The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-30
.,,o THE UNITED sTATEs-SPECU-
w IATIONS ABROAD.

:, ~. some extracts, TO which the reauer is
a from the rather interesting communication
''' M.x;can correspondent Of the "London
Tn, letter is dated August the Goth.
y b,sf passages--the only passages in it which
~, 10 attract the particular attention Of the
..a public-are embraced in the subse'
!, mO,atons, made promiscuously, but with ref.
- the interest which the declarations and
ans Of the writer may, to some extent, excite.
q. s,,t remark we notice-and which, by-the-
,.ar from the context, in order to affirm its
4 "A a,stice in an absolute sense--is couched in
slow;ng ayowal of the "Times's" correspond
4 arbe United States do not desire war;
,,s, at that point, as the writer might most ap-
ata,sly have done, and it may be confidently
|sr., that no fact has been better, more honora-
"A satisfactorily attested by the whole national
49, II the great American republic, than that OF
~..seving desire to see the peace of the ma
|ba preserved
When and upon what occasion, in all our inter-
!. with the world of mankind, we emphatical-
,,ai,e, has sentiment opposite to that Of peace
1, sbesrance marked the conduct Of this repub-
1, ,t,he commencement, in our former condition
! ,ooaa hardship and oppression-the characteris-
4. ,lch we yet preserve distinguished the popular
mar which was irritated at last beyond endurance
I, n,nges continued and exaggerated. and by the
r.s,s prospect of achieving, through the efficacy
consultations and remonsirances, release from
I, oolica thraldom which finally liz up the
lines Of the revolution.
How long, and in the memory of this generation
]. ,be patience of this country abused, and the
klsnd sensibility wounded, ere the series Of out
,u upon our rights and honor provoked the dec.
uton Of the last war--the war between this repub-
nod Ii. kingdom of Great Britain
What alarming difficulties, springing up to dis
u the relations between this and other nations
k ,On,royersies, delicate and dangerous, and hard
adjustment, in the absence of spirit Of modera,
Il nd justice, have not been happily composed
y b. prevalence in this country ard its govern
Ist Of peaceful and war-ressting temper
lnny then, without any hesitation, in view o.
III past, be affirmed as proposition most true
., without the disparaging qualification connected
|A it-,hat "he United STATES do not desire par.
|iy neither desire war with Great Britain, with
|lnso, nor with any other power. But war, al
NJ calamity as il must be considered, and a.
|isrs,ly depored as it may be, and is, will not
\ dm say, be shrunk from, nor eschewed, wher
|nua rights and the national reputation call upor
face its perils and encounter its consequences
Dit he declaration of the correspondent of the
don paper, with respect to the disposition Of the
Cld States to preserve peaceful relations with
|uco is accompanied with an assertion as gra
Im and unfounded as are other calumnies
VA habitually appear in the reckless and malig
u purnal for which he writes. Hear him
Mar plan (the plan of the United States) is to
u in parcels the Mexican territory, and, in the
n time, to make every show Of moderation
Ay are trying to open negotiations with this
nnny (Mexico) by treaty, to secure their present
ping in the republic, and gain, if possible, the
hdsr Of the Rio Bravo; leaving the future
hrhsr aggression, and to its insensible progress
n mining districts--the great object of Ameri.
hiubtion."
hah passage, we take it, will be found Al
stone very preposterous charge, and couple Of
hnadons, which do not, in our view, seem to be
b coherent the one with the other.
Upon what fact or circumstance connected with
y di6culties with Mexico, or with our pres.
\ Or past relations with Texas, does this wri.
IN such delicate phraseology, presume to indi.
rAe policy of our country with respect to an
sga desire here to encroach upon the territory Of
|srea Can it be, that the open and above
|m part which the authorities in the Uni.
States took in the business Of annexation,
relied upon to justify SO unwarrantable an
Parchment as is made in this English pa.
4 "rheir plan is to steal in parcels the Mexi-
territory" The implication we suppose is,
tone large slice has already been pilfered. Tex
ha been most feloniously appropriated! The
bod md the means by which that acquisition
been or will be accomplished, viii, wo ven
pn'dict, stand indicated and approved, by
pSsuty at least, the world over. OF all the stu
aauer Ierpetrated anywhere, or at any time,
DE earth, the omission to incorporate Texas
W. Union would have been the most egregious.
rwsa trans action of such importance to the
va concerned, conducted in way freer from
~nproach from those who might be incident
need by that ,.vent.
Win as little truth can it be said, that we are at
Pdng to steal or secure the territory to the "fron-
The Rio Bravo" That country we uniform
nlnsd as part of Louisiana, prior to the trea-
Hls That whole frontier to the Rio Bravo
Mfully claimed by Texas as part of her ter
That country she passed over to US, along
&o'her part Of Texas. That country (all Of
'@a speaking of we have secured by our
~ We claim it, possess it, and mean to keep
Hshot only possible for us to gain it, but we
nnsd it. So the Mexican correspondent is
1Hn IN another of his speculations. If Texas
Wits already ours to the banks Of the Rio
hw
much TOR what we take to be the offered proof
4'''a'er the United States are TO "steal" other
y 'f'he Mexican territory.
"Serns that we are at least making the eff
'"0'd the commission of downright robbery;
Ead''0n is on foot, honorably to effect
"al'h will silently, but more slowly, accom-
But enough of this.
s-"' says the writer for the 'Times,n "the