Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-01-05

F
nan OF ao,d chs a ,et ui Intelligence,
ubn h.d m43s hu1. roisircul AZ &c
pic ~ ,he rnnriee oUli#nWIy winch
h. had tispl ycd ~ several ylus pcch
si.ns. oat ms dc1tl wfs as nuex pc led
ar il was shurkiaf 20 t1e wtplecmufuu
ni,y Outer ou,rAses 'ni.h be cnamer-
a,sJ bDtlae,e ere .uiirlsnt 10 iilasirlte
the wretcsd state of the ce intry, and
tae uuprutcc cd con.liiipN ul the pcss M
al properly bf oar c,ik3ns IA " Nico.
ln all these case, ags ministers htve|
been cansnui and lal'hlui 10 their de
uatiis for redress, hlt both they AMI
this govefaAsnt, when they have sue
eessively repressatsd. have been whrliy
powetless 10 make their jenanls eff c
i've. Their testimony in this respect,
aud ia reference lo the only remedy,
which, in their julam ,nlS, would meet
the exigsncy, has heen both uuiinrm
and emphatic 'NDth ~ but a nantes
tation of the power OF the Government
of the Uoi,ed Sites (@rotc our late
minister 10 1850 anl ui its purpose to
punish these wfsngs viii avail. | as
sure You that the universal belief here
is that there is nothing to be npprehen.
dsi from the Government of tho United
slstes, and thnt local Mexican officials
eau commit these ou;Tates upon Ameri
can citizens with abs .lute impunily.'-
Il hspe the President (wrotc our present
Minister in August last) will feel auth.
oriIed to ask from Congress the power
to enter Mexico with the military forces
Of the UniteI States. at the call of the
constitutional authorities in order to
protect the citizen and the ,rcsy rights
sf ths United Staies. Unless such a
power is conferred upon him, neither
ons nor the Other w be respected in
the sKistnE state oi anarchy mad disor.
der, on4 the ou,rareq' already peapeia
;sd will sageg Be cassii~ed aud, arsl
sssGfsi you m my No. -, all these
s.ils F,ust increase until every vesiiqe
efordor sud government disappears from
the oosn,ry.' have been reluctantly
led 70 -, ssna arjnion, and, in justice
TO ray essa'iyucn @ao have Suffered
vrsnys frun hexiro sni who may still
suf,r ,h,m, feel eound 10 announce
this ersclssion 10 Congress.
The ease prsscn,ed, however, is Mt
merely ca,c Of individual claims. altho'
car Just clsi@s s2ainst Mexico have
reached 'sfy large amount. Nor is it
merely the case al prolcctina to the
liyss ana rropsrty Of the few Americans
wbo ma, ..i rcH.in in Mexico, altho
the life and rrcp9riy OF every imsi can
citizen osslt tu 1r aacreIiy projected ia
every quarter 2 ,he world. iiut it s n
qsestion which rela,es 20 the future as
wall or to the pTcftn and the past. aud
which isvolve,, iniircc,Iy at !nst, the
whole subject OF our duty 10 Mexico as
sneigh soring STATE. lie exercise OF
the power OF the United States in that
eosntTy to redifss Tie wrong, and pro.
tsrt the rights OF Our citizens is none
the le . te ho de,iIol, bcause efficient
and necessary all nisy ,hps be rendered
4, the same time TO restore peoce and
srder to Mexico .iaeii In Tie accom-
plishMsnl Of lhi1 feralt the people OF
the United sirtrs must necprbtity fool
deep and earnest interest. MeXico
ought 10 BE- rich and prosperous and
eoserla. republic. She possesses nh
extensive territory, fertile soil, aud an
inesleu eulshle stare et interal wealth. -
She cccrpies an i.np1ttant position be.
tween the gulf and the ocean for transit
routes end for conrisrce. Is il possible
that rsch country As this caG b, given
up to srsrthy snd ruin without an ef-
fort fiem any quarter Tor It's rescue aud
its safstyl VIII the commercial ma
tions si tao world, which have so many
interesis connected Ni h il, remain
wholly indifferent 10 such result g.
Can the United Ststes, especially, which
ought 10 sssrc rOsl largely ia its com.
Sereisl intercourse, allow their inncdi
ate neis hbsr thus 10 destroy itself and
iniurs them lYot, withuut support
from some quarter, II $ impossible to
perceive how Mexico can resume her
position among nations, and enter upon
career which promises any good 20
suits. The AID which size requires, and
which the interests OF commcTlial cUun.
triss require that she ,houd have, it
Belongs TO this Government to render,
not only by rittne OF our neighborhu0d
TO Mexico, sloug whose territory we
have a continuous frontier Of nearly a
thsusand miles bu, by virtue, also, Of
our established polioy, which is incon
slstent ~ilh the lo'rrvoulon OF any Eu.
rop-sn Power IN tho domestic concerns
sf that Icpda,e.
The Eiang. Na.ah We have suHared
from Alosicl ave tcinfe the world, aud
nnuhi deeply imp,esS eycfy Amercnn
citizen. 4 gOgeruNeat whi2h is either
uaabls ev eov illus' 10 tcdross such
wrongs is s.telitt TO IT'S highest duties.
Ths dilhcuhy conrisIs in selecting and
enforcing 'bs renedy We nsy in vain
apply to tho constitutions government
at Vera Cruz, although il is well dlspo.
sed 10 do u, justice, for adequate redress.
Wkilst lts authority II Acknowledged in
oil the important ports, aud throughout
the sea coasts Of the repo6lic, ih poxer
dsss not extend 20 toe cily of Ic1ieo
and the States IN ir ucmuy, where
nearly oil the rsceal uutrsees have been
committed on bnsrlgn citizens, We