Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-22


D:ckins will agree with The undersigned that Tie A'S''
can GOVERNMENT could not receive Is sufficient gu"
,a:.iY which it against nanc'ri lie ii-:f '=-1
IL .,hcii .rX.so ray h sCtlsctec
.lr d: las Oh S subject observes: '!!it the @'H
tons last sen. to General Gaines more pTccs" ad
dccr,nna.c than The preceding ones aud consequently
that his successor, General Arbucke. may, "
tGrn mere easily carry into effect The wishes o, ts
sru bu. if the instructions 10 which Nj DckinS AZ
ludes are those contained in the President letter 10
General Gaines % September t. the undersigned cannot
agree with The actin. Secretary OF STATE on Tie si;c
the cji:ary, lie considers these last i'St'nSlo':s
thousand times arbitrary than tile first Inc HIST
Instructions ri least fixed the point al wch iie h"-
vaol was b: ;nad, whilst the others leave me "ee
raj in command the frontier at !u liberty 10 pursue
the Indians, who, in his conception, ngHt oe clsiHSyu
to commit hcs.:l:es against The United STATES, until he
Should reach ticin and afterwards to take up pcsunn
in wia:ovrf part cf the whole Mexican territory lie
might think proper.
The President does indeed charge lie General not
t. allow himself be deceived by his lniHncrS, anu 10
operate in this rav ONLY when .hcc should be moral
certainty that the Indians are III some way using Inc
Mexican territory order 10 prosecute their plans OF
aggression. But not the same charges gwen IN
different llurrare t. General Gaines the it Of May,
and Tic lin OF July BY Mr. Cass the Secretary {" War:
We have already how far Gen. Gaines was restrain
ed b. these charges and hos FIR his successors are IKE
t. 10 be restrained by them. II they YIELD as lie DID, TO
,ie SANE nhueuccs and allow themselves to be lnvei-
g.d By tie Vaccinations; aud sucn mus certain
L. be the case all the accounts which these Command
Ing Generals receive must be derived from country IN
incai to Mexico, ard must come 10 them uishSurd ny
ran:or and malice.
For this reason, the undersigned has aiwaTs Poss.cd
ever since his replies to Mr.. Forsy memorandum OF
April both, against the dscrl nary power WIN "hich
the General in Command the frontier had been IN
vested. From his own experience in men and affairs,
he Immediately convinced that such power would
soalrr later render It's pnSSessor tie arocr OF peace
or war between Mexico and the United States ana tie
Undersigned was too well aware Of the value of the friend
shin by which the two nations were nuluaIi bouhd,
not to suddrr the idea that all their relations were
about be placed in dependence upon ine VIII or inc
errors of single individual MI DIckinS explains
and i'm his own conception cxculPatcs the United
States with regard 10 this great concession oil powers
on the ground that al the distance at which lhe fcsi-
den. was placed from the theatre Of war; II would have
been impossible for him toprovde IN any ctEcr way LOT
tie contingencies which mis- ht daily cccur but rance
was at distance from the United States during Tie iatc
difficulties between these countries. and very certainly
the United States would that time have been salts
fed if they had seen that Adma! OF Martinique
m-,t hy single act Of bis, have al his own pieaSu.'
brGkc up the negotiations pending between the Two '"
vrnmcnts Would they not have said, and with g'ou
reasDn to- ;iat affairs Of such Importance involved
higher responsibility than l!la o. ohc man: "t'e' "
i!iIral or General:
The undersigned must likewise notice the earnest &C.
sire which he las observed III the United States 10 &C.
cupY Nacuudoches al all events AMI were IL hot O' u'e
assurances which have been repeatedly given i lr"fn
this Department. that the said measure he'd 10 colCc
t.oa whatever with The future determination o The i!!Is
he contsscs that lie would not know certainly III what
r 10 view this earnest desire The Undersigned bears
in mind that this same NacOgdoccS has already been
declared u belong the United States y The secretary
Of War in his letter to General Gaines: authorizing
him proceed h!;hcr; he also bars IN NINA mat VIZ
FORSYTH on receiving the p-olcs: OF tine unters gncd
on account OF tis strange prctcSlun rciuSrt a6i'ca
ty 10 the Presidents orders, 10 enter MO "!y PN
panatiun whatever the subject. lie undSiSi3h-
cd has Likewise observed that IN The mates iFu!
