, 1859-12-30

l JuaFez to be the oniF e1lelbE ApfelAiusnt
/ the republic" H. vas cordially received By
be authorities at Vera Cruz, and tlcy have
rer since manifested the most friendly d'sposl.
ion towards the United Suites. unhaapplly,
.owescr, the constitutional gorernment has not
,een able to establish its power over The Wl1ote
republic. 1t is supported by large majority OF
he people and the states, bat there are lmpos,
obedience. Gen. Mirnulon maintains himself at
the cupital aud in some Of tile distant provinces
there are military governors who pay little re-
epect to the DEGREES Of either gov. .rnment. In The
mean time tho excesses which always attend
upon civil war, especially in Mexico, ate con
stantly recurring. ouIFages Of the worst De,
scriplion are committed bolh upon persons and
property. There is scarcely any form Of injury
which has not been suffered by Our citizens in
Mexico during the last few years. Ne have
been nominaily ut peatc With that tepublio, put
"eo Ear as the interests Of our commerce or ot
our citizens who hare visited the country aa
merchants, shipmasters, or in other capacities, |
are concerned, we might nj well have been as
war" Life has been insecure, property unpro.
tected, Ind trade impossible, except ut rlsk ot
loss which prudent men cannot be expected TO
incur. Important contracts, involving largee1-
.peuditures, entered into by the eensral govern,
meat, hare been ket zt defiance by the local
governments. peaceful american residents,
occupying their rigbtful possessions, have been
suddenly expelled the country, IN defiance OF
treaties, and by the mere force OF arbitrary
power. Eren the course Of justice has not BEEN
eafe from control, aud q recent decree Of Mira
mon permits The intervention Of goyernmeLt in
al, suits where either party ia foreigner: Yes
sells Of the United States have been seized with.
OFT law. uul q consular officer who protested
atuiast such seizure has been fined and lnaprzs-
ol,ed for disrespect to the authorities. Military
contributions hive been lesied ID violation
of every principle Of right, and tue American
whr, tad
his property forcibly taken avay, and has been
himself banished. From conflict OF authority
ia different part Of the country, tariff du1'es
which have been paid in one place hare been ex-
acted over again in another plnce. Large num-
bers of our citizens hare been arrested and im-,
1prisonel without any form OF examination. or
any opportunity for hearing, aud eren when
released, Ilnye only obtained their liberty after
much suffering and injury. and without anY hope
OF redress. The wholesale massacre Of Crnbbe
andkis associates without trial in Sonora, as
well rs the seizure nDd murder Of four sickAu1er-
jcaus .yho had taken shelter in the house OF an
American, upon the soil Of the United States,
was communicated to Congress ut its last ses-
sion. Murders of q still more atrocious charac:
ter hare been committed in the very heart OF
Mckee, under The authority Of Miramon's gov.
ernncnt, during the present year. Some Of
these wera only worthy Of q barbarous aye, and,
! if they had not been clearly proven, would hare
! seemed impossible IN a country which c!ainAs to
be civilized. or this description WIS tle bru.
tai massacre in April last, BY order. Of General
Mhrquez, ef three american fhys'sisns' ',,Sf,s Who
attending upon the sick aad dying Of both par
ties, and without tria., as without crime, were
| hurried awuy to speedy execution. Little less
! shocking was the recent fate Of Ormond Chase,
| who was shot in TeIic on the 7th of August, By
| order Of the same Aexican general. not only
4ishout trial, but without any conjecture BY
;nFr dc u{7{t {tRr nf
resented Us n young mau Of good character anu
J. intelligence who bad made.puu1erpu5 friends in
Tepic by the courage and humanity which he
had displayed on several trFinE occasions, ant
his death was as unexpected as It was shocking
| 10 the whole community. Other outrases n,lgh
be enumerated, but these are sufficient to illus
tra.e the wretched condition Of the country ant
the unprotected condition Of the persons mt
property Of our citizens IN Mexico.
