, 1860-01-03
Drcas 4 Gributte.


-"S THURSDAY, JANUARY !, 1SGV.
OCA DOMESTIC MEXICO.
The long and terrible indictment framed by
Mr. Buchanan, setting forth the crimes OF the
noighboring Republic Of Mexico, is contained
in the Message recently sent to Congress-. 1t
has undoubtedly been read hY tho: whole
country ere this; but the fact that thatiindict-
nent with change Of few Of its minor
counts, is an arraignment ofthat section Of our
our own country which is guilty Of TIP same
crimes and outFages that have been urged I
upon Congress, by the President as reason
for taking armed possession Of Northern Mex
ico has not, We presume, occurred 70 many Of
onr readers We reproduce below, tho
charges cited by Mr. Buchanan:
Outrages OF the worst description are com.
mit&ed both upon persons and property. There |
is scarcely nny form Of injury which bps not
ing The last few years. We hare been tnou.i- |
nally at peace with TINT republic, but $50 far |
a. The interests Of our commerce; Or Of our
citizens wh6 hate visited the country sk mer-
chants. sh'pmasters, Or in other capac'ties,
are .concrrncd, wc'might as well have been at
war;" Life has been insecure, property pnpro-
tec&ed, and tradr impossible. except at risk Of
-loss which prudent men caonot be expe4ed 10
incur. Important contracts. inrolriugI large
expend.tures. entered INTO by the central gov,
'ernment, have been set at defiance by ths local
governments. Peaceful American residents,
occupying thrir rigtrtful possessions. hurf been
suddenly expelled t1.e country, in: defiance
of trealicss and BY the mere force OF arbitrary
poxer. Even thecourse Of justice has nof been
safe from control, and recent decree of, Mira.
all snits where either party Is foreigner: Ecs-
sels OF the United States have been seized: with
out Law, and consular officer who protested
against such seizure has been fined aud impris-
oned tor dlsrespect to the authorities. II Hilary
contributions have been leyied in violation Of
every every principle Of right, and the Ameri.
can who resisted the lawless demand Ilas had
his property forcibly taken away, and las been
himseff banished. Laree numbers Of our citi-
zens have been arrested and imprisoned without
any form OF examination or my opportunity for
hearing. mud ercn when released, have only
ohtaued their liberty atcr much suffering and
injury, aud without auy hope of redress, The
wholesale massacre Of Crabbc und his asso-
ciates without trial in Sonora, as well ns the
seizure and murder Of four sick Americans who
had taken shelter in the house Of IN American,
upon. The soil of the United Suites. was cou1mu-
nlcatcd to Congress- al lust session. Murders
Of still more atrocious character have been
committed in the vcry heart oil Mexico, rntcr
the authority Of MiEa.nou's government. during
the present year. Some Of these were onlv
worthy Of a barbarous age. and, if they had not
been clearly prcven. would hare seemed imnos-
alble N country which c' inns to be civilized.
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Other outrages might be enumerated, but
these ara sufficient 10 illustrate the wretched
condition Of the country aud the unprotected
citizens in Mexico.
Here is tl,c Indictment in full. It is indica-
tive, ift:ue, Of terrible condition Of affairs in
that unhappy Republic; but We submit to our
readers that every ono Of the charges dwclt
upon By Mr. Buchanan, and which, collectively,
furnish him with In excuse for recommending
further conquests in TINT country, can be urged
with equal truth and equal proprictv against
the Southern States Of this Republic; and
who that is conyersant with the history Of Ills
own times will deny them? Who that is fa-
millar with even the newspapers Of the day
will undertake to prove that Northern man,
holding opinions iu 1nical in both localities,
would not be far safer and in the enjoyment Of
a larger liberty, in Mexico than in the South.
Mr.. Buchanan complains with reason thu
outrages that Americans have endured in
MEXICO are worthy Of prompt punishment;
but, for every one Of them ten Of (: similar or
more aggravated sort eau be charged to the
account Of the South! See the events
Of the past three months; Hundreds Of
Northern men expelled from the Stare
States "by the nero force Of arbi-
tra1y powcr;" hundreds Of others forced TO
fee for their lives, leaving the mob in possess
sion every dullar they had in the world: yet
other hundreds whipped, 1arred and feathcred,
ridden on n rall, uai,l.ed or killed; delicate
women Of education and refinement driven out
from the schools i'll wllicls as teachers they
were earning their bread; sick men Of North
crn birth turned back in their journeys toward
a.more genial climate: tho threatened legisla-
ton in half Il lozcn States l,y which tlle COL
lection Of debts due to Northern men by the
South, will be impossible; the non-intetcourse
acts proposed in other Southern States; the
threats On the floor Of Congress that if the ma.
jority shall undertake to rule, though in accord
auce with the Constitution and wcll-cstablisla,
forrns' the Union shall oe dissolved nnd' some
despotlsm o' the minority set up in its place
a1 teff7oe' all Illegal GIL despotc-1nese
things part Of every days hlstory-the acts
Ola portion Of cur own people, men Of our owu
race. language and governmcnt-slvc cmp''a
sis TO Tic assertion that wo have Mcx'ct
within the on'on to which tue North had bes
look before casting about too kecnly for causes
o1 quarrel "1th That other Mexico nearer lii
equAtor. The GfetkS arc at Our own doors.
If tile grievances which afIlict Mr. Buchanan
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