The daily union., 1846-06-30

Mr. Z. J. IkCEhsOLL, JFOW INC IOHItuft VH HV'tt5N
affairs, made the JOiIOping report:
tooscLUDED.l
Having disposed Of the Texas question. which Is
The only pretext set up by Mexico for war with this
country further reasons will be shown for our go
ing 70 war.
As American commerce and merchants have been
great sufferers by Mexican wrongs, general mlsap-
0rehenson prevails that our causes OF complaint are
opIy commercial and individual. But that Is quite
mistake. The national indignues have been such
as the United States sustained from any other
goyernment-such as one government has scarcely
ever inflicted on another and such as, by all the
laws OF nations, Justify war: indeed the CONNER
eial wrongs do 80. The right OF nation, all pub
csts agree, is perfect right, Of refusal to submit
to pecuniary injustice right TO use force to OBJ
Ain Justice is amsng the duties Of government to
m own eitizens and its perfect right against all other
nations. Our wrongs, however, are much more
than dishonored debts, frequently and solemny ac-
knowledged to be due for gross injuries and per.
sonal oulrages, besides property withheld. The
national insults by Mexico to the United States
probably without example. or the six public min
sters commissioned by this country to that as our
representatives, (Mr Poinsett, Mr.. Butler, Mr.. El
lis Mr. Thompson, Mr.. Shannon, and Mr.. Sill
dsl) no less than four Mr.. Poinsett, Mr.. Ellis, Mr..
Shannon, and Mr.. SdelD have been rudely reject
ed and expelled by the Mexican government from
their territories or the nine Mexican ministers to
regon, Tornel, Montoya, Castillo y Lanzas, Goros-
tiza, Martinez, and Almonte,) at least three
(Messieurs Tornel, Gorostiza, and Almonte)
abruptly left this country, threatening war. Mr..
Torne and Mr.. Castillo Lanzas have,
in Mexico, on all occasions, sgnalized their
anlmosity against us. Mr.. GorostIza, before
he left the United States published an indecent
and inhammatory appeal to our people, character
z.d bya late Secretary of State (Mr. Forsyth) as
an endeavor to provoke rupture with the United
States, anticipating by an er parie publication the
correspondence of the American Secretary Of State
accusing the American government of want Of
fah-an lmpudent violation Of diplomatic courtesy
and propnety not to say common decency, de-
signed TO produce an effect on European cabinets
General Almontes protest and menacing demand
Of passports on the 9th of March, lS45, 1.-TWO days
after President Polk was inauguraed,) must be fresh
in universal recollection, together with Mr. Secreta-
~ Buchanan's mild, conciliatory, and forbearing
answer.
From first to last the instructions and de-
pertinent of American ministers to Mexico have
been smicable, while those Of Mexico TO the UntsI
States have been violent. Mr. Thompson has jus,
published volume of kind recolections of Mexico.
Mr.. Amonte went home to be war minister against
Us.
To these instances of gross national offence sew
eral more may be added.
Several seamen Of the national sloop-of-war
Natchez were seized and imprisoned at Vera Cruzi
berburousy treated in prison, and Mr.. Burroughs,
the American consul, threatened with Imprisonment,
for interfering in their behalf His official letter to
the American minister, Mr.. Ellis, stated that the
searnen were barbarously attacked by Mexican SOL
diery and hshermen-an overwhelming force armed
with loaded muskets and fixed bayonets-two Sc
verely wounded, the other six all more less in
lured imprisoned, refused to be given up, and the
sIoop of war compelled to put to put to sea without
them. An American citizen, interfering for these
seamen WAS shot down by the guard
The consus official letter said that, "If the gov
eminent Of the United States can bear all that has
transpired n the way Of aggression and outrage on
its flag and citizens, wish no longer to have my
life ieopardized by residence in this country; and
do contend that, unless some decisive measures be
adopted by our government, in justice to the rights
and liberties Of her citizens in Mexico our lives can
scarcely be preserved"
On the 14th of April, 1886, Mr.. Forsyth Secreta-
ry Of State, in official letter to Mr. Ellis, Amer
can minister to Mexico, thus complains Of another
outrage on Mr. VIM. A. Slacum, an officer Of the
navy Of the United States, arrested while bearer of
public dispatches in Mexico
"The accompanying papers show that fragrant
violation of the acknowledged principle of the law
Of nations has been perpetrated, under the very
eyes of the Mexican government, by taking from
the custody of Mr.. VIM. A. Slacum, protected by
courer's passport from this department, public
dispatches of this government addressed to Mr.
Butler, and by OBTAINING. fnng, and othrwise NAL
treating him. The President is Of opinion that the
outrage is such as to warrant a demand of immedi-
ate and ample satisfaction. He therefore directs
that you will forthwith demand and insist upon the
immediate repayment Of the fine, and the inhiction
Of exemplary punishment upon all concerned in the
transaction"
On the 2Sth of November, 1892, Mr.. Butler, the
American minister in Mexico, in an official despatch
to Francisco Fogoago, Mexican Secretary Of State
for Foreign Affairs, repeated 'the particulars at
tending the outrage committed by the governor of
the castle of Perote on Mr. Thomas Savage, a cit-
Of the United States, charged with official de-
spatches from this legation addressed to the Depart
ment of State of the United States, and of which he
was robbed whilst detained by the governor of the
castle under pretext of being examined, although the
messenger Mr. Savage, had passport Of safe con-
duct from the supreme government of Mexico, ver-
flying his character"
In 1887, the American schooners julius Caesar,
Champion, and Louisiana laden with lawful goods,
on their passage from New Orleans bound for Tex
as, were captured on the high seas without the ter
roral Jurisdiction Of ofMexico, by a squadron of ma
tona Mexican vessels OF war, put in charge OF
prize crews and ordered into Matamoras the cap
tors first having pillaged the cargoes, and abused
beat, and confined in iron the crews and passengers
(ncludng women and children) found on board
them--the severity Of which was greatly increased
by the authorities on shore after they wero landed.
Two of the schooners were run on shore by the
captOrs, ana tne nu (tne LOulSlana) was reCaptur-
ed by the American sloop-of-war Natchez, (after
being also run on shore and her cargo destroyed
thereby)
The commander Of the Natchez, believing that
the seizure of the three schooners by the Mexican
squadron was illegal demanded the restoration OF
the two sent into port and run on shore, from the
commanding officer of the squadron, commander OF
the Mexican brig-of-war General Urea; and, on
his refusal to restore them, the Natchez took the
General Urea and sent her into Pensacola The
government Of the United States released the Gen
raj Urea, and the Mexican government released
American vessels seized, in port, under its order;
but no restoration Of the two schooners took place,
nor was any indemnity made TO their owners, nor
for the cargo destroyed while in the possession of
the Mexican captors Two Of the schooners were
condemned under municipalities Of Mexico, which
II was pretended they had violated. Subsequent
w the Mexican government acknowledged the illegal
ity of the capture Of the three schooners.
The provisions Of the convention Of 1899 inclu-
ded these cases; and, accordingly, indemnity was
claimed before the board Of commissioners provided
under il. The Mexican commissioners, acting un-
derinstructions from their government contended
that the claim for the three schooners was regarded
hV tho tuo enfo aaa