The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-19
Communicated.
RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.


Other occupations have for several days interrupt
ed the series of my communications. | beg leave
now to resume them
In my last, 1 endeavored to set Mr. Shannon's
correspondence with the Mexican Minister of For
eign Relations Mr.. Reon) in its true light before
5your readers to explain that it an extraordna-
Try course, adopted under extraordinary circum-
stances; that it written with particular object,
to suit the then of things in Mexico, and there
fore not TO be judged by the ordinary rules of dPlo-
matte propriey. have slightly shadowed forth,
general review of our relations with that coun-
try, from the arrival Of minister in Mexico, the
position of our late minister, and the propriety OF
the course he adopted. Although, in the trying po-
sition in which he placed, he may regret that
q he has not met IN this country with the sympathy
land general support which he had right TO expect,
may at least congratulate himself that events have
Z since justified his course. He knew the RESPONSE
utility he incurred He knew, by the experience of
our whole diplomatic history, and especially of Mr.
]Ponsets recall, the inability, if not the indlspos
5uon, of this government to support Its diplomatic
Representatives when they most need and merit sup
port But he shrank not from the trial. and leave
W to the candor of your readers to say whether the
3honor, as well the interests, of the people of the
United States does not require them to reward rath-
Ter than censure, their servant who, isolated and
1alone IN foreign country, with nothing to cheer
1him but consciousness of right steadily and calm
|y encounters the hazard of self sacrifice in the exc
Icuton of what he believes to be his duty
The note of Mr.. Reion to Mr.. Shannon of theI
3lst October 1884, is full of instruction, and reflects
the seyerest censure on those who, led astray byI
sectional or-worse still-party motives, are ready
Ito JOIN foreign government IN denouncing and mi
Embarrassing the movements Of their own govern;
|ment, and on question of great national interest
TO unite with the enemies of their country for al
selfish personal object. All the false slandersI
land injurious charges made by Mr. Rejon agansti
1.-The government Of the United States are not so in
|su1 he uyhic nknai tlatp tof
draw distinction between the northern and south
fern States of this republic. That effort, and thel
manner of 1t, at explain the secret of his bold
land insolent defiance, and exhibit striking similar
ty to, if they do bear the impress Of the views
|of the British government In discussing the ques
|tion of abolition--hat great measure which is to
cure to Great Britain the monopoly of cotton, SUI
|sar, and coffee, and by making our manufacturers
las well the rest of the world dependent on her
for supply of the material, perpetuate the SUI
|premacy she has so long enjoyed-Sir Robert PEEL
|sad at is impossible to look to the conflicts be- r.
ceen The northern and southern States, (of the United
States, without seeing that slavery in that nationb
stands on precarious footing" Here we see that
|Sr Robert Peel looks to the conflicts between the i
northern and southern States, as of the means
by which he is to make the northern and eastern
States dependent on Great Britain for supply of
the raw material, and thereby disable them from
competing with British manufactures. And it is not
surprising that Mr.. Reon's noe--the joint product
OF the Mexican ana British ministers-should seek
Ito excite conflicts between the northern and south
fern States, by which to defeat the annexation of
Texas, and thereby to make the northern States al
party instrumental in depriving themselves of rich
market fol their growing manufactures.
But Sir Robert and Mr.. Rejon are mistaken. =
They underestimate the bonds of kindred and COM
merce, of mutual love and mutual interest, which
bind us together There are such grounds for
Conflicts between the northern and southern States
of this Union, need make fear the results of
their single or united efforts to embro and destroy
u.s. Much as we may quarrel among ourselves \
bitter may be the contest for power or the squab-
BILE for pacesern as may be the strife between the
views of particular individuals amongst US as toK
manner, time, terms, or expediency,-we united
peoples and their efforts to separate will but bndH
US more firmly together. We see this already. Al l.
ready the exposure of their mutual intrigues has T.
quoted most of the opposition to the annexation of
Texas; and England is destined to find that all par
ties in the United States will unite, as they are all i
in defeating her Vaccinations. G.
Washington, June 10, 1845.