The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-12-17

S"'e ''NH I"uutiN Hunot aud Interests al
any sacrifice. The a!acfity aud prompt
ness with which orr volunteer forces rush.
ed to The field on their country's call, prove
not only their pi'ripllsm, but their deep
conviction that cur cause is Just.
The wrongs which we have suffered
IRON Mexico almnst ever since she became
an independent Power, and the patient en-
dutante "lh which We hlye borne them.
are without parallel ~ the history &c mo.
defn civilized nations. There i reason 10
believe that ii these wrongs had been re.
senied and resisted in the FIST instance,
the present var might have been avoided.
OHe outrage, however, permitted to pass
with IMMUNITY, almost necessarily encour.
aged The preparation of another, uniI ut
last Mexico seemed to attribute to weak.
ness and njeci,ion on pur plrt a lorbcar.
ance which was The oilspr1g 81 mognaui.
NIFTY, and Of a sincere desire % preserve
tuendiy relations Sllh sister republic.
Scarcely had Mexico achieved hcr nde.
pcn!ence, winch HE L. States were the
hrst among lie nations to acknowledge,
when she commcuced the y stem If msul
aGd Spnllalnu, Which she has ever since
pursued. Our citizens engaged n law ul
commerce were imprisoned, lhcir vessels
seized, and our fla ln>uited "a her porls.
4 money was wau'cd, IL. lawlcss seizure
auI c0ttiscaliun III our merchant vessels
and Their caIgncs VAS ready resource !;
utI Il to accomplish their purposes Il be.
came necessary 10 an, r.son the owners,
captains, and crews, Il was done. Rulers
superseded rulers "a Mexico IN rapid sue
ces,lon, bat s'lil there was no change ia
ihis system Of dcprcdlllon The govern.
mcnt II tho L. STATES made repeated re.
clamluons "a Lc!iail Of is citizens, but
these we're answered Us The perpelia,un
" acs outfages. Promises u rcdtes. made
uy Ncklco 10 he most solemn forms were
postponed Or cyaIed. The flies aud records
Ut the Department, 81 Safe contain conc,u.
save proofs 81 numefou, lon .e,s acts per.
pelialed upon the property ar.I pefapu, Of
our citizens by McSco, and Of walton ia.
suits % Our national llag, The intcrpos.
ton u our goycnmcu, 70 Obtain redress
was aealu and again ttuaed, under cit.
cuns'Aacc Which 10 nation ought 10 l.sre-
CORD.
L vas pei lhat these 5utaees would
cease, AID thu lIeN,cp would b.. = TEAMED
hy tho laws eilsh regulate the eau uc, Of
civilized nations Ia their intercourse With
each other after HE treaty of amily, com.
mercc, and uavIgallonof ) j Of Apul, -3l,
vas concluded between the two republics
but THIS hope ,3on proved II B. su1. HE
course uf setzate and coah.catlau gl the
properly of our ci,,zsns. Tie violations pf
their persons and tie Insult, 10 our llr
pursued by Mexico prc,jau. 10 that lla.e,
we're scarcely suspended for even a brirr
peuod, although thc treaty So c.rar.y &c
fines tie rights and duties Of the respective
parties that At T. impossible 10 misuulcr.
stand Or mistake hem, In less than seven
years after the conclusion Of that treaty
our grievances had become 80 iHio'efable
that, 10 he opinion Of President Jackson.
they should no longer lie endured. IL his
message TO Congress, IN February, ~37,
he presented them 10 the Consideration of
that body auI declared that The lepgJh
Of time since some uf the injuries have
been committed, The repeated and uuayali.
lng applications for fedtess, the weutnn
character Of some of the ou'rages upon
the property and persons Of our citizens,
upon the officers add Gag Of the Z. States,
independent oC recent insults to this gov.
ernment and people by the late cxlraordj.
nary Mexican minister, would Justify ~
the eyes of all nations immediate war. "
In a spirit Of kindness and tofbearauce,
however, be recommended reprsaIs as n
mlldcf mode OF n, drcss. He declared that
wal should not bo used as a remedy " by
just and generous nations, couh1lug 10 their
strength for injuries committed, II It cnn
be honofably avoided, and added, " il has
occurred to me that, considering the pre-.
sent embarrassed condition of thai country,
NC should net with both wlsd IN aud mod.
GRAFTON, by giving To Mexico one more op
pnuunily to atone lJr The past, before NO
Ia Ike redress into our own hands, To avoid
all misconccplion on the part q Mexico,
as we'll as to protect our own national cha
rac,er from rcproach, this Opportunity
should be given with the uvowcd design
aud full preparation to take immediate sat
isiactiou, if i, should not he obtained on a
tcpctlion Of the demand for It. To this
end recommend that an act be passed au.
thorzlng reprisals, and the use Of the ma.
val force Of the L. States, by the EXecu'
tive, against Mexico, TO enforce them IN
the even, Of a refusal By the Mexican 20.
veIument to come TO an amlcable ADJUST
ment % the matters IN controversy hetweef
us, upon another demand thereof, made
from on board one Of our vessels Of wal
on the coast Of Mexico
Committees Of both houses Of Congress
to which this message of this President was
referred, fully sustained his views of The
character Of the wrongs which we ha'
suffered from Mexico, and recommended
that another demand for redress should b'
mado before authorizing war or reprisals
The Committee on Foreign relations OF Thu
Senate, IN their report, say: After sucl
demand, should prompt justice be relns