III all these cases our ministers hare beer
c0nstunt and faithful in their demands for re-
dress, but both they and this government
been wholly poweriess to make their demand
effective Their testimony in this respect, AM
in reference to the only remedy which. in thet
judgments, would meet the e1igeney, has bse
: both uniform aud emphatic. "Sothing bu
, manifestation Of the power Of the goTeru
, minister IN 1866, and Of its purpose to punis
| these wsonCs will avail. I assure yau that til
nniressal belief here Is that there is nothing I
: be apprehended from the government q u
. United States, md that local Mexican odicial
can commit these outrages upon american cit
zens with absolute linpunlsy," a. hope ,t
Z President ''{wrote our present Minister in Al
gust last} will feel authorized to ask from Cot
o gress the power to enter Mexico with the mil
tary forces OF the United Stutes, ut the call Of y
II constitutional authorities, in order 10 protect
e citizens and the treaty rights Of the Unitt
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= him, neither the one nor tue other will be T
spcctei in the existing STATE OF anarchy and III
y order, and the outrages airendy perpets1tea "
+ never be chastised; and, Is assured you in n
n No. %, aA these evils must increasc until e3e1
&c yes!iEe Of order and government disappca
:. from The country" | have been reluctantly Il
: to the snmc opinion md, in justice to MY cou
Is ! trymeu who hare suffered wrongs from Ne11c
ef and who may still suffer them. feel bound
J. announce tus conclusion to Congress.
's 's The case presented, however, is not merely
e case Of ind.sidusl claims, although our ju
!. cla1ms against Mexico have reached We
t. large amount. Nor is it merely the case Of Pr
tcciion to the lives aud property Of the few Al
orleans who may still retnatn in Mexico. !
"a though the life aud property of every Americ'
10 10 quarter Of the world. But II is question viii
n re1atcs 10 the futurc IS well As to the prcse
ia and the past, and which involves, indirectly
1enst, tue whole subject Of our duty TO Mexa
q, as q neizhboriug State. The exercise Of t
% power Of the United States in that country
h. redress the wrongs and protect me Iisnts o.
d. d. own cisizens is none the less to be desired,
- cause efficient aud Necessary aid may thus
It rendered ut the same tiu,e to restore peace Al
en order to Mexico itself. In the Rceot1Nlsh SHINE
Of this result the people Of the United Stat
L. :, must necessarily feel = deep and earnest int
ef af aud powerful republic, It possesses an cxte
It siye terrtter5, fertile soil and al inca1culat
A. | store of mineral wealth. She occupies an i
Sc portant position BETWEEN the Gnsf aud
81 ocean fof transit routes and Tor coinmer'
Y Y Is it possible that such country as Il
" ~. can be given up to anarchy and ruin without
effort from any quarter for its rescue and
b. safety. Will the commercial natious Of
c. world, which hare SO many interests connect
a. with ii, remain wholly indifferent to such
o. sulty Can the United States, especially, viii
,s ~, ought to share most largely ia its co1nnerc
10 ! intercourse, allow their immediate neight
thus to destroy itself md ipjure them: !
without support from some quarter, it is imp
sible TO perceive how MEXICO eau resume
ed position among nations and enter upon
Il. reer which promises my good results The
IS which she requires, and which the interests
., ali commercial countries require that she shol
It. have, it belongs TO this government to rend
Of I not only by virtue of our neighborhood to III
al leo, along whose territory ne have continue
to frontier ofncarly a thousand miles, but by '
ef tue, also, Of our established policy, which j.
no consistent With the intervention Of any En-
" ~ peap Power III the domestic concerns; of Il
ID republic. - >
&c &c THE WRONGS We aIxiS5. HAx5 SUFFERED FL
be The wrongs which we hare Suffered fr'
a. Mexico are before the world, sud must deel
~ ~ impress every American citizen. a gorernm'
ur which is either unable or unwilling TO red-
r. such wrongs is derelict to lis highest duti
n The difficulty consists in selecting xud enforc
IN the remedy. We may in rain apply to the G.
@ 'os stitutionai government ut Vera Cruz, althou
rs it IL well disposed to do US justice, for adequ
re redress. Whilst its authority Is acknowledt
raI in all the important ports and throughout
ng sea coasts of the republic, its power does
no extend to the city of Mexico and the Ststes
,e~ it's vicinity where nearly all the recent outra
d hare been committed on American citizens.
oCR REMEDY
must penetrate into the interior before We
n, N, reach the offenders, and this can only be ii
~. by passing through tho territory in the occn
most acceptable aud least difficult moda Of
ed complishing The object will be to act in cone
lon | with that government. Their consent and Ii
.ee aid might, l believe, be obtained; but if Z
est our obligations to project onr own cis'zen:
2se their just rights, secured by treaty, would
er, be the less imperative. For these reason'
'ns 1spkNS171 FOR TIE FASTAXp F4ifExS SECURITY
y, recommend 10 Congress to pass Law auth
.o 81 zins the President. under such condition:
= they may deem expedient, to employ 81
al, cicot military force to enter Mexico for The
me I nose Of obtaining indemnity for the past
.n- security for the future.
MS purposely refrain from any suggestion u
ne ne whether this force shalt cunsiat Of req
u.s. Us troops or volunteers, or both. This quest
nj. may he most appropriately left TO the decls
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