The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-22

which lrepeat myself,
"Your obedisnt servant,
ISignedl ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA"
(Con6aentisl Dsed iah OF January, 1912, on board
the steamer Forth on its voyage between Havana and
New Orleans, from England.
To his Excelency General Santa Anna,
President OF the Mexican Republic.
Srn.-Atbough am citizen OF the United states
the government Of Texas commissioned me to obtain
the recognition Of its Iniependen by the European
powers, and to transact certain neal operations, or
whose succ essful termination am now returning 10
Texas to obtain the ratification OF Its government.
am induced to take this STEP not from any fear that
Mexico should break hosties with the government or
Excelency IF you think it consistent with the honor
and interests OF Mexico) that treaty OF peace ans ~
imitation should be entered into with Texas, upon the
basis Of ndemnifc alton OF five millions OF dollars
which place in London for this object within three
hundred doll hch will BIZ secretly placed
at the disposal Of the agents OF the NJ xcan Govern
m,N :.
your Excellency desires peace at this price, ad
dress to your at New Orleans, under cover
of the English Consul, by return Of the steamer
(signed dur very '''''' ~ HAMILTON"
"Ts his Excellency General Santa Anna"
" Your Exceency may address yoar letters to Gene
raj James HamiltonI have written with great haste,
in order not to lose the present opportunity.
Your Excellency will have the goodness II you an
this letter. do it English order to void the
translation of confidential letter, in which character
will consider your answer"
[ANswERl
"PALAcE OF THE GovERNMrrT Of MExico,
February lS.h iS4?
Mr. J. HAMILTON:
fannie Majesty, placed in my hands in due time. your
letter Of the ls of last January which had reached
him by the steamer Forth, and ! at present acknow
ledge receipts after the delay required ny the grave
matter which it treats.
"A letter written without previous acquaintance
with me, ether official personal, by man whose
very acts stamp him an enemy of my country, could
not fail to surprise me; and the more So from the want
Of tact and decacy with which certain proportions are
al ccaI In EnnI hnU m
eminent position, and to his own dignity and honor
You have placed sir under the necessity OF beng
very explicit and severe because cannot consent that
you and the parizans Of your cause should deceive
themselves concerning the final resolution OF Mexico
in the question Of Texas nor can omit the
OF the profound disgust which you have excited in me-
by rndey coming forward propose 10 me the sale
Of Texas, and the acquisition Of an inIamy.
"You commence by ack lodging yourself cii
zen the United States and at the time agent Of
Texas for the recognition Of its independence by the
European powers and for the well kaown and nLiorta
preserve the title OF citizen OF nation at peace har.
mony and fri, ndship with Mexico, while at the same
time you do her all the harm in your power
and of from her part oil her territory BY means
which you have employed with such singular act WY
This species OF impud.nce with which you r.Presen,
yourself citizen Of the United States exctes i'd
recoectiops that your country first comm, need the
introduced disorder into Texas and still maintain
it, in scsnda0us violation Of the treaties which should
in good faith unite the two nations But leaving this
examin alton to the criticism Of the civilized world,
which is ignorant aeher Of the origin nor the tenden
cies of the usurpaton Of Texas, | Will quickly show
YOU you Mistaken and that too, greatly in sup
posing Mexico deficient either in thestrengh or the will
to mania ain her incontt stib.e rights
We have fully weighed The actual and the possible
value territory Of Texas the adv anage accruing
to Mexico by retaining 1t in POSSESSION and st more
the precarious situation which sac would find herself
eiuced she permit coossusto arise within her
own limits ready to advance and covetous to OBJ
tain acquisitions by the title title ca theft and usur.
nation bu, even were the soil Of Texas desert
Of sssd unproducve Of thorns 10 wound the foot
Of the traveller this plain useless sterile and unIroduc
-lo I.ra, I'D nyAc az nCu
under vction that the possession of right i'm
poses upon nation the necessity Of er Abandoning
il with shame AMI disgrace to her If you are &C.
quantea with the statistics OF Mexico, you cannot be
ignorant Of its population and its wealth and you
have read history, you viii remember that the race
which peoples the American continent, is the same
which many memorable occasions, has given sig
nal proofs only Of cons,aney bu, even of obsnacy
10 Of their lands their hearhs aud their national
individuality.
