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Pa ss.t-Ja NEw oaEEASs, July i0.5
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~ The following iihterestia iag document IS
published BY authority ins the Mexican
Diario eset Gobient6 of the 18th guItimo.
from which paper we sIapslafeiti It;is an
appeal OF protest. w ~ dexieo, from the
acts of;the United States, to certain Euro
pean powers, and Has, no doubt, instigas-
ted By Quo er more Of the: Ministers TO
whom it's addressed The appeaii;wili
not, therefore, ID all: probability; be- Gar
ren, especially as its propriety. and proha-
able success were first hinted to Mexico by
the letters ofleading politicians id rhesU.
States, than which, united with the action
of0ur Senate, nothing could'be be,ter:c cal
culated to prompt. and encourage The
scheme Of foreign combination against
the cardinal principles Of. the; Republic.
Alas !that ina National, Republican asd
american cause, the people of the United
States could not sink ttieir parlizan con-
tests and present solid front to the world!
But how different is the,fact,a Instead Of
ayailing ourselves promptly Of the 'golden
monienir-of the time and tide which
wal, for no .man-under the foolish pre-
text of avoiding rupture with Mexico.
we have invited the world, by a display
of our own weakness and iimidity,to es-
pouse her quarrel, land LETT thequestion open
for general interference, with. abundant
lime. and opportunity for every possible
obstacle 10 be thrown in our way. That
the day will come wbenthe prompters and
abeilors of This diaslrous policy will repene
their conduct in sack CLOTH and ashes.we
have no doubt, But this 8 a poor conso-
lalioD. while the iaes,ipable prize slips
through. our grasp, TO. be made weapon
in the hands OF, our Bulletin. T.rtsy
Circular to their Ercellencies the French. Spanish,
English and Prussiai Ministers. s4ee
q .. 30 Il, +, ia. NATIONAL PALACE,
4. II Merieo, May 81, 1874. ios,Si
ftis a. long time since the Government
of the undersigned, Minister Of Foreign
Affairs and Government Of the Mexicac
Republic, was convinced that the Govern
men; of the United States. of America
would employ and put in execution all The
means conducive to that, end anG 10 mako!
themselves master efi the department, Of
Texas. The question has been started
anu " a. lt!
circumstances well knowp, without q eject
ing the conlempIated ihcorP oraiions The
same circumstances, and, the idea That
Government which SO frequently announ-
ces Thai its principles of action are noble.
generous, aud founded in justice, and it's,
indisposilion 10 appear to the world ina
transaction, the accomplishment of which
would brand u as; an usurper, induced
Mexico TO congratulate herself that at NO
TIME could be completed 40 act unParal-
lelled ~ the, history of civilized nations.
and which would belle the Proiestations Of
lrIe ndshlP and beneyolsnee received from
the United States, aud which were respon-
ded d 10 win earnest demonstrations Of good
faith and loyalty. ,..,.:-.J. j.. .s;3 .,a:.4
But this confidence, which was truly
lllusory, could NOT induce Msexlc0ioD 3 neg
lect the duty oirepeating, on every proper
occasion, the. right OF The republic TO the :.
territory IN question, aud 70 aSIge on the
United States 10 cease 10 toment and en-,
courage the robbery committed by the
lnsraseiul colonlsts hom u cxico had adj,
mitted inlo her, border, and which kind,
ness they repaid with such, perGdy. L.
was for THIS reason that the PROVISIONAL
adm nn!str;a'icn, ln accordance with ita duty,
addre ssed the Government Of ths United
States, the notes which. the nndefsigned
had the honor to remit 70 the respectable
diplomatic corps OF friendly aatioqa pro-,
testing against every Kind L: :of; assEIstahte 4
winch me Iex'ans might receive froh,
lhem, vel showing that such pFotee!ion,
would 'end g embrace the Posltioh Of
" exec c. !o%aios una! territory It ald and
me oo'.sq s'a.es . congssmlmats !, their
scn9eeme o. ,acquisitIon,, Fof . !! me same
caase' protested anew , and with all go;
lemlty, as soon mas as learned thai the agi.
"a ta'lon OF the subject 9t the ai,nexation Of
reEas e Tue american Onion had been
renewed. declariog that that. q that act were
ralIned, II W0yld be considered as a decla.