Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-12-12
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thursday. DECEMBER 10, 1914.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

We have not space for comment upon this
document, and should certainly feel no dispo-
sltion to indulge in it, as it is the last 1--WE
hope,) of the Tyler race, but for the proaigate
ano reckless manner in which he seems dis
posed TO push the Texas annexation scheme.
The proposition openly made by him, TO null
my and set aside the just powers of The Senate,
by resort to joint resolution, which may
e carried by bare majority in each branch
OF the National Legislature, instead OF the
two-,hirds vote of the Senate, which the Con-
siitution requires to raufy Treaty, is an act
ofsuch abandoned proHigacy-such open trea-
son to the institutions he has sworn 10 sup
port-that we feel it ought TO be held up 10
the severest public animadversion and censure
Fortunately: however, for the peace and well
fare OF the country, he has no influence in Con-
gress to carry out his Recommendation and,
If it is done, the responsibility must rest on o.
tfer shoulders. He can but be the tool-no-
thing more for although he has the vanity to
think it was his Texas card which won the
Presidential game for Col. Polk, he must a,
the same time have the humilatng conscious
ness that no card could do such service for him.
But there is reason TO fear that this is not the
only plan devised for forcing this iniquitous
scheme upon the country. The following
news from Mexico shows that serious diff
Guilty has been created with that Government
by our Minister there, rendering war almos,
Inevitable and it seems that it has been done
by positive instructions from our Secretary of
State, .Hr. Calhoun Thus the plot thick
ems upon us, and no man can tell what
month may bring forth.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
New Orleans papers of the 9th ult. mention
the arrival there Of the British frigate Spartan
with news from Vera Cruz to the I7th November.
In consequence of the peculiar aspect of affairs in
Mexico, MIR. BankheaJ, the British Minister at
mexico. Immediately despatched the Spartan to
the Ballze, under the command of Lord Mimic.
with dispatches for his government The Amer
lean Minister avaled himself of the same oppor-
tunlty to lay before the United States Government
statement of what had transpired between him
and the Mexican Government.
II would appear, from such of the published
correspondence we have seen in the Diario.
mat on the 3lst ut. Governor Shannon, U. S.
'Nlinlster, addressed letter to the Mexican Gov
ernment, protesting against the proposed invasion
OF ieXas by Mexico, and especially against the
barbarous manner in which the invasion was Tn
be made.
10 this the Minister Of Foreign Affairs repled
denying the right of the United States or anv
foreign government to interfere in the internal af.
fairs of the Republic. Gov. Shannon, in answer.
characterlzes the Secretary's letter as being gross
~ offensive, inasmuch as it charges the United
states, It's government and people, with falsehood.
trickery, intrigue and designs of the most dis.
honorable character. Gov. Shannon alleges that
the note of the Secretary is SO gross in its charac
ter, SO offensive, that he can only demand that il
be at once withdrawn.
The Mexican Minister replies with the utmost
warmth. He treats the earlier part of Mr.. Shan.
mons correspondence being superciIious and
offensive, justifes all that he has himself written
protests tina: the Mexican Government has done
and IS doing, al! that it can to prevent rupture
with the United States, but that affairs have
reached such crisis that it is necessary for his
government to speak out plainly before the world.
'He therefore declines to withdraw the note and
persists in what he said, and says he is instructed
to repeat it.
The avowal of Mr.. Shannon that the recovery IF
dexas has been an object steadily pursued by our
Government for the last twenty years, is made the
ground OF the serious imputations upon our honor
by Rejon, the Mexican Minister Mr.. S. has
suspended his official relations with the Next
can government.