M.
tions rot only fr The equity and moderation y i,h
which we shall have sc,ei towards . sister re.
public, but fer the NJ ccsty which will thi n com.
pei US to seek redress 'or our wrongs, either by
| actual war or by reprisas. The subject will
then be presented before Congress. Q, the com
mence Hppt Of the next scSsion, IN a clear md
diatInct fern; aud The comm itIees cannot doubt
but that such mcasures will b" imine edaiey q
dopted 40 may be necessary TO vindicste the ho
nor Of the country, and Insure ample repsrstion
10 our injured citzens. s0
The committee on Foreign Aflcrs of the
House Of Representatives made similar re.
commendation. In their report. they suv tint
! they fully concur with the Precedent that am
pie cauae exists tor taking redress into our hsnds,
| \ hcti ihut Va hp ss,st &sh he
pinion Of other nations for taking .uch a It p.
But they ara willing TO Try the 'xper'men, o.
another demand, made in the ., slemn form.
upon the justice Of The Mex can gov rnm. NJ. be.
fore any further proceedings are adopted"
No difference of opinion upon tie subject i.
believed to have existed in Congrcs. st tho,
time. The Executive aud Legislative depart.
ments concurred and yet such has been ou,
foTbearance, and desire to preserve peace will
Mexico, that the wrongs Of which we then cum
planned, and which gave rise 10 these solemr
proceedings. not only remsn unrcdresscd =,
this day, but additional causes Of complaint, o
an aggravated character, have ever stree beer
accumula,ng. -....
u Shortly after these proceedings, a specis
messenger was despatched tn Mexico. 10 ma k,
fnai demand for redrets, and on the twenii
eth Of July, 1887. that dcmsrd WIS made. 1'h'
1
the 20th OF the same month, md contains nssu
rsnces Of the 'Hnxicus wish" nf The Nj xican eo
vernment mot to delay the nomeni Of that 4
nal and equitable adjustment which 10 To termi
, nate the existing dificntirs between the iw
, governments" TINT "nothing should be lefi un
done which msy contribute TO the most fpced
and equitable determination Of the subject
, which have 30 seriously engaged the s,t~ntio
:. OF the Amer'csn government J" that the "M5 X
, can government would ADOPT. ~ tho cnly guide
for its conduct, the plaicest principles Of publ
right, the sacred obligations i,nrcsed BY intcrns
} tionsl law, and the religions faith of treaties /;
end tbst "whaever reason ard justice may die
tate respecting each case wii be DONE"
, Tho assurance wns further given. that III
decision OF the Mexicsn government uron csc
cause Of comrisint, f,w which redress has bee
demanded should 10 communicated 10 the q
. verpment of the Uuited S,s,es by tie Mexics
} minister at Washington.
. These solemn oesuronces. in answer 10 on
demsnd tor redress, were oisf.gsrdrd. By ms
king them. however, Nexico ob,sined furtl,e
! delay. President Van Burrn, 10 his nunu,
message TO Congress Of the filth OF Dec6 mbe
J, 1887. etstes, that ~ahhoueb tho larger number
> of our demands for redress. and ''many or,heI
!. aggravated cnses Of personal wropgs. have bee
: now For years befofe The MEXICAN ecvrtnlnen
i and somc of the causes ri rat onal complain
2 and those oa thc most Oft ms We chs ractrr, at
u mitscd or immediate, simple. ard eatisfactor
i replies, II 10 only aihin few days past ihs
, any specific communication in answer 10 OF
r last demand, made Eve months seo. kss been :,
o ceived from the Mexican Minister" and III,
''fov not ore Of our public complaints hss sat 1
i faction been given or offered; that l,ut one
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