Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-12-23

"ho many ot The aggravated cases OF per
sonal wrongs, had been now Tor years be.
lore the Mexican government, aud some
OF the cases Of national complaint, and
those OF the most offensive character ADM;
ted OF immediate simale and satisfactory
replies, il is only within a few days pas
that any specific communication in answer
10 our last demIrds, made FIVE months ago,
has been received from, the Mex can, NJ N
lister-und that for net one Of our public
complaints, has Satisfaction Eeen given or
offered; that but one OF the cases oil per-
soual wrong has been faYolably cons der.
ed, and but four clses Of both desc riptions
out OF nil those formerly presented and ear
nestiy pressed, have rs yet been decided
by the Mexican government" Presden;
Van Blu en-, believing tfat it would be vain
to enter into further attempts 10 obtain re
dress by he ordinary means within the
power of the Executive, communicated this
opinion 10 Congress in The Message refer
red 10, in which he said "on careful and
liberal examination of the contents Of the
correspondence with the Mex can govern
meni. AID cons ling the spirit manifested
~
my paiaf,ui duty to reiorn the subject as it
now stands to Congress, 10 whom it be,
longs, to decide upon the maaner and
means OF redfess"
Had The United States al the time adop-
ted compulsatnry measures and taken the
redress into their own hands all our difficult
ties with Mexico would have been long
al IL a
have bsen avoided. Mngnan;mny and
moderation on oar part only had effect to
compiicate these d fiic0ilies, aud render an
amcabIe settlement Of them the more EN-,
barrass ng. That such measures Of re-
dress repder similar proyocations, commit
ted by any of the powerful nat ons Of Eu
rope, would have been promptly restored
by the United STATES is not to be doubted
National honor and preservation Of The ma
tlonal character throughout the world, as
we'll as our own self respect and the pro-
tee ion due 10 our own citizens would have
rendered such resort indispensable.
The history of no civilized nation Of
modern times has presented in so brief n
period so many wanion attacks upon the
honor OF lis flag and the property and per-
sons of lis Citizens. as had at that lime
been borne by the Unied States. from the
Mexican authorities aud people. But Mex,
;co was a sister Republic, on the Moth A
mercan Continent. occupying a territory
contiguous 10 our own, and was in foe
BILE, distracted condhior; and these cons.d
eralions, il is presumed, induced Congress
to fnbear, still longer, instead of taking
redress into our own hands. A new nego-
lia.ion was entered upon with fair promis-
es on the part of Mexico, but for The real
purpose, as the event has proved,of lndeti-
-niialg T4aSi asN.n1 rsesh
demanded, and which was so Justly due.
This negoi station, after more than years
delay, resulted in the convention Of the
ll.h Of April, 1889, for the adjustment OIL
claims Of citizens oil the United States Of
America upon the government Of the Mex
can Republic, TIE joint board Of comms-
sioners, created by this Convention, 10 ex-
anime ard Gee dc upon these claims, was
not organized until August, 1910. Undor
The terms Of the Convention, they were TO
terminate Their duties within eighteen
months from that time. Four Of the Is
months were consumed.
Four Of the eigh'ee months were con
sumec in the preliminary discussion on
frivolous and dilatory points, raised by the
Mexican Commissioners and it was not un
I'll The month Of December, 1910, that
they commenced the exam nation Of the
claims OF cur citizens upon Mexico.
Fourteen months only remained 20 ex
anime and decide upon those numerous
and complicated cases. In the month Of
February, 1912, the term Of the comm s
sion expired, leaving many claims ind $
posed Of for want OF lime. The claims
which were allowed by the Board, and by
the umpire authorized By the convention TO
decide 10 case of disagreement between the
Mexican and American commissioners,
amounted TO 50 0-6. 1868. There were
pending before the umare when the com
mssioned expired, additional claims Which
hid Eeen examined aud awarded by the
Amer can commiss oners, and bad not been
allowcd by The Mexican commiss oners,
mouiing To S92S.G27 IS, upon which he
did not decide, alleging that his authority
had ceased with The termination of the
joint commission.
Besides these claims, there were others
Of American citizens, amounting 10 So
$50. s37 ,O5, which had been submitted 10
The board, and upon which they had not
time Ia dec de, before the ina! ad,ourn-
men'. The sum Of 50 ,026, l39 IS, which
had been awarded to he claIman S, was n
Iiauida,ed and ascerlainCd debt due from
NJ xico, about VIII en- there could be no dis
nnie. and which size was bound 10 pay by
The terms OF The Convention. Soon after
The final awa,ds Of this amount had been
mad. the Mexican Government asked a
pos ponemen OF tie time for making pay
ment. alleging that ii would be incon,en-
lent to .na>e the payment Al the time slip
uialed. In the spflt Of forbearing kind
ness towards ssier Rcpubl c, with Mex.
leo hid so long abused, tie United States
promptly compiled with her request.
4 second convention was accordingly
concluded between The two governments on
ti.c 80 b OF January, 1543, wh Oh upon lis
face decllFes that t,lis new arrangement Is
entered mo for the accomno lalion o. Mex
;co. By he terms of his contention |
the interest due Oh the awards which had
been made in favor Of the cInim.nts under
the convention ofihe LII o, April, 1899,
was 10 be paid 10 hem from The 39ih or A.
mil, 1913, aud the principal OF the awards,