Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-10-07

4 PFeSSeu ny tne minister's OF the u nlted
State, Subsequently,, adhtioaaf claims
have begyR presented to the Department of
State, exceeding in amount 1900, 600,
1.-TWO millions two hundred thousand dollars)
showing in all the enormous aggregate of
So, 4el 1908, (eight millions four hundred
and nlnety,one thousand six hundred and
three dollars. But what has been the fate
even Of those claimants against the govern.
ment Of Mexico, whose debt has been fully
liquidated, recognised by Mexico, and its
payment guaranteed by the most solemn
treaty stipulations2 The Mexican governs
ment finding it inconvenient to pay the
amount awarded, either in money or.in an
issue OF treasury notes, according to the
terms OF the convention, new convention
was concluded on the 30th. Of January,
l843, between the two governments, to re,
lIeve that OF Mexico from this embarrass-
ment. BY its terms, the interest due ON
the whole amount awarded was ordered to
be paid on the 30th April, 1s43, and the
principal, with the accruing interest, was
made payable in five years, in equal install
ments, every three months. Under this
new agreement, made to favor Mexico, the
claimants have only received the interest up
to the 30th April, l843, and three of the
twenty instalments." s.astess .-rl
Mr.. Slidell to Mr. Castillo, date Jalapa,
March II, l946. .a,..'..t.. ....
FL aa Extract. >H t.s as
- "The United States can confidently ap-
peal to the history of the events of the
last twenty years as afording the most con-
elusive refutation Of the charges usurpa-
ton, violence, fraud, artitice, intrigue, and
bad faith, SO lavishly scattered through the
note Of your excellency. Il. s'f
1t has never been pretended that the
scheme Of Colonization of the territory of
Texas, by citizens Of the United States, was
suggested by their government. 1t was in
conformity with policy deliberately a.
dopted by that of Mexico, and she must
accuse herself alone for results which the
slightest foresight must have anticipated,
from the introduction of a population whose
character, habits, and opinions were so
widely divergent from those Of the people
with whom it was attempted to amalgan,ate
them. There is no ground for the asser-
ton that "the United States, profiting by the
generosity with which their citizens had
been invited to Texas, and resolved, sooner
or later, to take possession ofthat territory,
encouraged. emigration thither, with the
view that its inhabitants, changing the
character OF colonists tor that OF masters,
should seize upon the territory Tor the pur.
pose OF transferring It 70 the united States :"
It Is true that no obstacles TO TINS emgra-
tlon were lntofpesea oy men, ior u mas
ever been one OF the most cherished arll-
cles OF the polltlcal creeo OF lhe American
people, that every citlzen mas the absolute
ana uncon.roliapie rlght 10 alVest hlmseli OF
MS allegiance ana 10 seek, II ne thinK
proper, the advancement q MS fortunes IN II
forelgn ianos. Hllmulalea py lne gra,ul1'
Gus e', allolnen' o. lanas 70 einlgranIs, ana oy
.: .ne Sl.y ~ apPioaons' mlln l,ie eAoep-
.lon ci LoiiuuS 'I'elanoe ales. W iaens!T
W VI 'ne po'isloa' illa'lsu.lonS " '41 m1Ni,
Ian iepuu.I ~ 'lose ,,,a.;e liea arTn @ nau
ss ot.a;oa Jsva1oIn,put ,Io tha. " .,thon;nod M .ba
e,e gI c - ao'eon' .,'sh 'Ia T Ioa hae l aI sn9
oo.n 1l y. p:la m 49, ~
ety iaS Suo.antea do;ssau Mes;oa 'niou
aosriss,s ssnorate stota l convent;on % waa
10 sepi a CO. 60 ~o au..;.,,.;oa nnaad "a
e.u' ane .,,;.p I tho ono,,;Sians oc .ba G,uda
10y na. "nn 'no of1eo1 % =. ~ ,.,Ss.o.antod @ ,
-. o'al .h~ .Uc on"l"I c,onasoss ~ w;.h na.;t;oa ~
" .ne $50 ene 49, % v ~ .ho an,;ao.an ] W
~ ~ nao.od .aeu INV .md o .ho % daIa,.ta % Ipr;soned
Sas ielsoea, .h anu so u cnparssa oo ~
Sooli al'er' 'l1e coiis,'lu'ona. ool.siess ~
Mexico was uissoiveu oy nll.aly iofoe, @ .no
same arbitrary poMe' w. a, oI1noa nsm
congress w wnlon VIC i:aaa leuela. .n'sso'.o
was aorosalsu .'lu ,,;hs1 Io,'sIi'ue H. y. oeI
1ral government es.aol,s,va ~ I S,9ob ,bt
leHas, as sue llaa a'l u,i?Ies',Io ns".
70 oo' reluseu ~ aoHlu"Ieu n:aI .s sne ] ;nnadc1
Ola govern!nehs e. w.loh ,iao ueen Pu;1l ,;I;
upon 'ne osaer ''asTs oS aac ,Shah % had
lary asulpaslt ,ha Manoeu ] rpp,,h,ic % was & ds
oouna her 10 llle meAioaa aepup,o waI b0an o,s
solveo' anui a auos'e ,h;oatan I ' 10 '0e, om
u mdue W reuuco hol w sucloolioh, oho, 'oit