East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-01-05

not De expected 10 incur. lnpoIlahI
contracts, involving large expenditures,
entered into by the central government,
Rave been set at defiance by the local
governments. Peaceful American resi-
dents, occupying their rightful posses
-4ons, have been suddenly expelled from
abe country, in defiance Of treaties, and
by the mere force Of arbitrary power =
Even the course of Justice has not been
safe from control, and a recent decree of
Mramon permits the Intervention of
government in all suits where either par
ty Is a foreigner
Vessels Of the United States have been I
seized without law, and consular officer
who protested against seizure has been
fined and imprisoned for disrespect to the 4
authorities. Military contributions have
been levied in violation of every princi-
ple of right, and the American who re-
sisted the lawess demand has had his /
property forcibly taken away, and has
been himself banished From n conflict
OF Authority in different parts Of the
country, tariff duties which have been
paid in one place have been exactcd over
again III ShOthNl paw La SN huhipSiS
Of our citizens have been arrested and
imprisoned without any form of examin-
alton or any opportunity for hearing,
and even when released have only OBJ
tanned their liberty after much suffering
and injury and without any hopes of re-
dress. The wholesale massacre of Crabbe
aid his associates without trial in Sonora,
az well as the seizure aud murder Of four
sick Americans who had taken shelter in
the house of an American, upon the soil
Of the United States, was communicated
70 Congress at its last session. Murders
Of a still more atrocious character have
been committed in the very heart of Mex
leo, under tho authority of Miramons
government, during the present year.
Some of these were only worthy of
harbarous age, and it they had not been
clearly proven, would have seemed i'm
possible in country which claims to be
civilized. OF this description was the
brutal massacre in April last, by order Of
General Marquee three American physi-
clans, who were seized in the hospital at
Tacubaya, while attending upon the sick
and the dying of both parties, and with
out trial, as without crime, were hurried
away to speedy execution. Little less
shocking was the recent fate Of Ormsnd
Chase, who was shot on the 9TH of Au-
gust by order of the same Mexican gen.
eral, not only without trial, but without
any conjecture Of his friends of the cause
of his arrest. He is represented as a
young man Of good character and intelli-
gence, who had made numerous friends
in Topic by the courage and humanity
he had displayed on several trying occa-
sions, and his death was as unexpected
a. it was shocking to the whole commu-
nifty. Other outrages might be enumer.
ated but these are sufficient to illustrate
the wretched state Of the country, and
the unprotected condition of the persons
and property Of our citizens in Mexico.
in all these cases our ministers have
been constant and faithful in their de-
mand for redress, but both they and this
government, which they have successfully
represented, have been wholly powerlcss
to make their demands effective. Then
testimony in this respect, and in refer.
encc to the only remedy which, in their
judgements, would meet the exigcncy
has been uniform and emphatic. Moth
ing but manifestation of the power Of
the government of the United States
wrote our late minister in 1860, and it.
purpose to punish these wrongs will avail
assure you that the universal belief her,
is that there is nothing to be apprehende(
from the government Of the United
Staias, and that local Mexican officials
can commit these outrages upon Ameri
can citizens with absolute impunity."
II hope the President" (wrote oul
present minister in August last) Evil
feel authorized to ask from Congress the
power to enter Mexico with the military
forces of the United States, at the call o
tlgg eunsti utional authorities in order tC
protect the citizens .snd the treaty rights
Of the United States. Unless such
power is,confcrred upon him, neither tn,
one nor the other will be respected in Thu
existing state Of anarchy and disorder
and the outrages already perpetrated vii
never be chastised and, as | assured yo,
in my No. %, oil these evils must in
crease unit, every vestige of order anc
government disapp ears from the country
have been reluctantly led to the sam
opinion, and, in justice to my country
men who have suffered wrongs from Mc.v
leo, and who may stiH safer, feel bounc
70 announce this conclusion to Congress
The case presented, however, is no
merely a case of individual claims, al
though our just claims against Mexic,
have reached a very large amount. MOI
is it merely the case of protection to the
lives and property Of the few American,
who may still remain in Mexico, although
the life and property Of every American
citizen ought TO be sacredly protected /,
every quarter of the world. But it is
question which relates to the future a
well as to the present and the past an,
which involves, indirectly at least, tn
whole subject of our duty to Mexico as
peigbboring state. The exercise of tn
powss Of the United States in that coun
try TO redress the wrongs and protect tn
rights Of our own citizens is none tn
less to be desired because efficient an
necessary aid may thus be rendered a
the same time TO restore peace and orde
90 Naxico itself In the aeoom nlish,ncn