Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-01-07
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es>'s"c" Iie s9ireIa' rn"cr OF tho republic t,
ven Ah''"Sa The constitution provided tia. il.
the n'scncc OF tue prcsil 1T his office should ,;y
Voivc up.u the Chief Justice Of the S.,rr,n,
Co":t, and Hcn. Co,n"n!':; h,,via. i,it the cuu.:
try' his fnuci;nnary, Gen. Junrc1 proceeded t,
form, ;" H"an"jia'o IL e",stituti nal government
Before this WAS officially known, however at tn,
capital, tho government OF Zuoaga had been voc.
ognized by the entire diplomatic rps. inr!u!;n.
the Minister OF the Quilted States, n the dr y.ct,
government OF Mexico. Tho cons,i,n.i. ma; rr.
dent nevertheless maintained his position witt
nr'"css. and Was soon established vita E;S cahi
net at Vera Cruz. Meanwhile, tho government OF
Znlo.sA vas earnestly resisted in many parts o!
she H.; "hhc, and even iu the capa q portion Of
III" Amy ''lV'"S pronounced against its "c;io.,S
were declared Terminated, a.li assembly of cit:
sens was invited for the choice OF new Pres ilpnl
This assembly Selected t;r:,.ra Miriam m, Int hat
officer rcpiiiattt! the plan under which he wa.
chosen. and Ihp' ~ was thus restored to his Pre-
Vious po~ii'n IL; assumed it, however. only to
withlr"~ from II. ,nl MirMnon having bcrpm.
by his ;vp ,!otn'nt President Sub .titu.." CON
slnuo*. with ;.: tit:4 ut The head OF the ls1re::
party. ....
In my last annual massage communicated 70
congress Tho circumstance und r w,icl, I'll: late
Minister Of the United States suspended his ,!,i
cal relations with the central .;oyern,n: mt a.',
withdrew from ;c country. 1t was i,:lpo, Sn, to
maintain friendly intercourse with 4 gDvernm ut
ike that at the capital u"lnr whose nsurpcl ,u
tbo'ity wrongs were constantly conmitt."., h,,;
never reircsscd. Had this been m established
government. with it's power ex.,niir :; nv t.,. ,::
sent Of the people. the WIZ Of y x,.,, /;
resort 10 hostlitics against it would have bee,
quito justitiablc, and indeed necessary, nu; the
country was prey to civil war; and it was hop.d
shat tho success of tho constitutional Prcsi!.u,
might lead to condition Of things less ;niuri,u:
70 the United statos. This success became 81
probable that. i'll January last, I employed Il r.lia
bic agent t" visit Mexico, and report to me til,
actual coltion and prospects of the contc3.,;:,n
parties. III consequence Of his report, and from,
information which reached me from other sources.
favorable TO the Prospects Of the constitutional
caNse' ! 'c't Justified in appointing; new minister
20 Mexico, 10 hi ,ht embrace the earliest suit,h
opportunity Of restoring orr diplomatic relations
with that republic. For this p!clos, q ,,:,;,-
Euished citizen of Maryland was selected, win,
proceeded on his mission on the Stl Of M,rr! last.
"th discretionary authority to roe. nizc the ror
eminent OF Pres Isn't J.iroz. il on his arrival in
Mcxaco lac sh"tpii aal it entitled tn such yceny,;
ton, according to the established practice ot the
United States VA the 7t:i OF April following Mr..
McLanc presented has Credentials to p:,,;.;cn,
''uarcz, hay'; n' hesi:s.ion g. in pr"nouncin. the
government Of J"arcz to be tho only existing gov
crinent of the republic" lie was cordially, re
.celvcd ny the authorities at Vera Cruz ,rl tl.os:
havo ever since manifested the most frc.;:ly Ills
position towards The United States. CnhHro;Iy
however, the constitutional government has no,
been able to establish its power over the whole re-
public. 1t is supported by large majority Vt liz
people AMI tho states, but there are i,rr ,r:s !,
parts OF the country where it can enforce 40 j.,
diencs. Cen Mi:amon maintains himself At ,i.
capita! and III some OF the distant rro. n, !.
there arc military governors who pay Mt,l, res.
