New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-09

the Mexican Min!sts! at Washington
These solemn assurances n answer % our demand
for redress were disreea-ied 81 making thsm, how
ever, Mexico obtained farther delay President az bc
rel IL MS sanua. message 70 Congress Q! me Hin OF
December 49, states that although TIE larger NUM-
Der Of demands Tor redress and many oil tnstn az
g-a7ated cases Of personal Eroncs hare been to-
years before the Mexican Government and some CT me
OF national complaint. and those CT re most OF
iensi-e character admitted Of aeGias, simple SID
satisfactory replies only within few days past that
any specific communication II answer % cur tzst &C.
rasad made Eve months $50 has been rsce!7ed irot tue
Mexican minister and that 70. not one OF our pubic
complaints has satisfaction been ei-su OF os-ec :ha;
cut OF the OF psrsoua wrong aas been sToTa-
biz considered and tst but four cases OF ootn descp
mons cut OF al those formally presented Az earnestly
pressed have az YET been decided upcn oy tie Nsxicsn
Government President Van Buren,. believing TIA; !.
would Dc -sin 20 MAKE any farther attempt 70 oo.s re-
dress 5y the ordinary within the power OF he
Executive. communicated his opinion 70 Congress N
TIE message referred 10. II WHICH he sai On care
.ul and deliberate examination OF The coneuts (oi me
correspondence win the Mexican Gorsrrnent) snd
considering the spirit manifested b. Tie Mexican Gov
e-rment il has become painful duly 70 return me
subject standzto Congress 10 waou II belongs
10 decide upon the t.e, the mode AID the measure OF
redress Fad the United states 81 iha lime adopted con-
puisorv and taken redress INTO theiF own
hands al our difficulties with Mexico would probably
have been long ad busted and The existing wa! have
been ayer1ed. Mzguauity and moderation on our part
only mad the effect cnnlpcae these d.Ecuces, aud
render al sEicabe settlement Of them the more eInbsr-
RAISING Ths; such measures o. redress under similar
-o~ocaous committed BY anv OF the powerful nations
OF Europe, would have been promptly Tesorted TO By
tne United States cannot BE- doubted. The national
honor and the preservation o. the national character
throughout the world vel! g. our own self respect
and The protection due 70 own citizens would nave
rendered such resort Indispensable The history OF
no civilized nation IN modern times has presented VITA
in brief period many wAnton attacks upon tne
honor Of IL Tag and upon the property and persons OF
il citizens mad that time been borne BY the JnlteG
States from the MEXICAN authorities and people. but
Mexico was sister Republic, on The North american
continent occcrv- territory contiguous 10 our own
and in feeble and distracted condllon; ana hese
considerations il is presumed induced Congress 10 Tor
bear SILL longer.
Instead OF taking redress into our hands. new
negotiation entered upon with fair promises on the
part of Mexico but with the real purpose as the event
has proved OF indefinitely postpon:ng tue reparadon
which we demanded, and which was so Justly due =
This negotiation after than years delay result
ed in the Convention OF the llthot april cJs tor the
adjustment OF claims Of citizens OF the United Staes OF
America upon the Government o. the Mexican Repuo
lie The Joint Board Of Commissioners created by thls
Convention examine and decide upon these CLAIMS
was not organized until the month OF August $40 and
under the terms of the Convention they were 10 iern
nate their duties within eighteen months from that zinc
-four OF the eighteen months were consumed IN prelrr
mary discussions on frivolous and dator points raised
the Mexican Commissioner and II was no; urtil
the month OF December lciO that idey commenced inc
examination OF tde CLAIMS OF cur chzens upon NrNco
Fourteen months only remained 20 examine ana decide
upon bcse and implicated cases IN the month
OF Feb -2, the term OF the commission expired leaving
which were allowed bT the Board. and by the umpire
authorized By the Convention 20 decide in case OF diaa
r!eeneHi between tie Mexican and American coinnii
soners. amounted two millions twcntyslN thousand
hundred and thirty nine dollars ana siN'ycisht
cents. There We're pending before the umpire "hen
the commission expired additional claims which had
been examined and awarded By the American conmis
soners. and had not been allowed by the Mexican
commissioner amounting 10 nine hundred and twenty
sight thousand hundred ana twenty seven dollars
ard eighty eight cents upon which he aid not decide
Hfs had
ton OF the joint commission Besides these claims there
were others OF American citizens amounting TO three
