The North-Carolina standard., 1844-05-08
VOLUME X.-<NUMBER A0z .
TERMs-$3 PEN ANNUAEs
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Idepto Of Teyaa, declaring suspension of hOstili-
ties between the two powers during the pendency
OF negotiations e be entered upon between them,
issued on the suppositioA lhat asimilar procama-
ftion would be issued By Mexico and actual hos
tiiities are now only suspended by an armistice to
D continued for speci6ed aud short period, Tor
the sake Of negotiation. Nor are our ewn views
upon tie point itss ezpicit, eIn the published
letter of the late Secretary Of State, to the Mex,
can Minister al Washington, written in December
| since Texas declared her independeAee during
all tsat tsans Mexico has asserted her right Of
ljurisdnction and dominion over that country, and
has endeav6red to enforce il by arms" In ,lhe
President message to Congress, tits slated g That
the war which has existed for so long. q tln6 be-
tween Mexico and Texass has since the battle of
San Jacinto consisted for the mosf part of preda-
tory inedrSions which, while they have been at7,s
tended with much of suffering toindiyiduais, andA
kept the borders of the two countries ii state of
tcbnstant alarm, hGre failed to .Gpproack to Gny
defnitfrs reseEt"> And after commentfne with
hnpch truth upon the. insuficieacy of The afrna-
mems which Mexico has fitted out for the subjec.
| ton of Texas-on the length Of tim, (which has
elapsed since the latter declared her independence
ION the perseverance,, notwithstanding, n plans
Of reconquest by Mexico-AO1 her refusal to- ac-
Eknowledge the independence Of Texas, and on-fhe
evils of border warfare, the message adds; The
United States kdve an imrnedate interest in seeing
end put to the state of hdstilitfes between Mex
tco and Texas" following up the remark with 2
foFcibie reulonstrance aganst the coptipuance of;
the war, and very Just and impressive statement
tmo6arance Is in my opinion, entirely jas and:
perfectly proper. The gevernrpentsof the United
States should Be at all times ready TO interpose its.
good oficesto bring about speedy, and, as far as
practicable, satisfactory adjustment of this long
pending controversy. Its whole influence should
be exefed, constantly, zeaIously, and In good faith
to advance so desirable aR object; and inthe pro-
cess of time il can, without doubt, be accomplish
ed, But what, my dear sir, is the true and TN
disguised character Of the remedy for these evils
which would be applied BY the g ir1mediate am.
Hexation of Texas to thu United Statesq' Is it
fmors or less than saying to Mexico, We9eeI our.
selves pggrieved by the continuance Of this war
between you and Texas; we have an iptefest in
seeing it Terminated; we will accomplish that OBJ.
Ijec by taking the disputed rerTitory to ourselves
we will make Texas part Of the United States,
50 that those plans of reconauest, which we know
you are maturing, to be successful, must be made
50 against the powerthat we can bring info the
contese ;Ifthe war Is to.be, continued, as We under
stand IL be your design, the URfed Etatess are,
hencefofth te, be regarded as one Of the @higsr
entsr ~ -
We must look at this matter as ii really StsDds
We shah act under the eye of an intelligent, OBJ.
serving world and the affair cannot be made 10
wear different aspect from what it deserves, if
even we had the disposition (which we have iiot)
to threw over il DISCUSSES OF any kind We
sheuld consider whether there is any way in
which the peace, of this country can be preserved
fsheuh an immediate annexation take place, save
one-and that is, acccrdfRgto present appearances
Sthe inprobabe event that Mexico will be drterre3
Sfom the farther prosecution Of the war by the
apprehension of our power. How does that mat
ter stand ? She has caused US TO be Informed
both at Mexic6 and here, in manner the most
formal and solemn, that she will feel herself con-
strained, byeGery consideration thatcan Influence
the conduct of nation, to regard the fact of an
Aexaton as an actof war on the part of the United
States, and that she witl notwithstanding, prose
cute her attempts to regain Texas, regardless of
consequences, Exceptions are, however, taken
by the President, and think very justly taken
to the manner in which this determination has
been announced: The Mexican government
sh6ud certainly have applied in becoming
spirit to ours for explanation of its intention. If
il found this government under the impression
rhae Mexico although ii might not be willing to
acknowledge its independence, had abandoned all
serious hope of reconquering Texas Mexico
should have assured us of our error, and remon-
strated against any actions on pur part based on
that erroneous assumption, declared firmly, if il
pleased, but in that courteous apd respectful man
ner which is aIone suited to the intercourse be-
Fmfnation to oppose Us Instead Of taking course,
the propriety Of which was 50 obvious, she
first assumes, Upon grounds which were nei-
ther proper nor safe for her to act upon that this
governmsnt had designs upon Texas then de-
Tfounces the annexation as great national crime,
and forthwith preciaims insapt war as the penalty
of otir Petsis6ng in such attempt; and all this
i'm language bearing certainly, [ahhough shbse-
quently dissFowed,) every appearance of menace
But this is besetting and very ancient foibIe
Of the mother country, as we'll an of her descend
ants, in their diplomatic iritefcchrse Every one
'eonyefsant with the subject Of Spanish relations
knows that at least from the time of Don Luis
td'Unis to the present day, This government has
been frequentIy-not to say continually
ed TO this speciesqf diplomatic dogmatisrn Part
" fn consequences Of the genius Of their LAM
guage partly from their pecnlias temperament
ndch from habit but more from radical defect Of
they continue the use Of languaes
in their state papers which better tempered, il
not wiser aiplomatists have almost every whePe
4aid aside as worse than nseless But q no time
has ON government suffered It's action upon great
national questions to be influenced by such petu-
lance Ff0mthe time ofthe modest YET firm Madi-
Fscn, to the late Mr. Upshnr, fwhose melancholy
fate Is sojusly and generally Iamented,) has
ry Secretary ef State, acting under the direction
If tl exeeI,tive a6fa7 n an f3ret ~ Y,lS,e che