Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-12-26

longer able 10 sustain the faiigues and
pri, htions Of long jonrneys, we're shot
down by the way side, while ihrr com
panions who survived were subjected TO
sufierings even more painful than death
had left an indeliblc stain on the page Of
civilization. The Executive, with the
evidence Of an intention on the part OF
Mexico 10 renew scenes SO revolving to
humanity, could do no less than renew
remonstrances formerly urged. For full
filling duties so imperative, Mexico has
thought proper, through her accredited
organs, because she has had represented
to her the inhumanity Of such proceed
ings, to indulge in language unknown to
The courtesy Of diplomatic intercourse,
and offensive in the highest degree to
this Government and people. Nor has
she offended in this only. She has not
only violated existing conventions be-
tween the two countries, by arbitrary
and unjust DEGREES against our trade and
inter course, but withholds instamen's Of
debt, due to our citizens, which she SOL
emuly pledged herself to pay, under cir
cumsiances which are fully explained
by the accompanying letter from Mr..
Green, our Secretary Of Legation. And
when our Minister has invited the atten-
| tion of her Government to wrongs COM
mitted by her local authorities not only
on the property but on the persons OF our
fellow citizens, engaged in prosecuting
fair and honest pursuits, s,'she has added
insult to injury, by not even de'gn'ng,
for months together, to return an answer
to his representations. Still further TO
manifest her unfriendly feelings toward
the United States, she has issued de-
crecs expeling from some Of her provln-
ces American citizens engaged in the
peaceful pursuits Of life, and now denies
to those Of our citizens prosecuting the
Whale Fishery on the north west coast
of the Pacific, the privilege which has,
through all time, heretofore been accord
cd to them, Of exchanging goods of small
amount in value at her ports in California
for supplies Indispensable TO their health
and comfort.
Nor will it escape the observation Of
Congress that, in conducting cores
pondence with the Minister of the United
States, who cannot and does not know
any distinction between the geographical
sections of the Union, charges wholly
unfounded are made against particular
r States, and an appeal to others for aid
and protection against supposed wrongs.
In this same connection, sectional preJu-
dices are attempted 10 be excited, and
r the hazardous and objectionable effort
is made TO foment divisions among the
States Of the Union, thereby to embi'el
their peace. Mexico has still to learn
:, that, however freely we may indulge II
discussion among ourselves, the Ameri
;, can people will tolerate no interference
= / in their domestic affairs by any ioreig'
Government and in all that concerns
the constitutional guarantees and th'
national honor, the people of the Unite'
n States have but one mind and one heart
,,I The subject Of annexation addresse
. itself most lortunatel ly TO every portion o
- the Union. The Executive would hav
>. been unmindful Of its highest obligations
. if it could have adop'ed'a course OF polio
!. dictated by sectional interests and loca
ceilings. On the contrary, it was be
cause the question was neither local no
sectional, but made its appeal to the in
terests OF the whole Union, and Of ever
State in the Union, that the negotiation
and finally the Treaty of Annexation "a
entered into and it has afforded me n
+; ordinary pleasure to perceive that, so Ia
:. as demonstrations have been made upo
r. it by the people, they have Proceede
:. from all parts Of the Union. Mex'c
- may seek to excite divisions among Us
20 by u,tering unjust dcnuncat!ons again'
=, particular States, but when she comes
= know that the invitations addressed
y our fellow citizens by Spain, and ai'e'
- wards by hersclrtc settle Texas, wer
70 accepted by emigran,s from al the State:
= and when, in addition to this, she re
= freshes her recollection with the icc
-, that the first effort which was mcde to az
=, quire Texas was during the admnls,r'
- tion of distinguished citizen from a
- Eastern State, which was afterwards re
y. newed under the auspices Of Preslde'
,o / from the Southwest, she will awake
,;s a knowledge Of the futilty of her presc
,v purpose Of sowing dissehsion among u
~ or producing distraction in our counc'
- by attacks either on particular States,
- on persons who are now in the re,reme
-, Of private life. Considering The appe
-; which she now makes to eminent ctIzc
- - by name, can she hope to escape ccnsu
oT for having arcrlbed to them ms well as
m ,ss others, design, rs she pretends now
in the first time revealed ,ofhnving originate
49, 49, neg go,ia,ions to despol her, by dnpllcI
ii and falsohood, ,ofa portion OF her tcrrl'or
IaI The opinion then, as now, prevailed W
,w"s w the Execuiiyo, that the Annexation
~ Texas TO The Uuion was matter OF W
~ Importance. In order 10 acquire II
n; territory before it had assumed Post'
aC among the independent powers oi I
~, earth, propositions were made to Mex
" fora cession Of it to the United State
-, Mexico saw in these proceedings, Mt
-. time, no cause Of complaint. Sne ~ no
- when simply reminded of them, awaken
", to the knowledge of the fact, which sf
,a Through her Secretary of Stnic, prom
gates to tho whole world as true, IL
. I'll those neputia,ous were founded M