, 1845-01-11

our Secretary OF Legation.
And when u minister has invited
the attention OF her Government to
wrongs committed by her local au.
not only on the property
hut OF the persons of our fellow-cili-
Gems, engaged in prosecuting fair and
pursuits. she has added insult
to injury, by moi even deigning, for
months together, To return an an
swer to his representations.
Still further to manifest her nm
fi ndly feeling towards the United
States, she has issued DEGREES expell-
ing from some Of her provinces Anne
rican citizens engaged in the peace
ful pursuits Of life. and now denies to
those Of our citizens prosecuting the
whale fishery on the northwest coast
of the Pacific. the privilege which
has, through all time, heretofore been
accorded to them, of exchanging
goods Of a small amount in value at
her ports in Califnrnia for supplies in
diSpensaDle TO their health and COM
fort.
MOI will it escape the observation
OF Congress, that in conducting a
correspondence with the Minister Of
the United STATES, who cannot, and
does not, know any distinction be-
tween the geographical sections OF
the Union, charges wholly inbound
ed are made against particular States,
and an appeal to others for aid and
nraie',inn against supposed wrongs.
In this same connection. sectional
prriudices are attempted to be excIt-
ed. and the hazardous and unpardona-
ble effort is made to foment divisions
among the States of the Union, there
by TO en5i,ier their peace. Next
co has still TO learn, that however
freely We may indulge in discussion
among ourselves, the American peo-
pie will tolerate no interference in
their domestic affairs by any foreign
Government; and in all that concerns
the consritnrional guarantees and the
national honor. the people OF the Uni
ted States have bat one mind and one
heart.
The sublectof annexation address.
es itself MIST fortunately TO every
portion OF the Union The Execu
Live would have been unmindinl of us
highest obligations. If IT could have
adopted l cours Of policy dictate,
sbv sectional interests and local feel
iings. On the contrary. it was he
cause the question was neither loca
nor sectional, but made ITS appeal IL
the interests of the whole Union, anc
of every Stale in the Union, that the
negotiation. and finally the Treaty o
Annexation was entered INTO; anC
II has atf,rded me no ordinary plea
: sure TO perceive that. so tar as de-
monstrations have been made upor
il by the people. they have proceed
ed from all portions of the Union.
Mexico may seek TO excite divis
ions amongst us, by utterIng unjus
denunciatlOnS against partIcula
states, but when she comes to know
that the invitations addressed to on
lellow.citIzt ms by Span, and after
wards by herself to settle Texas
. were accepted by e%rnigrants from a
{ the States; and when. in addition L
/ this, she refreshns her recollection
with the fact, that the first ptfor
r which was made 10 acquire TeSa
was. during the administration of
!, distinguished cit1zen from an eastern
State. which was afterwards renew
/, ed under the auspices Of a Presiden
from the southwest, she will awak'
to a knowledge OF the fuiIlrtv Of he
present purpose of sewing dissen
sions among us, or producing distrac
ton in gu, councils 10y attacks eithe
on particular States, or on person
who are nov IN the retirement q
private life. Considering the appea
whi' h she now makes to eminent citi
zens by name, can she hope TO rs
cape censure for having ascribed t,
them as well as to others. a design. a
, she pre,ends now for the first time re
vealed, of h; wing originated negotia
tons to despoll her, by duplicily an,
lfnIsehood, of a portion of her terrific
=, ~? The opinion then, as now, pre-
vailed.with the Executive that tn,
annexation Of Texrs TO the Unior
was a matter Of vast Importance.
In order TO acquire that territory
before it has assumed a position a
mong the independent powers of thu
} earth. propositions were made Il
Mexico for a cessien Of it TO the Uni
ted States. Mexico saw in thes,
proceedings, ut the time, no cause q