The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-12-19

Ittumed to attribute TO weakness ana Indt
Irllun on our part iOrbearance which wa
he oti.sprpg oi maguanlmlly and Of SIN
Icrrc dtsle 70 preserve friendly relation
Nuh srs,cr republic.
Scarcely bad Mexico achieved her iode
peodcncc, which the Uulcd S6Jes, wer
te first among the nations TO acknowledge
vhcu she commenced the system OF insuI
/ nd spoiauuu, which she has ever sine
pursued. Our cluzens engaged IL IawIu
rommrrce we're Imprisoned, their vessels
,e,zrd, and our flag insulled in her ports
ri money was wanted, the Iawess seznr
iud ruui,cauun Of our merchant vessel
Iand lhelr crg0ys was ready resource; am
lrl 10 accomplish their purposes II beam
necessary to Imptlson the owners, captains
and crews, IT was done. Rulers superscdc,
Iruirrs IN Mexico in rapid succession, bu
,UII Ibero was no change in this system o
IIeprrdHjoU lhe government uL Ihe Uni
ted SIats made repeated reclamauOnS OF
Iaehali ol lis ,lhzens,but these were an Wer
I'd by new oulrages Promises Of redress
made by Mexico in the most solemn Iorm
were postponed or eyaded. The Ii es am
It cords uI tie Department of Stale conlal
lrO&cIuSive p'OUIs Of numerous Iawess act
IpTPrIraied upon the property and PersoN'
IOt uul Cluz-us BY NJ, XcO, and OF waNl0l
Ilnsui to oar national Gag, The inIerposI
uOn oI our government 10 obtain iedrts
was again anR again invoked, under Circum
Stances which no nation ought 10 dlsregaTd
1t Vas hoped that these Oulrages w0uIC
ease, and that Mexico would be resWane(
~ the laws winch regulate tie conduct o
pylIlzrd nauGns IN their intercourse VIII
Zach Other aIier Tie treaty Of amIly, com
Inerce and navigation OF the fifth Of April
1891, was concluded between the two re-
Ipubic.: but this hope soon proved 10 bt
IVAN. The course of seizure and cOnllsca
IUon Of The property OF our citizens; Me VIC
IjaTOn Of lhclr persons and the insults TO on
Idsg pursued by Mexico previous to 'ha
Tune were scarcely suspended Tor even
J5rlrI PERIOD although the treaty so early
!riles he rlpbls and duties Of the respec
IUvp parIirs tt,lil is impossible 10 mIsunder
stand ur mistake ihem, In less Ihsn sever
Iypar, alirr hr conclusion Of that treaty GU
grievances had brrome so nlocra5e that II
he opInron Of President Jackson, The!
,houd De mo- longer endured.
I1 hls message to Congress, in February
1884, he presented chem to the cOnSIdera
luu Of du body, and declared that 'Ia
Ilrnglh ot TINE since sGme of Ihe iuIurle'
Inavp been committed, Me repeated an un
4vtlIlng .pp rarons for redress, lhe wanIol
Irhardcl r Of some Of he ouIIages upon lh'
property and persons of our cIUz'ns, nPOr
.he Offices AMI ll,g of the Uuucd States
InIppnudenl Of recent insults TO this govern
men, anl people by iSe late CXraoriInar!
NpXlcan minister, would justify IN the ey
Ior all nG'i,ns lmmedats wal. In a SpIIlt 0
I,lpdoes' and lorbearance, however, h" rc
,ommruIed IrpusaIs as mILder mode {
| Ired.pss,
lIr declared hat war should not be use
,s r,mcir '5y Just and generous ua'lo0
I,oud Ting r0 Iarll strength for rInres com
iurucd, # it can be honoraby av0ldrd, am
Imdrd. 1T has 0ccurred to ne lhaI cDUsId
rrog the pr,,e0, embarrassed condition Q
I.na. country, we should act with 5o'h wis
Iom aod modrrI,n, by giving to .H'Xlc
one moIo opportunity to atone Tor the pas
ioeIorc we take redress into our own bands
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