The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-17
THE, DAILY UNION
For the Union.


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the Mexican government to mislead the popular
mind Of that nation by false representations in ref.
erence to the United States, and especially on the
subject of the claims of our citizens. We have the
strongest for believing, that it has been the
systematic policy Of that government to excite the
most embittered feelings Of resentment and hatred
against the United States her institutions, and her
people. The motives for this policy are obvious to
all who are familiar with the history Of that de-
graded nation, and who aware Of the character
of the men who have, from time to time, swayed
her desnes--of the means by which political as
tendency is there attained and the precarous tenure
by which it is held. The object for which Office is
sought, is almost exclusively personal and sordid;
the means by which it is attained, as universally
base and unprincpled. The means ofcontnuing in
power are the excitement of an anticipation of n
foreign war; which furnishes pretext for augment
ing their army and increasing the revenue, which
are afterwards employed-the first to maintain
their ascendency, the other to swell their private
fortunes. Such is true synopsis of Mexican his.
| tory.
| Reference has already been made to one instance
ofthis duplicty, which was brought to notice and
| exposed by General Howard, of Maryland, in the
report of the Committee of Foreign Affairs Of the
House of Representatives, in July, 1885, Another
| will now be adduced
The situation Of the public press in Mexico is
terialy different from what we are accustomed to.
| While no newspaper is permitted to express opin-
ions doctrines unpalaable to the powers that be,
the government journal is the authentic expositor
Of the views of the government, and indicates TO the
other presses, throughout the nation the sentiments
and language which will be allowed to go forth to
the people. Shortly after of President Jacksons
messages to Congress, in which Mexican affairs
were adverted to in very distinct and appropriate
terms the "Daio del Gobierno," the official paper,
published an article from which we give the follow
| ing extract:
"We do not understand what the President of the
| United States means by all this about retributions
and injuries Such expressions involve double
sense, and future intention. In Mexico and Cen
trail America, we know that ,re o,ce nothing 10 the
North .4n,ericons General Jackson may pretend
that the subjectso of his nation should be Unidentified
for the struggled articles which have been taken
from them, and declared to be legally forfeited. If
the Americans were not so much given to SNUG
Cling, and if they did not so far abuse the consdera-
ton with which they regarded there pouid De no
complaints Of amy sort; and those which, under any
circumstances, made, are unjust, and only pre-
text for not allowing us to be at peace, which has
been the constant endcavor OF our sympathizing
friends and neighbors."
In another paper Of about the date after sta
ting that the Americans, ''when they meet one OF
our merchant vessels at sea- they hoist the flag Of
the Texian rebels; and, as such, take the vessel,
and give it, or sell it, to the colonsts after having
robbed her, and perhaps murdered all the persons
on board !" thus proceeds "We know these Amer
lean sea-farng men who trads with us, and we are
aware that the whole nation, particularly New Or
leans is the haunt of al the villains in the world"
| 1t was surely not without reason that the Amer
lean minister, In transmitting these manifestations OF
| Mexican sincerity to his government, felt himself
compelled to add, that all my correspondence with
the Department of State, verbal and written for the
last three years, has served TO convince me Of the
necessity of our government adopting some decisive
measure for convincing the Mexican government
not only that they must give ample satisfaction for
the wrongs we have already suffered at their hands
but that our rights shall, in future, be respected
Without some step of this character, we shall go
for years without number, accumulating claims
against Mexico, that they never will, and never
mean to satisfy, SO long as it can be avoided Our
citizens will be plundered whenever the wants of the
government, or the cupdity Of some Of its officers
may tempt them to commit the act And although
we have promises of indemnity whenever the state
Of their treasury will permit them to do so, they
nevertheless design by these promises nothing NOR,
than mere posponement--a deay-to gain time
for adding to the amount of our demands by new
plundering"-- prophecy most signally verified.
We have been informed from an authentic source
that when provision was to be made for meeting the
payment Of the indemnes awarded under the con.
vention of 1889, the government of Mexico not only
resorted to the most odious and oppressive mode ii
which money could be raised--an arbitrary assess
ment and compulsory contrbuton--but accompa
MED this measure with the most violent invectives
against the nation that had imposed upon them, by
its frauds, the necessity for their exactng money
from the impoverished people of Mexico; thus caus
ing them to execrate the United States at the pay
ment of every rial; and including in this denuncia-
ton the Prussian minister, who, in his capacity Of
umpire, had participated in the act.
BY such means have the people of Mexico beer
taught, by their rulers to entertain towards this
country the most embittered hatred. They regard
us not only unprincped dasards, (for this would
only offend them an interference with their owr
exclusive monopoly but as exertiDg all our ener
ses to nure, modest, and harass them.
They have now, for the first time, In plain arid
distinct manner, counting from the experience o.
the past upon our inexhaustble and al.endurins
forbearance, placed in attitude in which sicnc,
and non-action will be tantamount to an acknowl
edgment that we justly merit all they mpu,e to US.
/ c.
THE PAST.
Commodore Stockton's squadron sailed yesterday
Immediately upon the reception Of dispatches from
| Major Donelson at Washington The Princeton