Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-12-14

4 AeNfcr bai with the raj ufsae The went has
lGYed, 81 indefinitely pyaipgnua la. TcIafalon which
W. drniaudfd and iith Was Justly due. This
p8tlun after than years delay. resulted IN tic
convention OF tt eleventh u April. ls.J "ff The ADJUST
ned I'll claims ri citizens ofthe niird shtes Il America
upon the Government Il the Mexican republic The
int b. a ri Of ns-e, GRATED y this convention 10
cNsnine and decide upn these claims mol organized
unl III, monl Of AugGsi 1910 aud under the terms oi
the canv ntun they To Terminate thor dniioa with
in eighteen months from dat time. -Four oil the cige
monhs CONSUMED IN the preliminary disrussiUs on
frivolous aud dlnory points raised by thu Mex can com
missioner r.; and until The month 81 December,
Sl0 that they commenced the examination nj the claims
Of uu citizens upon Mckee. Fourteen months only
manned b. examine and decide upon these numerous and
complicated In tie month ot February. 1872, the
t'rno the commission expired, leaving many claims nn-
d sp isel OF fl want If time The claims which wero
allowed by the b,ard and by the umpire auihoriu d by
tn convention decide IN u disagreement b.
The NJ Ncan and Amo lean commissioners amount
ed iotNj nlllipn twenty SIX Thousand one hnnds and
TIA riy nine dollars and sixty eight cents. There Were
pending before the umpire when the commission expired
additional claims winch hid bcn examined and aw l;ded
iy The AMERICAN commissions had not been allowed
hy the Mexican commissioners amounting 10 nine hun
drc1 aud twenty cglt til usand SIN hundred and tw mt
seven dollars aud rghty eight cents, upon which he did
moi decide alleging thai his author Ind ceased with
the termination Of the pint commission. Besides ihes'
claims, th,ro were othersd american citizens amounting
10 three million three hundred aud thirty -six thousand
II hi hundr d and thirty seven dollars aud I've cents,
which had been submitted 10 the board and which
hey had moi time 10 decide before their final adjourn
mcnt.
Tic sum II two million went, SIX thousand one hun
died aud thirty nine dollars ard siAy eight cents w.ch
had been awarded 10 the elan ants i1udacd aud
a4ccriancd debt du" by McSco aoui which there could
he dispute. aud which she bound 10 Iay according
to The terms oi the convention. soon ailer the final
awards for this amount had been made the Mexican gov
crnlnrnl asked for ps oncncnt al the time Of making
aymcni, alleging that II would b. ncunvonent 10 make
the payment at HE tim, sfl illat1 in the spirit oi for
bCannp kindness tow ars sister frpuDr, which Mexico
HIS long abused. the United Safes promptly replied
with her request. second convention Was accordingly
concluded tween tho two uoyo the thirtoth
oIJanuary 1918, which upon lis face declares. that this
araug mrnl rs entered into Tor the accommodation
ii VI eNco by the terms ii this convention all the III
ter,s due ON the awards which had been made IN fayur
OF The claimants under the convention Of the eleventh Of
Apn 1879, was Ia be PAID 10 them the thlr,icth Of
April 1913, and tle principal Of the said awards, and
the interest aecnlng thereon was stipulated to''be pad
IN five year, III equal luslanrns every three months
Notwithstanding this ncN convention was entered into
at the request ol Mexico and for the purpose OF relieving
her from embarrassment, the claimants have only
cciyed the interest due the t.uiicth Of April 1913,
and three ol the twenty msalunnts. Although the pay
mcnl ni the sum thus llqudacd, and coniossodly due by
Mexico to citizens indemnity for ACKNOWLEDGED
acts ui outrage and wrong, secured by treaty. the
obligations oi which are ever held sacred by all Just
nations yet Mex has violated this solemn engagclr a,
~ '''''''2 a'n i'!"',"B " NAM VI" ,"s'' nc t"o
,'Sailn''N "us !" Ai a'' 'u'> ,"Ai udcr the pecu
''' ~ % =" WIN Ia, have been as
" W "" ''' ~" - ana discharged to The
~ - - ~ Wv > - que ny MEXICO. But ms Is
~ " w" laVr Just cause "' complaint. IL
49, " mt y Tor The claimants whose eases were moi
W inc ]olht commission under The convention o
,fii lhr eleventh. 1883. II was expressly stipulated by
'he slA a'ce ol The convention OF The thfelh oi Jan
uS lNl6, that IA new convention shall bc entered int
'oi me settlement OF all claims oil the government and
citizens OF the mlcd States against the republic oi Mex
co"hch were not hnally decided ny the late commits
s"h "0ic' mel III the cy Oh W Washington, ana oi al
cds 81 The government and citizens OF Mexico aga rs
tn, 'n'ru states
IN conformity "''h lhls stipulation. third convention
was concluded and sghed at lhe city ct Mexico On the
twentieth oi Novcmbef 1873 by the rlenrol'n'arles
the lmn governments. lay which provision made TO
aseeftanlp and paying these claims. In January 1874
thus convention Was ratified by the senate OF the Cnct
States with two amendments. which We're manifest,
rcas, able -. then character. pom reference Of tn,
amendments prolr, ID 10 -" government ot Mexico III,
same evasiuns difficulties AID deiays were inerposc,
which have so lon,r marked tbe pocy q, that govern
men, towards tho n,,cd Stat |, has not We, oven de
cdrd whether If v,uld ar v,lld no, occr,e IA them al
ih noh iL, s,h,,r has hr,n r,,,oicly messed unon H.
consideration
/ Ne>icn has Tins yol,icd n second Time the fifth :,
treacs hy Glru or rousng 10 carry INTO effect IN,
SIKH artirlr of the cnnycnt,,n # January ISi3
Such il H., history =, the ~ r,nos which wn have snf
,ered and ra,ertly endured from Nc,;cn ,brr"h ln,
series t ,ra,s IA, fr m an ,linr ,easo,nIIo sa,s
ocon ,r the ,u,,,,s am, ,,t,,lt ,, L,yo l,,rc ,r,,
,,,-r, cation, a. H.. -, 4. =, a =. a., ,li a.