The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-26
MESSAGE.
To the Senate
and House of Representatives.:

and House Of Representatives.:
| transmit herewith copies of dispatches
received from our minister in Mexico, since
the commencement of your present session
which claims, from their importance, and |
doubt not will receive, your calm and DELHI
crate consideration. The extraordinary and
highly offensive language which the Mexican
Government has thought proper to employ
in reply to the remenstrance of the Execu-
live, through Mr.. Shannon, against the re-
newal of The war with Texas while the ques-
ton of annexation was pending before Con-
gress and the people, and also proposed man
ner of conducting that war, will not fail TO
arrest your attention.
Such remonSlrance, urged in no unfriendly
spirit TO Mexico, was called for byconsider-
alions of an imperative character, having re
Iations as well to the peace of this country
and honor of this Government as as TO the
cause ofhumanity and civilization.
Texas had entered into the treaty ofannex-
alton upon the invitations of the Executive;
and when, for that act, she was threatened
with a renewal oflhe war on The part of Mex
leo, she naturally looked 10 this Government
TO interpose its efforts to ward off the threat
ened blow. But one Course was left the
Executive, acting within the limits OF its con-
stitutional competency, aud that was TO pro-
test in respectful, but at the same time decI-
ded terms against it.
The war thus threatened 10 be renew
ed, was promulgated by edlcts and DEGREES,
which ordered on the part Of the Mexican
military, the desolation of whole tracts Of
country, and The destruction, without dis
elimination, of all ages, sexes, and condi-
tons of existence.
Over the manner of conducting war, Mex
leo possesses no exclusive control. She
has no right TO violate at pleasure the prln-
ciples which an enlightened civilization has
laid down for the conduct of nations at war;
and thereby retrogradeto a period of barba-
rism which, happily for the world, has long
since passed away. All nations are interest
ed in enforcing an observance of those prin-
ciples, and the U. States, the Oldest OF the
American Republics, and the nearest of the
civilized powers to The theatre on which these
enormities were proposed TO be enacted,
could not quietly content themselves to wit
ness such state ofthings. They had through
the Executive, on another occasion, and was
believed with the APPRECIATION of the whole
f country, demonstrated against outrages sim
liar, but even less inhuman, than those, which
by her new edicts and DEGREES she has threat
ened to perpertrate, and of which the late
inhuman massacre at Tobasco was but the
precursor.
r The bloody and inhuman murder of Fan
min and his companies, equalled only in saw
, age balbarity by the usages of the untutorec
Indian tribes, proved how little confidence
could be placed on the most solemn stipula
lions Of her generals, while the tate of others
4 who became her c~aptives in war, many o
whom, no longer able 10 sustain the fatigue,
--s -s+~--~t Journeys, wvro ohu
/ down by they way side, while their compan
ions who survived were subjected to suffer
4 ings even more painful than death-hat
: left an indelible stain on the page of civil
q cation. The Executive with the evidence
: of an Intention on The part of Mexico Il
4 renew the scenes 50 revolving 10 humanity
9 couldd do 10 less than renew remonstrance for
r merly urged. For fulfilling duties so imper
= alive, Mexico has thought propeF, through
her accedited organs, because she has hao
represented to her the inhumanity of such
= proceeding to indulge in language unknown
10 the courtesy of diplomatic intercourse land
offensive in the highest degree TO this Gov
. eminent and people.
Nor has she offended in this only. She
: has not only violated existing conventions
between the two countries, by arbitrary and
unjust DEGREES against our trade and inter.
course, but withholds instalmenis of deb
due to our citizens, which she solmnIy pledg-
ed herself to pay under circumstances which
are fully explained by The accompanying let
! Ter from Mr., Green, our Secretary of Lega-
+ ton. And when our minister has invited
the attention of her Government 10 wrong.
committed by her local authorities not onl,
on the property but on the persons of on
{ fellow citizens, engaged prosecuting fair anc
S honest pursuits, she has added insult 10 in
e jury, by not even deigning, for months to
gether, TO return an answer 10 his represen.
%taiious. Still further TO manifest her un,
: frindly feeling towards the u, States, she
u has issued DEGREES expelling from some o
her provinces American citizens engaged
r in the peaceful pursuits of life, and now de
MES 10 those of our citizens prosecuting the
Whale fishery on the northwest coast of the
Pacific, the privilege which has through al
u time, heretofore been accorded TO them, o
!, exchanging goods of small amount in value
d at her ports in California for supplies indis
e pensa bic 10 their health and comfort.
Nor will it escape the observation OF Con
e gresS' that in conducting a correspondence
with the minister ofthe u. States, who can
not, and does moi, know any distinction be,
: tween the geographical sections ofthe Union