purpose of irritation, he paraded before the Mexican Secretary, the millions demanded by the American government as compensation for " the accumulated wrongs" of its " much-injured citi- zens." The indebtedness of Mexico, according to Mr.
Slidell was as follows, viz.
The award under the treaty of 1830, !fr2,026,139 Claims theu left unsettled, 4,265,464 Claims subsequently presented, 2,200,000 8,491,603 Credit by payments made on the award, 303,919 Balance, $8,187,684 We have heretofore seen that the total amount of claims presented to the board of arbitrators, was |1 1,850, 578 The claims afterwards fabricated were, it seems, 2,200,000 Total claim from Mexico, $14,050,578 It may here be edifying to the reader, to interrupt our narrative for a moment, to advise him of the fate of these modest demands, under the especial guardianship of the Cabinet of Washington. The Commissioners and umpire appointed by treaty, after a judicial investigation, rejected as spnrious, or fraudulent, claims to the amount of 85,568,975. The unliquidated claims, after deducting the award made under the