The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-23

Hiipis@ef Vi orelBn RELATIONS air governments, &C
TRANSLATION
No. 3.-Hom Mr.. RECON TO Mr.. Shannon
NATIONAL PALACE,
MEXICO, November 6, 1914.
The undersigned, Minister of Foreign Relations
and Government, has received the noe from the
Hon. Wilson Shannon, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Penipoentiary of the United States of Ame
RIGA, dated the 4th instant relative the reply given
to him by the undersigned the 3lst of October
last, repelling the protest which the Hon. Mr. Shan
non made against the invasion of Texas by the Mex
lean Government, and the manner in which it was
proposed to be carried on.
AS the conduct observed bv the Government and
Southern people of the United States in the question
respecting the said province belonging to this Repub
lic has been very Irregular the unde rsgned is not
surprised that, after the question had been placed
its true point of view, and sed from the nricaces
in which had been intentionally involved, the AIIe
mean Minister should have been unwilling to enter
upon it, and should give pre,ext for not doing
that he was not allowed to continue communications
with this Government, except in terms respectful to
himself and to the Government and nation repes
ed by him. In fact, To what else be attributed
this exclusive desire the part of the Hon. Mr.
shannon to claim for himself his nation, and his
Government leaving aside the question at issue that
respect denied by him TO the Mexican Republic and
It's Government, to which he has often applied the
term barburous in his of the I4th of October Is
the Government OF the United States superior in
dignity, or has its Legation any right to be thus far
waiting in respect for Government to which it has
refused the attentions due by courtesy to ndi-
viduaIs'
Mexico may with justice claim reparaiion for these
injuries and would easily obtain it, If the American
Government Instead of endeav oring cultivate
friendly relations and amity with her. did not seek
the occasion TO change thess relations by provoking
rupture which the Government of the undersigned
has endeavore and is still endeayoriDg to avoid.
The Mexican Government might also have re-
turned insult for insult by openly using the same
uncoureous language which chaIacterlzes the TWO
preceding notes from the American Legation but it
knows what is due to llse I, after attempt has been
made to II with opprobfium before the whole
world in treating question In which II has Justice
and reason on its side. And Mexico has been
obliged to refer to important acts, tending prove
the dIshonorabe conduct of two Administrations and
Of The Southern people Of the United States. No 9TH
has been left TO her. IN order to render Oh
vious the justice of her cause well the injustice
of the attempt made 10 take from her important
portion of her territories the acquisition Of which
has been judged necessary by all parties and Govern
ment of that Republic for the last twenty years, as
shown by the note of the American Minister OF the
14h of October last. Her Government has, howe,-
err limited itself TO what absolutely indispensable
to render its clear showing in the discussion all
the consideration due to the majority of the Amer.
can people, from whose representatives II hopes for
amends for the excuses committed THE point by
the actual President of that Republic, whose Senate,
composed of honorable and respectable men, such
Adams and Clay has given to Mexico proofs Of the
Justice of It's character.
Thus the Government of the undersigned, so fa
from Withdrawing the note which it addressed 10 the
American Legation on the 3lst October last, is
and more convinced after mednating lis contents,
of the necessity Of leaving IT IN the Terms in which
was delivered, regreting only that occasion has
been offered to develope more completely the facts
which have been presented, in order to demonstrate
to the world the system of dupciy pursued towards
Mexico Tor the last twenty years, confirmed by the
note of the American Legation of the 18th OF October
last.
The undersigned, therefore, has orders to recaptu-
late what he has said on every point and at the same
time to repeat that, il in Mexico should use her
rights the relations Of amity which the Mexican Go
mt has endeavored and still endeavors to main
ia n should be broken by the existing actual Gov
eminent Of the United States, the Mexican Admins
tration will accept the hard conditions which are
forced upon it, end will repel the unjust aggression
committed against IT, leaving the Government Of Pre-
sident Tyler responsible In every way for all tue evils
which may ensue from the change OF relations.
The undersigned repeats TO the Hon. Wilson
Shannon the assurances of his distinguished consid
Grafton.
MANUEL CRESENCIO RECON.
Hon. Wilson SHANNON,
ENJOY Extraordinary, SO.