Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-05-22

1t is generally conceded that the only means by
which Mexico, In she obeys the call Of certain
papers among US, and declares war, will have as
means of annoyance only the right of granting let
tiers Of marque within her power. AS she has no ma
rine of her own. it becomes interesting question
how far other nations may plumber under her an
thority. On this subject, Vattel, book Sd, chapter
ID, remarks as follows:
There is no doubt but they (private persons) may
with safe conscience serve their country by fitting
out priyateers, unless the be evidently unjust.
But, on the contrary foreigners taking commissions
from prince, to prey on a nation, absolutely limo
cent with respect to them, guilty of infamous
practice. The thirst of gold is their only nducement
and horerer their commission may them impu
nifty, It cannot wash away their execrabe guilt"
From this it would seem that our South American
friends could legally their enterprise into the
Mexican service by accepting commissions The
large English capitals which are now employed &c
cording official information, In frtheTance Of the
Brazil slave trade may be occupied III the laud
able employment of plrating in Brazilian and Portu-
guese hands, on American commerce. The execrabe
guilt of the transaction will trouble them but little
In relation to the movements of Mexico, however, it
may be well Eecr to the existing treaty with that
country, which, under date of 1881, provides fol-
lows:
Thirdly Il any of the articles contained in the
present treaty shall be violated infracted in any
manner whatever, it is stipulated that neither of the
reprisal or declare against the other, until the
party considering itself offended shall have presented
the other statement OF such injuries and damages,
and demanded justice and satisfaction, and the
Shall have been either refused unreasonably delay
ed"
Article &c, of the treaty, provides that in
of war; six months notice shall be given to merchants
on the coast and twelve to those in the interior.
Those provisions either mean something nothing.
If they mean anything, the preliminary steps for
war have not vet been taken. What has Mexico
done Her minister has protested against our recog
milton Of the right of Texas to treat, and her govern
ment issued manifesto to the courts of Europe Now
in March, 1872, the President of the United States is
sued message proposing the recognition of Mexico.
The Spanish minister, Joaquin de Anduaga, made
protest. of which that of Almonte is nearly a copy,
substituting Texas for Mexico John Q. Adams,
swered the protest, stating
Under these circumstances, the government of
the United States far from consulting the dictates Of
policy questionable, in its morality, yielded to
obligation of duty, of the highest order. by recogni-
zing independent States, nations which, after de-
beratey asserting their right to that character, have
maintained and established it against all resistance
which had been or could be, brought to oppose it,.
= This was said in behalf of that Mexico which now
seeks to domineer over Texas the position of which
is stronger than hers The Spanish government
then issued manifesto to the governments Of Eu-
rope, precisely like that which Mexico has issued to
the same powers The Spanish protest contained the
following clause
''But the governments fortunately kno*, by sad
experience, the effects which produced by a SINH
lar overthrow of principles They foresee the
quence of its propagation, not less fatal legitimate
governments than the integrity of nations, and
well aware Of the consequences to Europe of sanction
ing in America, as some pretend, the underlined right
of instruction"
All this gasconade ended in the recognition of
Mexico. The rulers of Mexico are now, true to their
parentage, playing off the same vapors upon the
United States Is it not little curious that in this
age of the world, few renegade Spaniards, half
castles, and Indians, should be claiming authority
an independent Ang o-Saxon nation i! For pretend
ed wrong they claim to let loose the punderers of all
nations upon our commerce. God forbid the occur
renee of such an unhappy necessity; but if Mexico
should rush mady and wrongfully upon such resort
of war, humanity and policy will combine in imPos
ing on our government the duty of crushing it at
in the bud by force against which resistance should
not even be attempted-N. Y. NelrS.