Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-12-20
RUPTURE WITH MEXICO.
MIR. sHANNoN'S CORRESPONDENCE

The National InteWgencer of Saturday
colla,es from its files of Mexican papers Just
received (per Sparlan) the following sum-
mary Of the recent Correspondence, ending
in IA Il ire up, between our Enbassador. Mr.
Shannon, and the Mexican Secretary of
Foreign Affairs We COPY the summary be-
low. 1t will be seen that Mr.. Shannon has
conlriveI to commit our Government, as
might hive been expected of him, in the
most embarrassing manner, by proclaiming
that The .inneration of Teras has been a
leading otject NTH our government for the
last twenty years-during WHICH time we
have made IA solemn treaty with Mexico, re-
cognsing Texas as an integral portion of that
country, and have repeatedly and emphail-
cally discIalmed all designs upon it, and all
connrxlon or sympathy with its insurgcnt in
habi,anls. Senior RECON does mi hesitate
to walk into the gap thus b!undcrinyly OPEN
ed. But read:
Mr.. SHANNON sets on, in tho first and main letter
(pf OrtnNer Ia by informing SEcRETARy REJpN that
the President Of the United States " lnsrucs him to
protest. in the most solemn form both az inst the in.
vnson Iof Texas by Mexico al this time and The man
ner in which it is proposed Il, be conducted He re-
fers 10 the order of General WoLg issued The 2lih
June last, and founded on governmental decree of
the l1Ih Of the same month in 1913. That order
nouncrs the renewal OF the war against Texas, di-
reefs all communications to ,ase, and denounces as
traitors punishable under The articles of war all who
NAV be detected in any intercourse IL further gives
nntice that all who may he found three miles beyond
the hank of the Rio Bravo will he treated
completes with the revolter> traitors to Mexico, and
! liable 10 summary military trial and lnlshinent.
| What may he expected 10 be done 10 the Texans
under this order may, he SAYS, BE- inferred from the
fate Of the strangers who landed With General sent
MASAT From that acl, in time of peace, (says our
Miniser)" some faint conception may be formed OF
the barbnrous and lnhuman spirit IN which General
VOLTS order may be expected 10 he executed. II
| was, he continues "under decree of simer char
acter but comprehensive or bni barous in ils
provisions" that FANNIN and his party were eXecu
ted. The present order. he insists, amounts TO de-
clhring war Of contamination np'n Texas and al
found there " Such is tie barharous mode in which
the government Of Mexico has proclaimed to thu
world il her intention to conduct the war"
4 Yet what he her object The contest ha.
heen virtually suspended for eight years, and her re
sources known 10 he so exhausted as 10 cave he
| without the means Of fIf ling her engagements
One object only can he signed and that is to defea
the nnnexniion Of Texas 10 the United States Sh'
knows full well that the measure is still pending anc
that the ocion of The treaty. has NJ POSTPONED II
She know. that when Congress adjourned it wa;
pendlng in both Houses ready 10 he taken mp and act
"d on al its next meeting and iai it is NJ present &C
lively cnnvasscd by the people throughout the Union
She is mi iqnorani thai the decision will in n prohn
hv he in us favor unless should le defeated b,
some movement exterior to IN" United States" Suci
he 'nkes this Of Mexico rs meant To he.
| "The United States cannot" he says Will thu
measure of Annexation is p'nding stand quietly h,
and hermit such results. II Inns been n measure o
policy long cherished, mad deemed n'isneusab'e II
their saftv and welfare aud has accordingly been AZ
object s-ady pursued by Nil parties and the acqusi