to the DEGREES Of either govern ment. In hr r.,,
time the cxccssuS which always attcnL ,,uo civ;
wa', especially in Mexico, arc constant re- urr;n,
'Ousrass of the worst description D, =. c.m.,:i,r
~ aay form OF injury which has Of ,,c.n sf,r,
BY our citizens in Mexico duyj - tho ,,., ru
years; We have heen sn".';nr .l.y ut peace witt
'nAE ''cp"''' hi;S i'r ;ss the interests of ou
eon'nvrcc or OF our citizens who have visited tho
r,';,.1 40 'ns' sap masters in other
been at war" Life 40 been ina c~r, nron.r,,
unprotectca AMI trade impossible, EXCEPT at !, l,s
Tn,n'., p,L'""s.. cannot be expected to incur
on.r.a ,~". involving large expenditures
~. -. u" W central government, have beer
MI Amor;o. ",' =" the local governments. Pace
n.ssc,:.;ans : .csi''ents, occupying their r:hfu
~ -; 49, ave been Suddenly expelled the cp.n
~ ,,h;tro. nee Of treaties, and by the force
h.s.no.1 y power. Even the cou,.. Of ju<tic,
AZ III, 1ccn s:!o from control, and roac;it decree
n.nt anon permits the intervention Of govern
10 in all suits where either party is foreigner
:As OF tho United States have been sel.s,
ilinOut law, Az q consular officer who ;,rotrstol
against such seizure has been tined and imprisrne.
70: disrospcct t, the althotitics. Military routri
buttons have hcon lcricd in violation of ever,
principle Of right, and the American who r,-i.t,
tho lawless demand has hal his property iorcibl,
taken away, and mas been himself hanshcd From
n conflict Of authority in different parts Of ,l,s
country. tariff duties which have boon p.it in on,
place have been exActed over agnin N ana,ic
place Large numbers Of our citizens ,ve bee:
arrested ami imp; isoncl without any form of cx
animation ofaa:'S opportunity fora herring. and
even wiich released. have only obtained their lib
ery after mHch suffering and injury, and ,vis!,ou
any hrSe Of redress. The wholesale nas-acr, O.
Crabbe and his associates without trial in Sonora
As we'll rs the seizure and murder OF f.ur so!
Americans who had taken shelter in the house o
m Amarican, upon the soil Of the United States
was communicated to Congress at its last session
Murders Of still more atrocouS character ha:.
been committed in the very heart Of Mexico m.
der the authority Of Nli-amon's government. '!r-
ing tho present year. Some Of these were only
worthy Of barbaruns age. and If they had no
been clearly proye''. would h,v' seemed impos*i
bio in q country which claims to be civilized. O.
this description the brutal massacre in Apri
last. by order Of Gen. Marquee, OF thrce Americas
physicians. who were seized in tho hospital a
Tacuhaya while attending upon the sick aud dyin:
OF both parties. and without trial. AS wi;hon
crime. were hurried away to speedy execution
Little lcss shocking the recent fate Of Or,nal,
Chase who was shot in 'Fcpic on the It'll ot Az:
gust, by order o. the same Mexican General M:
only Without u trial. but without any conjecture
by his friends Az the cause OF his arrest. llo i
represented rs young man Of good character an,
intelligence who i.ri male numerous friends i,
Topic by the courag" AMI humanity which lie Eac
displayed on soy. raj trying occasions, and hi:
death WAS As unexpected az it was shocking to tn
whole community. Other outrages might he cru
incratod, but;thcse sufficient to Illustrate tn
wresehssl condition Of the country and the nnrro
acctcd condition Of tho persons and property o.
our citizens in Mexico. .qaI..
In all these cases our ministers have been
e'so. .. "'.a faithful iI their demands for re.
dress, but both they and this government.
which they have successfully represented,
have been wholly powcrless to make their
demands effective. Their testimony in this
respect, and in reference to the only remedy
which, ih, their judgments, would meet tho
cxigency has been both. uniform and en-
phati". g Nothing but a manifestation of the
power Of the government Of the UnitedStates
(wrote our late minister in 1856, and o: it's
purpose to punish these wrongs will avail
assure You that the universal belief here is
that there is, nothing to be apprehended fonl
the government Of the U,litcu States, and
that local Mexican officials can commit these
nutrascs upon American citizens Will, abso.
lutte impuni,y.' IL hop. the President
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