Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-12-29

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| any European power, cannot but regard
it as we'll calculated to remove the only
| impedinents which has so far existed 10
the most liberal commercial intercourse
between us and them. In this view, our
Minister al Berlin, who has heretofore in
dustronsly pursued the subject, has been
instructed to enter upon the negotiation Of
commercial treaty, which while it will
open new advantages TO the agricultural in
teres.s Of the United States, more free
and expanded field for commercial opera
lions. will affect injariously no existing in-
terest Of the Union. Should the negotia-
tioli be crowned with success lis. results
i4wlii be communicated to both houses Of
Congress.
| communicate herewith certain des-
patches received from our Minister at
Mexico, and also correspondence which
has recently occurred between The Envoy
from that Republic and the Secretary of
State. 1t must be regarded as not a little
extraordinary that the government of Mex
co in anticipation of public discussion,
| which II has been pleased to infer from
newspaper publications. as likely to take
place in Congress, relating TO the annexa-
ton Of Texas 10 the United States, should
have so far anticipated the result Of such
discussion as TO have announced its de.er>
minaton 10 visit any such anticipated de-
! cision by formal declartion of war against
| the United States. If designed 10 prevent
Congress from introducing that question,
| as CT subject for It's calm delibera,ion
and final judgement, the Executive ha, no
reason to doubt that it will entirely fail of
| its object. The representative of brave
and patriotic people will suffer no appre-
| hension Of future consequences to embar
rass them IN the course of their proposed
deliberations. Nor will the Executive
Department. Of the Government fail, for
| any such cause, to discharge its whole du-
| .y 10 the country.
THE war which has existed for so long
a time between Mexico and Texas has,
since the battle of San Jacinto, consisted.
for the most part, Of predatory incursions,
which, while they have been attended with
much suffering TO individuals, and have
kept the borders of the two countries in a
state of constant alarm, have failed to ap-
proach to any deinine result. Mexico has
4 6ued out no formidable armament. by land
or by sea, for the subsection of Texas.
Eight years have now elapsed since Texas
declared her independence of Mexico, and
during that time she has been recognized
as sovereign power by several Of the
principle civilized States. Mexico never
theless, perseveres in her plans Of con-
quest, and refuses to recognize her indie
pendence. The predatory incursions to
which have alluded. have been attended,
in one instance. with the breaking up Of
the courts of justice, by the Selling upon
the persons of the judges, jury, and offi>
GERS Of the court, and dragging them along
with unarmed, and therefore noncombatant
citizens, into cruel and oppressive bon
dage, thus leaving crime to go unpunished
and Immortality to pass unreproved. A
border warfare is evermore to be depreca
ted, and over such war as has existed
for so many years between these two
States, humanity has had great cause to
lament. Nor is such condition Of things
to be deplored only because of the indi-
vidual suffering attendant upon it. The
effects are far more extensive. The Crea-
tor of the Universe has given man the earth
for his resting place, and its fruits for his
subsistence. Whatever, therefore, shall
make the first, or any part of it, a scene of
DISSOLUTION, affects injuriously his heritage,
and may be regarded as general calami
| ty. Wars may sometimes be necessary !;
but all nations have common interest in
bringing them speedily to a close. The
United States have an immediate interest
in seeing an end put to the state of hos
Titles existing between Mexico and Tex>
as. They are our neighbors of the same
continent, with whom we are not only de-
sirous Of cullivating the relations of amity,
bu, of the most extended commercial in
tercourse, and to practice all the rights Of
neighborhood hospitality, Our own in
,erests are deeply involved in the matter.
since, however neutral may be our course
of policy, we cannot hope to escape the
effects of spirit of jealousy on the part
of both of the powers.
Nor can this Government be Indifferent
to the fact that warfare, such as is waged
between those two nations, is calculated to
weaken both powers, and finally to render
them, and especially the weaker OF the
two, the subjects of interference on the
part of stronger and more powerful ma
lions, which, intend only on advancing
their own peculiar views, may sooner or
later attempt to dring about compliance
with terms, as the condition of their inter-
position, alike derogatory to the nation
granting them and detrimental to the inter.
ests of the United States.
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