The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-21
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LEGATION OF THE U S. or AMERICA.
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To the honorable
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Mexico, Nth February 1872
The undersigned has the honor to ack now ledge the
receipt Of the note which his Excellency, j. M de
Bocanegra, Minister OF Foreign Relations and Go.
vernment was pleased TO address him answer to his
communication of the 10Th instant relative to the i'm
prisunment OF Mr. George Wilkins Rental IL will
not be questioned by the undersigned that this Go
vernment /. animated by sincere desire to dispose
tins case IN such manner to convince that OF the
nited States that it is ANXIOUS to strengthen the
bonds OF peace and amity which now SO happily sub
sist between the two countries.
The order of The m st Excellent the Provisional
President Of the Republic, to delan Mr. Kendall N
tins capital until his could be heard and finally
acted on, is received indication of the sent
mens of his Excelency that subject. The under
signed will again repeat that it the desire of his
Government to screen from merited punishment any
Of It's cilzens who have, by their acts of hostility
Justly rendered themselves obnoxious To the laws of
Mex CO. and he will therefore without further pre
iminay remarks, proceed TO the points brought
to his attention by the of his Excclency of the
18th instant.
1t is first alleged that Mr. Kendall entered the
Mexican territory with the enemies of this Govern
men and that the fact Of his having done so in vio
latlon of the law made known to this Legation the
18th February, 1910, aggravats his offence
1t is true that notice OF TIN. Inhibition . ali foreign
ers to enter the country the side Of Texas was NV
en- at the time stated, Mr. Kendall might not have
been apprsed OF it, but even If he had been pos,essed
law require no other punishment than that the offend
Ell should be Immediately sent beyond the limits of the
Republic, in which II is believed Mr. Kendall will
very readily acquiescc. 1t is further stated that this
Government had official data which denounced Mr.
Kendall as agent of Texas, or, at least as a mem
Der of the expedition against New Mexico in CON
hrmation OF this reference is made to an article pub
shed in the daily Picayune of the 2st of December
last, wherein his Exceency, Mr. dc Bocanegra states
the words are to he found "a Captain Leris tclS
one Of The Commissioners, and the other, Mr.kendaH
editor Of Tue Nelo On cans Picdyune"
1t is with regret and surprise that the undefsgne
perceived, IN the note of his Exceency Mr.. de Boz
cancgra this auson to an anonymous publication in
one Of the gazettes of the United States as evidence
OF Mr. kcndall's guilt. Can it he supposed for
single moment that Government, entertaining
proper respect for its dignity and rights will permit
such things to influence question in which the liber
~ of one OF It's citizens is involved Surely not
Such expedens cannot be rcsorted with the sanction
of either precedent or principle among nations The
doctrine is wholly lndefensible.
Yet, as the undersigned is willing 10 meet and an.
swer all tho statements made by his Excclency in his
last notot appears that the secuations in the print
alluded to- in reference to the objects aud movements
of the Texan expedition against the department OF
New McKee, cannot and ought not to be received az
applicable to THIS question especially when it l.
known that the accused party was absent from New
Orleans and could, al that period exercise no control
of the press but If they are to be made evidence
against him by your hxcellency, Mr. Kendall is equal
" entitled, according to well known principle of
municipal and national law, the full benefit OF such
portions as are in his favor
In referring, then, to the publication in question,
that Is, the publication of the 2ls OF December in
the Daily Picayune, referred 10 by his Exccllency,
Mr.. de Bocanegra the whole of which is now before
the undersigned, il will beperceyed that "the advance