Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-12-22
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

UNITED STATES AND MEAICo.
Intending to insert in this paper success
lively, the Reports from the several Depart
ments Of the Government which formed
part Of the Presidents annual communica-
ton to Congress, we begin with that which
is first in order, via the Documents from
the Secretary Of State, which consist of a
Report from the Secretary on the subject OF
our relations with the Germanic Assoca-
ton or Customs Union, and of recent cor
respondence between the authorities OF the
United States and those Of the Republic OF
Mexico The whole Of the latter branch OF
the Report from the Department OF State is
contained in the preceding columns.
In this correspondence will be found the
declaration by the Minister of Mexico, re-
ferred to in the Annual Message of the
President as an annunciation by the Govern
ment Of that Republic of determination to
visit decision 10 annex Texas to the Uni
ted States by formal declaration of war.
The language of the Mexican Minister in
this country to the Secretary OF State, as
translated literally bears out the construc-
ton put upon it by the Message. That is
to say, that Minister plainly enough affirms
that, on the annexation of Texas TO the Uni
ted States being determined upon, "the
Mexican Government is resolved to declare
war so soon as it receives information of
such an act"
This declaration, not only in anticipation
of what has not taken place, but without
any foundation which the Government OF
Mexico ought to have placed confidence IN,
is certainly in bad taste, aud might well be
deemed offensive, il, upon consideration Of
all the circumstanc any intention TO OF
fend could be inferred or supposed. But,
far from any such intention being presuma-
BILE, we find that General Almonte, in his
letter oftbe 18th Of November, in answer
to the letter Of the Secretary of State treat
ing the language above referred TO as an Of
fensive. threat, says that he considers it his
duty 'to repeat to the Secretary of State,
in order that he may be pleased to commu-
uicate it TO his excellency the President,
that ncithcr he nor his Government hare IN
tended, and that il should not have been sup
posed that they would have intended, to
cast imputdtion (agraviar) upon the Legisla-
tire body, and much less to GdmoniSh the
Etecutire as to its duties. His desires have
tended solely to the maintenance of the
between two neighboring and friendly ma
tions," Sc
In the absence of the original letters Of
the Mexican authorities (Which have not
been sent to Congress) we cannot under
take to say whether the translation of the
passage which has given offence to the
President be or be not literally cor
rect But, admitting the translation to be
exact, we must, however we may blame the
indiscretion Of the language used, admit al
so the force Of the positive disclaimer by the
Mexican Minister of any design to offend
which, considered in connexion with the
exemplary fidelity with which Mexico is,
under all her embarrassments honorabiy full
filling her treaty stipulatlons with the United
States, is demonstration to our mind that
the last thing the Government; Of Mexico
dreams Of is seeking quarrel with the Uni
ted States.
The safes: course to arrive at a true I'M
Outstanding Of the ground taken by the Gov
ernment of Mexico, appears TO us to be,
looking beyond the language employed by
her Minister to this country, TO resort to the
fountain-head, and see what the President
of Mexico himself has said, through his
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, TO General
Thompson, our Minister at Mexico. The
following is the language employed by that
fnnctionary, being evidently the same which
Gen. Almonte was instructed to employ in
his correspondence with our Secretary Of
State:
"The Mexican Government has collected
sufficient evidence, published in abundance
by the American press, that proposition is
to be submitted to the deliberations Of the
Congress of the United States at its ensu-
ing session to incorporate with them the So
called Republic Of Texas and, although his
excellency the President hopes that an au-
thority so circumspect will defeat design
so unjust aud an attack so decisive OIL the
rights of the Mexican nation over that terri
tory, he has ordered the undersigned to de-
clare TO the Hon. Waddy Thompson, with a
view that he may submit il to his own Gov
ernment, that the MEXICAN Government wiH
consider equivalent to a declaration of par
against the Mericm Republic the passage
Of an art for the Incorporation Of Teras
,oith the Territory Of the United States -
the certainty Of the fact being sufficient for
the immediate proclamation of war, leaving
to the civilized world to determine with re-
gard to the Justice Of the Mexican nation in
struggle which it has been so far from pro-
voking. "-InteiEgeace
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