The Arkansas banner., 1845-01-08
From me ~. o. Crescent City, of Dec P.
 PRESlDEN r S MESSlGE.
To Me Senate,

I lNS lDlNI 5 IliE0O lU I. To the Senate,
 and House of Representatives
 transmit herewith copies of despatches re- ceved from our minister at Mexico, since the commencement of yourpresent session, which claim from their importance, and doubt not will receive, your calm andadeliberate con- sideration, The extraordinary and highly offensive language which the Mexican govern ment has thought proper to employ in reply to the remonstrance of the Executive, through Mr. Shannon, against the renewal of the war with Texas while the question of annexation was pending before Congress and the people, and also, the proposed manner ot conducting that war, will not fail to arrest your attention.
 Such remonstrance, urged in no unlriendly spirit to Mexico, was called for by eonside rations of an imperative character, having re- lation as we'll to the peace of the country, and honor of the government, as to the cause of humanity and civilization. Texas has enter ed into the treaty of annexation upon the in- yitations of the Executive and when, for that act she was threatened with a renewal of the war on the part of Mexico, she naturally looked to this government to interpose it's eff forts to ward off the threatened blow. But one course was left to the Executive, acting within the limits of its Constitutional compe- tency, and that was 10 protest in respectful, l but at the same time, strong and decided l terms against 1t.
 The war thus threatened to be renewed, was promulgated by edicts and decrees, which ordered, on the part of the Mexican military, the desolation whole tracts of country, and the destruction, without discrimination, of all ages, sexes, and conditions ofexistence- Over the manner of conducting war, Mexico possesses no exclusive control. She has no right to violate at pleasure the principles which an enlightened civilization has laid down for the conduct of nations at war; and thereby retrogade to a period of barbarism which, happily for the world, has long since passed away. All nations are interested in enforcing an observance of those principles, and the United States, the oldest of the Ame- aican Republics, and the nearest of the civil lzed powers, to the theatre on which these enormities were proposed to be enacted, could not quietly content themselves to witness such state of things. They had, through the Executive, on another occasion, and as was believed with the appreciation of the whole country, demonstrated against outrages similar, but even less inhuman, than those which by her new edicts and decrees she has threatened to perPetrate, and of which the late lnhunan massacre at Tabasco was but the precursor.
 The bloody and inhuman murder of Fan min and his companions, equaIled only in savage bafbarity by the usages of the untutor- ed Indian tribes, proved how little confidence could be placed on the most solemn stipula- tlonS ol her Generals, while the fate of those who beame her caplives in war, many of whom, no longer able to sustain the latigues and privations of long journeys, were shot down by the way side, while their compan- ions who survived were subjected to suffer ings even more painful than death-had left an indelible stain on the page of civilization. 1 The Executive, with the evidence of an in- tenuon on -the part of Mexico 10 renew scenes so reVoiting to humanity, could do no less than renew Wremonstrances formerly urged For fulfilling duties so imperative, Mexico has thought proper, through her accredited organs, because she had represented to her the lnhumanity of such proceedings, to in- l dulge Tn language unknown to the courtesy of diplomatic intercourse, and offensive in the ] highest degree to this Government and the People. Nor has she offended in this only. She has not only violated existing conven- l tons between the two countries, by arbitrary and unjust decrees against our trade and in- tercourse, but withholds instalments of debt, due. to our citizens, which she solemnlv pledged herself to pay, under circumstances which are fully explained by the accompany ing letter from Mr. Green, our Secretary of Legation. And when our Minister has in- vlted the attention of her Goyenment to wrongs committed by her local authorities not only on the property but on the persons oi our fellow citizens, engaged in prosecuting lar and honest pursuits, she has added insult to injury, by not even deigning, for months together, to return any answer to his repre- sentatlons. Still further to manifest her un- friendly feelings towards the United States she has issued decrees eXpeling from some of her provinces Americans engaged in the peac.- tul pursuits oi life, and now denies to those oi our citizens prosecuting the whale fishery on the northwest coast of the Pacific, the privilege which has, throughsall time, here totore been accorded to them, of exchanging goods of a small amount in value at her ports in California for supplies indispensable to their health and comfort.
 Nor will it escape the observation of Con- gress, that in conducting a correspondence with the Minister of the United States, who cannot, and does not, know any distinction between the geographical sections of the Union, charges wholly unfounded are made aagamst particularstat tates,and anappeal to others. for aId and protection against supposed wrongs In this same connection, sectional prejudlces are attempted to be excited, and the hazardous and unpardonable effort is made to foment dvisoners among the States ol the Union, thereby to embitter their peace. Mexico has still to learn, that however freely we may indulge in discussion among oursei- yes, the American people will. tolerate 10 n- reference Ill their domestic affairs by any for II