Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-12-17

irvoionss edsllA'ofy points raised hy ihp
Mericaa cp1aEniSsiunrf.. and a. Wa not uuu
The nssth o. De,ehbst, lsi0. that th.k
eorDa.enced0e exam nation OF he CAIN. VI
ont ci,izsRsspon MEXICO. Fourteen mon'hs
only iemainef Ia etsr,ins and decide upon
these nnmgoss and coz plirated cases la
the month 4fcbtuary. IHl2, the term Of The
comnisaseeserplfed, ioaung many clam,
und Isposedd for want of une Tic ms
whlrh ~es4 Flowed by tbc board, aud b,
The umpire ehofiHed by tho convention Ca
decide 10 - VI engagement between the
NeXicsn qFAmetioan Cormi,s'otets, =.
mounted ~ Ols.l3C g. There was
pending be1@t the umpire when the COW.
mission skttrd, sdduional cHims whicn
had been sseein and s~adod by the 4
nerican co., issionets. and had not Teen
allowed by - hcNtCan cummisst net a
mounting POPS 627 IS, upon which be
did no, 6c<t4 alleging that his authority
afrrsofMh 10 termination - thr i.I..,
cotapiis 3rus1r those sitns tsetr ~ 80,
othet cinia3 u Ametlcsn ci.ik.ns, amount.
miued 10 tie board and UPON which 'fsf MAO
not llg,e 10 decide before lhelr final adjourn.
ment. The sum oi k2,026, l3e Gs, which
had teen awarded to tie ella msuis was a
ilqudaicd AID asccuHtucd deb, doc by Mex.
leo, about wirh there could he no dispute
and which sse WIS bound to pay according
10 the terms ol the convention
Soon ahci the final AWARDS for this amount
had been made, the MEXICAN government
asked Tor n rosipon.ment Of Ihr time OF ma.
King paymeu, alleging that IL would be ia
Convenient make the payment AT The umr
stipulated. Va the spltit OF tothca ing KIND.
ness toward, SISTER Republic, which Me1t
co has So long sbused, tie United Stsies
promptly complied with her request Asec
and convrnuun was accordingly Cnnt!uced
between The Two governments. on the 30uh
January ls4S, which upon It's l,ce declares
THAT tins nrN arrangement Is entered INTO
for the Accommodation Of Mexico" BY The
terms Of this convention, oil tie interest due
on The Bwstus which had been made ~ favor
al the claimants under the convention Of The
iith April, 1888 ras to he pad to them on
The 3oth Apui, 1913 and the principal OF the
said awards and the interest accommodating
thereon was stipulated TO he paid Ia FIVE
years, in equal instruments every thlce
months
Notwithstanding dis new convention was
entered into q, tho request Of Mexico, and
Tor the purpose Of relieving Der lfan embat-
rassment, the cislrnnts have only received
tie lnlcrest tua ou ne Y'h o.. AprI. sis.
and three OF the tveuB inshlmcnt, Al.
though The payment fine sum thus liquida-
ted was coniessedly due by Mexico To our
citizens, as ndemnry ior acknowledged acts
Of outrage and wrong, and was secured by
treaty, the obligations OF which are ever held
he all ms a N
violated these solemn engagements 10y fail.
ing and refusing to make the payment
The two instruments doc IN April and july,
1874, under the peculiar circumstances con.
necied with them, have been assumed by the
United States, and discharges 10 the claim
ants, but they are still due By Mexico. Bat
this IA not all OF which VIC have JUS, cause OF
complafsH- v--f-Tr--. ..ger.-H--,..s
To provide Temde foI The Claimants
whose cases were not declded 10y the JOINT
commission under the convention Of Apri
llth 1895, 1t was express " stipulated by the
9th auIClc 81 the CuTvcntiua OF the 30ih Of
January, 1919, that new convention shall
Toe entered into for the settlement 81 all
claims oilhe government and cIll4cus Of the
United Sldes, against the republic Ui MeII-
co, which ere not finally decided by tnc
late commission which met ~ The Guy Of
Washington, and OF all claims ofihe govern.
meni and citizens Of Mexico against the l..
nucd Siaes. Il, conlormI y wuh this supu-
lation, a third convention was COuCludrd
and sign,d 4, the city of Mexico on The 9Oih
Noyerhd 1913, ~ thc plempo'cu'jIucs NJ
iuc 800 roN'..Ert.-, b., Nui. 10 ITflIstuu
was maue tor ssccuainins and paying Ihcse
claims.
In Jaiuary, 1874, tbs convention was Iat,
fled by he Senate OF the Irusd States with
two ammdmcniS which wee maniieslly rea-
sunable in their character. pon a refer
ence OF he amendments proposed 10 the gov
efnmen' OF Mexico, the same evasions, diff
culiles nd DELAYS were Inlefposed which
have sobng marked the policy of that gov
ernmen Tow ards the United States. il has
b not vet even decided whether It would or
would rot sccede 10 them. although the sub.
jert hasbeen fepeaedly pressed upon IT..
cunsidaRIiun Mexico has thus violated a
secondlme, the tauh Of treaties, by tauug
{ or reilsing 10 cary into effect the 6lh arir4e
Of ihe convention Of January, les3.
suciIs The history Of tie wrongs which
We ha Suffered and patiently endured from
Memo through long series OF years SO
far htB atiotding reasonable saiI,iactiou Tor
the InuiIes and insults we had borne, Qtesi
aPrrasiuu al Ihrm consists ~ ths facl ihat
whale be uHi;ed States ANXIOUS 60 preserve
god understanding "Ilh Mexico, have
been onslsnjly but Salnly employed IN seek
/ ing rdfr,, lnt past wrpng' new outrage,
4 wereonn, snlly occurring, which have con-
: tinDHl Ia Increase OuT causes VI complaint,
/ and b, swell Tie amount OF our demands
/ Win, me cluTels Of the United STATES we're
condb.uGq a lawful commerce With NissO
/ under ,he guaranty OF 'eaty of Am'ty ON
merct nn1 navig many Of them have
suffered .l tie i0,urcs which would have
resulted from open var.
Tui, ,r,siv. ir 'e1i Of r.lng protect .
! 20 uut ciirtsus, has teen Roc means ol u.l.
ting liem in,o t,c pofls @. h,Aico. ,uat t.cy
/ might be. as ,ley have beea ga numerous iu.
slaaoe., p.gGJeret " their property, and -e-
p,issa oiuc.f yeno-., . .st'}, f4sl iafed
insi. ou t.eu rights Had ue uu.aw'o.
seI4,fes OF American properly end iha VIC
latiol, ne aefso1sl ...et'y of cor citizens
10 "a, nothing O. uo irst Is 10 o0t Gag
whiet, rave occurred Oh tae Purs of NrI4cu.
iakot p.s,e VI Size AisA sass. .cy "o-.-
hong ,i..s canslauLs1 o sl.fG al s.t-a. N.F