Washington telegraph., 1846-12-30

cases IN The month Ol February, l. ~, tue term
Of The commission expired, leaving many claims
undl'posed Of for want ui time The claims which
Were allowed by the board, aud by the umpire au.
lhoHlcdby the convention to decide In easr Of dis.
agreement between the Mexican aud American
commissioners, Amounted TO two millions, twenty.
six thousand one hundred aud lhtiy.nne dullafs
aud sSly.cght cents There were pending briare
the umpire, when the commission expired, add-
iional claims which had been examined aud awaf1.
ed by the American commissioner, and had not
been allowed by tho Mexican commissioners.
amounting to nine hundred aud twenty =elgdt
thouaand, six hundred and lwenly-sa dallafs
aud eighiy-eighi cents, upun which ha did not de,
eide, alledgng that bis authority had ceased with
the termination fihe joint commission.
BESIDES these claims, there were Others Of Ame.
Hean citizens, amounting 10 three millions, three
hundred a d ihfly.sN lhon,inl eight hundred
and thirty seven dolllr aud five cents, which had
been submitted 10 the board anu upon which ilizY
had not time to decide before their lilal aaIaam-
ment
The sum Of two millions iWenly.sIx thousand
one hundred and thry.uine dllIan and sixty.
eight cents, which had been awarded Ia the clam.
ants was lquidaled aud asatHaned debt daa IN
Mexico, about which there could be no dapala,
aud which she was bound to pay according Ia The
terms oi the convention soon after TIN faal
awards for this amount had been made the nak.
iean government asked ilf pasiponsneHl ef the
time Of making payment, al.edgng that II wuull
mconvenlcni 10 make ihr payment n the uaiH
stipulated. In the spirit Of iafbsarng kIndaazH II.
wards sister Rcpublc, which Mexico has 81 unH
sblsed the United Siatos promptly complied with
heffrqurst. A second convention was accordingly
concluded between the two g1grmmsHta On Tie
lithol January, 1913, which upon is faee II.
ellfes that ths Snow arrangement e snl I'D IIia
for the accommodation Of N co.. b. tIH tHfms
Of This convention, all tie Interest aaa On fIe
awards which hnd been ia agor Of Tire chm ans
under thr convention Of ue llih of Az, lsaa.
was to be paid to Them oa tHs 3llb Of AHHI Isl.
and "the principal Of ihr said swafis, sud tie IN.
isrrsi aeem.ug ih5ron, was s'|puIaied "a shs IA
i've ieau in equal uiEmaHa eFHE tHHaa
months Aoiwiih.ianlns lhis ura. convention
was ciirfrd nio ~ tle Ielna.' Of NiHkea. 50 Iaf
the pnIpurr oi f.|irtu- hrf FROM embarrassment.
the claimants have ualy received tie utafa=i die
on ihe 3uih Of Apnl, is Il "a tlfea uI tHa iWaa.
iy iHstilmsnts.
Although tho rhymon, 'iIie sum Thus iIlaI1aied
and cnuirssfd'y due by MeKraf TO OF eiftansI az
indemnity loT ackuoNlr lsrd acts af e4iraEe aud
wrong. wasfe-urrd by Treaty. the obligations nf
which are ever held lrrcd By all iHst naiaas.
yet Mexico has violated us saItmu engagement
by failing aud refusing Co nuke tho payment IT,
two iuslalmonts due loo April and lu4. lsits unz
der the peculiar Cifcum lnees connected WHl
them, have bson assumed hy tie Tinted Siaies.
and discharged to the cll.mluis, tu they uros5I5f
due by Mexico Bui ihi, .s not lll of which We
have just cause OF complaint. To provide remedy
for the claimants Whu-r risrs Wrr H0i drrird
by The joint commission under the convention of
Aprl llth, 1883, Il was expressly ,upu'ltyd by
tbg sixth article uf ihr convention OF llr lUih 81
January, 1873. that "a new convention shall be-
entered Iuio lufihc -riilrmrui of ull rau. oi iir
government aud citizens of the United States
again.i the Rrpuific Of Mexico which were nat
finally decidedly the late commission wh'eh mt
ia the City Of Washington, aui 40 claims Of the
government nnd citizens o. Mexico against Jhe 4.
Siaicsn
] by aswcepng decree n G mgfe.s suhseUieni
10 The viii Of ihr dictator, the several Stale con.
stiuons were abolished, and The States them.
selves converted into mrro departments OF the
Central government The proplc ui f,sa' were
/ unwilling 20 this usufpaugn. Resistance 90 such
I tyranny became a high duly. Trsis wa. fully
| sh-oIyed irum alI allegiance 10 the Central Gov.
I cmmonl Of Mexico from ilic moment that govern.
ment had abolished hrr State constitutions, aud n
/ iis place substituted an arbitrary and drtp5tc
Central Government.
I Such were the principal causes of the T,1Bs
revolution The people o. TosH at once deter.
mined upon resistance aud irw 10 arms. ln the
midst Of thes' important audtxH.ting events AoW-
ever, they dij not omit la p.1ce their liberties up.
on secure aud permanent foundation. They
elected members 10 a convention, who, in The
month Of March, 1885, Issued q ionut dcc'arl.
ton that their "pnliiica nuacliun with che Mex
lean nation had forever ended, aud that the pao.
pie Of Texas do now constitute lrrr. sovereign,
and independent rpHhlt," aHd hn fully invested
with all the rights md liinbl'cs which properly
belong 10 Independent nations They also adopted
for their government liberal republican coBsilln.
ton. About the same tine Santa Auna then
the Dictator Of Mexico invaded 1cyus with
numerous army for the purpose OF ,ubiuug her
/ people, and enforcing obedience % hs 4fbtfiry
and drspoiic government On the 2lr Of April.
/ 1896, be was met by lhe Texan c,uarn soldiers,
and on that day was achieved By ihrm the mcmar-
able victory Of San Jhcinto by which they con-
qucfcd their independence Considering the NUM-
bcS cngsgcd In the respective sides, history does
not record more brilliant achievement; santa
Anna himself was among the captycs.
/ In the month Of May, 1886. Santa Anna nc-
Knowcdged, by aircnty with the Texan unihon-
ties IN the most solemn ioun, "ihe iul onlrr aud
perfect Independence OF tho Republic oi Tcyus.'
II is true ho was then prisoner Of war, but il Is
] equally true ne ihUcu 10 conquer ltAAst hhu huu
met with signal defeat; that bis authority had not
been revoked, aud that by virtue Of the treaty. he
oblnncd his personal rclcnsc. BY Il holiiites
were suspended, aud the army which had Invaded
Texas under bis oommund returned in pu suance
Of this arrangement, unmaIrsied 10 Mexico.
From the dny that the bitllc Of San Jaointo was
fought Until the present hour, Mexico has noyrr
possessed the power to rr-ounqler Texas. In the
Language OF the Secretary Of State Of the Unlicd
States Ia a despatch To our minister IN Mrxco,
under date Of the eighth of July 1912, Mexico
may have chosen TO consider and may siIl choose
to CONSIDER Texas having been at times since
1885 and as slIIl continuing rebsluous province,
bui the world has been obliged TO take a very di-
icrrnt view Of the matter From the time " the
battle Of San Jacinlu, in April, 1896. 10 the pre-.
sent moment. Texas has exhibited the same "a.
tcrnal signs Of national independence hs Mexico
herself, and with quite as much stability Of Gov
cmmrnL
4 Practically frcc and independent, acknowledged
,,,Itte.l anv.r4tvnts hy ,It tho urtpriusl u.ug