Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-01-06

and nc moreover declares, BY cxp,r..
oruSr, OF hb GOvesnmeny, thai. "a Man..
ton being given W the Exscutive y. ~.
Union 10 the Incorporation or Tesa, ;r,s
'he United Sts,es.he will consider A;t
mission ended, seeing that. as the Secr..
tary 81 State will have learned. IN.
Mexican Govesnmentz is resolved = n
declare war SO soon as il receives info.
nation Of such an act.
Gen. ALNoNrs concludes by expressing
the hope tina. The circumstances wh;cs
have occasioncd his note will disanos..
completely, and 'sthat the Government or
tho Hon. Secretary Of State Of ~.
United States Of America will employ :,
the proper time, oil the means in i.
power 10 prostrnte the safd plan, thu.
saving ITS own good mans, and disnl.v'
ing prominently the principles with
ought TO charac,eriza l;oyernmen,
free, enlightened and just in its political
transactions"
! TO this we subioin the correspondents
portion Of Mr.. UfsHUR's reply:
As General Almon.e has made M =.
Qulry Of the undersigned as TO the inr..
apon which his letter is ioun led, i !.
presumed tina. the Mexican Goverp,nen,
- entirely satisfied with the inlornut,o.
IL mas already received, particularly NJ
that information has been deemed suf6.
Gent TO justify the impu,ation OF designs
on Inc part ot brancl Of this Govern
mcnt, whrch arc characterize as biynlv
unworthy, and which General Almon,.
has though, 1T to denouncc in term, on;,.
As strong as diplomatic Courtesy viii NJ
low. The Undersigned, therefore, does
no, feel tina, he is called on either To adj.
nit or to deny the design imputed to the
Congress Of the United Slalcs nv I'M,
Government, Of Mtxicu, even &c hs can
10 esumed to know any thing UPON tic
subject,
| As to the threat Of war, made In nd.
vance ia the name and by ,hs eSprea,
order OF the Mexican Government. ths
undersigned reminds General AIn,on,.
that II IS neither the FIRST nor the second
time that Mexico has given The sanM
warning TO The United S;a,es Under sir;.
lar circumstances. The unds rsigncd hal
hoped that the manner Ia which thrs,.
Threats have heretofore BEEN rrece,y.J
and treated had clearly shown 10 the
Mexican Government The light in which
they are rege rdesi by that vi the limited
States. The, undersigned has now oo,y
10 add, that as his Government has moi.
in times past, done any thing ID consistent
with tho just claims uf Mexico, the Pres
ljent sees no rcasun 10 suppose that
Congress will suffer IT'S policy 10 be II.
fected by the threats Of that Govern.
'ncnt. The President has full reclaimed
ON the wisdom and justice Of .Co.ivres.,
and canno: ahticipatc that any occa sion
will arise to forbid his hearty co opera
llun in whatever policy that body may
choose to pursue either towards Mexicu
or any other Power.
| In conclusion, the undersigned remind.
General Almonte that this 4oyefnnlent il
under no necessity 10 learn f.om ,ha, of
Mexico what is due to its o-sn honor az
10 the rights Of other nations Il Il
therefore quite unnecessary thai General
AImonie, in his future COMMUNICATIONS 10
this Department, should admonish this
Government either 10 respect is duties
or 10 take care Of its reputation I'M any
contingency which the Mexican Gvyeru. +.
ment may, choose to anticipate.
In nnoiher note Gen. ALvnNrE com.
plains that his language has been misun-
ders,ood. He declares tha, he air M,
impute to the Governmcn, Of the United
States unworthy designs with regard 10
Texas. What he said was ,ha, his
Government has good reasons To believe
that the question Of annexation would 10
discussed in the coming session Of Con.
gress. tie d,sclaims also any intention
Of advising or admonishing the Govern
uient If the United States, he had cxs
pressed only hopes. Vmr
We close this abstract uf the corrcs
pondence BY suheSlns The Concluding
portion Of Mr.. UrsAUs's las, lct,er dated
December ~
The Mexican Minister inform, the
undersigned that he would be pleased I'd
receive from him a FORMAL disavowal Of
any purpose. on the par, Of the Ameri.
can Government, 10 anrrx Texns 10 thu
Union. The Mex.can Minister must he
aware that il Is moi IN the power Of The
undersigned ,c give any suct d.savowaA..
SO far a. the Congress &C the United
States Is concerned; ard lie cannot fail to
perceive that, considering the attitude
which Mexico has chosen 10 assume,
such disavowal on the part Of the
President connot BE- reasonably expected,
whatever his views and Intentions NAV
be. Il Is due, however. 10 the frsnkness,
which il is the desire OF the United
States to display in all their dealings
with other countries, that the undersign-
ed should make to tho Mexican Minister
the following explicit declara ion;
Near eight years have elapsed since
Texas declared her Independents. Do.
ring oil that time Mexico has assorted
her right Of jurisdiction and dcnsiuicri
over that country. Texas has suresssfui.
" resisted all such attempts, and has
thus afforded ample proof of her ability
10 maintain her independence. This
proof has been so satisfactory 10 many
Of the most considerable nations OF the
world, that they have formally acknow.
lodged he Independence Of Texas and
established diplomatic relations with her.
Among these natiors the United States
are included; and indeed they se, the
eyampe which uther nations have fol.