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

VIII iilf promises on the part OF Mexico,
but with the real purpose, a. the event
has proved Of indefinitely posiponing the
repar4lIon Which we demanded, and which
va 50 justly cue. Thls negotiation, after
more Than years DELAY, resulted in the
convention Of the eleventh OF April, 1889,
. for the adjustment Of cilims Of citizens
Of Tho United States Of America upon the
government Of the Mexican republic. -
The Joint boa I'd Of Commissioner created
by this convention to examine AMI de.
eide upon these claims was not organized
uali the month OF August, | : 10, and IN.
der the terms Of the convention they we're
- terminate their duties within eighteen
months from that time. -Four of the eigh
teen months we're Consumed in prelimina.
~ discussions On frivolous and dIldt0ry
points raised by the Mexican commission.
crs and Il was not until the month of De.
oember, 1910, that they commenced the
examination Of tie claims Of our citizens
upon Meylco. Fourteen months ony re.
manned 10 examine aud decide upon these
numerous aud complicated cases. la the
month of February, Is -, the term Of The
commission expired, leaving many claims
VA ,p5scd Of for want ri time. The claims
which were allowed bg the board, and BY
the umpire authorized by the convention
10 deeds in case OF slgre ment between
the Mexican and American comm ssIoners,
amounted o 50 ,026, 100 6s. There were
pending before the umpire when the CON.
mission expired additional claims which had
been examined and awarded b. the Amcd.
can commissioners, and had not becla,owcd
by the Mexican commissioners, amounting
to SJ2> ,637 3, upon winch he did not de-
clae, alleging that his horlly celscd with
the Icrmjnlllon of the lpint commission. -
Besides the claims, there were others Of 4.
mexican citizens amounting to So 336, 81
>, which had been submitted to the board,
and upon which they had no time to DC
eide before their final adjournment
Tie SUN Of 50 o26.l39 60, which had
been awarded 10 the claimants, was H.
qIIlalcd AMI aseetaiaed debt due BY Mex
leo, about which there could be no dispute,
and which she US b5lnd To pay accord
u4 to the term, ol tho convention. Soon
after the fiaal awards for this amount had
been made, The Mexican government ask
cd for a pDstponemeb; Of the timc Of max.
lns payment, atleglng that Il would be in,
couyenieu, 10 make The payment a, the time
stipulated. In the spirit Of forbearing
hugdness towards sister republic, which
Mexico has 81 long abu,e1, the [. States
promptly complied with her request. A
second convention was accordingly couclu.
died bctwe'n the two governments on the
Bob OF January, -l3, which uPon lis face
declares that tins new arrangement is en-.
tered into for the accommodation OF Mex.
ico." BY the terms Of thu. convention, all
the interest due On the awards which had
Gccn made in favor Of the claimants under
The convention of the eleventh Of April,
1880, was 10 be paid 20 them on the Goth
&c April, | Si3, and ''ghe principal of the
sad awards and the iatercst uccrujng
thereon WAS stipulated to be paid in
five ears 10 equal instalments every three
months Notwithstanding this new con
yeu;Iou was entered into al the request Of
Mexico, and f5r the purpose Of relieving
her from embarrassment, the claimants
hava only received the lnteres, due on the
SAITH of April lsi3, aad three Of the twen.
" instruments, Although the p1ymeat Of
the sum thus liqaijaled, and coufrssedly
due by Mexico to our citizens as Indemui.
" for acknowledged acls of outrage and
wrong, vas cured by treaty, the obiga.
tons OF which are ever held sacred by all
tf,..,,., H.. t,,l.,tnl Il as
solemn engagement by failing aud refusing
To- make the payment. The two install.
mcnts due in Aptli aud July, lsl+, under
the peculiar circumstances connected with
them, have been assumed by the I. States
AMI discharged to the claimants, but they
are still due b. Mexico. Bat tins is not
all Of which we have Just cause Of com.
plant. To provide a remedy for The claim
ants whose cases were not decided by the
iolnt commission ualcr the convention Of
April the llth, 1889, it was expressly stip-
ularcd by the sixth article Of the conyen
liou of the 30th of January, 1913, that "a
new convention shall be entered into for
the settlement of all claims Of the govern.
mcut aud citizens Of The {. States against
the republic Of Mexico which were not fl.
uallv decided by the late commission,
which met in the city Of Washington, and
all ur claims Of the government and citizens
Of Mexico against the Z. States"
conformity wjththis stipulation third
convention was concluded and signed at the
city of Mexico on the ooh of November,
lsl5, by the pleuipntenliaries of the two
governments, by WHICH provision was made
Tor ascerlainlng and paying these claims.
In January, lsll, tins convention was rat
fled BY the Senate Of the I. States with
two Amendments proposed to the govern
ment of Mexico, the same evaslons, diff.
cultles, and delays were inlerPoscd which
have so long marked the policy of that
government towar IS the l. States. 1t has
not even vet decided whether It would or
would not nccede to them, although the
subject has been repeatedly pressed upon
its consideration.
Mexico has thus violated a second time
ia, c,,tb oC treaties nv fail,nU or rpfnSinu