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ned Immediately to the Senate for their constitutional

United Immediately to the Senate for their constitutional
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The claims Of ci;i2sus upon the republic Of Mica
1aSua have not yet been provided for by treaty although
dgent efforts for this purpose have been made by
minister resident TO that republic These still
tinued, with fair prospect of success.
Our relations with Mexico remain in most unsatisfao-
tory condition FIJI my last two annual messages dis
eused extensively the subject of these relations and do
not now propose to repeat length the facts and rg-
ments then presented They proved conclusively that
citizens residing in Mexico and merchants trading
thereto had suffered series of wrongs and outrags such
as we have patiently borne from any other nation
For these successive ministers invoking the faith
treaties had In the Of their country persistenty
demanded redress and indemnificaon but without the
slightest effect. Indeed, confident had the Mexican
authorities become Of patient endurance that they
universally believed they might commit these out
RACES upon American citizens with absolute impunty
Thus wrote minister In 1885, and expressed the opn-
ION that nothing but manifestation of the power of the
Government and OF its purpose to punish these wrongs,
will avail"
Afterwards in 1887, came the adoption of new con-
sution for Mexico the election of President and Con-
giess under its provisions and tho Inauguration of the
President Within short month however this Presl-
dent was expelled from the capital by rebellion in the
army, and the supreme power of the republic was
signed to General Zuloaga This usurper in his turn
mon.
Under the constitution which had thus been adopted,
Se1or Juarez chief justice of the Supreme Court be-
the lawful President OF the Republic and it was for
The maintenance of the constitution his authority
derived from it that the civil commenced still
continues TO lie prosecuted.
Throughout the year 1858 the constitutional party grew
stronger and stronger In the previous history Mexico
successful military revolution at the capital had almost uni
versay been the signal for submission throughout the
public Not on the present occasion. majority of
the citizens persseny sustained the constitutional
ernmeDt. When this was recognised in April 1852 by
the Government of the United States its authority ex
tended largo majority of the Mexican States and
people, including Vera Cruz and all the other important
ports of the republic. From that period
with Mexico began to revive, and the constitu-
tiona government has atosied it all the protection
their power.
MEANWHILE the government of Airanon still held sway
at the capital and the surrounding country, and
continued Its ouraSes against the few American citizens
who still had the courage to remain within its power
TO cap the climax After the battle of Tacubaya in
April 1859, Gen. Marquee ordered three citizens the
United States two of them physicians to be seized in the
hospital at that place, taken out and shot, without crime
and without trial This done, notwithstanding our
unfortunate countrymen at the moment engaged
10 the holy of aordng relief to the soldiers of
both parties who had been wounded In the battle with
out making any distinction between them.
The time had arrived, in my opinion when this Gov
eminent bound to exert it's power to aveuge and
dess the WRONGS of citizens and to aft I'd them pro-
lection IN Mexico The lnterpOsng obstacle that
the portion of the country under the sway of Mramon
could not be reached without passing territory un-
der the jurisdiction OF tho constitutional government
Under these circumstances, deemed it my duty to
Ommend to Congress, in my last annual message the
employment Of GUtcient military f0Tco to penetrate Into
The interior where the government of Mramon was to
m found WITH If need DO, without the consent Of the
uerez government though it not doubted that this
consent could be obtained Never have had clearer
yctton subject than OF the juscs well wisdom
of such DolICy No other alternative left eYCeDt
The entire abandonment Of our felow-ctzens who had
gone to Mexico under the faith of treaties, to the sys-
tematic injustice, cruelty apd oppression of Mamon
government. Besides 1t ID almost certain that the SIM
pie authority to employ this force would of itself have
accomplished all objects without striking single
blow The constitutional government would then ere
this have been established at the oisy of Mexico and
you'd have been ready and willing, TO the of Its
ability, 10 do us justice.
In additiou--and deem this most important con-
siderationEurossn governments would have been de-
prived Of all petext Interfere in the territorial and
domestic of Mexico We should thus have been
relieved from the obligation OF resisting, by force
should this become necessary any attempt by these gov
ernments to deprive neghboring republic of portions
of her territory duty from which could not shrink
without abandoning the traditional and established policy
of the American people. am happy to observe, that
firmly relying upon the justice and good faith of these
governments thereis no present danger that such
hngency viii happen
Having discovered that my recommendations would
not DO sustained by Congress- the next alternative
TO accomplish. III some degree, p-ss the same OBJ
iects by treaty stipulatons with the consruo..-
ernment Such treaties accordingly concluded by
late able aud excellent minister to Mexico, and on
the 4th January last submitted to the Senate for
ratification As these have not yet received the final
ton of that body, it would be improper for to pre-
sent detailed statement of their provisions Still may
DO permitted to express the opinion in advance that they
ars calculated to promote the agricultural, manuactur
ing ADD commercial interests of the country, and to
just influence with adjoining republic as
whose fortunes and fate feel Indifferent;
whist the time they provide for the payment OF
considerable amount towards the satisfaction of the
claims Of our injured fellow citizens.
ss a- KANSAS AND UTAH.
At the period of my Inauguration confronted In
Kansas by "a revolutionary government existing under
what called the Topeka constitution It's avowed OBJ
ject to subdue the territorial government by force
and to inaugurate what called the Topeka govern
ment in its stead To accomplish this object extensive
military organization formed and its command en-
trusted to the most violent revolutionary leaders Under
these circumstances, it became my imperative duty to
exert the whole constitutional power of the Executive
prevent the flames OF civil from again raging in Kan
sas which, in the excited state of the public mind both
North and South, might have extended into the neigh
boring States
The hostile parties in Kansas had been inflamed
against each other by eissares both from the North and
the South, to degree Of maligny without parallel in
our history To prevent actual collision, and to assist
the civil magistrates in enforcing tho laws strong de-
tachment of the army stationed in the Territory
ready to aid the marshal and his deputies when lawfully
called upon, po eo0aGts in the execution of civil
and criminal process. .s..sFs+ p
STILL the troubles in Kansas could not have been per-
nanenty settled without election by the people The
balobox is the surest abiter of disputes among free
men Uuder this conviction every proper was en-
poyed to induce the hostile parties the election
OF delegates to frame State constitution and afterwards
at the election to decide whether Kansas should be slave
free State The insurgen party refused to vote at
either lest this might be considered recognition on their
part of the territorial government established By Con-
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