The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-01-06
VOLUME XI. NO. /

20 The authorities. Military contributions
have bccn levied in violation OF every pin-
c'plo Of right, and tho American who re-
sisted the .awless demand has had his prop
crty fcrciblv taken away, and has been him.
reitpunished. From conflict Of authority
IN different parts of tho country. tariff du.
ties, which ha- Q been paid IN ono place, have
been exscted over again in another place.
Lar.,a numbers of our citizous have been
arrested aud imprisoned without any form
of examination, or any opportunity for
hearing, aud oven when released have only
obtain cd thci liberty aftor much suffering
and injury, i without any hope ot redress.
The wholesa G massacre of Crabbo aud his
associates will out trial ia S0UCga, rs wc'l as
the seizure an riurdor of four sick Amcri-
cans who bad tasen eholtor in tho ENnso os
an American, upon he soil of tho United
States, was communicated to Congress al
its last session. Murders of a still more
Etrocious character have boon committed ia
the very heart OF Mexico, under tho author
itv of MlIamons GoTornucdt, during the
present year. oomU oil these were only
worthy ct barbarous ngc, and II they had
not been clearly rrcTcn. would have seemed
impossible = - conntrv which oinims to be
civilized. OF this description was the brutal
massacre, in April last. by order Of Cen
Marquee, of three Amer,"1u physicians. who
wero seized in tho hospital ut Tacuhay "a
whic attending p1on tho sick aul dyin.
OF both parties, and without trial, as without
crmp. we're hurried away to speedy cyccu-
ton. Little less shocking was tho late Of
Ormond Chase who was shot IN Tepc or
the 9Th of August by order Of the same
Mexican General not only without trial,
but without any conjecture Gy lis friends Of
bn 90 4 :,
rs young man Of good character and in
telligence, who had made numerous friends
in Tcpic by tho courage and humanity which
he had displayed or several trying occasions
mud bis death was as unexpected as it was
shocking to the whole community. Other
outrages might be enumerated, bot these
are sufficient TO illustrate the wrutchod state
of the country and the unprotected con.
dition Of the persons and properly Of cur
citizens 10 Mexico.
In all these casos our minister's hayo been
oepstaut rpd faitbfn, in their domanis Cor
rcIro.o bn, I,,th tLcy,ud ,I,ie Covcr,mon,
which ,h,r have suc,assivoIv ronrosont,I
have boo,, Wholly nnwrrlo-a ,o mako ,hofr
Jemands ofFcc,igo .rhoir tostirnouv in mia
rcsncc, mud in rnroranco IN Tho nnlv rou.tv 9
which. in their Indictment vould meet tho
exigcpcv b,a Snnn botb rniform and cn.
nbetic "Nnthir, hut n manifestation of
Tho nov,or or ,b., ,.,yorrn,onI nr ,hn TrnitoI
States fwroto op, 70 ministor !, Is1Gl and
nf ;,s ,,nrroso to ,nrisb those wrnnrs vyilI
nvniI assure Won that tho universal boiiyi
hero ia that thcre is nothiou IN ho purrc-
HANDED from tho Govornmc6t of tho Tinted
S,atna and that local MEXICAN officials can.
nj corrr,i, ,hoso outr.o ocs uro,, Nm,,ic,,
ci,;,ors ,vith absolute imnnni,v 81 honr
tha President" (wroto our nrcsHnt minister
In August last) awill feel authorized to ask
from Gonpross Tho nowor Ia enter Nexico
with tho militory forco of tbc United States.
nj tho call of the constitutional authorities
in ordor IN nrotect Tho citizens and tho trontv
RIGHTS of tho limited States. Unless such
p9wcy ia conferred unop him. neither ,hn
nne NOR other will be rosnocted in thn or.
Jsting state of anarchy mud disorder and tho
onty3gos already ncrnetrated will meyer bo
cbastised and. as | assured YOU in NV No.
%. all these evils must increase until every
yostipe of order and governments disappea
from tho country" have been reluctantly
led to the same opinion, and, in justice to my
countryrnen who havo suffered wrongs from
Mexico, aud who may still suffer them,
feel bound to announce this conclusion ia
Congross.
Tho caso presented howovcr, is not moroly
n
claims ngairst Mexico have reached very
LARGO Amount. Nor 10 it merely tho case OF
proteetion 60 the lives and property of thC
few Americans who may still remain in Mex.
leo. although The Ito and property of oyery
American citizen ought to bo sacrodly pro.
,ectod in oyery quarIcr OF tho world. But
Il ia question which relates to tho future ul
tvoli as TO the present aud tho past, aud
1,hirh involves Indirectly at least, tho whole
s,hioct or our duty to Mexico as \ neighbor.
inc state The exercise of tho powor OF
the JTpitcd s,atos in that country to redress
tho wrnngs and nrotect Tho rights os oar
own citizons is mono tho loss to be desired
hecousc ciTiciont mud necessary, and NAV
,hrs ho rondared nh the came time 10 restore
nooca md order TO Mexico itself. In the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of that result the peoplo OF
,ho IIpitod Stnlcs must necessarily feol n
doon and oornnst interest, Mexico ought
TO be a rich and Drosporous and powerful
Repub,e. She possossos an oxtencivo.terri
tory. fortils soil, aud an in caIculablo s,"rc
oi mineral wealth. sho oecuplce an mpor,
tsnt position between tho Gulf and the
ocean for transit routes and for commerce
- IL possible taa' suGh country as ,h's cal'
Ds g'en up 20 "ma,ey "Gu 'u" wv m,soUu. n
;ts sasetvs Wit the commercial nations o,
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