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

From The hiadisonian.

TO beth Houses of Congress, gives failhlai
abstract of the relations at present existing
between our Government and that OF Mexico.
To tile Senate,
and House Of Representatives
transmit herewith copies of dispatches re-
ceived from our Minister at Mexico, since the
commencement your present session, whlch
claim, from their importance, and doubt not
will receive, your calm and deliberate consld-
Grafton. The extraordinary and hight offen-
sive language which :he Mexican Govern
ment has thought proper to employ In reply
to the remonstrance Of the Executive. through
Mr.. Shannon, against the renewal OF the war
with Texas while the question OF annexation
was pending before Congress and the People,
and also, the proposed manner of conducting
that war, will not fail to arrest your attention.
Such remonstrance, urged in no unfHendIy
spirit 10 Mexico. was called for BY considera-
lions of an imperative character, having rela-
ten as we'll to the peace Of this country and
honor of this Government, as TO the cause OIL
humanity and civilization. Texas had enter
ed into the Treaty of Annexation upon theln-
yitations of the Executive; and when, for
that act. she was threatened with renewal
Of The war on the part Of Mexico. she natural
.ly looked to this Government 70 interpose It's
efforts to ward off the threatened blow. But
one course was left the Executive, acting
within the limits Of its constitutional compe-
ency, and that was 10 protest in respectful,
but at the same time strong and decided terms
against it.
The war thus threatened to be renewed,
was promulgated by edicts and DEGREES, which
ordered, on the part Of the Mexican military,
the dCsolation Of whole tracts OF country. and
the destruction, without discrimination, OF all
ages, sexes. and conditions of existence.
Over the manner Of conducting war, Mexico
possesses no exclusive control. She has no
right to violate at pleasure the principles
which an enlightened civilization has LAID
down for the conduct of nations at war T; and
thereby retrograde to period OF barbarism
which, happily for the world, has long since
passed away. AILnations are interested In
enforcing an observance Of those principles,
and the United States, the oldest OF the A
merican Republics, and the nearest Of the
civilized powers to the theatre on which these
enormitles were proposed to be enacted, could
not quietly content themselves to witness
such state Of things.-They had, through
the Executive, on another occasion, and as
was believed with the approbation of the whole
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lar, but even less inhuman, than those which
by her new edicts and DEGREES she has threat
ened to perpetrate, and of which the late in
human massacre at Tobasco was but the pre-
cursor
The bloody and inhuman murder of Fanin
and his compatrots, equalled only in savage
b rbarlty by the usages of the untutored In
dian tribes, proved how little confidence could
be placed on the most solemn stipulatlons OF
her Generals, while the fate of others who be-
came her captlves in war, many Of whom, nc
longer able to sustain the fatigue and priva-
tons Of long journeys, were shot down by
the way-side, while their companions who
survived were subjected to suferings even
more painful than death-had left an indelli-
bic stain on the page of clviiza'ion.-The
Executive, with the evidence OF an intention
on the part Of Mexico to renew scenes SO re-
voting to humanity, could do no less than
renew remonstrances formerly urged.
For fulfilling duties so imperative, Mexico
has thought proper, through her accredited
organs, because she has had represented to
her the inhumanity of such proceedings, to
indulge in language unknown to the courtesy
Of diplomatic intercourse, and offensive in the
highest degree 20 this Government and people.
Nor has she offended in this only. She has
not only violated existing conventions be-
tween the two countries, by arbitrary and un-
just DEGREES against our trade and intercourse
but Withholds instalments Of debt. due to ouI
citizens, which she solemnly pledged hersel
to pay. under circumstances which are fully
explained by the accompanying letter from
Mr.. Green, our Secretary of Legation. AnC
when our Minister has invited the attention
Of her Government to wrongs committed BY
ho- A.
but on the persons Of our fellow citizens, en-
RI she has added insult to injury, by not ever
deigning, for months together, to return al
answer to his presentations.
: Still further to manifest her unfriendly feel
ings towards the United States, she has issuec
decress expelling from some of her province:
American citizens engaged in the peaceful
, pursuits of life. and now denies to those o
our citizens prosecuting the whale fishery OF
The northwest coast Of the Pacific, the priv
ege which has through all time, heretofore
\ been accorded to them, of exchanging goods
Of small amount in value at her ports II
California for supplies indispensable to the
: health and comfort.
: Nor will it escape the observation Of Con
r gress, that in conducting a correspondence
with the Minister Of the United States, VIII,
, cannot, and does not, know any distinction
between the geographical section Of the Tn
!, ion, charges wholly unfounded are made a
: gainst particular States, and an appeal to 9th
ers for aid and protection against suppose
> wrongs. In this same connection, sectiona
prejudces are attempted to be excited, an
: the hazardous and objectionable effort i
S made to foment divisions among the State
of the Union, thereby to embitter their peace
Mexico has stllto learn, that however freel,
we may indulge in discussion among our
selves, the American people will tolerate n
0 interference in their domestic affairs by an
. foreign government and in all that concern
j, the constitutional guarantees and the nation