The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-19

TEIlRTIETH CONGRESS-.
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morning and among those in the Hobbies and galleries
more convention After the usual morning business Of
| petitions, bills, reports, Sc,
On motion Of MIR .HANNEGAN, the Senate took up the
| bill for the
Which, as originally reported from the Committee on
| Foreign Relations, May 4th. Is as follows
BILL to enable the President Of the United States to
take temporary military occupation of Yucatan.
tatives of the United States in Congress assembled
That the President Of the United States and he is
hereby authorized to take temporary military occupa
ton of Yucatan, and to employ the army aud navy Of
the nited States to assist the people Of Yucatan in
repclling the incursons of the Indian savages now
| ovcrrunning and devastating that country
Sec 9 And be 1t further enacted That the President
be- and he Is hereby authorised and empowered to fur
nish, such terms and conditions as he may deem
proper to the white population of Yuoatan SUCH
ammunition, ordnance. and other military means, as
they need to enable them to resist and repe the
Indian hostilites now wagcd against them and to re-
store peace and security TO their country,
See g. And be it further enacted That the President
be- and he Is hereby authorized and empowered to
cept the services Of an equal number of volunteer
troops to supply the place of such be withdrawn
from their duty by virtue Of this act provided
for service during the with Mexico agreeaby to the
provisions of the act of May thirteenth eighteen hun
dred and fortysx and March third eighteen hundred
| and forty-sevsn.
Which, on May o. proposed to be amended as
| Amendment as proposed by Mr. DAVIS, of Massachu-
| setts, rs modified on the motion of Mr.. Lewis. rs
| BILL toenable the President of the United States
|
Whereas DISCRIMINATING war is now being waged
by the Indian upon the white population of Yucatsn,
which, if not arrested threatens the extinction of the
| white and whereas, Yucatan, one of the
States of Mexico, entitled to the protection Of the
Mexican government and whereas by reason Of the
has been to great extent suppressed within the limits
of Mexico, and the military authority of the United
States substituted in its stead and whereas to such
substitution Is to be mainly attributed the impunity
which is given to cruelty and outrage the part
Of the insurgents, justice and good faith to Yucaan
we'll the existing armstice with Mexico, require,
in the of other Indian invasions of Mexican
territory during the war; that the United States, ha-
wing superseded the power of Mexico should assume
the protection Of Yucatan, until Mexico shall be in
condition to re-assume the same.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Represen
tves Of the United States Of America in Congress
sembled That the President of the United States be.
the services of an equal number of volunteer troops to
| supply the place Of such as may be withdrawn from
their present duty to answer to the exgent demand
for the immediate presence of portion Of army in
Yucatan Provided, Their services shall be required
The to be raised for service during the with
Mexico agrceaby to the provisions Of the act Of May
thirteenth eighteen hundred and forty six and March
| third. eighteen hundred and forty seven.
| Provided nothing herein contained shall be so con-
srued as to require that the hereby afforded
to the people Of Yuoatan should be withdrawn until
Mexico is in a situation to resume the same
And provided further That warrant il hereby in
tended to be given for the permanent occupatep
nexation Of the territory of Yucatan to the United
| States.
1.-THE amendment rejected yesterday, 5 to &c
And on May IT, the following amendment was pro-
Strike out the first section after the enactng clause
| and insert tho following
That the President Of the United States be autho-
rzed to employ the army and navy of the United States
to aid in putting end to the Of devastation in
Yucatan Provided, the aid hereby Authorized be
| dered in concurrence with the government of that
| State
The residue of the bill being retained as reported
| from the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. DIX, after preliminary statement Of the
commended the President for the act Of referring this
feasible had he done otherwise. The question gi
to Congress for its deliberationthe President ha
wing gone further than to lay the subject before the
two houses. The proposed nterposition depended
mainly upon the public policy of the affect
ing the general doctrine Of non-interve Mr. Dix
thought that could and should interfere this ease
To ascertain the grounds of Justification it would be
necessary to look ut the past and present relations of
Yucatan with Mexico. and the existing relations of
Mexico with the United States Yucaan andcr
the Mexican Vceroyaty Of Old Spain. She govern
ed by Captain General who reported immediately to
Madrid. In 1921 Yucatan achieved her independence
without the aid Of Mexico and in 1924, she became
Of the Mexican States under the express condition
that her obligations as such were only to last with the
overthrown by Santa Anna, and an army sent
| to Yucatan, which overrun the country,
cupcd Merida, the capital and reduced the peninsula
| to the despotism of the central government. This
lasted till 1870 when Yucatan declared her indepen-
dencc but by treaty in lS41, she again became part
Mexico with certain reservations of her revenue
&c. This treaty, ratified by Yucatan rati-
| fed by Mexico; so far from it. in 1912 she sent
another army of invasion, which, after occupying Me-
rida, and investing Campeachy, was successful in
storing Yucatan again to Mexico, in 1913 Complain
ing of the bad faith of Mexico. in 1876 the peninsula
again dissolved her allegiance in March of that year
when the existing with the United States was
anticipated in all parts of Mexico Yucatan. on
the war breaking out, refused to furnish her quota
| Of men and munitions of war and though she
at time leaned to the government Of Santa
Anna. from tho beginning of the she has main
tanned neutrality notwithstanding these changes
| there have been good grounds for declining
| an acknowledgment of her indepen dcnce We have
he ic
though shcw deemed to be independent and has been
| partially recognized rs neutral in this On the
broad basis of international policy have still
garded her az attached to Mexico, though we have
treated her not associated with the common enemy
| Such then relations towards Yucatan. With
Mexico there il treaty pending and armistce is
now in force strictly military occupation Of Yu-
| catan would he incompatible with these existing re-
lations with Mexico We only act with reference
to Yucatan would with Jalisco. Tabasco Snaloa
any other Of the States of Mexico which
now occupy by military force without the assent of
of the central government. But it is only to the form
Of the proposed Intervention object As n military
incident am of opinion that every real legal objcc-
ton can be obviated and that interposition
and third sections of the BIZ relating to the arms
munitions and supplies. know nothing more revolt
| Ing in the history Of modern times than this
| war Of devastation in Yucatan-this war Of
the determination by the aborgincs of the European
race where neither age nor sex nor condition. nor re-
glon Is respected; where the infant Is slain mt its
| altar. No read Of these atrocities and not
desire TO them ended Mr. Dix here read the ORR
gina first section Of the bill The difficulty This
that by the ncrposition thus proposed the President
is authorized to take military occupation of Yucatan
| rs without the assent of the government propose
to substitute section which provides that our action
shall lie in with the supreme Cover mt
Of Yucatan In the first section shall act 80 as to
supersedc IT,, by the substitute nerpose mill
tary occupation in subordinaon to the government
| the country. Under the armistce may and we
have sent detachments to tho Of the white in
habitants in Chuhuila and chihuahua against the In
dians measure like this then, cannot be regarded
ms an net Of war but M an act of mercy.
MIR. DAvn.-The armistce expressly requires IT,
MIR. DIx.--My friend says such intcrposton IL re-
quired by the armstice. The objection then, would
be ia failing provide the President with rather
than in authorizing him to act proposed In placing
the army and navy under his controls is desirable that
he shall know the specific terms and limitations under
which he is to employ them This Is not only qucs-
ton Of relief but Of redress II at peace With