Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-01-07

weak ana Injured enemy. OUCH ei'0"e""'
views, though entertained by but tew' nave
been widely and extensively circulated, not
only at home, but have been spread through
out Mexico and the whole world II more
egeciuai means could not hare been devised 10
Encourage The enemy and p~rotract The ,car, than
TO advocate and adhere 10 Their cause, ana WuS
giUe them aid and comfort.'"-p. 4.
This reminds us of what George III. said
to the lord mayor of London, in ITO. 1T
is with the utmost establishment that IND
any of my subjects capable of encouraging
the rebellious disposition that unhappily eX-
lists in tome of my colonies in North Amer,
IA" Some of the subjects, however, dld
continue to advocate and adhere to the cause
of the rebels, affording them aid and comfort
The king thought it was moral treason a pro-
tracing of the war. They had truth and JUS
tice on their side, and against them-klng
George the Third.
Mr.. Polk proceeds to state the case OF A.
merica against Mexico. The Americans had
suffered many grievances from the MeXlcans.
"The wrongs we have suffered from Mexico,
almost ever since she became an independent
power, and the patient endurance with which
we have borne them, are without a parallel
in the history of modern civilized nations"
SOOh uitCl lJl INDEPENDENCE wv
"a system of insult and spoilation - " our
citizens employed in lawful commerce were
imprisoned, their vessels seized, our flag in
suited in her ports" Change of rulers bro't
no change in this system, continues the Pre-
sident; the American government made re-
peated reclamations, which were followed on
ly by new outrages; promises Of redress were
postponed or evaded. The commercial treaty
of 1881 produced no change. In 1887, Cen
eral Jackson declared that such conduct
"would justify in all nations immediate war;"
Yet he thought we should give Mexico one
more opportunity to atone for the past before
we resorted TO war. Accordingly, negotia-
tions were entered into in 1887, and the Mex
lean government promised to do all which
reason or justice required. This was in Ju-
ly, but in December the promise had not been
fulfilled. Mr.. Polk distinctly declares, "had
the United States at that time adopted cOnipuf-
Surg measure and taken redress into their OlCn
hands, all our difficulties ,ciM Merico would
prObdbiy hare been long since adjusted, and
the eristing tcar hare been arOided."-p. 7.
This is a plain statement. But if the Mer-
leans began the tUar in 1916, because the A.
mericans annexed Texas, we cannot see how
any one act of the Americans in 1887 could
have prevented it, unless indeed Mexico had
been SO weakened as to be unable to wage {
war! But the President does not see that h
is taci,ly admitting that the Mexicans diC
not begin this war, all of whose causes W,
are TO seek previous to 1887. A compound
issue is a difficult one to plead. We beg the
reader to notice that the President admits that
the causes of the Mexican war-the seizure
of American property and men, insults to ouI
fag-are all anterior to the year 1887, and
might have been disposed of then, if We had
then sought redress in the usual way-by
war. OF course all that has occurred since
can be but accessory after the fact!
But a new negotiation was begun the
convention of Apr! 10Th, 1889, took place
this was the first convention. In August,
1910, a Board of Commissioners, with pow
ers limited to eighteen months, was organi-
zed to adjust the claims of American citizens
against Mexico. An umpire, appointed by
the Hing of Prussia, came to assist IN the
works The Board allowed American claims
to the amount of 50, 026, 1870 GS the Ameri-
can commissioners allowed also 1928 ,G27 SO,
which the Mexican commissioners had moi
time TO examine. Thus there was a total Of
$2,954,7G7 Sc. which the American commits
~sioners demanded of Mexico. Other claims,
amounting to s 3,33G,S37 05, were also pre-
scented, which the American commissioner
had not decided upon when their period Of
service came to an end. Mexico acknowl'
edged her obligation to pay the $2.026,l39 Ge
!, but, unable to pay Immediately, asked fol
more time.
| A second convention took place January
Both, lSd3, and an agreement was made tina
the interest due on the acknowledged claims
: should be paid OH the 30th of the next April
and the residue of principal and interest il
twenty instruments, one payable each three
o months. The interest was paid and three o
n the instalments, as they severally became
due, though we are told, such was the pow
q erty Of the Mexican government, that SOM
of the money could only be raised by force'
If loans.
s On the Goth of November, lS43, a thir,
IS convention was concluded upon by the Mex
lean government, for the purpose OF ascertain
ing and settling all other claims not previous
r. ly adjusted by the first convention in 1889
v The American authorities offered some amend
AZ ments to the Mexican scheme, which it seem
% the Mexican government did not accede tc
and so The convention never took place.t
L. In brief, then, letting alone the insults o
ut fered to our flag-and we know not how the
id can be shaken out of its folds-this is tn
st sum of actual and tangible grievances. Mea
or leo ives us about So, 600, 900, and does NJ
ne pay. The President thinks war ought
M have been declared long ago.
10 (T0 be C0ntinued.)
4 The character of these claims, and tn
So gross imposture of many of the claimant:
4 y,oro xuo1l aynoca1 hM Mr. - pnnuIptOI