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

Tor having, at The same lline, an eye single
to - God-bess them.
Correspondence Of the ". 7. En-. Posi-.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Il, 1874.
Mr.. Green, the bearer of despatches from
our Minister in Mexico, arrived here by
Yesterdays cars, and Immediately repaired
TO the State Department. A cabinet coun-
Gil was instantly called, and their deilbera-
lions lasted far into the night. The most
that is known Of the contents Of the de-
spatchcs is, that Mr.. Shannon has suspen-
ded his diplomatic relations with the Gov
eminent of Mexico, and that he awaits IN
structlons from the United States. For
this the public were, no doubt, prepared,
from the situation in which our Minister
was left, at the date of his last published
letter to the Mexican Secretary, and from
the peculiar tone of The Secretary's reply.
To this is now to be added the Legislative
sanction of this reply, by formal act OF
the Mexican Congress.
! Various rumors are abroad in the city,
concerning some overt hostile acts, said TO
have been committed by order of the Mex
lean Government, towards our shipping in
some of the Mexican seaports; but the ru-
mors are undoubtedly incorrect, as the la
lest advices from that country by way OF
! New Orleans, bring no such Intelligence /;
| Indeed, those accounts would seem rather
10 imply that there was scarcely respon-
sible governmental Mexico, from which an
order of the kind indicated, could emenate.
Day before yesterday, and part of the
night, Mr.. Calhoun spent in an earnest
conference with Mr.. Rockingham, the Bril-
fish Minister, and Immediately afterwards,
four or five different messengers were sent
off from the State Department, to several
of our ministers at the different courts in
Europe, to Mexico, and 10 some Of the
South American Republics. The English
minister, also understand, sent off mes
senger = th dispatches to Great Britain.
The critical condition of our relations with
Mexico, and through her, possibly with
some of the leading powers of Europe,
renders this unusual diplomatic activity, a
matter of deep interest and anxious specu-
lation; and among other on dts is one,
that if Texas will in any sufficiently au-
thoritive manner, declare her wishes to be-
come annexed to the United States. then
Great Britain IS to throw no obstacles in
the way, and will intimate to Mexico, that
it will be necessary for her to acquiesce as
gracefully as she may, that no opposition
is to be expected from any other European
quarter; that very liberal treaty of boun-
Diary will be negotiated with Mexico, in
which the large claims for indemnify due
by her to our citizens, will in some salts
factory manner be arranged and finally,
that in the general balance sheet, which IS
now in the progress of being made up, the
Oregon boundary will also be satisfactorily
adjusted.
give you the above, as merely one O
the rumors Of the hour, which may be sue
: ceeded by another equally as plausible, e
: ven before this is entrusted to the mail.
All seem to concur in the opinion, tina
If hostilities do take place, that they mus
be commenced by Mexico. The lates
accounts from that country, also, agree IL
representing her, unsustained by England
as being in no condition to commence ;
belligerent controversy, with us. 1t il
: therefore barely possible, that our Secreta
ry may have caught at the policy of sim
ply knocking what he conceives to be he
prop from under her by reconciling Grea
Britain to the measure Of annexation; AM
that the knotty subjects for adjustment
pending between us and Eng Gland, have at
forded him an opportunity of SO doing
# such at least is the report.
# Whatever else may be said of Mr.. Cal
a houn's qualities as discreet and sagaciou
! statesman, all must admire the prompt ant
e energetic manner in which he meets tn
y great emergencies of the department owe
o which he presides. Decisive and firm il
= his movements, and arriving at his conclu
g sions almost by intuition, he marks out
If course for himself, and is we'll advanced il
l. pursuing it, before one of your ordinar.
sluggish diplomats would comprehend tn
: question.
u IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
/ Il will not be forgotten that the epalitv of III