Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-06

sonfict of authority in different parts of the
country, tarlR duties which have been paid N
one place have been exaoted ever again 10 GU
other place. Large numbers Of our citizens
have been arrested aud imprisoned without any
form of examination or any opportunity for
hearing, and even when released have only OBJ
tsined their liberty after much suffering and IN
uty and without any hope OF redress.
The wholesale massacre os Crahbe and his
associates without trial iu Sonora, as well as
the seizure aud murder OF our sick Americans
who had taken shelter in the house of an Amer
ican, upon the soil of the United States, was
communicated TO Congress at its Inst session.
Murders of still more atrocious character have
been committed 10 the very heart Of Mexico,
under the authority OF Miramen's goveTumenr,
during :he present yeaE. Soue of these we're
only worthy of barbarous age, and, if thoy
had not been clearly proven, would have seeln-
ed Impossible iu country which claims to be
civilized. OF this description The brutal
massacre 10 April lass, by order OF Gen. Mar
qnez, of three American physicians, who wero
seized in The hospital at Tacuhaya while attena-
irg upon the sick and the dying of both parties
and without trial, as without crime, were hur~
ried away to speedy execution. Little less
shocking was the recent fate OF 0rmond Chase,
who was shot ih Topic on the Tth of August by
order Of the same Mexican General, not only
wishcat a tfiai, bit without any conjecture by
his friends OF fLe cause of his arrest. lie is
represented as young man of good character
and Intelligence, VINO had made numerous friends
IN Tepic BY the courage and humanity which be
bad displayed on several trying occasions, and
his death Sas unexpected as it was shocking
10 the whole community. O,her outrages might
be enumerated, but these sufficient to illus
trste the wretehed state of the country and the
unprotected condition of the persons and pro-
psrty Of our citizens in Mexico.
la all these eases opr ministers have been
constant and faithful in their demands for re-
dress, but both they and this Government, which
they have successIvely represented, have been
ghoily powerless to make thoir demands effec-
tive. Their testimony 10 this respect, and in
reference 10 the only remedy which, 10 their
Judgements, would meet the exigeney, has been
both uniform and emphatic. .'Nothng but
manifestation Of the power Of the Government
oftheU. States, fwrote our late minister in 1861
aud Of its purpose to punish these wrongs will
sra. / assure yaa that the universal belief
here i that there ie nothing TO be apprebended
FROM the G6yernmcnt of The United States, aud
outrages rpan Anarlean cltizeas With absolute
inpuhity. 81 hope the 2residsnt" lwrote our
present Minister, IN August i2stl twill feel au-
fhorized 10 ask from Congress lie. power 10 en-
Ger Mexico with The military forces of the y.
g., al The call OF the constitutional AUTHORITIES,
IN order 10 protect :he citizens and the tFsity
rights OF the y. States. Unless suca power
ID conferred upon him, neither the ous OF tho
other will DC respected n the existing state of
anarchy and disorder, and the outrages already
perpetfnted will never be cbastised: and, as [
assured you in my No. %, all these evils must
increase until every vestige of oTder end gov
eFAment disappeared from the country" have
been reluctantly led TO The same opiaon, aud.
70 jGslice to my conn!fJm men aho have suffered
wrongs frcm Mexico, aud who may still suffer
them, te0l bound to announce this conclusion
10 Congress.
The case presented, however, is DOT merely
case OF individual claims, although our Just
claims against Mexico have reached YerV large
amount. Nor is it merely the cage of protee-
tion to the lives and properly of the few Amer
Jeans who may sill remain 10 Mexico, aithougi.
4ae life and property of every American citizen
ought to be sacrcliY protected ia every quartet
OF the world. Bot it ism question which re-
lates TO the future as we'll as to the presebt and
lihe past, aud which Involves, Indirectly at least,
tho whole subject OF Cur duty TO Mexico as
neig.boring State. The exercise of the power
of The y. States in that country to redress the
wrongs and project the rigtts Of oac cit.zan is
none the less 10 be desired, because efficient and
necessary aid may thus be rendered at the same
time TO restore peace and order to Mexico IL
self. In the accomplishment CT this result the
people Of tie United States must necessarily
feei '!eep and earnest interest. Mexico ought
to be rich aud prosperous aud powerful repub-
lie. Ste possesses an extensive territory, a
fertile soil, aud inealculsble store of mineral
wealth. She occupies an important position
between the Gulf aud the oeeag for transit
routes aud for commerce. Is it possible that
sseh aeuntfy as tbs can be given up tO an
archy aud ruin without an effort from any quar-
ter for its rescue aud i,s safelyf Will the COM
merciais nations Of the world, which have 60
many interests connected With il, remain who'll
ly Indifferent 20 such iesul? Can the Uaited
States, especially, which ought 40 share most
lsrgsy III Its commercial intercourse. allow their
iniiaediate neighbor thus 10 destroy itsclf and
injure theml
Yet without supPor. from some quarter IL is
inpossible to perceive how mexico eau resume
her position among nations, aud enter up on IA
career which promises auy good results The
aid which shc requires, aud which the interests
OF all commercial countries require that she
should have. II belongs to this government
no reader, not only By virtue of our heigabor-
hood 10 Mexico, along wh6se territory We have
.a.coutlouous frontier Of aaarly thousand miles
but by virtue, also, of our established policy,
which is inconsistent ai'h the Intervention Of
any European power i0 tha domestic eoacerns
OF that republic.
The wrongs which ws have suffered from Mex
ico are oefere tue world, and must deeply impress
every Am3rican citizen 4 government which
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