Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-12-27

ministration Of distinguished citizen from
an Eastern State, which was afterwards re-
newed under she anspicies of President from
the Southwest, she will awake to a knoWl-
edge of the futility of her present purpose OF
sowing dissensions among US, or producing
distraction in our Councils by attacks either
on particular States, or on persons VINO are
now in the retirement of private HE. Con-
sidering the appeal which she now makes to
eminent citizens by name, can she hope to es-
cape censure for having ascribed to them as
we'll as to others, design, as she pretends
now. for the first time revealed, of having
originated negotiations to despoil her, BY du-
plicity and falsehood, of a portion Of her terri
tory? The opinion then. as now, prevailed
with the Executive, that the Annexation OF
Texas to the Union was a matter OF vast lm-
portance.
In order TO acquire that territ~ry before it
had assumed position among the independ-
.ent powers of the earth, propositions were
made to Mexico, for cession of it to the Uni
ted States. Mexico saw in these proceedings,
at the time, no cause Of complaint. She Is
now, when simply reminded Of them, awak-
ened to the knowledge of the fact, which she,
through her Secretary of State, promulgates
to the whole world as true, that those nego-
tiations were founded in deception and false
mood, and superlnduced by unjust and iniqui-
tous motives.
While Texas was dependency of Mexico,
| the United States opened negotiations with
the latter power for the cesson of her then &C
ksowIedged territory and now that Texas is
independent Of Mexico, and has maintained a
separate existence for nine years,-dufing
which time she has been received into the
family of nations. and is represented by &C
credited ambassadors at many of the principal
Courts of Europe-and when it has become
obvious to the whole world that she is forever
| lost to Mexico, the United St?tos is charged
with deception and faIseh00d in all rel ting tc
the past, and condemnatory accusations are
made against States which have had no spe.
cial agency in the matter, because the Exec.
utive the whole Union has negotiated with
free and independent Texas upon a matter vi.
tally Important to the interests of both coun.
tries.
And after nine years of unavailing war
Mexico now announces her intention, through
her Secretary of Foreign Affairs, never tc
consent to the independence OF Texas, or tC
abandon the effort to reconquer that republic
She thus announces perpetual claim, which
at the end of century will furnish her as
nation, which at the end Of that time may en-
ter into treaty with Texas, as she posesse:
at this moment against the United States
The lapse Of time can add nothing to her it'll
to independence.
A course of conduct such as has been DIES
cribed, on the part of Mexico, in violation o
all friendly feeling, and of the courtesy
which should characterize the intercourse be
tween the Nations of the Earth, might wei
Justify the u. States in a resort to any meas
IRE to vindicate their national honor; but &C
tuated by sincere desire to preserve the gen
: eral peace, and in view of the present condi
ton Of Mexico, the Executive resting upol
its integrity, and not fearing but that tn
Judgment of the world will duly aPpreciat
its motives, abstains from recommending t.
Congress resort to measures of redress, am
contents itself with re-urging upon that bod
prompt and Immediate action on the subjec
of Annexation. By adopting that measure
the United States will he in the exercise of al
undoubted right; and if Mexico, not regard
ing that forbearance, Shall aggravate the in
Justice of her conduct by declaration of wa
against them, upon her head will rest all tn
responsibility.
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