The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-12-26
ANo rfIEa Lsr rka FROM MINISTER

AnU. Iothat ML shannon has written reply oc.
tnpSlnS s1uie ionr columns As We eSnnOl publish i
eaille We VIZ give ss e.ifaesa.
lht noie Of His Exeslle6cy, M, c. Rejcn, Minis
~ 81 lie 6k instant, is Of such character as 10
ass dc undersigned no alternative bn II announce to
ne Supreme Government Of Mexico that il, logelhe
ike hole Of his Exceency Of the SrsS1ltimo, win be
i6lhsdaiey referred to his Government for their iuE
tker instructions and that Unless they are Withdrawn
al further official intercourse between the undersigned
and lhe Government Of Mexico must be suspended
III hose instructions ave received
Gov Shannon jdsiihes tie length OF his Eter by the
aniy which devolves upon him to invaidaIe the unius
scharges made by Reion upon the Government of the
United States and HpSa lhe people Of the Southern
-.tPfroi the Uhion, be says:-
sss The uhdeisgbed 20 his note Of the 18Th 6.siuO
:, said ihatihe acquisition Of Texas had been policy
long cherished, and deemed dspeSsabs IstSs safety
and welfare oI- ID. United States. and had assOSdinsEy
a been an object steadily pursued by all parties. and
made the sdbtet 6f negotiation y almOs, every Ad
lpnisraiiof for lEe last twenty years. His Exee,.
leney, Mr.. ReiSn, seized upon this declaration, anc
ssys that n has sf revealed tie hIsshOOd With Which
Mexico has been 81 long treated" AID this charge
which tie records Of his oau Government fully disprUve
repeated id all the phases which the unfair and
dncahdn soPhtety eai give to Il Did hct His Excel
lency know tAat almost every administration Of the
sAnstrieaa Government fol the last twenty years. had
t6deavOred TO acquire tie Claim Of Mexico to ihe terri
tory Of Texasl DOES be know that Messfs. Adams
and Clay, Of whom His Excelleney now makes such
favorable mention, made TWO attempts 10 negotiate with
Mexico for the acquisition d eAas; one in 1926 and
tie other III ts2Sl And does he not know, also, ths
the negotiation was afterwards renewed by General
jackson and MIR. Van BvIen and that President Tyler
aer Mexico had los her ghlof sovereignty and Tex
IS Had become de srs as we as de taco an independ
ent and sovereign power s6tighl by negotiation to &C.
quire the same ,erriloryP
Gov sBsnnbn charges Reiyn with misquoing Gen.
Jackson, idscrbihg words to this distinguished man
which he Rejon knew he had heVer uttered ro produce
aneect on the minds Of the Mexicad people unfavOra
bleio1hE Independence and The annexation of Texas to
the United States: OF the settlement of Texas our
Minister says: ..-..
hThat the citizens Of the United States had the right
70 emgfats Texas, and that having emisra,ed and
Become citizens of Texas they had right take part
in any public proceedings affecting their rights and in
ieresis and that those who did not emigfae lad the
rghtto furnish to those who did, arms provisions and
other nfdhions Of war; and that all this might have
5esn done III sdtka manner as to finnish grounds
whatever for the charge which His Excellency Mt.
Rejon, makes against the Government Of the United
States, His Excelency knows, or ought to know Not
thnowhis would be toareue that he was ignorant not
snly ofths laws and Consultation OF the United States
but OF The law Of nations and of the history of his own
country, and Of the aid in uan; money arms and
Aitions of war, which aesco herself received from
the United States, and which contributed so much to
aehieve her independence To this branch Of the argu
rnehc therefore, the undersigned will make no reply,
bseause hepeople of Mexico must be as ignoran, as
His Excelleney Mr. Rejon affects lObe If they can be
induced to believe-i,"
"M well might His Exeelency argue that the Gov.
eminent OF Spain insgated the revolution in Mc,ico
because Sny ofrhose who took part in that revolution
Spanapds VI their descendants or that the
Government Of Mexico nsligaed the resistance made
in Zacattss and other States of The eezican Conied-
sracy TO The Government OF GeK Santa Anna BECAUSE
those who took part id that resistance native Mex
leans to alege that the Government Of The United
States instigated the Independence Of Texas because
those who made the declaration were natives Of the
United Stares OF
The undersigned reports, that to make such charge
akaes anuler gnorance Of the history Of Mexico, or
detSerate purpose Of making false charge against
the Governments Of The United Slaes.r
Gov. Shannon goes tdly into the proof Of what Gen.
,Jacksons express views were r The acknowledgment Of
the independence Of Texas and concludes his letter
Sollows
TEXAS as MEXICAN province was entitled to and
enjoyed her local legislature, and was only 'ound
TO the General Government according 10 the express
terms Of the Constitution Of 1924. When the army
Therefore destroyed that Constitution the Stale OF Goa
hula and Texas was remitsd4o lis original sovereign
~ and the Constitution of 1894 which bound the State:
,lgelher being destroyed and consequently Texas owing
no allegiance to that which had existence, was ef
free choose and adopt her own form of government
as best suited her interests The other States had nj
right 10 force upon keTa form Of governmental which
she did moi approve and much less had the army. with
ont consulting the will Of the people, the right TO do so
Il follows therefore that the Texan never agreed to tn
presens Government of Mexico which was established
BY the army EunlheTuihs OF Constitution OF 1924
the present GOyeruaent"of Mesico in seeking 10 sub
jugays Texas is now and has been from the first ih
aegttssoF.
His Fxcelency compiaidS iha. the Undersigned hal
been tsaniing n courtesy; andtO justly that complaint
alleges thin he applied the term" batbarous" 30 tn
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