American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-09
OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.

The state of affairs between the American
and Mexican governments, appears to be reach
ing serious crisis, and therefore every thing
in relation thereto is of deep interest. The
New Orleans Picayune gives an abstract of
the correspondence to which we referred on
Saturday, recently had between Gov Shan
non, our Minister, and Senior Rejon, the Mex
can Minister of Foreign Affairs. 1t appears,
according to the Picayune, that the correspond
ence was opened by Gov. Shannon, on the
of the American government, against the in
vasion of Texas by Mexico, and against the
mode in which the invasion is proposed to be
carried out He contends that Texas is now
and has been independent de facto for eight years
that she has been SO acknowledged by the
three great powers of the woodland that,
putting these considerations aside, she became
independent when the constitution of 1924
was oserthrown. She therefore has right to
treat for surrender of her territory to the
United States, and the URited States with her
both being independent. Mexico knows
that they are now thus negotiating, and it is
| inconsistent with the dignity of the United
States to allow any other nation to step in and
Illustrate these negotiations, by overawing Tex
as or coercing her into other alliances, less
welcome to her own citizens and dangerous to
the security of the United States. He further
urges that good portion of Texas belongs to
what is called the Valley of the Mississippi
that large number of the citizens of the
United States entertain the opinion that il was
ceded to this country by France by the treaty
of 1903, and unjustly lost by that of 1919, and
that the United States having invited Texas to
negotiate for annexation, is bound to protect
her harmless from the proposed invasion by
Mexico. The orders to Gen. Wall are de-
nounced as inhuman and barbarous, and con-
trary TO the law of nations, and as such the
United States and other civilized nations are
bound to see that they are not carried into
force. The letter concludes by acknowledge
ing that for twenty years the acquisition of
Texas has been leading object with the seye-
raj administrations of the American govern
ment.
| Senior Rejon's reply to this letter, says the
Picayune, is dated the 3lst of October. 1t
seizes hold in the outset, of this last admission
ofGov Shannon, which it claims as full con-
tession of the duplicity and falsehood with
which, for twenty years, the United States has
dealt with Mexico. 1t then goes on to argue
that the Texan revolution was the result of
deep-laid plot 10 get possession of the country;
that those who emigrated to Texas, and de-
clared her independence, never did submit
themselves to Mexican authority, but lived I'M
der such regulationsas they chose to make
That they had no right to prevent Mexico from
changing the Constitution of 1924, or any of
her institutions as the interests of the nation
might seem to demand; that they were, in fine,
merely citizens of the United States, who re-
sorted to Texas with the sole view of extend
ing slavery and annexing.- her fertile fields to
their own country. This was their object, and
the real though disguised object of the Govern
ment at Washington, as is proved, he alleges,
by Gov Shannon's note; and he here again
takes occasion to repeat that this note exhibits
conclusy ely system of falsehood pursued to-
wards Mexico, which destroys every appear
ance of right with which it is sought To gloss
over the rebellion of the Texan colonsts.
la answer to the argument that Texas is in
dependent de .facto, and has maintained herself
as such for number Of years, he argues, as in
the former case, that they are not Texans who
have maintained her independence, but that
they are citizens Of the Southern states who
have done it--not to make Texas an indepen-
dent nation, but to annex her TO the United
States under show of right. The note of Mr.
shannon no tho uni1 NTH h;,I,
this country has sought to conceal its real pur-
poses and intrigues,
With the argument of Gov. Shannon, as to
the prevalent belief in this country that Texas
was coded to US in 1903 and lost unfairly in
1919, Senior Reion deals very summary and
with great adroitness; but we have not room for
this part of the discussion The appeal to the
| treaty of 1928, between this country and Next
CO, is very forcbly made the Minister deemlng
it impossible for us 10 go behind that to hunt
up title in law to Texas. So, too, with the
argument as to the necessity of Texas to our
| safety. He replies to this that if we may take
Texas for this purpose, the same necessity
| would justify us in going to the Pacific and
seizing upon the CALIFORNIA; Other parts of
Gov. Shannon's letter are disposed of in the
most ingenious manner; the disloyalty of the
people and government Of this country is con-
tinually insisted upon; and the changes are rung
in every paragraph, almost, upon the admission
that the acquisition of Texas had been the oh
ject of every successive Administration in this
country for twenty years. The letter concludes
with refusing to relinqush the Mexican claim
| to Texas, and denying our right to interfere
with the assertion Of Mexican soveregnty.-
The letter is the best specimen of Mexican
| diplomacy we recollect to have read, bnt we