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TRANSLATION OF A REPORT
addressed By The Minister Of Foreign AJ-
fairs IF .Nerico 10 the Chamber Of De-
pwt,es on the 26th Of fJuly, 1845.

The Supreme Government, after stten-
lively examining the affairs Of Texas and
the annexation Of the department. to the
American Union--at,er weighing careful
ly all the evils which the Republic may
suffer lherctrom, If its offended honor and
the integrity Of its territory, lhus seriously
endangered, should not he vindcated by
the means and in the form established
bv the law Of naljons---has decided, hy the
unanimous consent of the Council upon
the painful extremity OF war with the
United States. Although this resolution,
resting upon clear and acknowledged JUS
tice, and provoked by q series of griev-
ances not to be borne without disgrace,
has long since been indicated, and is Con-
iorniahe with the repeated demands Of
the nation, vet the Government could not
but reflect upon the responsibility involV-
ed by such a measure, and on the evident
circumstance that, as the election Of con-
stitutonal President and the establishment
| of new administration are near at hand,
the Chamber might consider 1t more natu-
raj to leave to that body the decision Of a
point of such transcendant Importance
Bat the Supreme Government has not
wished 10 appear for amoment less decided
in favor of q Just and national war than il
was disposed for q worthy and honorable
peace.
The Government continues to prepare
the most efficient measures for recovering
Texas, and placing the nation in the atti
tude most proper for it, Ii it does not el
feet all that it desires, it certainly does al
that il can; and the CHAMBER should no
doubt either its efforts or its patriotism. -
On this very day are prepared the hnan
cial measures which must, from their ma
tNre, precede the execution oil the presen
iniliatory resolution.
The Chamber will bear in mind the thirt
mart of the 54th article Of the treaty o
. friendship, commerce, and navigation wit
the United States. In the opinion of tn
Government, it has already pract8ed owe
! and above all that is therein required.
, Tn virlure Of what is here said, and OF tn
I circumstances and documents commur'
ca.ed to the Chamber relative to this III
nortant affair, and under the conviclo
hat the facts TO which the first article c
the following resolution refers will be con
4 Ifrmed, his excelency the President at
/ Council of the Ministers, and with the
t fnlI assent, has been pleased to order III
/. ~ address the Chunher in the toowin
# terms, as approved by the Council:
. ARTICLE I. From the moment when tn
!, Supreme Government shall know that til
e department Of Texas has annexed itself
+ tbe American Union, or that troops iro
T. the Union have invaded 1t, it shall declal
s the nation at war with the United Stat
o of North America.
G ARr. Q. The object Of this war shall
s. to secure the integrity Of the Mexican te
i fitofy, according to It's ancient limits, a
Vt knowledgcd by the United States in tie
u lies from the year 1928 to 1885, and to e
IS sure the independence ofthe nation.
Ut God and liberlyi-Mcxico' July p, i8s'
le LUIS G. CUEVAS.
" '' On thesame day proposition was ST
a. o. ,ri,ted to the Chamber OF Deputies by
i'll Minister orFinance, for a law enlpow'
Ks inr the Government to contract q loan