The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-12-23
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snu y epuuHC, % mexico which were not
finally decided BY The late commission,
which vi met in the,cisy OF Washington, and
Of al al claims Of the efg6Sernmens and ciii.
zen gems OF Mexico against the United S,nies.y
In conformity with this stipulation, 1
third convention was concluded and s;rnrr.
ed at The city OF Mexico on iiis NE niie,l,
Of November, ls43, sby The 5pleni ipoIen,inr.
les OF the Two governments, by Which, pro.
vision wns made for nscertaining and pay.
Ing these claims. In. January, 1914. Ibis
convention was ratified by The Senate az
the United States with two ainendments.
Which were manifestly reasonable in their
ch'a chm racter. Upon q reference OF the amend
menis proposed 10 the government Of Mex
leo, the same 'evasions, difficulties. aud dc.
iayswere interposed which have SO long
marked the policy of that government ia.
wards the United States. f,;tias not even
yet decided whether il would or wouid moi moi
accede 10 them, although the suffice, has
been repeatedly pressed upon its consilc.
ration. -
Mexico has thus violated a second time
The faith of treaties. by failing or refusing
10 carry into effect the sixth article or tho
convention Of January, ls43.,
Such is the history Of the wrongs which
we have suffered and patiently endured
from Mexico through long series Of years.
So fur from affnrding reasonable saiisfac.
lIon for The injuries and insults wc have
borne. great aggravation Of them con.
sisis in the fact, that while the Uniictl
States, anxious 10 preserve good under
standing with Mexico. have been constant.
y, but vainly. employed in seeking redress
tor past wrongs. new outrages were con.
stanlly occurring, which have continued 10
increase our causes Of complaint and "a
swell the amount Of our demands. Willie
The citizens Of the United States, were con.
'lucting lawful commerce with Mcxico
under the guaranty of treaty Of "amily,
commerce, aud navigation" many of them
have suffered all the injuries which would
have resulted from open war. This ircaty.
instead Of afording protection 10 our els.
zens, has been The means Of inviting Their.
into The ports Of Mexico. that they might
be, as they have been in numerous insian-
ces, plundcred OF their properly and
deprived Of tlteir personal liberty If they
dared insist OH their rights. iIud ihe
unlawful seizures OF American property.
and the violation of personal liberty Of our
citizens, TO say nothing Of the einstilts 10 our
flag which have occurs ed in The ports or
Mexico. taken place on the high seas thcy,
would themselves long since have cons,i,
iutcd state of actual war between tIso
two coun,ries, In so long suffering Next,
CO 10 violate, her most solemn treaty ubii-
gaiions, plrnder our citizens or tllcir pro.
perry, and imprison their persons without
atiordlng them any redress, ne have fniled
| 10 perform Que Of the FIRST and highest
duties which every government owes 10 its
citizens; and the consequence has been, that
many OF them have been reduced from a
state OF affiucnce IN baiikruptcy. The
proud name Of American citizen, Slicl,
ought TO protect all who bear it from Insult
and injury throughout the, world, I,ns
afforded no such protection 10 our citizens
in Mexico. We had ample cause Of war
against Mexicu long before the breaking
ont Of hostilities. But even then VIC forbore
10 tnke redress into our own hands, until
Mexico hersclf became the agg1essor by
invading our soil in hostile array and shed.
ding the blood Of our citizens.
Such are the grave causes Of COMPLAIN,
on the part Of the United States apains,
Mexico-causcs which existed long, beforc
The annexation Of Texns Ia the American
Union; and yet, animated by The love OF
peace, and magnanimous m moderation. ire
did not adopt those measures OF redress
which, under such circumstances, are the
justified resort Of injured nations
The annexation nf Texas TO the United
Srates constituted no just cause OF offence
to Mexico. The prelext that /, did so is
wholly inconsistent, and irreconcil.ble
with well authenticated facts connected
with tho revolu.io on by which Texas became
independent Of Mexico. That gi!,is NAV
be the more manifest. il may be- proper 10
advert to the causes and 10 the history Of
the Principalievents Of that revolution.
Texas constituted portion OF the an.
cient provincesof Louisiana, ceded 10 The
United Stutes by France in The year 1904.
In the year 1910, the United States, by tho
Florida treaty, ceded TO Spain all that par,
nf Louisiana within the present limits Of
Texas; and Mexico, by tho Revolution
which separated her from Spain, and rem.
dered her an independent nation, succeed.
cd TO the rights Of The mother country over
This territory. In the year 1924, Mexico
established a federal constitution, under
which the Mexican Republic was composed
ofa number Of sovereign States, conicder-
ated together in a federal Union similar 10
our own. Each of these States had lis own
Executive, LEGISLATURE. and iutliciarv apl