The Yazoo Democrat., 1844-12-31

Considering the appeal whirh che now makes
to eminent citizons by name, can she hope 70
escape centure for having Ssoribsd to them as
Wen as to Others, design, as she pretends now,
Tor tho hrst time revealed, Of having originated
] negotiations to despoil her, by duplcity and
iasehoOd, OF a portion Of her territory? The
Opini0n then, as now, prevailed with the Exe-
cutive, that the Annexation Of 1exas to the u.
nion was a matter Of vast Importance. In order
to acquire that territory before il had assumed q
| popition among the independent powers Of the
earth propositions were made 10 Mexico for a
cession ofit 10 the United States. Mexico saw
in these nFoceedings, at the time, no canse OF
complaint. She 10 now, when simply reminded
Of them, awakened to the knowledge OF the fact,
which she, through her Secretary Of State, pro-
mulgates to the whole world as true, that those
negotiations were founded in exception aud
iosehood, and superiDduced by unjust and ini.
qultous motives.
While Texas w0E dependency of Mexico tha T1nItaA
States opened negOtatons with the latter power oI the
cesslon OF her then acknowledged territory; and now
that Texas independent of Mexico and has maintained
q separate existence for nine yeaFs,-duEng whichtim
she has been received into the family of nations ana k
represented by accredited ambassadors at mapV az ne
principal Courts of EurOpeand when il has eeome ob
vous TO the whole world that she is forever lost A.
Mexico the United States is charged with deception and
fasehood In alFelatDg to the past, and
accusations made against States which have had no
special agency In the natter because the Executive az
the WnOte Union nubneBOuated Win He6 ana lndeDeR
dent Texas upon matter vitality important 20 she in1e1.
ess Of both countries. And after nine years Of una
vailing war, Mexico now announces her Intention thEo'
her Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 10 10 the
Independence Of Texas or to abandon the effort 10 re-
conquer tina Republic She thus announces perpetual
claim, which at the end Of century will furnish her au
plausible ground for discomfort against any nat on
which at the end of that time may enter into Treaty
with Texas as she possesses at this against tha
United States The laIse Of time can add nothing e
her little to independence.
Of conduct such as has been described on the
part of Mexico In violation Of all fiendv feeling and
Of the courtesy which shOdld characterize the Inter-
coune between the Nations of the Earth, might well
justify the United States in resort to any measure 10
vndicate their national honor hut actualed by sin.
desire TO preserve the general peace and u view or
the present condition Of Mexico, the Executive resting
upon its integrity and not fearing but that the jude
ment of the world will duly appreciate its motives ab
stains from Tecommt ndng Congress resort to mea
of redress and contents itself with re urging uDon
that body prompt and immediate action upon the sub.
Ject of Annexation. BY adopting that measure, thu
United Statvs will be In the exercise nf an undOubted
Ss,d q Mexico, not regarding that forbeaFance
alton of war against them, upon laos hSS ,I ot %,
the responsibility. John TYH1eoSsS, IN ~ All
WAsHINGroN Cry, Dec. 10, 1874,