American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-20

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ton of her Government to wrongs committed
by her local authorities not only ON the proper
ty but on the persons of our felow-citizens,
engaged i'll prosecuting fair and honest pursuits,
she has added insult to injury, by not even
delgning, for months together to return an an
swer to his representations. Still further to
manifest her unfriendy feelings towards the
United States, she has issued DEGREES sxpelng
from some of her provinces American citizens
engaged in the peaceful pursuits of life, and
now denies to those of our citizens prosecuting
the Whale Fishery on the Northwest coast of
the Pacific, the privilege which has, through
all time, heretofore been accorded to them, of
exchanging goods of small amount in value
at her ports in California Tor supplies indispen-
sable to their health and comfort
Nor will it escape the observation of Con-
gress, that in conducting correspondence with
the Minister of the United States, who cannot,
and does not, know any distinction between
the geographical sections oftte Union, charges
wholly unfounded are made against particular
States, and an appeal 20 others Cor aid and pro-
lection against supposed wrongs. In thssame
| connection, sectional preludces are attempted
to be excited and the hazardous and unpardon-
able effort is made to fDment divisions among
the States of the Union, thereby to embitter
/ ttiV!l pFhtc' nlCAlCO I'S SGli u lCdlI, THAT
| however freely we may indulge in discussion
among ourselves, the American People will
tolerate no interference in their domestic affairs
by any foreign Government; and in all that
concerns The constitutional guarantees and the
national honor, the People ofthe United States
| have but one mind and one heart
! The subject Of Annexation addresses itself
most fortunately to every portion of the Union.
| Tho Eynnut,po u,.,u1I hn inIf Of
its highest obligations, if it could have adopted
a course of policy dictated by sectional interests
and local feelings On the contrary, it was
because the question was neither local nor sec
tional, but made its appeal to the interests Of
the whole Union, and of every State in the
Union, that the negotiation, and finally the
! Treaty of Annexation was entered into; and it
has afforded me 10 ordinary pleasure to per-
| ceive that, so far as demonstrations have been
made upon it by the people, they have proceed
ed from all portions Of the Union Mexico
may seek TO excite divisions amongst us, by
utterlng unjust denunciations against particular
States, but when she comes to know that the
invitations addressed to our fellow-citzens by
Spain, and afterwards by herself, to settle Tex
as, were accepted by emigrants from all the
States; and when, in addition to this, she re.
freshes her recollection with the fact, that the
first effort which was made to acquire Texas
was, during the administration of distinguish
ed citizen fom an Eastern State, which was
afterwards renewed under the auspices of a
President from the Southwest, she will awake
to knowledge of the futility of her present
pupose Of sowing discussions among US or pro-
ducing distraction in our Councils by attacks
either on particular States, or on persons who
are now in the retirement OF private life.
Considering the appeal which she now makes
to eminent citizens by name, can she hope 10
escape censure Tor having ascribed to them as
we'll as others, design, as she pretends now,
for the first time revealed, OF having originated
negotiations to despoil her, by dupcity and
falsehood, of portion of her territory? The
opinion then, rs now, prevailed with the Exec
! utlve, that the Annexation Of Texas to the
Union was matter Of vast importance. In
order to acquire that territory before it had as
sumed a position among the independent pow
ers of the EARTH propositions were made to
Mexico for cession of it to the United States
Mexico saw in these proceedings, at the time,
no cause of complaint. She is now, when
simply reminded of them, awakened to the
knowledge Of the fact, which she, through her
Secretary of State, promnlgates to the whole
world as true, that those negotiations were
founded in deception and talsehood and super
induced by unl ust and inquitous motives.
While Texas was dependency of Mexico,
the United States opened negotiations with the
latter power for the cesssion of her then ac
knowledged territory: and now that Texas is
independent of Mexico, and has maintained
| separate existence for nine rs,-during
which time she has been received into the fami-
| ~ of nations, and is represented by accredited
ambassadors at many of the principal Courts of
Europe-and when it has become obvious to
the whole world that she is forever lost to Mex
leo, the United States is charged with deception
and falsehood in all relating TO the past, and
| condemnatory accusations are made against
States which have had no special agency in
the matter, because the Executive of the whole
Union has negotiated with free and indcpen-
dent Texas upon matter vitality important to
the interests of both countries. And after nine
years of unavailing war, Mexico now announc-
es her intention, through her Secretary Of For
| eign Affairs, never to consent to the indepen-
dence of Texas, or to abandon the effort to
reconquer that Republic. She thus announces
a perpetual claim, which at the end Of q centu-
ny will furnish her as plausible a ground for
discomfort against any nation, which at the end
of that time may enter into Treaty with Tex
as, as she possesses at this moment against the
United States The lapse of time can add no.
thing to her title to independence.
A course of conduct such as has been de-
scribed, OIL the part of Mexico, in violation of
all friendly feeling, and of the courtesy which
should characterize the intercourse between the
Nations of the Earth, might we'll justify the
United States in resort to any measure to
vndcate their national honor; but, actuated
by a sincere desire to preserve the general
peace, and in view of the present condition of
Mexico, the Executive resting upon its integr-
ty, and not fearing but that the judgment Of
The world will duly appreciate its motives, alb
stains from recommending to Congress resort