The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-01-05

tariff duties which have been paid in
one place have been exacte1 over again
in another place. Large numbers OF
our citizens have been al rested and i'm.
prisoned without any form of cxamina
ton or any opportunity for a hearing
and even when released have only OBJ
tanned their liberty after much suffer
ing and injury, and without any hope
of redress. The wholesale massacre
of Crabbe and his associates without
trial in Sonora, as well as the seiz-
IRE and murder Of four sick Americans
who had taken shelter in the house oil
an American, upon the soil of the
United States, was communicated tc
Congress at its last session. Murders
of a still more atrocious character have
been committed in the very heart Of
Mexico, under the authority of Mira
mons government, daring the present
year.
Some of these were only worthy oil
a barbarous age, and, if they had not
been clearly proven. would have seemed
impossible in country which claims to
be civilized. Of this description was
the brutal massacre in April last, by or
der of General MARQUEE, of three
American physicians, who were seized
in the hospital at Tacubaya, while at
tending upon the sick and dying OF
both parties, and without trial, as with
out crime, were hurried away to speedy
execution. Little less shocking was
the recent fate of Ormond Chase, who
was shot at Topic on the 9TH of August
by order of the same Mexican General
not only without a trial, but without
any conjecture by hrs friends of the
eause of his arrest He is represented
as young man of good character and
intelligence, who had made numerous
friends in Topic by the courage and
humanity which he had displayed on
several trying occasions, and his death
was rs unexpected as it was shocking
TO the whole community. Other out
RACES might be enumerated, but these
are sufficient to illustrate the wretched
state of the country and the unprotec-
ted eofrdftian Of the persons and prop
erty of our citizens in Mexico.
In all these our ministers have been
constant and faithful in their demands
for redress, but both they and this Gov
eminent, which they have successfully
represent, have been wholly powerless
to make their demands effective. Theii
testimony in this respect, and in refer
opco ~ tho ry,lx, 70 p,odx, M b,oI, - ~ ~;
judgments, woufd meet she exigency,
has been both uniform and emphatic.
''Nothing but manifestation of the
power Of the Government of the United
States (wrote our late minister in 1850
and Of its purpose to punish these
wroHgs will avail. I assure you thai
the universal belief here is that there
is nothing to apprehend from the Gov
eminent of the United States, and
that local Mexican officials can commi,
these outrages upon American citizen:
with absolute impunity."
81 hope the President" (wrote oul
present minister in August lasD evil
feel authorized to ask from Congress
the power to enter Mexico with the
military forces of the United States
Unless such power is conferred upor
him, neither the one nor the other vii
De respected in the existing state o.
anarchy and disorder, and the outrages
already perpetrated will never be chas
tised; and, I, as l assured you in Dis
patch No. 30, all these evils must in
crease until vestige of order and gov
eminent disappears from the country
l have been reluctantly led to the same
opinion, and, in justice to my country
men who have suffered wrongs from
Mexico, and who may still suffer them
| feel bound to announce this concIu
sion to Congress
The case presented, however. is no
merely a case of individual claims
against Mexico have reached a very
large amount. Nor is it merely til,
case. of protection to the lives ant
property of the few Americans who
slsy still remain in Mexico, although
the life and property of every Ameri
can citizen ought to be sacredly protcc
ted in every quarter of the world. Blu
it is question which relates to the flu
ture as well as to the present and the
past, and which involves, indirectly a
least, the whole subject of the duty o
Mexico as a neighboring State. Th'
exercise of the power of the United
States in that country to redress tn,
wrongs and protect the rights of ou
own citizens is none the less to be de
sired because efficient and necessary
aid may thus be rendered ut the sam,
time to- restore peace and or6er t,
Mexico itself. In the accomplishment
of this result the people of the United
States must necessarily feel deep in
terest. Mexico ought to be rich ant
prosperous and powerful Republic
She possesses an extensive territory,
fertile soil, and an mcalculable store o
mineral wealth. She occupies an i'm
portant position between the Calf ant
the ocean for transit routes and 70
commerce.
Is it possible that such country a.
this can be given up to anarchy ant
ruin, without an effort from any quar-
ter for its rescue and its safety? VIII
the commercial nations of the world
which have SO many interests eonnec
ted with it, remain wholly Indifferent
to such a result? Can the United
States, especially, which ought e