The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-20
BEN. +. GREEN
Mr.. BOeanegra 10 Mr.. Green.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
Mexico, May "a, 1874.

national PALACE,
Mexico, May 80, 1874.
The undersigned, Minister Of F,reign Affairs AMI
Government had the honor TO receive the note which
the Charge dAfsIres ad interim OF the United States
was pleased TO address him. dated the 25t instant
in which he deemed II proper 10 communicate the
arrival Of an official messenger, sent with spaiches
OF his Government for the legation Of the United
States OF America, for informing this Republic that
the Executive of those States had signed and trans
mitec to the Senate treaty for the anne 1ation Of
the department Of Texas 10 the Union Of said
Stats.
The simple reading Of the note which the under
signed IS about to reply 10, will suffice TO show the
magnitude and the gravity of the subj CT OF which
treats; and II Is certainly wonderi that an enght-
ened government, ruled by principles liberal and
so cemenied by the well known universal rule TO re-
eeve nothing but what is right to guard aad respect
m all events, and by all means the imprescriptbe
rights Of man, and Of societies Of men, should pro-
coed 10 approve, sign and transmit 10 the Sen te
treaty which undoubtedly aud VIGOROUSLY despoils
Mexico Of department which in propriety and ~
legal possession belongs TO IT, and has always belong
ed to according 10 the clesrest, most distinct re
pea,ed and very ancient protests made by the Go
vernment OF ths Republic, presented not ,nly to he
Government and Re, ublic Of the United States, but
also before all the nations Of The world.
An occurrence I've the one announced 10 the note
OF Mr.. Green, leads, without doubt 10 consequences
.
cause can be ignorsn, tlst when trea.ing OF
national affairs attention should be given TO the ssme
principles and rights that applicable 10 private
cases Thus they are essentially the same, whether
applied TO individual social relations. I. the step
made by the Govern ent Of the United State, Of
America, IN conform y with these rules and primer
piles of reason, Of true policy, and OF Justice which
as Mr. Green knows, are scknow lodged by nations IN
all reciprocal transactions The act Of itself alone
shows clearly that IN practice, sght los, Of those
principles which have been the safe guards of 20.
yernments and Of men in their relations conn ac,s
and generally in their actions.
Mr.. Green, when referring to the instructions of
has Government, gives Mexico assurances the most
distinct, that IN adopting the measure Of making
treaty Tor the annexation, induced by no prrn-
cple, nor had any other object in view than its own
proper security and defence, account Of the policy
adopted by Great Britain for the abolition Of .la-
very.
! he undersigned will not nor should be. undertake
TO point out To The United States the course they
should pursue in their relations with Great Britain
nor what policy ght be advisable IN respect 10 thai
nation; neither should we for one moment consider
what advantages Disadvantages would result 10 The
United states by the dIhereoces divisions noted and
revealed by the press m public and undeniable man
ner which ex II m those States themselves re afiye To
slavery the institution being defended IN those IN
shich II exists, and in those in which Il does no,
looked on with horror, and the remains Of barba-
rous ages prescribed by the philosophy and superior
intelligence Of the present epoch. These questions.
indeed, would no, have engaged the attention Of the
undersIgned had not the Charge d'Affaires of ia.
United States alluded TO them. Their fate depends
on future circumstances, and on a progress which
cannot be stopped.
But when TO uphold this slavery, and 10 prevent ts
d'sapp aisnce from Texas and other points, IT is de-
ermined on TO cut OF from Me,,oo an integral p.r,
OF her possession, as the only certain and ecac,o.
remedy to prevent that which Mr. Green calls IAN
gerous occurrence, should Mexico keep silence and
give assent to the actual policy Of the Executive Of
the Uni'sd States, the contempt snd censurc of All
ss,.ons shoald b its rswsrd.
u the series Of events which known to The
American legation, and the notoriety Of which IL !.