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ESSAG
To the Senate,
TIC NtNHei
Gnd House of Pcprcsentaiires

Gnd House IF Representatives:
transmit herewith copies OF dispatches received
from our Minister al MrNco since the commence
mcn OF your present session, whirh cinlm from their
Importance, and ! doubt not will receive, your cain
and delIhnfile consideration. The extraordinary and
highly offensive lnngunge which the Mexican G. I,ern-
mrni IN, Ia u.ht proper to employ IN reply to the
ren INSURANCE Of the Executive, through Mr.. Shan
non, AZ INST the renewal of the war with Texas while
the question OF annexation was pending before Con
gresS and the People and also the proposed manner
Ut conducting that war; Will not fail 10 arrest your at
enliOn
Such remonsrnnce urged in no unfrlcndly spiri, to
Mexico was ca LED inr by considerations OF an lmpe
rauve character, having relation well to the peace
of this country AMI honor Of this Government as to
The cause OF humanity and clvllz1ilon Texas had
| entered INTO the Treaty of Annexation unon the inv-
tatous oi the Executives and whcn for that net. she
vas threatened with renewal o. The war on the part
OF Mexico she mutually looked 10 This G. ,vernnlent
10 neTpose lls einrs 10 ward of he threatened blow.
Fut one course was left the Executive acting within
the lm!s OF It's constitutional competence and that
was 10 protest in re pertiul bi at the same time
strong anu decided terms against il. The war thus
threatened TO be renewed, promulgated by eic s
AMI DEGREES, win h ordered, the part of the Mrxi.
can mltry. the desolntlon of whole tracts of cotn.
Try. and the destruction wi hou discrimination of all
ages. sexes and coniillons of existence. Over the
manner o conducting war Mexico has no exclusive
control. She has CHI To violate a, Measure the
principles which an enlightened civilization has laid
down for the conduct OF nations AT war; and thereby
rrlrugrad- 10 period Of barbarism which happy for
me wofl'', mas long SINE passed away. All naiipns
are interested IN enforcing an observance of these
principle AMI The Uhlted States, the oldest Of the
American Republics and the dearest the cyiliz. ID
powers To the theatre which these enormitirs were
proposed 10 be enacted, coull not uurlly content
Themselves Ia witness such n state uf things They
Ind through The Executive on ann her occasion and
as was believed with the nppr hnion of the VIII lie
rnnniry, demonstrated against ouiraees similar bu
, even less lnhulnln, than those which by her new
eIic and iccress she has threatened TO p.rpcirate
AMI ri which the late lnhuman massacre a, Tobasc,
was but the precursor.
The bloody and lnhuman murder of Tanning ant
his companOns, equalled only in savage barbar,y b,
The usng's OF the uniuiOred Indian tribes proved how
little confidence could be placed on the most .oleml
stlnuln OF her Generals while the fate of other
" who became her captves IN war, many of whom m
?, longer able 10 sustain the fnliges and Drlvnons
long journeys, were shot down by the wav side Will
their companions who survived were subjected TO sui
. erlngs even more painful than deah-had lef an in
Z drb!e saln on the page of civilization. The Execu
i've, with the evidence Of an nren'ion on the part {
Is MEXICO TO renew scenes so revolving TO humanit,
could do no less than renew remonstrnnees flrmerl
urged. For fulfilling duties SO imperative, Mexico ho
thought proper, through her accredited organs ht
~ cause she has represented 10 her the nhumaniy
i such proceedings, To indulge in language unknown
= the courtesy of diplomatic intercourse and oirnsi,
la IN the highest degree To this Government and Poop
Nor has she offended in this only. She has not onl
violated existing conventions between the two cour
Tres by arbitrary and unjust DEGREES against trad
as and intercourse, but wihholds nsiamenis of deb
due 10 our citizens which she soemnly pledged he
sell to pay, under circumstances which are fully 81
planned by the accompanying letter from Mr. Gree