Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-01


from the Indians we'll US the oppressive inter
! ference Of the authorities of the Hudson Rag
Company at Victoria with their rights ~ Amcri'
can citiEens," The General immediately respond
rd "a this petition, and ordered Capt. Geo, l.,
Pickett. gth infantry, sta establish his eIlnpany
an Bellevue, or san Juan Island, On snme suila-
ble position near the harhor at the southeastern
extremity" This order was promptly obeyed,
aud military post was established at the place
designated, The force was afterwards increased,
; 81 that hy the last return the whole number Ii
troops then on the island amounted in the aggre.
gate tn G9l men.
4 Whilst do not deem il proper I'm the prescn,
ocrasun tn 90 further iutu the subject, AMI dis
cuss the weight which uugit 10 be attached 10
i the statements 0i the British colonial authOrl'
tics, cnntrsting the accuracy Of tho information
an which the gallant General acted, IL MAS due
O. him that should thus present his avn rea
I snns Tor issuing tho order 10 Capt. Pickett
! From these IL was qnite clear his ubicct was 10
prevent the British authorities On NsncouIcr's
island from exercising jurisdiction over Ameri,
can residents on the Island of san Juan, as we'll
~ 10 protect them against the invasions oi the
Indians.
! Much exciteInen prev ,el Tor some time through
out that region, an serious danger or col -iun be-
tween the parties was apPrel,nlel. The British hal
large naval force in the Ni1ny: AMI II Is an act Of
supple Justice To the admiral On that station to state
hostile act but determined to refer the whole nIalr
10 his government and await their instructions
| This aspect of the matter IN my opinion, demand
cd serious attention 1t would haze bccna great Gh-
llmty for both nations had they been prec piiat"d
into ts uf hostility. not question of title 10 the
isinl hut merely .ousernns what soIId bc It's con
ditIon during the intervening pcrut whilst the two
governments might bc employei III settling the qncs-
tun to which one of them II belongs, For thiS rei-
sh,, Lieutenant General Scntt despatched on the
II Ia
immediate cuInnnd Of the United States fore on the
Pacific coast should he deem tins necessary The
ninn object of his mission WAS TO carry On the spii
of the preca auiOnary arrangement between the late
Secretary of State and the Brush Minister, AMI mas
To preserve the peace aud present collision between
the British and American authorities pending the ne
| guti,tua between the two governments. fn'ert"'i-
ing uo Doubt of the Va idity oi our title, need
scarcely add that. in any event, American citizens
wrr, Ia Ice placed on footing mt least hs favorable
ns that If British subjects, it being understood that
CAPTAIN P,ckct's company should remain on the IS
land Ii is proper tv observe thtt eu!oidcrHiS 'hc
dist nee from the scene Of action, anu III ignorance
of what might have trnspircd on the spot before the
General arrival, it MAS necessary to leave much 10
his discretion. nn happy 10 state the event has
pyuyen that his discretion cou not have been en-
trusted to more competent hands. General scott has
recently returned from his mission, having SUCCESS
llv accom- shea ~ "oIrc-s nni 'hete '5 no 'N-4
lny rood &c .sun ru apprrhru g"ll'i p''FHru l'
ne, Of t,g Two ypuatcs during IT, pondcGvy Vt tie
. tEfstmgn g''I,liYNa.
7 p. rel la tui,rl you thai hrro a's beel 10 an
pr,ycmca, in the adl!rs Of MeAico yo m" 'As' an
NUM- Mcsv-g, aud ! nm ng'n o' ''l &" ''S the
earnest attention ". Congress 10 lF. N"""fVs s"A+t
I'M, ,,rs,i,ucnt Congress q MFyro ~hirh aJ.
irurI.I on rha I5th us syorary .iaaj, 'opsel
constitution and pI5'lc"l fo, ponn'W ec' H..
This took pIuue la the following july il'"n) AID
General Cauoniort was chosen f.cs'Hn'- almost
..Irh,u, onno.igiou AZ the s,we election "a hs' '"n
rrcss was chosen. whose hiat session coihmehccd
on the 10th September 1897. ~ the Constitution "i
1S:J, the Presidential term WAS 10 ueg!h ON the ISL
of Septcmber, 1907, aud continuc 10" four years
IN that ,iny General CUmOuiurt appeared before the
assembled Congress in the CITY OF Mexico, took the
oath to support the new constitution, anu was uu'y
iuoururatei rs President Withln IL month alter
w,ris he had been driven from the capital, and
military rebellion had assigned the supreme power
/ +, Con Zuotra. The consultation provided that IN
the absence of the President his Office shoud devos'e
upon the Chief Justice Vf the prem Court
and Gen. Comuuiurt having lett the country, ths
uuctiOnary, Gen Juare2, proceeded to ioiin, at nu-
nuniuttO, constitutional Government before thls
was officially Suuwn however, AT the capital. the gov
erninrut ZuOag., had been rec"gniz'h ny the en-
tire diplomatic corps, hcluunS lhe ''his'or oi 'e
United States the dc tucLO government ot Mexico
The constitutional President, nevertheless, haih,a-
al hi. ,,si,ion with tiliuntsS and Was suOn cstab
lished with the cabinet ut Vera CRUZ. Mehh"hiie'
the government Of Lu oiSi, US eA'h's'J io''s'e ia
many parts Of the rcpuulc, anu even VI ',e oSV''i
- nr, ion or ,h, arm, having pronounced aglnst,
H., fmrtioms was ,eci ed terminated, and assem-
HI, H nf ,tzrus WAS invited for the choice of
p..Si,I.nt This assem- liy elected Gen. Miramon,
hut rht vfl,er repulluted the plan under which he
was chosen, and Zuloaga was thus restored 10 MS
,;, ""o ,';,inr lie assumed it, howe er, only to
ppit,Ir,y frnn, if. and Mrumou having become by
his ppuuiutnent President Substitute continues,
w,5h ,po, title. at the head Of the insurgent party
r., nv last annual message communicated to Con-
LII my 'as' n""', ,,u.r which the ln,e Minis
t IIN,t.J states susuen,ied his official rela-
.Ir VI rH ,h General government, and Withdrew
nons M''n VIZ ',rv ,nv +, wos ;mpoysible to maintsin
f.ianI ,ntrrcnHrse with Goyeanulent like that at