Eleven years Of bloody and mortal strife to con-
independence, will serve perp tuaIy to prove
strong passions agtate our hearts, and nerve ouI
great sis and this very prolonged series OF
civil wars, has formed here populat IN as warke as
all the stmulants Of glory, when controlled by 60
which respects tse and enorces respect for
the people, whose welfare is confded to it. You must
clearly remember that in the beginning Of 1885, Texas
found herself jugaed and that only freak Of for
tune the unexpected conduct Of the general who sue
ceeded, in the command, Withdrawing improperly
the Mexican army and other which, at pre-
sent appear annued the immense and
debate results of the rapid Of victories gein.
ed by this army, under ray orders and direction.
Greater and more powerful Efforts than those ran still
be made, and must not doubt that they will be
made for to the knowledge Of my duties, unite con.
Of the power aud the resources control
One of the grave and vehement chargcs preferred
dss ppsared from Office as the apathy and criminal ne
gect with which it conducted the Affairs OF Texas, and
am the who will incur so just reproach, or
will sanction by silence inactivity, one oil the most
scsndaleus robberies of the present century.
Feeling as do, all the merit and importance oil
Texas all the basis Of my coun,rys rights and the i'm
opda rol1 anil Of fhpir
contribute to the recognition Of her fatal independence
will say more; will Ipernt any one 10 dare do
that which the nation will not sanction and he, who
he may be, shall be considered and published az
traitor to the rights the name, and the glory Of Mexico
Your proposals Of five millions o, dollars i0s the re-
audacity permit me- sir to add to you that your offer
two hundred thousand dollars for the secret agents
Of the government OF Mexico Is an lnsult and inamy
unworthy Of a gentleman.
"Psrhaps have you ventured upon this imprudence
yielding 10 the illusion that my return TO power gave
some probability to the hope Of an arrangement favora-
BILE to Texas; IL such was your op'nion you IKE many
Others ave been deceived for have changed neither
any pledge promise whatever that could give plausi
biity to 50 must suspicion promise in Texas, be.
wbo ,urroupded me. that would procure hearing for
their commissioners from my government, and would
exercise my influence to for the time being IA
tai struggle and this promise, whose Of Ct was
cure without molestaon, the retreat which the Mexi
can army had already commenced, and which learned
with the greatest sorrow from General WALL naturally
Or soner aggressons Of the Texans
ed even the possibility Of ghtening the evils OF
and because they failed Themselves in their premises
they annull the resolutions Of him whom they called
taer cabinet they caused me violently to dsembark from
the schooner nvincbe; and abandoned me TO the ex.
cited passions Of hundred and thirty recruits just
rived from New Orleans exposed 10 the gszc and
the insults Of this undisciplned sodiery many OF the
prisoners Of Golisd, who were among the most excited
were Immediately charged with my custody; projects
to murder in some barbarous manner succeeded one
to another was handcufied to an iron bar Tor more
than fifty days. the 30h Of June was ordered to
march out 10 be shot, the same spot where Fannin
trated thanks TO the kind Offices Of Stephen Austin
Now that you to your intention to proceed
to Texas you may in the theatre Itself OF my suherng'
verify and minutely the cruel unwor
thy and inhumsn treatment to which became the ba
after the nominal agreement Of the l4th Of May. In
these did not compromise self nor could more thar
az priyste individual, to make representations to my
but this weak and isolated agreemen
lost lie validity so they commenced to treat NJ
as in former days customary 10 treat slaves in tn
regions Of Bsrbsry send with this letter the protes