The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-26
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

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SUSPENSION OF INTERCOURSE 5y MIR SHAN
NoN.--We published last week a portion of
the correspondence between our Minister,
MIR. Shannon, and the Mexican Minister.
Later arrivals state that Mr.. S. has suspend
ed all official intercourse with the Mexican
government until he should receive %instruc-
lions from his Government. 1t is stat
cd in the Texian papers, on The authority of
Gen. Duff Green, that the letters o Rejon to
Mr.. Shannon had received the unanimous
approval of the Mexican Congress.
The papers received also contain in full
the letter of Mi. Shannon, in reply to Mr.. Re
jon on the 9th of November, which we have
already published. This letter of Mr.. SIS is
leo long for publication but the following
synopsis of its contents, copied from the Pa
triot win enable the reader to unde rstand
its tone apd purport:
1t is dated on the sth Of November, and
commences by stating that
sThe note ofhis excellency M. G. RECON
Minister, &C., of the 6 iust is ofspch a char
acter as 10 leave The undersigned
no alterpatiye hut 10 announce to the Su-
preme Government of Mexico that it, TO
gether with the note of his exccllency of the
3lst ultimo, will be Immediately referred 10
his Government for their further instructions,
and that, unless they are Withdrawn, all fur
4her Official intercourse between the under
signed and the Government of Mexico must
be suspended until those instructions are re
ceived."
He then states that neither his selfrespect
nor the character of his Government will al
low him 10 make any reply TO the offensive
pote,s' as he calls the letter OF Mr.. Relon, Of
the 3lst Of October. He remarks that the
conducts of the United States, in all its rela.
lions, has been such as to command the res
peel of the world, and if Mexico constitute
an exception, the United states can and viii
correct the sserroneous opinion Shy means
more efficient than any written refutation 0
the calemnies, made and reiterated by Mr.
Reion would be-"
11ut dS IiiC HiSlCRiOSCutdtiOh III MI =
note of the 18th Of Oct. by Mr.. Rejon are
as MIR. S. believes, put forth TO misIead th'
public opinion of Mexico, and excite unius
prejudice against United States, and as hi
silence is Interpreted into an admission ofth
truth of the charges made by Mr.. Rejo Nj
Shannon will reply to them. rm
charges referred TO, and especially TO tina
which taking up an admission of Mr.. Shanno
that the acquisition of Texas has been ia
object ofthe United States for twenty year,
-accuses the u. S.. with a long course
perfidy inits intercourse with Mexico. |
the course ofhis letter MIR. Shannon trea
the Misrepresentation of his note of the l
ofOctober as intentional, and enters at lengt
into a defence Of what he regards as attach
upon Gen. jackson.
Mr.. Shannon then proceeds TO swe II
charges made by MIR. Reion, stating that ii
emigrants TO Texas. who declared their i
dependence and conquered al San Jacint
vent under special invitation from the Go
eminent Of Spain, of Mexico, and the Stat,
of Coahuila and Texas, and that the Go
eminent and the people of the United Stat,
had no agency whatever in giving those il
vitations. He then briefly reviews The pr
Qress of events in Mexico aud in Texas,
prove that the declaration of independents
was The consequence of the subversion
she Constitution of 1924, and of the attemr
of Santa Anna to establish a military despo
ism on IFS ruins, vindieating the honor al
character of the Government and people
the United States, and retqrts upon MIR. R
Jon and the Government of Santa Anna Il
charge of bad faith, and esserts that Tex
never owed allegiance 20 the Government
Santa Anna, or the present Government
Mexico, and that Mexico and not Texas
the aggressqr in the war.
MIR. SHANNON concludes his letter as f
lower:
His Excellency complains that the undo
signed has been wanting in courtesy, and
justify tb at complaint, alleges that he app
ed the term "barbarous' TO the Governme
OF Mexico. fills Excellency will do 1
undersigned the justice ito re-pernse i
note of the 18th ultimo, he will find that t