New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-22
Mr.. Bocanegra to Mr.. Green.


and Government, had the honor to receive the
note which the Charge d'Adaircs ad interim OF
the United States was pleased TO address him,
dated the 25th instant, in which he deemed ii
proper to communicate the arrival Of an official
messenger sent with dispatches of his Govern.
ment for the Legation Of the United States of
America, for informing this Republic that the
Executive of those States had signed and trans
mitted to the Senate, Treaty for the Annexation
Of the department of Texas to the Union of said
States.
The simple reading Of the note which the un.
delsgned is about TO reply to, will suffice to show
the magnitude and the gravity Of the subject of
which it treats and it is certainly wonderful that
an enlightened Government, ruled by principles
so liberal, and SO cemented by the well known
universal rule, to receive nothing but what is
right, to guard and respect in all events and by
all means the imprescriptabe rights OF man, and
of societies Of men, should proceed to approve,
sign and transmit TO the Senate Treaty which
undoubtedly and VIGOROUSLY despoils Mexico OF q
department which in proprIety and in legal pos
session belongs to it, and has always belonged to
il according to the clearest, most distinct, re-
peatcd and very ancient protests made by the
Government of this Republic, presented not only
to the Government and Republic of the United
States but also before all the nations Of the
world.
An occurrence like the one announced in the
note of Mr.. GREEN leads, without doubt, 10 con-
sequences the most serious and of the highest
Importance; because no one can be ignorant That
when treating Of national affairs, attention should
be given 10 the same principles and nights that
are applicable in private cases. Thus they are
essentially the same, whether applied 10 individual
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eminent OF the United States Of America in con.
formity with these rules and principles Of reason,
of true policy, and of justice, which, as Mr.
GREEN knows, are acknowledged By nations in
all reciprocal transactions The act of itself
alone shows clearly that in practice sight is los,
OF those principles which have been the SAFE.
guards of governments and men in their rela-
uons compac,s, and generally in their actions.
Mr.. GREEN, when referring TO the instructions
Of his Government, gives Mexico assurances the
mos, distinct, that, In adopting the measure Of
making treaty for The Acne xation, it was in,
IN view, than its own proper security and de-
fence. on account of the policy adopted By Greet
Britain Tor ,he Ambition Of slavery.
The undersigned will not nor should he, TN.
dettake 10 point out to the United States tie
course they should pursue IN tLeir relations with
Great Britain; nor what policy might be advisa-
DE IN respect 10 that nation neither should We
Tor one moment consider what advantages or dis
advantages would result TO the United States b.
the differences or divisions noted and revealed by
The press III public and undeniablc manner which
exist IN those States themselves relative to Sla-
very; the institution beng defended in those in
which 1t exists, and in those III which il does not,
looked on with horror, and Us the remains OF bar.
barous ages, prescribed by the philosophy and su-
perior intelligence Of the present epoch. These
Questions, indeed, would not have engaged the at.
tention Of the undersigned had not TIE Charge