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are concerned. &c might n yell have been Sc
war" Lie SIS been insecure. prop-rty un-
protected. and srsas Impossible, sxcept NJ .
ri.k a lo-. vi.trA ,,rs.iru a, men eznpo, Re en-
pected b. incur. Imcu,ani consrsy,s. invol-
wing large expenditure entered into hy the
central government. have i.cco stat fame
BY the lccsl governments ip,sceal Ameri-
can residents. occapying heir r:chtsei r"s~@ =
sions. have hem sndj NY expelled Ne eosn-
try. in defiance uf trest.,s and by the n',r''
force 81 arbitrary power Even the co'ir.. -
justice has not been safe from control. and .
recent decree of MraDou permits the inter
yention Of government in all suits where ei-
ther party Is foreigner Vessels Of the
United States have been scired without law.
and consular officer who protested against
such -cirnre has been kp~.l .ni impri-oned
for disrvSpcc, TO the authorities Military
Contributions have b.en levied in VIC lation Of
every principle II right. and the American
who resisted the lswlcss demand has hsa hrs
property fcrcihly taken away. aud has b en-
himself banishej. frum conflict Il sn-
thoriiy in different parts 81 the country. tariff
duties which have been paid in one place.
have been exaeted over again in another place.
Large numbers of our citizen. have been ar
rested and imprisoned uithou, any form Of
examination or any opportunity for a hearing.
and even when RELEASED have only obtained
their liberty after much suffering and injury
and without any h, - of rclrc,- The whole
sale massacre of Crsbhe and his associates
without trial ia Sonora, a vel ~ the seizure
aud murder ~ four SICK American. who hal
taken shelter IN the hUusc ~ an American.
upon the soii &c ,he nit.l States. wns con-
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Murders 81 still more atr"oi~us character
have teen committed in the V.rv he.t If
Mexico. aRs"r the authority Of MiramOn'-
government. during the present year Some
81 these were only worthy - hArbarcu- age.
anil. II thep had not been clearly proven.
would have seemed impossible in country
which olaiins Ia h~ civilized Of ihis d.-crip-
ton was the brutal massacre in April last. by
order Of Gen. Narqucr - three American
physicians. sho were s.iIcd ia the hospital At
1acubaya While attending upon the sick and
dying n both parties. aud without trial. -
without crime. were hurried away "a srec,ly
execution Little les shocking was th, fate
Of Ormoud Chase. Who was shot in Tr,ic on
the 7th % August by order ~ the sam" Mex
lean general. not only without trial. but
without any conjecture by hi friends II the
cause II his arrest. He y represented AZ .
young man Of good character aad int.lli gcnoe.
who had made numerous friends in Topic hy
the courage and humanity which be had dis
played on several trying occasions aud his
death vas unexpected it was Shocking to
the ~holc community. Other outrag-s might
BE- enumerated. tut these arc sufficient To- Illus
trate the wrc,chcd state Il the country and
the unprotected condition of the persons and
property of our citizens ia Mexico.
Ia all tlsn-., our ministers have been
constant AMI faithful in their demands f,r re-
dress. but 10th they and this Government.
which they have successfully represented.
have been wholly powcrless to make their de-
narls effective Their testimony in this re-
:. sPect. and in reference 10 the only remedy
which. in their Judgments. would meet the
exigcucy. has been bath uniform and emphat-
&c. Nothing hut 4 manifestation ~ the
power ~ the Government 81 the United Stat. .
(wrote our late minister in 1850 aud Of it,.
purpose to punish these wrongs will avail
assure you that the universal bclIef here -
that there is nothing 20 H. sp rrhended from
the Government If the United States. and
that local Mexican officials can commit these
outragr> upon American citiIsn- with als,.,lu Q
impuni;y." Il hope The President lwrpte
our prcsen; minister in August las,) "w,li
feel authorized Ia ask from Congress H., pow
or 3" enter Mexico WITH tn military f.Tc.s e
the United States, at the call IT thr ns'i,u-
tional authorities. in order To protect the ci,i-
gems and the treaty rights II the Uniied States
Unless such power is conferred upnn hiIn.
neither the one nor the other will b. respected
in the existing state of anarchy and Disorder.
and the outrag,s already pcrpctrated wall new
er be classified; and. g. [ assured you in my
No. %. all these evils must Increase until cv-
cry vestige of order ami government disap-
pears from the country" have been r-lue-
family led % tn same opinion, and. in justice
20 my nountrynen sho have suffered wrongs
from MEXICO. AMI who may still suffer them,
feel bound to announce this conclusion To
Congress
The case presented however. il not merely
q case 81 individual claims. although our Just
CLAIMS against MeIico have reached a very
large amount. Nor is il merely the case Of
protection TO the lives and property u the fee
Americans who may still remain in Mexico,
slthnugh the In" and property q ,aery Amer
lean citizen ought 10 be sacrtdly protected IN
every quarter of the world Bot Il is a qa~s-
ton which relates to the future ~ sell a. 20
the present and past. and which involves indi-
F,cily at least. the Whole subject 81 cur duty
20 MeEico a. a neighboring STATE Thicker.
eise q the power II the United States in that
country to redress The wrong anil protect the
rights q our own citizens is none ihc lcss -
be de- red. bs,use eKci,ut . d neo-S- =
Ald may thus b. rendered at the ssube time 10
restore peace aud order 10 Mexico itself 10
the accomplishment Of the result the PEOPLE %
the United stsics mus, necessarily Eel deep
and earne-, interest. Mexico ought 10 b. q
rich and prosperous and powerful rcpuhlic. 49,
She Po--e-ses an extensive territory . fer
tile -'il. and an iBcsleulsble Hore II min
'ral wcalth She occupies an important posi-
ton betueen the Gulf and the ccsan fpr trans
u routes and for cornweree l. IL possible
that such country - tbs can h. gwen up
b. anarchy anil ruin without an eaprt from
any quarter fnr IL rescue aud ga rcscue aud
~ saicry3 Will The Commercial nstiou- q
The world. Whieh have - many interests COZ.
ncctsd with u. Femsin wholly ihdiforen; tn
such fesult Can the Uuii,d States. -.
pccislly. vbich ought - share most largely
"a its commercial intergoursc allpW their im.
mediate seigbiDt thus 10 destroy itssh sud 10
Jure them Yt vi'houi support from so,ne
quarter. it = impossible - perceive boz Ma1.
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