The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-12-25


lternatonaI law and Ire religious faitlf Of
treaties; !" and that ''8Ilategef reason and jus.
lice may dictate respecting each case will be
dane." The ASSURANCE was further given.
that the decision Of the Mexican Govern.
mentuPon each cause ofc0mplaint f0F which
redress had heen demanded, skonld be com.
muncaled 10 the GoveInment0 Of the United
Estates by tho Mexican ministerial Washing.
ton.
These solemn assurances, in answer 10
our demand for redress, weT0 disregarded.
10y making them, however, Mexico obtained
further delay. President Van Buren,, in his
annual message 10 Congress Of the 9Th Dec,
1887, states, that ''aithongh the large NUM-
Der" Of our demands for redress, and ''many
lof them aggravated cases Of personal wrongs.
have been now foT years before the Mexican
GoVelnment, and some of the causes Of na.
tionai complaint, and those of the most of
fensiVe character, admitted of immediate,
simple, and satisfactory replies, it is only
wlthlna few days past that any specific CON-
INJUNCTION in answer to our last demand,
made i've months ago, has been received
from the Mexican minister" and that "foF
not one of our public complaints has salts.
faction been given or offered; that but enc
of the cases Of personal wrong has been
faYorably considered, aud that but four cases
of both descriptions, out of all those for
mally presented, and earnestly pressed, have
as yet been decided upon by the Mexican
!, Government" President Van Buren,, be.
: lieYing that ii would be vain 10 make any
, further attempt 10 obtain redress by the Oh.
!, diuaFy means within the power of the Exc.
cutiVe, communicated his opinion to Con.
gress, in the message referred TO, in which
!, he said, "On careful and deliberate ex.
! animation of the cOntents." (of the CORES
/ pondence with the Mexican Government
/ "and considering the spirit manifested BY
a the Mexican Government, il has become
i. my painful duty 10 return the subject as il
now stands 10 Congress, to " HON it belongs
!, to decide upon the time, the mode, and the
a measure of redress"
1 Had the United States at that time adopt
It ed compulsory measures, and taken redress
il into their own hands, all our difficulties Will
9 Mexico would probably have beenlOng since
= adjusted, and the existing war have beef
II aVerted. Magnanimity and moderation OF
's our part only had the effect to complicat
m these difficulties, and reHder,an amicabl
10 settlement Of them more embarrassing
a That such measures of redress, under aim
IN Lar provications, committed by any Of III
CT other powerful nations of Europe, YOU
is have been promptly resorted to by the Un
I'D tied States, cannot be doubted. The nation
C. lhonof, and the preservation Of the nation
~ iohaFacter throughout the woEid, as veil
P- Tour oWn self.respect, and the protection d.
IL
Isl such a resort Indispensable. The histoI
e Of 20 civilized nation in modern times hi
ae presented within so brief period SO man
~ wanton attacks upon the honor Of its Has
= and upon the property and persons Of i
y citizens, as had al that time been borne
the United States from the Mexican auths
% tiles and people. Blu. Mexico was a sistt
a Republic, on the North American Continen
- occupying territory contiguous TO our owl
: and was in feeble and distracted condition
n and these considerations it is presumed, il
~ Educed Congress to forbear still longer.
n. Instead of taking redress into our oW
o. hands new negotiation was entered in
bv upon fair promises on the part Of MexiC
TO but with the real purposes, as the event b
ra- proved, Of indefinitely postponing the rep
ch so Justly due. This negotiation after mo
,ur than years delay, resulted in the conve
lis. ton Of the 18th Of April, 1889, "foE q
)re adjustment Of claims Of citizens of d
ext United States Of America upon the Cover
the ment Of the Mexican Republic" r
as joint board Of commissioners created By. Il
be convention TO examine and decide upon the
I'M claims, was not organized until the mos
in~ of August, 1S4O, and under the terms
the convention, they were to terminate th
the duties within eighteen months Of that til
re~ -Four Of the eighteen months were consu
hey ed 10 preliminary discussions on friVol,
lple aud dila:oty points raised by the MexiC
own commissioners; and it was not until
iif- month of December, 1910, that they &C
ring menced the examination Of the claims
the our citizens upon Mexico. Fourteen mon
the only remained TO examine and decide n
lex> these numerous and complicated cases.
ings the month Of February, l642, the tern
the commission expired, leaving many e.
liect undisposed 81 for want Of time. The ella
8 at wera allowed by the board, and By the I
alive nire authorised by the convention to dec
been N case Of disagreement between the M'
eace lcan and American commissioners, amol
VIC ed TO TWO MllilpHs lNeutg sslA thousdh1
hese hundred and thiIty.n:ne dollars and 81
nres eight cents. There were pending bel
J Of The umpire, when the commission expil
nave additional claims, which had been exami
and awarded BY the American cotnmiss
sciel ers, and had not been allowed by the nj
: ~ can commissioners, amounting to nine
.e sg dred and twenty. eight thousand six hun.
.eP3 and twenty.seVen dollars and eighty-e
: ~ cents, upon which he did moi decide, al
o.. . ing that his authority bad ceased With
ment n'tls.1ioil y tug 1oiais
inch Besides thsse claims there were othel
be, American citizens amounting 70 three
IbinoIli three hundred and thirty elk lhaul
ibnts eight hundred and thirty seven dollars