Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-05-09
LATER FROM MEXICO.
OFrIcE OF THE PIcArUNE,


Sunday Morning, II O'CLOCK
The schooner Fanny arrived at this port tnS lnor
ming with later advices from Vera Nruz. we ure
indebted to Capt. Patterson Tor vera Cruz oates
of the 1lth inst the schooner sailed on tne
10Th which is ten days later than our previous adj
vices. w go, 49,,
STATES: but the official paper, Of the Sd inst. an
nounces that it is in possession Of certain move
ments on the part of the Government of WarliKe
character which it is constrained to withhold from
the public as Secrecy is The soul Of military opera
tionS-but that journal adds, that 1t trusts tut t'u
speedy and successful issue Of these operations VIII
soon relieve the public curiosity in regard to then'
The papers of the capital, and of Vera Cruz are
occupied almost exclusively with the subject OF
Annexation. There are not wanting those VINO IN
sist that there is no alternative left to Mexico to
preserve untarnished her honor but war; The wr-
tiers take the distinction that though, from the nc
cessity of the case, the acknowledgment of the
independence of Texas might not be incompatible
with national honor, the Annexation, (dgregdcion)
of that Department to foreign country is fla
grant outrage They 90 on to say that it is no lon
ger an open question; that however they may have
been distracted by civil Discussions, the present
Government is bound by the pledges of previous
administrations and that the protests against An
nexation, made many months since, should be fol-
lowed up to avoid national humiliation in the eyes
of the world, and the proceedings Of the United
states congress, sanctioned ny tne Executive, DC
insisted upon as q tacit declaration of war.
The Siglo of the 4th inst. contains letter from
Mr.. Shannon to the Mexican Minister Of Foreign
Relations, in reply to the official note of Senor
Cuevas, announcing the termination Of the official
relations between the two countries. This note
and circular was addressed by the Mexican Cab
met to the Ministers OF France Spain and England
We will now give Mr., Shannon's repIy-whicb has
undergone two TRANSACTIONS, first into Spanish and
now again into English and also rcjoinder from
Senior Cuevas. II appears to us that Mr.. Shannon
is not pursuing dgniied COURSE in pressing q
correspondence upon the Mexican Government af-
ter the publication of the documents of which the
following are the sequel;
u. S. LEGATION,
March 3lst, 1916.
The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary &c, Of
the United States, has the honor of acknowledging
the receipt of his Excellency, Senior Cuevas's,
Minister of Foreign relatons &c, note of the 2Sth
of March, announcing that the Congress of the
United States has sanctioned the Annexation OF
Texas to its territory that the Mexican Minister,
at Washington, had terminated his official relations,
and protested against the said act of the Congress
and Government of the United States, and that di-
plomatic relations between the two countries could
not be continued.
The liberal and honorable sentiments entertain
ed by the actual Government of Mexico had indu-
ced the undersigned to hope that the differences
arranged amicably, upon terms just and honorable
to both. 1t would APPEAR however, from the note
of His Excellency Senior Cuevas, that Mexico de-
clines 10 adjust these differences in this manner,
and thus preserve the peace of the two countries.
The undersigned can assure His Excelency Sc
nor Cuegas that his (Alr. Shannon's Government
entertains the livees desire to cultivate amicable
relations with that of Mexico; and here he will
improve this opportunity TO repeat that which he
has before communicated to the Government of
Mexico, to wit that the United States has not a
dopted the measure Of Annexation in any spirit of
hostility towards Mexico, and that the U. S. are
anxious to settle all questions which NAV grow out
Of this measure, including that Of boundaries, on
terms the most just and liberal
Having offered the olive branch of peace and
manifested q sincere desire to arrange these qucs
tons amicably, and upon principles just and honor
able to both Governments, the United States have
done whatever is in their power to preserve the
friendly relations between them, and 1t now re
mains for Mexico to decide whether they shall be
continued, or whether the peace of the two coun
tries shall be broken by a conflict equally injurious
20 noth and which can give satisfaction only to the
enemies of civil liberty and republican institutions
The undersigned will pass over in silence the
charge made against his Government, of having
violated the treaty of friendship with Mexico. The
right of Texas to cede the whole or part of hei
territory TO the United States and the right of the
United States to accept such cession, have already
been amply indicated repeatedly.
The undersigned has received no official commu.
nication as to the action of his Government in re-
gard to the Annexation of Texas to the Union
nevertheless, he cannot doubt, from the tenor of his
personal correspondence that the measure has beer
passed by Congress and approved by the President
He expects daily dispatches from his Government
with special instructions upon this subject, and be-
fore taking any further steps, has resolved to avail,
their arrival.
The undersigned has the honor, &c,
WILSON SHANNON, Minister, &c.