Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-05-10
LATER FROM MEXICO.

LATER FROM MEXICO.
Our exchanges furnish Us with dates
from Vera Cruz TO the 18th, eleven days
later than before received. There is very
little news of any Importance. We make
some extracts from the synopsis furnished
by the New Orleans Tropic.
On the 25th ultimo, March the Mexican
Congress passed an act declaring it treason
for any one person to make proposition
TO recognize or acknowledge the annexa-
ton of Texas 10 the United State.
Senior Cuevas, the Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, in message. report, or whatever
else il may be called, addressed to the
Chambers, goes quite lengtbily into the
subject of annexation. In his document,
the Minister seems clearly in favor of a
rar with the United States, as the only al
tentative in case of annexation, but evil
IDENTIFY looks to another contingency as far
preferable. He says-"Texas declared as
independent would not care to be annexed
to the United States; but not so the latter!
The recognition of the independence of
Texas would not lead us into war with
the United States, but annexation muSu AS
an Independent state European po,Der will
prevent Texas from forming part of the
American Republic"
The trial of Santa Anna was going on.
but was not making any great progress
Nothing was known as TO the probable fate
of the Ex-Dictator.
The British frigate Eurydice, from Gal
weston, arrived at Vera Cruz on the 18th,
with dispatches for the British Minister,
which were Immediately forwarded TO the
Capitol
Mr.. Wilson Shannon, Envoy Extraordi-
nary, (uery extraordinarily from the United
States it is said. had withdrawn from the
capitol, and would leave in few days for
the United States. This annunciation, we
doubt not, will be hailed with unaffected
delight in this country The man has made
superb iackass of himself, and rendered
the country ridiculous, and should have
been recalled long since. After being in.
formed by Senior Cuevas that all diploma
tic intercourse between Mexico and the
United States was at an end, instead of de-
handing his passports or remaining quiet
until he could receive instructions from his
Government, he, like poor stupid ass as
> he is, addressed a miserable whining letter
to the Mexican Secretary of Foreign AT,
fairs, which, with the scathing reply from
Senior Cuevas, we give below. If any
body in this wide world ought to feel small,
il is that same Wilson Shannon.
Here is the correspondence:
, Mr.. Shannon to Senior CueudS.
S UNITED STATES LEGATION,
] March 3lst, lS45.
The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary
e &c. of the United States, has the honor oi
acknowledging the receipt of His Excel
: lency's. Senior Cuevas', Minister of For
e eign Relations, &c, note Of the 2sIf
Il March, announcing that the Congress %
u the United States has sanctioned the annex
d alton of Texas to its territory; that th'
: Mexican Minister at Washington had ter
q minated his official relations, and protested
against the said act of the Congress ant
II Government of the United States, and tina
diplomatic relation between the two coun
tries could not he continued.
IS The liberal and honorable sentiments en-
tertained by the actual government of Mex
" leo had induced the undersi gned TO hops
II that the differences which exist between
e the governments could he arranged AMIGA
NY upon leiu'e Juo' "h' "'p'' WV =" WV"
1t would appear, however, from the note o
d his ExcelIency, Senior Cuevas, that Mexic
81 declines to adjnst these differences in thi
IS manner, and thus preserve the peace of tn
J two countries.
N The undersigned can assure his Exceler
e CIV Senior Cuevas, that his (Mr. Shannon's
'e government entertains the liveliest desire t
re cultivate amicable relations with that G
Is Mexico; and here he will improve this op
10 por,unity TO repeat that which he has be
e fore communicated to the government c
~ Mexico, to-wit: that the United States ha
e. not adopted the measure of annexation j
re any spirit of hostility towards Mexico, an
d, that the United States are anxious 10 settl
- all questions which may grow out of tn
10 measure, including that of boundaries, j
10 terms the most just and liberal.
Having offered the olive branch ofpeac'
OF and manifested sincere desire TO arrane
20 these questions amicably and upon prime
es pies Just and honorable to both government
70 the United States have done whatever is
10 their power to preserve the friendly reli
!! lions between them, and il now remain
for Mexico to decide whether they sha
be continued, or whether the peace of ii
two countries shall be broken by confli'
Ia equally injurious TO both, and which ca
y give satisfaction only to the enemies of C
lit vii liberty and republican institutions.
n The undersigned will pass over in silent