The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-11-15
TIE NORTHUMBERLAND MEXICO

Notwithstanding the positive denial of the t.
niOn. the recognized official journal Of the Admir-
istration. that the President has in any way made
ovprturesn of any kind Ia the Government of Mex.
CO. we find The f"llnwing hold and positive annnn.
ciaiinn in the National {nteIIigpncer of The 18Th
instant: Notwithstanding The menacing and.
under the circumstances. most unhecuminu tone of
the agents Of the Administration. whether writer's
for rhe official paper in this city. or correspondents
for papers in other cities, we are satisfied by CON-
current ininru,aiinn from Vera Cruz. by wav Of
Pensacola, New Orleans. and New York. thai the
Executive of the United States has actually maze
advances To the Government of the Republic of
MeXicn fur an amicable adjustment nf the differ
ences hetw cen the two countries. offering. should
Mexico accept the overture, To send a Minister
Extraordinary to Mexico fur that purpose a pro-
ceeding which We approve as heartily as we have
disrppr"ved the alternative, which the Executive
appears to have had under consideration. of taking
&" the way The French took I" To adjust our differ.
ences " 18th that Power"
II becomes Of some importance to US at a dis
lance. 10 know by what authority the Intelligen.
Ger speaks thus positively. 1t has been charged
that that paper is in The pay of the Mexican CO.
vernmeni, and from the above it w0uld appear Ia
be sn, and if So it is by Mexicah authority il
speaks thus unequiyocalIy Of the secret acrs If onr
administration, which, if true, are thought of suf
fcient Importance To be drRied in an authorized
channel. The article Too from which we quote the
above. goes on rospeak Vt the mndifed feeling en.
tPriained by Mexico towards the United States,
sE ,,J,. h., ;,nr,oo, g IL, - l..
stances,'' which induce the editors nf the IntellI-
gencer, to beiiere that there is - no,C some pros
pect Of a negotiation for a peaceful settlement of
the dife renres between the TWO countries.'-
What those - other circumstance " are, we are
not tmd. We hope 1t is not 10y any low or fear
fol overtures made by our Government.
The Intelligence speaks of the fact as "knOwn,"
that the Department of State has received des-
patches " direct from Mexico, the contents Of
which have not been officially disclosed bnt Of
which we have received information. believed, as
far as it goes, To be correct. The Mexican Gu
vernment is said To propose, or TO consent to, a
renewal Of diplomatic relations, and to ~negolia-
tions. as well concerning the boundary between
the TWO countries as the claims of the citizens Of
either on the other. Preliminary 10 which, the
withdrawal Of the American naval furces from be-
fore Vera Cruz is said to he asked"
1t is hardly possible that the Government or its
agents would put the Intelligencer in possession of
information, which it withholds from The Union,
and We must, therefore, conclude that the Mexi.
can Government is in direct correspondence with
the editors, or with some friend who has The ear
VI the editors, and who can control their columns.
The latter we believe to he the fact, although il
points TO Vera Cruz, New York. &c. as tbr
source Of information, and if it be so, the public
viii kHow what confidence to put in a journal
that, in the very heart of the nation, always di
rects it's arguments against the policy of our Gu.
venment, and 10 favor of any freign power We
may enme in conflict with. We care no, y Via,
policy the Inrelligencer uay pursue, bot wc
wish to know the motive power by which it is
directed. as We will he thas enabled to give due
weight To its Arguments and its declarations.
The article under consideration, closes with =
flourish about the " Mexican Indemnify" which
orr readers will recolleci we're asserted by III,
Mexican Government to have been paid upward.
Of a year sgo, and which the InlslllgeRcer DOW