The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-12-21


1,0ri --Tne Southern msii brings new
fIom Nj, xico which is irghly impor
ant 10 ihe United Sla'es. The sfaiis ul
Mexico begin 80 weaC a porlen,ou,, A.
pecr, aud rumors Of insurteclion aud t.
difficulty with the Amtr'osn Minjs,e
are rife 10 New Orleans. 1t Is eve
saNdfle %hsl Stn'a Anna has brr'
overl n Ss, end Mr.. Shannon had de.
lnandsAhis passport aud was on his re-
&xrn. .khese repoes are d"nh'les| ex
ssgers't1, for they are ooi confirmed h,
the papers which were brought 10 N"
orlesus by the English irisa,e Spartan
Capt Elliot.
BY these it appears that Mr.Shanuou
our Minister thought proper 10 remon.
slrsle with the Government upon rhc
subject Of the projected invasion of Tex.
az. HIS complaints were received with
very bad gr,ce, and the Mex can Mn
i,ter replied to Mr.. Snanuou that tho,
Uni,ed Safes had nothing Whatever 10
DO with the internal aGmts Of NJ xico
and that whalever proceedings miahI bt
IN contemplation against a revol'ed pro-
vince WAS no concern whatever Of iht
Uuucd States, or OF any other foreign
power.
The Pic3yune gives the following AZ
tho substance Of this espondence
1t would appear, from such Of the pub.
lshed spondence as we have seen
'u the Diari0, that on The Slst uli. Go.
aIlra,uaI n lattor ,k
Mexican Government, protesting agains'
the proposed invssion Of Texas 10y Mex
ca, aud especially against The minner in
whlch The Invasion was 10 be, made. To
this the Minister of Foreign Aa,irs re-
pile 1--we have not seen his comnuni.
calon) D denying the righl OF iheUniled
States or any foreign government 10 in.
terfere 10 The interoil ahirs Of the re-
public. Gov. Shannon. in answer char
acterzes,hr Secret1ry's letter as beng
grossly offensive ,inasnuch as 1t Chargr>
the United States, lis government. aud
people. with i,lsehood, lricksry, in:
ARGUE and designs OF the most dish0not-
able charscter. Gov. Shannon alleges
tha,ghe note of The Secretary is SO gtos,
in its character. so offensive; that he
can oaIy demand that il be at once with
drawa-
The Mexican Minister replies will
the almost warmth. He treats the ear
lieI part of Mr.. Sbsnnon's correspon.
dence as being supercIinus and of u
sive, jusi6es all Ihal he has himself
written, protests thA the Mexican 20,
veraNeat has done, ana is doing. all ,ha
II can TO prevent tup'ure with IT." U
5 ates, but that stf,irs have reached such
N crisis That il is necessary for his 90.
vernmeul 10 speak oul plainly before
The world, lie therefore declines to
withdraw lhe noie.
Vtvm the tone Of this letter, it - ev.l
denl enough that the Mexican Minister
is of1he opinion that Mr.. shannon does
not speak he sentiments Of majority
of The people of The Unied Slaies in re.
laiion 10 ;he Texas question. He con.
Sdered, 100, that our recent presidential
contes, intisl have resulted in the elec
lion of Mr.. Clay, aud he speaks Of lha
gentleman, Mr. Adams, and the United
States Senae, in terms the most dainty ;,
while he holds Mr.. Tyler's sdministra.
lion alone responsible for the presen,
complication Of affIirs between The Two
countries. What effect the result OF Mr.
Polk's election mayhaye in M-xico we
are unable 10 say
As proof that this difficulty is con.
aedered important, Mr.. Bsnkhesd, lht
British Minister al Mexico, m me ately1
despatched The ship Of war Spartan. to-
The BsljZe,under The command Of Lord
Mimic, with dispatches for lhe same go
vernment. The American Min ser
avaled himself Of The same opportunity
10 lay before the United States Govern.
~ment slaIeDent Of what has lrauspir.
ed.
An nsurrection hss broken out al
.Gnadalsj'ra, Guanaju juio and SIn Luis,
sufficiently serious to require The person
al suenlIon of Santa Ana. The move
Nncn, WAS headed by Gen Par eo,es, Who
,ca!'s The Presiden, 10 an account for he
"oormoGs sums Of money expended du.
1lng his administration.
The Picayu0e gives The following e.
specing ths outbreak -
So flr as we can learn from hast,
pcrusal Of oar files. dl.tu, Dances havt
h-oAeu out in the State nj 'I.fi.cn IA.