Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-12-23

now stands, TO Congress. 10 Wnom ~ ps :.
longs. 10 decide upon the time, the mode,
and The rn sasures of redress. =" Had the
Uuiiad States at tha, time adopted COM
pulsary measures, aud taken redress into
their own hands, all our difficulties WIN
Mexico would probably have been long
since adjusted, and The existing war have
been avered. Magnanimity and mode.
ration on our part ouly had the effect 10
complicate these difficulties, and render
an amicable settlement of them the more
embarrassing, That such measures OF
redress under similar provoca,ions, com
mi,led by any ofthe powerful na,ions o'
Europe, would have been promptly re-
sorted to by the United States, cannol ne
doubted, The national honor, and The
preservation of the national character
throughout the world. as we'll as our own
self.respeci. aud the protection due TO our
own ci,izens, would have rendered such a
resort Indispensable. The history oi no
civilized nation in modern times has pre-
sented within so brief a period 80 many
wanton attacks upon the honor ol lls nag
and upon the property and persons OF lis
citizens. as had at that time been borne
by the United States from the Mexican
authorities and people. Rut Mexico was
a sister republic, on the North American
continent. occupying territory cont'gu,,
GUS 10 our own, and was in a feeble and
distracted condition; and these consldera-
tons, i, is presumed, induced Congress 10
forbear still longer.
Instead of taking redress in our own
hands, new negotiation was entered up
on with fair promises on the pan OF Mex
leo, but with The real purpose' as the event
has proved, of indefinitely poslponlns Inc
reparation which we demanded, aud which
was so Justly due. This negotiation, at
ter more than a years delay, resulted 10
The convention Of the eleventh OF April
1889, "for the adjustment Of claims ot CT
tizens Of the United States Of America
upon the government Of The Mexican re-
public" The joint boardiof commission
ers created by this convention to examine
and decide upon these claims was not Or
ganized until the month Of August, lo4o,
and under the terms OF the, convention
they were to terminate their duties within
eighteen months from that time. -Four of
the eighteen months were CONSUMED IN
preliminary discussions on frivolous and
dilatory points raised by the Mexican
commissioners and it was not until Ihe
month Of December. 1910, that they com
rienced the examination Of the claims Of
our citizens upon Mexico. Fourteen months
only remained 10 examine and decide up
on these numerous and complicated cases.
10 the month of February, 1912, The term
of the commission expired, leaving many
claims undisposed for want Of time. The
claims which were allowed by the board,
and by the umpire authorized by the con
venliod 10 decide in case Of disagreement
between the Mexican aud American COM
missioners, amounted to two million twen-
ty six thousand one hundred aud thirty
nine dollars and sixty eight cents. There
were pending before the umpire when the
commission expired, additional claims
,sI.;ot.-l.ea .haaa- nainad nnd am r4lad-
by the American comnissionets, and had
no, been allowed by the Mexican commits
sioners, amounting 10 nine hundred aud
twenty eight thousand siS hundred aud
twenty seven dollars and eighty cents, up
on which he did NOT decide alleging that
his authority had ceased with The ,ermina-
ZION of the joint commission. Besides
these CLAIMS, there were Others OF Aner-
can citizens. amounting 10 three million
three hundred aud thirty six thousand
eight hundred aud thirty seven dollars and
five cents, which had been submitted 10
the board, and upon which they had not
time TO decide before their final adjourn
meni:
The sum Of TWO millions twenty six
thousand one hundred aud thirty nine dol
lars and sixty eight cents, which had heen
awarded 10 the claimants, was liquldal.
ed and ascerlained debt due by Mexico,
about which there could be no dispute,
aud which she was houod to pay accord
ing 10 The terms Of The convention. Soon
after the final awards for this amount had
been made; the Mexican government ask
ed for a postponement ofthe time of max
ing payment, alleging that il would be in
convenient TO make the payment at the
time stipulated. In the spirit Of forbear-
ing kindness towards a sister republic,
which Mexico has so long abused, the U.
S,ales promptly complied with herr request.
A second convention was accordingly con-
cluded between the lwo governments on
the 30th Of January, l843, which upon its
face declares that "this. new arrangement
is entered into for the accommodation of
Mexico" By the terms Of this convention,
all the interest due on the awards which
had been made in favor Of The claimants
under the convention of the llth of April,
1889, was 10 be paid to Them on the Both Of
April, 1918, aud the principal OF the said
awards and The interest accruing thereon,
was stipulated TO be paid in five years, in
equal instalmenls every three months.
Notwithstanding this new convention was
entered into at the request of Mexico, and
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