American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-05-28

nor HoHtHS NhdlcFeT, 10 eat with; however, we
had our jack-knives with US: the old chap then
spoke to the woman, and he laughed, and lump
ed up, seized the kid of beans, emptes whole
lot on my tin arrangement, saying all the time
he was frisking around, helping himself and us,
and eating beans with his fingers, mighty fast
too, and a sort of thin duff (bread fruit with
a scoop he formed out of the leaves, and grin
ming and making faces, ''damn my eyes, jack"
its an actual fact, tell you; there he was,
jumping about and telling us as well as he
could, to eat, and laughing heartily, and shout
ing out to the woman, and saying nothing but
''damn my eyes, Jack" Puts some more beans
on my tin; 'damn my eyes, Jack, ;" ha! some
mo@ duff; "damn my eyes, Jack" We'll, we
finished at last, and had a horn, and out Of
| horn, too, for the cup was an ox's horn; he
came down to the boat with us, and babe US
adieu, shaking hands and saying nothing but
''damn my eyes, Jack;"the old chap supposed
it was all right: he must have learned the
words fiom some Of those English sailors. -
Boz must have been correct. A. a. r.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXI-
CO-Erlraordjnary Proposition from Tcros-
Message 10 the Mexican Congress, &c. The brig
Tit, at New Orleans from Havana, brings in
telligeuce from the city of Mexico to the 26th
ult. and from Vera Cruz to the 3Oth. We copy
and Picayune:
Many of our readers will doubtless be aston
ished to learn that the Government of TeraS has
made orertlwes 10 the Government Of .Werico, for
settlement of the existing difficulties bctw cell
them! 1t is nevertheless true as will be seen
by perusal Of the annexed communication
from Sgnor Cuevas, Minister of Foreign AZ
fairs, to the Mexican Congress, which we find
copied into the Havana Diario de la Marina, of
May It'll:
Gentlemen: The affairs of Texas are so I'M
portant, and so imperatiyely claim the conside
ration of Congress and the Executive, that we
cannot without incurring heavy responsible
ty postpone the resolution we have taken, to
prepare for a dcnouement which shall recon-
cile at once the honor and interests of Mexico.
The Executive having assembled considera-
BILE number of TROOPS on the frontier, and made
use of all the resources in its power to accom-
psh the desired object, and being occupied
with the business to be laid before Congress, for
its durt sees no other course than that of per-
sisting in maintaining the republic in the posi-
ton becoming her power and sovereignty.
But circun stances have arisen which render
it not only proper, but necessary to enter upon
negotiations, which may prevent the annexa-
ton ofTexas to the u. States. Think in the first
place, of the war which must inevitably break
out between Mexico and the American Repub-
lie, for which Mexico is not prepared, and re-
fleet upon the evils which such a rupture would
bring upon US. Texas has made the first ad-
vance, and his Emnence the President cad
Interim" deeply penetrated with the import
ance of his deity, and the weight of unanim-
Gus resolution on this subject, is of opinion that
the executive should adopt no final determine
ton without the concurrence first obtained of
the CongIess-he is of opinion, under these cir
cumstances he cannot exercise the powers con-
ferred by the constitution for conducting nego-
tiations with foreign nations.
The goversEent, always faithful to its du-
ties, and anxious TO submit its acts to free
discussion; convinced also that these national
questions ought to be treated with a pure pa
trlotism and conscience that spurns all assaults
and all prejudces, is of opinion that in the
present situation of affairs, he cannot decline
the offer of negotiation, without violating his
obligation to avoid the deciding on so delicate a
! point without submitting it to congress. If he
could make an arrangement that would satisfy
the national honor, he would with pleasure
submit it to congress; and if that object could
not be attained, the same executive, anxious
for peace, would be the first to decide upon
war, which would be the more Just as all our
eXertons had been used to avoid it.
| The preliminary proposals of Texas are Of a
character honorable and advantageous to Mex
leo, and the executive, without deciding upon
them, has not hesitated TO receive them as the
commencement of the arrangement desired by
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inevitably annex Texas to the United States,
and congress will perceive at once that SO i'll
advised measure would lay a terrible weight
of responsibility upon the executive.
To refuse to hear proposals which may lead
to satisfactory conclusion, advantageous to
! Mexico, would be the part OF fanciful patriot
ism. But when we are compelled to foresee
and consider the evils of frghttul and ruinous
war, let us try TO avoid such misfortuncs, and
not brave them except in a crisis which involves
our honor.
| If in view of the act for the annexation of
Texas to the United States, the executive had
followed the impulse of its own sentiments,
congtess would have understood the impor-
lance of its conduct, in adopting a course
which would have been gloriously sustained by
the patriotism of all Mexicans. 1t is as great
sacrifice for the president ad interim and his
minister to solicit the authorization at the end
of this communication, but he owes this sacri-
fee to his ardent devotion to the republic, and
to the certainty that in making all honorable
concessions for peace, if war should follow, it
will be terminated in manner worthy of the
national arms, and of the claims of Justice a.
gainst the power that provoked it.
Wherefore his emnence, the President ad in
term, in fall council to his Ministers, and with
their unanimous concurrence, has charged me
to submit to congress the following resolution:
"The Executive is authorised to receive the
proposals of Texas, to form arrangements and
to conclude such treaty as they may deem
honorable to the Republic, the same to be sub
mitted to the examination and annrohafinn of