Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-11

ing. Meanwhile TIC most rsprshsa1bs have bssa
ployed ay both parties to exort money from sosogns vel
this nne country, blessed With productive soil and beEn eli
ma has en reduced g civil dissenSoo 70 condition q a.
mos hopeless anarchy and ec It would Be 1an for tbs
Government % attempts 70 enforce payment IN noney Of he a
dollars against Mexico, because sbs e destitute q all 2eeunay
orr s,s ln1r Eas furrsasd ui ps povsrI s inshrac-
Goyernnent q ssoi and - perfse ~ dnT ~ lss and
aoliiy The claims Of ourosnS, sors Of t arising out q
The violation Of express provision q to treaty Of Gandalups
Hdo, ana ot1ersf gross aes 70 persons e. veil e
perry, have remained nnrcdred unnocoa Rsoo.
stEancs against these grievances have bean s5di without e
fsct that Gogsrnment keants, IN various parts o. ne Re
pa5lie5 instances have been numerous q TIE nsr, on-
meat, and plumber Of citizens By d6seut PArts claiming
andexeresng local jurisdioni bur he Central QoVsrnuan
although repeatedly urged hereto, have made et either %
punish The authors o. these outrag to prevent heir
renee. No American czen nov visit Aeco lawful b.
snsss without imminent dsnger 70 be pson and ProPsr5
There Is sdequae protection to sihr and In thlrse
treaty WITH that Republic Is almost dad letter.
This state OF ahsirs was brought 70 6 crisia In
May last, BY the FORMULATION Of 6 decree levying
contribution pro rata upon ell the capital In the
Republic, between certain specified amounts Wheth-
er held by Mexicans or foreigners Mr.. Forsythe,
regarding this decree IN the light Of forced loan,
formally protested against its application to his
sountrymen and advised them not 70 pay the con-
tributiOn, but 70 suffer It TO be f0roiby exaetsd.
Acting upon this advice, an American citizen FsN
fused to pay the contribution and his property
seized BY armed men to satisfy the amount. Not
content with this the Government proceeded still
further, and Is 'ued decree banishing him from the
country. Our Minister Immediately notified them
that if this decree should be carried iEtO execution
he would feel ii to be his duty to adopt ''the most
decided measures that belong TO the powers and OBJ
ligafons Of the representative Office" NotWith-
standing this warning, the banishmsnt was enforce
ed and Mr. Forsythe promptly announced to the
Government his suspension Of the political resons
of his legation with them until the pleasure Of his
own Government should be ascertained
This Government did not regard thu contribution
imposed by the decree Of the 18th May last to be in
strietness "forced loan and such prohibited by
the 10th article Of the treaty Of 1926 between Great
Britain and Mexico, 10 the benefits Of which Amer-
can citizens are entitled by treaty yet the imposition
OF the contribution upon foreigners considered
an unjust and oppressive measure. Besides, inter
nal factions in other parts Of the Republic were at
the same time levyiug similar exactiOns upon the
property of citizens, and interrupt:ng their
mefce. There had been entire failure the part
of our Minister to secure redress for the wrongs
which citizens had endured, notwithstanding his
perseYering efforts. And from the temper nantes
ted by the Mexican Government he had repeatedly
sured that favorable change could be expected
until the United States should '.give striking evil
denee Of their viii and power to protect their citi-
zens" and that seyeTe Christening is the only earth
/ " remedy for our grievances" Prom this state
ment Of facts it would have been than idle to
direct Mr.. Forsyth TO retraee his steps and resume
diplomatic relations with that Government; and il
was therefore, deemed proper to sanction his with
drawal Of the legation from the city Of Mexico.
Abundant cause undoubtedly exists for resort 70 ho-
ties against the Government still holding possession o. ne cp.
Should they succeed in subduing the constitutional forces al
reasonable hope will then have expired Of peaceful settlement
On the other hand should the constitutional party prevail
authority established the Republic there reason
20 hope that they will be animated by less untendy sp and
may grant redress American citizens which justice
tion Should At once have recommended to Congress to grant
the necessary to the President 70 take possession Of su
portion Of ths remote and unsettled territory Of Mexico
be held in pledge injuries shall be Fedsd and Just
demands be satisfied. We have already exhausted every mdei
sails recognized BY The law u nations not only Just In %
1 bat as a means Of prev emitting actual var.
