Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-01-03
pRk.~IDINT-s MESS ace.
a4l House of Representatives.

e4A House u Rsysefeutlhres
| transmit herewith copies of dispatches rs-
cch al from our Minister al AIezico, SINCE tie
commencement Of your pefsent session, y hleh
claim. from their Importance a.. douAt not will
receive, your calm and deliberate consideration.
The extraordinary and AiEaIv offensive language
which the Mexican Government has thought pro-
per 10 employ III reply - the remDustrauce Of tho
Executive. through Mr.. Shannon. against tie
renewal If the war with TeNas Waio the question
Of annexation was pcnding before Congress & tho
People. and also, the proposed manner Of condue-
ing tha, war viii not fan 70 arrest your attention
Such remons,raace, urged n no uhfricndly
spirit to Mexico. was callcd fer By Considerations
of nu Imperative character, having relation
we'll - the peace Of this country and honor Of this
Government, as to tho cause 81 humanity and
civilization. Texas Ind entered INTO tho Treaty
Of Annexation upon the invitation OF the E.Necu
tive; aud when, for tina. act. she was threatened
with removal Of the Oh tho part Of Mexico,
she materially looked to siis Government 10 inter
pose It's efforts TO ward off ,ac threatened blow.
But ono course was eft the Executive, acting
within the limits Of IT'S constitutional Competency.
and that was 10 protest IN respectful, but nj the
same time strong and decided terms against II.
The war thus threatened . be removed, was
promul -afed ~ cdicts and DEGREES, which order
cd, on the part Of tao Mexican military, thc Qes
olaton Of whole tracts OF country. and the destFae-
tion without Determinations OF all ages, sexes, an
conditions Of existence. Over the manner a
conducting war, Mexico possesses no exclusive
coutro. Sae has n5 right 70 yioat: 1t pleasure
the principles winch afgh.aAod civilization
has laid down for taa con1uc, Of nati oos II war:
and thereby re.rograde u period of barbarlsrn
which, happily for the world, has long since pas
scd away. ri nations are Interested IN eufor-
eng an observance Of those pricip'es, ana the
United states, the jest Of tho American Repub-
les, ana the nearest Of the civilized powers 70
tie theatre on winch these enormitias were pro-
posed 10 b enacted, could not quioily content
themselves 70 witness such 4 state of things
They had, through the Executive, Oh another
occasion. and was believed with the npproba-
ion of the whole country, .emonstfated against
outrages similar, bul even less inhIplan, than
those BY when hcr new edicts and DEGREES she
has threatened . perpetrate. and Of which the
ate nhgnlan massacre at Tobasco vas but the
precursor.
The bloody and inLlm1a murder Of Farm and
rs compa,rIots. equailed only n savage barbara
y By the usages of the un.uto-ei Indian tribes,
proved how little confidence could be placed on
no most solemn siipaatoas Of her Generals. /
while tho fate Of others who became her cap:lvcs
4 war. many Of whom, no longer able 70 sustain
he fatigue and Priyations Of long journeys, were
not down by the wayslde. while their conpan-
ons who survived were subjected 20 suffo-5ngs
F.. en- more painful than death-had left an ndsl-
5e stain OH tho pa &c CT civilization. Tie TX
cutive, vita the whence Of IN intention on he