Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-12-15

commit these outragcs upon American citi
zens with absolute impunty Thus wrot
our Minister in 1856, and expressed th'
opinion that nothing but manifestation o
the power of the government, and of it,
purpose to punish these wrongs will avail
Afterwards, iu 1861, came the adoption
OF new constitution for Mexico, the cleo
ton of President and Congress, under
this provision, and the Inauguration of the
President. Within one short month, how
ever, this President was expelled from the
capital by q rebellion in the army and the
supreme power Of the republic was assign
cd to General Zuloavs. This usurpcr was
soon in his turn compelled 10 retire and give
place to General Miramon.
Under the constitution which had been
adopted, Senor JuareE as Chief Justice of
the supreme court, became the lawful Pres.
ident Of The republic and it was on the
maintenance Of the constitution and his au.
thority derived from it that the civil war
commenced and still continued to be prose.
cnted.
Throughout the year 1851 the constitu.
tioDal party grew stronger and stronger.
In the previous history of Mexico q sue
cessful military revolution at the capital had
almost universally been the signal for sub.
mission throughout the rep1hIic. Not so
on the present occasion. A majority of
the citizens persstently sustained the con.
stitutional Government. When this was
recognized in April 1859, by the Govern.
mcnt of the United States, its authority
extended over large majority Of Mexican
States, and people, including Vera Cruz,
and all other important seaports of the Re-
public. From that period our commerce
with Mexico began to revive. and Const-
tutional Government has afforded it oil the
protection in their power.
Meanwhile, the government of Miramon
still held sway at the capital and over the
surrounding country, and continued its out.
RACES against the few American citizens
who still bad the courage to remain within
its power. To cap the climax, after the
bOttle of Tacubaya, in April, Gen Mar
qucz ordered three citizens of the United
States two of them physicians, to be
seized in the hospital at that plsee to be
taken out and shot, without crime, and
without trial This was done, no,with.
oldHhliB Jul uulOl NulluNC COultl AllCl MtIG
at the moment engaged in the holy cause
Of affording relief to the soldiers Of both
parties who had been wounded in the battle,
without making any distinction between
them.
The time had arrived, in mv opinion,
when the Government was bound to exert
its power to avenge and redress the wrongs
of our citizens and to afford them pro'e
tion 10 Mexico. The interposng obstacle
was that the portion of the country under
the sway Of Miramon could not be reached
without passing over territory under the ju-
risdiction of constitutional government. Un-
der these circumstances / deemed it my duty
to recommend to Congress, in NV last annual
message, the employment of a sufficient
military force to penetrate into the interior,
where the government Of Miramon was to
be found, with, or If need be, without the
consent Of the Juarez government, though
it was not doubted that this consent could
be obtained. Never have l had clearer
conviction on any subject than of the JUS
tice as well as wisdom of such policy.
No other alternative was left, except the
entire abandonment Of our fellow citizens
who had gone to Mexico, under the faith
of treaties to the systematic injustice, cru
city and oppression of Miramon's govern
ment Besides, it is almost certain that
the simple authority to employ this force
would of itself have accomplished all our
objects without a single blow. The con-
stitutonal government would then ere
this have been established at the City Of
Mexico, atfd@#6itfd have ready, and willing
to the extent of its ability, to do us justice
In addition-and deem this a most i'm
portant Observation-Disclosures Govern
ments would have been deprived of all pre-.
text to interfere in the territorial and do
mestc concerns of Mexico. We should
have been relieved from the obligation of
resisting, even by force, should this become
necessary, any attempt by these Govern
ments to deprive oar neighboring republic
of portions of the territOry--a duty from
which we could not shrink without aban.
douing the traditional and established poll
cy of the American people. ain happy
to observe, that, firmly relying upon the
justice and good faith of these governments
there is no present danger that such con
tingeucy will happen.
Having discovered that my recommonda'
tions would not be sustained by Congress
the next alternative was to accomplish, in
some degree if possible, the same objects
by treaty stipulation with the constitution
al government. Such treaties were accord
ly concluded by our late able and excellent
Minister to Mexico, and on the 4th Of Janu
ary last were submitted to the Senate fol
ratification. As they have not yet recciv
ed the final action of that body it would
be improper for me to present detailed
statement of their provisions Still MAJ
be permitted to express tie opinion in ad
vance that they are calculated to promote
the agricultural, manufacturing, and com
mercial interests of the country, and to sc
cure our Just influence with an adjoining re
public as to whose fortunes and fate W
never can feel Indifferent at the sam
they provide for the payment Of a consider
able amount toward the satisfaction of I'll
claims of our injured fellow-citiSens.
KANSAS AND UTAH.
At the period of my inauguration WI
confronted in Kansas by revolutionar
government, existing under what is calle
the Topeka constitution. It's aVowed o
ject was to subdue the territorial goverI
ment by force, and to inaugurate what
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