The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1837-02-18
MEXICO.

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cencer, with whom Mr. Gorestiza leh his
pay,sng blessing in official form. No doubt
oar little but-eat Of an English editor thinks,
i, very we'll lha, the Mexican Minister should
insult onr Government here, and tina; the ad-
mlnis,ra,ion IN Mexico should insult our re-,
preventative ,hcrc-very we'll that ship ailefs
ship should be taken from our citizens, plun.:
dercd and des,roycd-that whole crews
should be murdered that American citizens
in Mexico should be seized, brutally abused
by The soldicry, and afterwards thrown into
confinement, and held there upon the pretext
Of their designing to take part With Texas
that even the bearer Of dispatches 10 the "a.
merican representative in Mexico. protested
by passpor, from the department. sbouidbc
pursued, and the altemp: made to seize tho.
papers sent by him; and failing in this, that
he should himself be seized, detained, and
fined, for doing lis du.y-n is very well tiat.
every application made by the American
Charge for redress, or even an inquiry in.o
thos" oulragcs, should be treated with perfect
contempt blu, II is unpardonable. and most7
surprising. under such circumstances, that
MIR. Ellis should return, and that the Prcsi-
den, should recommend 10 Congress that It
should look 10 some ulierior mode Of seifre-
dress, a!tc. living to Mexico one more op-s
portun,i, 10 atone ''r the past.
The Gorcs.iza editor says that the miuistcr5.
OF The l!nncd states is Withdrawn ION what:
su:iielcnr grounds the whole nation must
with US be a, loss TO conjecture" Tha
por,lun o, the nation lha, reads the National
!n,elliseueer, may indeed be at loss, be- y
cansc lis cdi;ur has cautiously avoided giving
the strong aud brief summary Of recent out.
RACES pcrpesra,ed by Mexico on our citizens
aud commerce. contained in The letter Of the
Secretary oi State 10 MIR. Ellis, and through
h,m demanding redress They having con-
i,uua!Iy Increased ia aggression. unil they:
amour, 10 crimes 10 be classed only ,rnh,
those once pcrpc,ralcd BY The Barbuy
poac's. and yet The inlcliscnccr says
$50 Car from beingsawarc Of any caus e.
OF wa. nn our part agains, Mexico. We
doub. il there be one in thousand Of
our people who knew crcn Of the aver
men; oi any cllims OF ours on the Go
vrrnn,cna of ,ha: country, the delay TO
sa:is:?,- winch is l,Gs made ground nf this
bcIl!grt"al recommendation Of the I'reSi-.,
dent.
Alshnush wc have no cause Of uaF in
tue murder Of our citizens, sc cure, rob-
bc:v. and Distraction Of their ships, viola 2
ton II The persons Of those sent With des-
patches. and iasuI, 10 our Minister IN
Mexico aud our Government here, ycs
the Mexieuns were long since told BY this
same friend Of Gnrus,iza, that there was
aboun:!a". cause OF w.r on the part of
Mcsico. because we ha'' passed the limits
al the l'cx;an frontier, 10 defend our own
!run threatened Indian invasion. All
cxplana:iop on our pari-all pro,csta,ian
,ha, the troops would be Withdrawn from
Nacosdnoics the moment the apprel:cn-
sion nf Indian hoslilitics was at an cnt.
or Mexico in condition 30 rcs.rain them,
were like ,!,e ,lisavowals Of mrnacc inttc :
ca>r OF France. SO go for nothing" Ga
rusIiza's a.surnpti II ,ha, our Govern
mcnIs professions were ,crfidinus, o sug-5
scs;i"n winch The Mexican administrations
has lakcn inr granted, aud gone out Of us
way 10 sanction hy pubic approval OF
his torluc.. is in The eyes Of the lnielii-2
st!!eet 'cFE! proper J"aSc"c"', aau9
one which Goro>,iza did wisely in acting
on. Presumed injuIy-ao, rcrpctfa,ct.
bu. suspcc,cd-is cnaus h TO justify the bel-
liecrer. aspect towards us, which the ln-
,cIIlgcnccr admit, Mexico now presents IN
regard TO us-!'u, wrongs OF maay years
,:an!ing, M! only unrcdrcsscd. but aG-
gt,va;c.i hy insulting imputa,ions on one
n,!ional character rhcn redress is asked
for. and recent and s!aring ou'rages on
our iias-our scsmen-our citizens under
.hc protection Of its Government, ansi
eve" eoGr.crs from out departments under
Tie protection Of its passpuris--are ell
,hins- at course, TO which the in,rl'isen-s
ctr .k0!. we arc bound 30 submit. bccausoF
We have Lccn So haLilualcd under iormcr
administrations.
We congratulate The official of tho ts-
lcFal party on its happy instinct IN DISCO
rcring that We arc all in tho wrong. oy liio
perusa! "' Mr.. Forsyth's array OF our
causes Of complaint, in his instructions 10
Mr. ELS; aud on ,hc tact displayed IN
withholding ,ha, paper from tho rnohc.
Nh,u hc - al h.,c Lid ODDOrtunity 10