million three hundred and thirty six thousand eight
hundred and thirty dollars Eiid I'VE cents Wllc
had been submitted 10 the Board and upon which they
had time 10 decide before their final adjournment
The sum OF two million tventy-sx thousand one hun
bred and hiryninc dollars and sixty light cents, wich
had been awarded 10 the claimants Aquidated and
esce.tained debt due by Mexico about which there
could he dispute. and which size was bound 10 pay
according the terms OF the Convention soon alter
the final awards for His amount had oeen made the
Mexican Gorcrnmeut asked for postponcmsut c the
time Of making pay mcnt, alleging that twoald be in
Convenient make the payment at the time stipulated
IL spirit Of ioroeHrlng klnGnes towards sister Re
nublic which Mexico has long abused. the United
States promptly complied with hcr request second
Convention was accordingly concluded between the Two
Governments on the thriieh Of January 1913 which
upon IL face declares that this new arrangement Is en-
:. rcd into Tor 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 eleventh OF April, 1893
yns 10 be paid 20 them the thirueth OF April l-i3
and the principal OF the said awards ard the interest
accruing thereon stipulated 10 be paid in
five years in equa! instalments every three
months Notwithstanding this new Convention
was entered into the request of Mexico and for the
purpose of relieving Ter from embarrassment the
Claimants have only received the interest due the
thirt!eh of April l-i3 ana three OF the twenty install
Although the payment OF the sum thus lquida-
ted and coniessedly due by Mexico 10 our citizens as
indemnity for acknowledged acts OF outrage and wrong
was secured by treaty the obligations of which
held sacred by all Just nations yet Mexico has violated
this solemn engagement by falling and refusing TO make
the payment The two nsta!ments due in April and July
lsii, under the peculiar circumstances connected
with them have been assumed By the United States and
discharged to the claimants. but they sull due by
Mexico But this i not al OF which We have Just cause
of complaint. To provide remedy for the claimants
whssc cases decided by the joint commission
under the Convention OF April the llh, 1859 1t
pressy stipulated by the sixth article OF the Convention
of the 10th Of January, 1913, that Convention
shL be entered into for the settlement of all claims OF
the Government and citizens OF the tnited States
against the republic of Mexico which were not finally
decided By the late commission which met in the city
OF Was hington and of al claims OF the Government
and citizens of Mexico against the United States
In conformity with this stipulation third Conven-
ton concluded snd signed at the City OF Mexico on
the Goth November 1913 BY the Pleuipoentares otthe
two Governments. by which provision was made for
ascersinng and paying these claims. In January l-ii
this Convention ratified by the Senate OF the United
States with two amendments which were maniiesty
reasonable in their character Upon reference OF The
amendments proposed t. the Government OF Mexico
the same eyssiops difficulties and delays inter
posed which have 30 long marked the policy of thai
Government toward the United States Il has not even
yet decided whether it would or would not accede TO
Them although the subject has been repeatedly pressed
upon is consideration.
Mexico has thus violated second time the faith OF
treaties By falling refusing 10 carry into effect the
sixth article Of the Convention of January. 1913.
such is the history OF the wrongs which We have suf
;ered and patiently endured from Mexico through long
series of years So fs4 from afordicg reasonable salts
faction tor The injuries and insults We haG borne great
a-gravs;on of them in the fact that While the
United states anxious 10 preserve good understand
inc with Mexico have been constantly, out yainly
pioyed in seeking redress for past wrongs new oura
:.s were constantly occurring which have continued TO
Increase our cslses Of complaint and 10 swell TIC
amount OF our demands While the citizens OF the nj
ted States were conducting Lawful! commerce wiki
Mexico under the guaranty OF treaty OF ai:y, coz
merce and navigation many OF them have suffered al
the injuries which would have resulted from open war
This treaty instead Of aoring protection 10 our Cit
zens ss been the mems Of inviting them INTO the ports
Of Mexico thai they might be they have been in
merous instances pundereG OF their property and de
priyed of their persona! liberty they dsred insist
their nights Had the ua!awfr! seizures o.! American
properly and the violation Of personal liberty OF our
nothing o the insults tag which