this Department. as well i'll the correspond, ace
between the Secretary Of War, General GaineS ana lie
Governors Of Of the States, the utmost care ag
pears have been constantly taken, mol u Apply 20 E
Mexican territory beyond the Sabine any other appsi:
ton than the CONTESTED tertiary. or some equITaicht lc!
as if the existing treaty had not put an end u ibc d.S
pues which hal occurred with regard to limits, while Tie
old line OF LOuisii between The rivers ei;c;itau
and Cacasicu, that is 10 say. ,ry or forty miles on 'iS
SIDE Of the Sabine. Notwithstanding these circuuiS'an-
ces the Underlined repeats that these assurances re-
succ,irg ,lc iatui. Of Gcnrra Gamcss movement a?-
pear 10 cLtg i! unnecessary ioE him longer 10 d"ci 9"
these strange cu.GC!dcmccs.
Sucl were the considerations which presented thcEl
selves 70 the undersigned while he writing hs notes
Of the 18th IF July, and The 9TH OF August. He thsn
now and 10. the same reasons, viewed me hvaSl"E
Of tn Mexican territory by the troops Of t!e C!tsd
Siaus rs an Cti.nce nratuturisiy Committed agdHSt
Mckee; uas;nuch there had been nc ProV0catoh %"
tie pat o. the batter. and there was u" legitimate 'FE'''
O., ;. ,ar. oil lr United States. lie men drii.ohS1
I, cociu-ivclv, IN" enormous INJURY when Mexico
woild suffer from this invason am! he then finally DC
c!a:rA that ii the President should refuse to listen 10
these Just complaints he would be under Tie SAD ncccs
sy Of wing with his legation eX;raordinary-
Tie undersigned, however, atlercd hinSci: that tbs
would not occur because he supposed that his reasons
would be weighed III The Balance Of equity, and not III
l!Gt Of mere eypadcncy.
Un:oclunatc!f il has been otherwise, and the note Of
Mr pichins has lie prvcd the undersigned OF al! hope
The !aTa:!s there given, in the President ranic
have convinced HIM that Mexico has but little to expect
from The United States, seeing that It's mos! sacred
ryltss well lis dearest and mos! poslll"e Interests
a shadow Il
t,erto naG;nary Mexico is outraged aud rumcd from:
nIu:irc; oi :l!Csc precauiiOn
J.: this sad STATE !hngs the undersigned would iaii
in hi. ty if he did not lake the last hich Is
. in his hover rs the representative Of Mexico, aud
show that he feels its fullest extent the INJURY DONG
10 his country by the United States, by dccating as he
no.. declares: that from this moment he considers his
M: son al end.
The UNDERSIGNED therefore, requests Alr. Dickias 10
send hin, his passports to piadciphla for wc! place
he will set G!T bnCT-Ow.
The undersigned also requests Mr. DickiSs II have
r Kindness 70 present his respects TO the President. and
also his thanks for the personal attentions which lave
ben shown to him during tic period in which he had
the honor 20 be accredited near that parsonage
Finally. tie undcrsi gHed repeats to MI Dickns wal
he has already had Tic pleasure Of saying 10 him verbal
* that he will ever bear in mind the frank and noble
manner in which Ar Dckins has acted towards the
sirnct on occasions which were in truth by no
means agreeable, aud in the affairs which from their na'
lurc were much less
The unlrrsigned Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Parliamentary of the Mexican Republic embraces this
onpor,unilv to renew the Hon Asbury Dckins, acting
Secretary Of State Of the u States, the assurances oi
his most distinguished consideration. ....
MANUEL f. DE GOROS1iZA.
n, G2-.Nr Diciins to Mr. Gorosti=a.
DEPARTMENT Of STATE,
Washington, Oct %. $50.
The undersigned, acting Secretary Of State Of The
United States having laid before the President the note
OF Mr. Go-os,izl, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
pienipolennry of the Mexican Republic, dated the 18th