New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-24
THE MEXICAN CONGRESS- AND THE
INVASION


The following is portion of the address to the
President Of the Mexican Republic, by The presidins
officer Of Congress, at the closing Of that body the
18th December:
"ProQress Is a law Of humanity; but this to do
yelop itself has required among oil peoples these ter.
rib'e crises which are called revelations. History
teaches us that all naiOns 10 reach reform and tre
civilization have pass through terrible proofs and
TO suffer unbappy sacrifices and il has been often
seen that the most powerful peoples have touched
upon the border Of ruin bnt Lave saved themselves
not ~ithstanding by the faith and by the union Of
their sous
"Nexico passes at this moment through one OF
these difficult situations, because the nptnruing
which il has been necessary to nave felt throughous
its society 10 establish the reform ard sacu tue re-
generation VI The country, has given rse to immense
difficulties az well in She inferior as In the exterior
rriatioDs OF the Republic. The Congress OF tne
Union his cOmpreheIoed tbIs state of tnln9, ana 10
labors have demons ated that it attention ma been
divided between the civil struggle which las ne
vouret MS snd the foreign war wb,n threatens ue,
aud il has Issued laws which tend Ia terminate 10 50
far possible the former, and which will Impede OF
prepare the nation for tbe latter.
" law bas been parsed protecting the citizens In
the Ell Oyment of the guarantee conceded 10 them ~
the Fundamental code The law, the fruit Of long
discussions, is 70 % speak the COM lement Of the
Constitution which assures the right OF the man ana
Of the CITIZEN and opens the tribunals to the cotD-
raints Of hOse who shall feel injured in their igbts
by suy o the AUTHORITIES Of the Federation or OF The
Sistes Without this law these guarantees would
not really EXIT bat only be pronii-ed, because
there existed neither the mode nor the tribunal
which should repair in private cases the abuse
OF power TO the prejudice Of the inoivliual which
latter only saw 6 remote and Improbable inGemha-
cation for Injuries Occasioned by the agent oil Powers
which had 10 Jndge.
Postal and extradition treaties celebrated in the
United States have been ratified. Remembering the
PRINCIPLES which for long time have constituted
pbase 81 the civilization Of heAivo, Il has been ex-
pIe-sy stipulated that neither those Responsible ior
POLITICAL offer SEES nor slaves shall ever he the object
Of extradiriop Thus. by IN int rnsiionsi compact
wi the United States, will ain sane. ed for
ever TIE liberty Of the slave, 10y the fact OF touching
the Mexi.an territory, aud forgetfulne z for those
who for political errors shall fly 10 tue nelghb0rng
nation. pursaed by the remorse OF having CO.
operated toward the msfortunes OF their country.
"At the preceding period OF SESSIONS, and ny lue
initiation of tue Executive Congress Geclced tae
law of July II. which among oher rrol!slOis, sus'
pended the payment OF the diplomatic conventions.
The members OF the Cabinet hoped, aud mus lnti-
mated TO tue House, that this law would not produce
any conflict with those Powers whose payments
" ero 10 be suspended md az much Tor tin reason
~ from the right OF sef servation for that PERIOD
was terrible for the country; the suspension Vi
all payments for two years was deeIeed inddOIns
those If the Conventions. But our pl, uatlt Iet-
tons suffered from this law, which wss resebied by
them and the Executive presented 10 The House. as
a ,outon of the difficulties with Engllno, Ile treaty
arranged between the government OF AeAco una
the Minister pleuipoteniisry Of h. Is. AaJesiy'
The stinulqtions Of this treaty APPEARED 10 the
Uouse injurious to the nsoD, III that II fecoynned
and covered with the British tag, besiie toe Enssn
Convention The debt contracted Ia LONDON Ia ieS0,
ard the paymeat Of the sum tsken By The fo-calea
Government Of Miramon from Tue house NO. ii 'aie
de Gapucbinss
For the payment o. ali these credits very large
part Of tie revenues Of ITS CusOn-Houses w.sto ee
sacrificed and ut the same time the tarh o. dut'es
lowered and al existing prohibitions removed
"1be question as 10 hgures, however, would ba's
been nothing notwithstanding Its great Importance,
il tis treaty had not sl,o contained s9ulaiions hu-
initiating TO the dignity of the Republic. The Ma
tional bonds, which are 10 be emitted in virtue OF
this treaty were required, for their validity, 10 hear
at the eide of the signature Of our MGsIer u Treas
ury the slns.ure Of tie agent Of cur creditors By
suca condition the paper which was 70 he emitted
as i, ws TO be recei Ved on account OF duties would
have a real monetary relress ntaiion ana be wi.aow
value # il lacked the signature Oh the agent o the
NO nation of the world would have accepted
such A humiliation. and Mexico consentiDg 70 1t
would, so to speak, have consented to stamp It's
money with the arms OF England.
1.-The administrators ard employers were also to
be subject 10 an effective tuietge exere ed by the
Consular agents., and by the storey or agents Of
the English creditors, who could ask for ,nelr re-
vision All the books and documents Of the Custom
houses. .,
1.-The Congress saw in all this, intercenti0R IL
saw in all, rvproach and dishonor for the Republic
The sovereignty Of T. nation cannot be preservec
from the moment that il has not an absIlu l1de-
pendence ia the most unimportaDt OF its acsi Ds-
canse although the individual in socie'y may De
free and yet depend upon Ill authority and have
indge a bation can depend upon no one and can
lave no other Judge OF It's actions but Providence
Congress at the .ame time, desires peace u de-
sires il in the name Of tie Republic; IL desires il AZ
all costs and with whatever sacrifice; but never at
the sacrifice OF the national honor nor OF Tie soEer
eirnty and ndependence of Mexico. The honor OF
Nex.o was CONFRONTED in shanieful manner in
this treaty. and Congress rejected 1t without nesi's-
ton. -. =,
WAYS DESTROYS of complying with It's compromises,
and that il was not interest which moved the Va.
tional representation 10 reject the treaty the law OF
IN. 18th OF July, which suspended the payment OF
the Diplomatic Conventions, was repealed IN this
mart on the day following the rejection OF the treaty,
and provision made for the payment OF the DIVIDENDS
which would have been satisfied during the time Tor
which the suspension had continued under the Law;
"War however, appears certain ~ aln hastene0
with SQUADRON the Minister o. tue Emperor o. the
French asks his passports and retires and the tnTes
Of a league between France Spain, and Engiaod
against Mexico il presented in the horizon ss seni'
pest. ,r,.1 ,ho,
!, was necessary that the Republic should prepare
for the combat. Mexico Is not feeble ana mhrm
nation re il has been sought to paint DER Ia 's ye
~ Enyonean nations and if the bloody struggles Of
lone civil war have deprived her of part OF her
.trenqth. the union OF all OF her sors viii present
n.a..;, roxyerfnl Born of this conviction, tue
law Of amnesty comes to procure the union Of all
Msxicans, with forsetiulness Tor all poh'icai Oh
|" The defense OF the country is the glorious OPP
or.nn;,v which Providence has prepared Tor those
- we're still combating with arms in the hand
sssnst The legimately reconstructed Government, to
40 This useless strife, and come 20 group them