The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-06

mprioned and the cargo and stores of he vessel plumber
IaI'' hughes subsequently, died from tho wounds
Mary hughes claims reparaion therefor.
Hidago i o9o haAsE, engineer oil Tue sseaneI
WIN The boat IN is32-cruey and ANONYMOUSLY treated
and compelled do duty as engineer for two months He
Ion false imprisonment"
Thus it appears that sixty-nine instances OF arocity
like these, constituted the of the United States
against Mexico as asceriained in public documents,
prior to the I'd of December, 1897 Since that tme this
shameful catalogue of Mexican wrong doing, violence,
and insult has extended to flentysr additional cases
1t will be remarked that, of these latter cases, very
large proportion OF wanon cruelty and violence
perpeiraed upon the persons of American tzens The
following instances OF what we assert:
"No. 70-Cd.AIM OF SAMUEL BaLpwIS.--Mr b. a citizen
ofte United States, settled Mexico years SINCE and
pretext he seized and ihupwn into The public prison
with the vilest criminals While there additional charges
poison given him in his coffee and he endured the
most unparalleled suerings from the brutal OF
barities committed Mr. b. sent to vern Cruz
and into and filthy Jail in the castle of San Juan
de Ulloa Onhs journey, which performed on jack
he compelled support the heavy burden of his
chains from which resulted incurable lameness. For
these unparalleled onges redress has been received
from the Mexican government
mo. 7I,-cLMMs OF HENRY B. Horror, WALTER w AID,
the American barqne Roger Williams having been paid
off and discharged at Monterey, California in ls4o were
waiting Tor opportunity to return home, when they,
gether with other Americans, seized conducted
prison, They obtained their release, but were second
time arrested robbed and cast into jail for their
commitment ever having been assigned
"No 72-CL,IM OF WILLIAM Lonp ErnER1peE THoMr-
Southampton, an American seaman, wrecked near
San Bias in is3s In 1910 he twice arrested and thrown
into prsonno cause whatever being assigned for his de-
nent he released but found, his return the
farm where he had abored since his shipwreck in 1888
that all his property had been taken from him.
"No redress has been granted by tho Mexican
"No. 74-CLuMs or ISAAC GRAHAM, WILLIAM CHuRcu
JosEPn l.. MAJORS, CHARLES BRowN oTHERs.-These
Americans, with six Others, We're seized in California,
where they engaged in business, April, 1910, by
the Mexican authorities, without any Just provoc
ton, and thrown into prison From their memorial the
most barbaous treatment Alter being oonveved FROM one
place lower hold of vessels and in chains
six being confined to one bar Of ronhey finally
liberty in the city of Tepec without any being
assigned by the Mexican or its outrageous pro-
ceedng against them u also appears that the time OF
his arrest, the house of Mr. Graham surrounded, fired
ino Pa and $40 600 in specie pluRdered tereiIom
LIST; The schooner Lodi, with valuable cargo of lawful
goods, both belonging Mr. Bseda, sailed from New Or
her arrival there without any allegation OF offence commit
ted contemplated she was seized her cargo landed,
posed and piaged After long detention, the cargo and
vessel were restored but the latter much injured by
worms and her sails rigging and stores SO much damaged
New Orleans in order the lives Of the passen-
gers and total loss of the vessel and cargo the
2d In lsi3 Mr. Beal arrived at Vera Cruz with pass
ports granted him by the Mexican consul at New Orleans,
He presented them TO the proper authorities but
ed and imprisoned the charge of design upon the life
OF Gen. Santa Anna During his detention he suffered the
cruel and huniliang ndgnites and pfiva-
tions and upon his release, he reached New Orleans
hishearing destroyed AMI sinking under hopeless con-
sumption lT is PROPER REMARK BRITisH
DEMANDED OBTAINED LIBERAL BEHALF
or THREE bRITIsH SUBJECTS WHO WERE IMPRISONED WITH
Mr. BREpALL" sos
''No Sl.-CLAIM or CAPTAIN JONAS p. LEvY.-Ist. In
lSi3 the OF the claimant with all its
| nj
authorities, and returned. Amount of property
sion OF tLe outrage TO the present time.
I'D This claim is i Illegal duties exorted from Capt.
Levy by the collector OF the port OF Laguna in lSt3 under
! false pretences, amounting to $5l3 81
sd The third claim is for goods belonging claim
ant and his brother, thrown overheard by Che captain Of
relief has been denied by the Mexican government
9Th Captain L. also claims eparation for being imprs-
oned alter the commencement OF hostiies between the
United States and Mexico in direct violation of the treaty
providing for the occurrence OF such and for
being compelled 10 leave Mexico, without time
his business, also in violation OF treaty stipulaons."
| The character Of these Mexican ouirages being nine
tyve in all is well summed up in letter addressed BY
Mr. Forsyth, Secretary of State the Mexican Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, under date Of May 27th 1887
| In that letter Mr. Forsyth says:
'These wrongs Of character which be ole-
rated by government imbucd with just selirespect,
with proper regard Tor the opinions of other nations
with enlightened Tor the permanent welfare of
those portions OF its people who may be interested
United states has BEEN seized by Mexican oeer o. in s
transit from the capital the Vessels OF the United
States have been captured detained, and condemned upon
the most frivolous pretexts. Duties have been exacted
from others, VIGOROUSLY against law without law.
Others have been employed and in instances ruined
in the Mexican service, without compensation the
ers CITIZENS UNITED STATES MPRIs-
oNED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TINE, WITHOUT BEING INFORMED
OF OFFENCES WITH WHICH
OTHERS HAVE BEEN MURDERED ROBBED BY MEXICAN
OFFICERS, SEAS, WITHOUT TO
BRING GUILTY JUSTICE
This of Mexican violence and perfdy continued
through successive aspects of international relations
with that country which lend to features of a-
gavaon One portion of these robberies committed
upon us in the very year in which took the lead
among all nations in acknowledging the independence OF
Mexico, and procuring its acknowledgment from Eng
land Another portion of these crimes committed
against us just after treaty of amy, commerce. and
navigation had been concluded with Mexico in 1881.
The of violence and wrong -dong against
kept up through the year 1897 which govern
rejected the first overture of Texas towards Annex
alton. And, finally, the whole OF these ourages
ring, they did, before the act OF Annexation
summated, constituted, to speak, the broad basis of
wrong doing and nsu--exended through nearly thirty
years, and wholly unatoned for--upon which Mexico
to have shaped her conduct toward in relation
TO the act of Annexation
opening chapter 1t is really difficult to conceive
course of conduct utterly at with every prn
cple of international right and comfy, than that pursued
by Mexico towards in relation this matter of the
anne yation of Texas For ten wears Mexico had silent