The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-21

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1000 power ia ssekinq more ground To stain by the
sIvsrv of an unfortunate branch OF the human race
,hs other ia epdeavorng BY preserving what belongs
10 il TO diminish the support which the former wann
for hi, detestablo traffic. Let the world now say
which of the Ia has justice and reason on It's side
The undersigned, coming TO the charge made sgalns
his Government as TO the manner Ia when IL pro-
noses TO conduct the war against the so-eaed ex-
ANS will say that its severity has been occasioneh Dy
the policy Of the Government and oil The people OF
the Southern States OF the Union, coniomabie nell
,her with the relations OF good neighborhood nor
with the respect due TO The right OF irIonuly
nation Because, IT, instead OF fomenling The
sulrt Of rebellion Ia the native citizens oil the
J}nited States established in Texas against The
Government Of that territory, they mad oeeh
made TO unde stand, in decisive and eheeu'e
manner that they could in no case rely Oh Tue as
sstance Of their own country IN support OF theit
uudertaking-if the neutrality inculcated oy fresl-
dent Jack son in his message of December B, 1883,
as duty on the part OF the United States IN me ci'
wi struggle between Mexico and Texas, had been
other IN n vain iomality and he had eiiecually re-
messed what he then called strong temptations and
powerful nducement, to protect the lexians, IL Is
almost certain that they never could have venlured
~ rise in nsurreclion and still less to proclaim their
independepce the war would not have arisen, and
even though il should have broken out as the noble
and honorable conduct Of the United States would IN
Justice have inspired unoounded confidence, the
Struggle would not have been Influenced nor have
zach the extremity TO which itwas brought by the
omen co-o Grafton of Messrs Jackson aud Tyler and
of the Southern States of the Union This has
Cd the Mexican Go,ernmen mt to see, as II now sees,
conaagratlon the flames of which 1t has endeavorcd
and is endeavoring to queDch by any means IN It's
nower and for all the evils Of which those should be
responsible who have provoked them by acting in this
dishonorabe manner.
Resides can the manner in which Government
sndav,rs 10 restore to order one of It's provinces
which has declared iself independent, give TO the
Government Of a neghbofng nation Inc reht 10 pre-
vent the former by force OF arms from reconquering
that territory and such pretext 10 appropriate II
10 seli The undersigned has SAID mat Tue coionists
Of Texas without the assistance oil me government
and nnople of the Southern States OF the American
IJnon would mel her have risen IN rebellion nor
have had the means to maintain their Independence
Neyer,ht less admitting the fact to be established that
the inhatans of the province In insurrection could
have ucceeded in wi hdrawIng from the dominion OF
the Mexican Republic, and could have had resources
adeuuae 10 place them in security against the attacks
of this Republic should not The United States have
limited thems Ives the r. cogntion OF their indepen
dence and ia case the against them should have
been conducted In manner not coniormable with the
usage generally adopted should they not have been
conlen with nerposlng their good offices to have 1t
carried on regularly, from respect TO humanity which
IS so little respected in the United States, and to pre-
vent the evils which President Tyler affects TO fear
Why not act in tins case as the other Powers who
acknowledged the indie endence OF Texas have DONE
without endeavorlng to prevent the Mexican Govern
ment from awaiting itself of its rights over the terri
tory in Instruction Is 1t because the Government
of the United States has pledged itself to the Texans
to ask for their annexation again, and because under
this supposition It's homo: does not allow II 10 see an
other suffer its place 1t is scarcely 20 be believed
that most serious fault should serve as reason for
committing another ami a greater one, especially as
there obstruction 10 aying so IN an important doc
ument which is to be made known to the whole civilz
ed world. If honor does allow the American Gov
eminent TO ano her suffer in its place, neither does
il allow il to acknowledge the independence of Tex,s
as declared IN the Presidents message OF December,
1886 and i'll less to invite the Texans TO renew
their proposition for annexation, failing 30 clearly IN
the honur and consideration due TO friendly and
neghborng nation, due in respect 10 the repeated
of good faith, by means of which II has
been attempted to tranqulllize them.
But, admitting that The conduct Of Mexico has not
beed strictly regular why, instead OF completing an
act at variance with all morality, does not the Amer
can Government recede, and give full sasfe cton TO
the friend, Power whose ghts 1t has outraged, US
ing It's influence over that Power in an amicabie
manner SO as to calm her Just irritation against re-
bells whom il has compromised, and negotiating TO
the effect that those rebels by returning under the
authority of their egtmate sovereign, may obtain
Indulgence and the Passage OF laws Of exception in
their favor sufficient satisfy their wanlsi Mexico
has manifested the best disposition to do so but
as the object Of the United States TO an
themselves 10 the province of Texas,
the acquisition Of which has been considered neces-
sary and indispensable by all parties and all admin
i,ralons in that Republic for the last twenty years,
nothing but that is wanted and for that state of
things has been brought about, to give appearance
Of Justice TO an act which can IN way be justified.
Now, whether these proceedings have been honor
able or not-wnether the conduct of the two Admin
sIratons and OF the people Of the Southern States OF
he Union, who have proposed TO dismember the
territory OF the Mexican Republic Is oc is not
ormabe WITH the law OF nations aud the citations Of
friendship which The Government Of the undersigned
has endeayored to maintain with them, the civilized
world will decide, and the northern portion of the
United States will also decide that portion on
whose honor MEXICO relies, doing to il the Justice
which 1t merits, and which its own Government en-
deNors to take from II by representing IT as ac-
compIIce in a policy to which the nobleness Of its
generous sentiments is repugnant. As II then APP
pears, from what has been here said, that every
hing alleged by the American Government 10 pre-
vent Mexico from recovering the province OF Texas,
IS, upon analysis, manifest violation Of the law OF
nations, because II reduces itself to a demand that
that Government should he allowed TO effect the
uurpations Of large portion Of the territory Of a
friendly Power, to which end has been laborng
Tor the last twenty years resering to itself the ia
Guilty 10 do so, unless the object cIud in the mean
time be attained by friendly negotiations and the
right Of this Republic 10 the said territories the
ownership and sovereignty Of which have been So
EMMY recognised by the Government of the United
States beng unquestonabe, the Mexican Govern
ment neither can nor shoull cease its exctions TO
bring those territories back under its dominion.
Inc undersigned therefore has orders to repe IRE
eharn) the protest now addressed TO this Govern
ment, and to declare TO Mr.. Shannon that the Pres
dent OF the United States is much mstaken if he sup
poses Mexico capable of yielding to the menace
which he, exceeding the powers given to him by the
fundamental law oil his nation, has directed against it
TIE Government OF the undersigned does not desire
mr. has it ever des red TO interrupt the relations OF
inendship which IT wish. IN good faith to cutiyat,
with tba' Republic, notwithstanding the latter hs, :,
erously failed IN It's duty on the point in question
'olsr TO declare plainly that II has been for TWEEN
Vyesrs decering Mex Co by protestations Of honor
whilst it has been during all that time desiring e