from unhappy condition Of affairs along our southwestern
frontier which demands immediate action In hat remote 70
qion where there Inhabitants large bands Of hostile
and predatory Indians rta promscuonsly over me Mexican
States Of Chihuahua and sonors and our adjoining tores
are kept Of constant alarm By the Indians They have
not me power, II ney PV rs Si VA 8 ~ - 55
settlers state OF anarchy and violence prevails
life and DroDery are wholly insecure this the settle
ent OF Arizona arrested, whilst Is Of great mpnTnce thai
chain Of inhabitants should exeBis along its southern border
unt for their own protection aud that Of the United States
mails passing to and from California
/ Well-founded apprehensions are now entertained
/ that the Indians, and wandering Aexieans equally
lawless may break up the important stage and pos
tai communication recently established between our
/ Atlantic and Pacific possessions This passes very
near the Mexican boundary, Throughout the whole
length Of Arizona. | can imagine no possible rem
edy for these evils and no mode o. restoring Law
and order on that remote and unsettled frontier but
for the Government Of the United States 70 assume
temporary protectOrste over the northern portions
of Chihuahua and Sonora and 20 establish military
posts within the same-and this l earnsgtly recon-
1 mend 10 Congress. This protection may be with
drawn as soon LOCAL governments shall be establish
ed in these Mexican States capable Of performing
their duties TO the United States and restraining thi
| lawless and preserving peace along the bOrder.
do not doubt that this VIII be viewed in friendly
spirit by the governments and aope Of ohuahua and snoa
~ II viii proT equally tua Tor the protection OF THEM ct
zen and awless frontier as for citizens Oh th'
And in tbi eonnecon permit me to rs your attention
the condition of Arizona The population Of that Territory
numbering ais alleged more than ten hoena souis af
any regular administration Of asce Murder and othfrcrmea
are Committed with mpunty This Of things CALI louy
for redress therefore, repeat recommt ndaton for tbs
rsabli.hment Of Territorial government over A-izona
The political condition of the narrow isihmus Of
Central America through which transit routes pass
between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. presents q
subject of deep interest TO al CONGRATULATIONS.
is over these ransits that large proportion Of the
trade and travel between the European and Asatio
continents is destined to pass To the Uated States
/ these routes are Of iRealculable importance as q
/ means of Communication between their Atlantic and
Psc ie possessions The latter now extend through
out seventeen degrees Of the Pacific coast, embrace
ing the Important State of California and the -four
| isbing Territories Of Oregon aud Washington, All
/ commercial nations therefore, have deep and d.
recf interest that these communications shall be rem
4 dered secure from interruption. If an arm Of the
sea- connecting the tEO oceans, penetrated through
Nicaragua and Costa Rica it could not be pretended
that these States would have the right to arrest or
retard its navigation to the Injury Of other nations
The transit by land over this narrow isthmus Oecu
/ pies nearly the same position.
It's highway which they themselves have little interest
when compared the vast interests Of the rest Of the world
whilst rights Of sovereignty ought to he respected 1t Is the
duty Of other nations require that this important shall
not INTERRUPTED the cvai and revolutionary outbreaks
which have frequently occurred in that REGION The stake s to
important left at the n rival companies claiming %
hod conflicting with Nicaragua The coHneree Of
is not % stand Sill and await me az at OF
m petty The Government Of the United States
eycep no more this and they viii not he satisfied With less
They would they could, derive advantage from the tran
~ ot common te world. neutrality and pFots
tion for the common Of ali nations is their only object They
have no that Nicaragua shall receive aair
from the companies individuals who traverse the route but
tbpv hereafter c0seby arbitrary de-
cree Of that Government If disputes arise between il aud those
they nay entered entTees, thee must he
adjusted fair tribunal provdedfor the pnTpose and The
rou te not be closed pending the Controversy ms Is our
whole policy audit cannot fail TO beaeeee o other nations
All these difficulties might - syoided u Win ne
yo fh Of Nicaragua, the Of this transit could be thFoBn
on to general competition; providing a. the me time for the
pvDent the Ncraguan Government
passengers and freight.
IN 1sJa the Accessory Transit Company made its ar
nteanc trip the Ncsraguan route, and continued in
successful operation, with great advantage 70 Tie une @ me
18Th February, 1856 when II was closed anu ts grant 20 s
omnnuv well its charter summary aud arbitrarily
revoked bv the % President RiTas Previous to
this date however, in 1854 serious disputes concerning the &
Of their accounts had arson between the company end
the6ovsrnmen threatening the ntcptiob Of he route a
any moment.
These the United States in vain endeavored to
compose It would be useless to narrate the vari-
GUS proceedings which took place between the par
ties up till the time when the transit was dscOntin7
hat Eaf,rlf