The North-Carolina standard., 1845-04-02
Protest Of the Merican Minister

We understand :he Mexican Minister, Gtn.
Almonte, on his recent passage through n. York
expressed openly his belief that war between this
country and Mexico must rnsue The Evening
Gaz-rte publishes the following abstract Of his
Protest made to the State Department:
"The undersigned has the honor 10 address him
self 10 the Hon. Secretary OF State, in order 10
manifest the deep concern with which he has seen
that the President of the United States has given
his signature 10 law admitting into this confed-
eracT The Mexican province of Texas.
" He had hatlPred himself that the sound coun-
sells of the distinguished citizens &c. would
have led TO better result. Unhappy it has not
been so; and against his hopes and sincere vows
he sees consummated on the part of this govern
ment an act of aggression the most unjust that
modern history records-the spoiiation Of friend
ly nation Of considerable part Of lis territory.
" For these reasons, in obedience to his iRstruc-
tions, he must protest and does protest. in the most
solemn manner, in the name Of his government.
against The law &c. He protests also that the act
in a measure inTaEidares the rights Of Mexico to
recover her province of which she is 80 uni1sty
dispossessed, and that she will maintain and give
effect to those rights by all the means within her
power
He also bpgs that the secretary will let the
President know that in view of all these facts, his
mission near this government terminates from to-
cay. He consequently begs that the Hon. Secre-
tary will forward 10 him his passports, because il rs
for New York
''He avais himself of this oc ccasion, &C.:
The Mexican prOrince Of cTsIHs ," and that
too in the face Of the fact, known to all the world,
and acknowledged by all the leading powers, that
Texas is free and Independent Seatel Mexico
may refuse through all time TO recognize the in
dependence of Texas-and what thcn2 Must
her bare refusal keep Texas in The position of a
petty Province What wpdld have been Thought
of Great Britain, had. she refused 10 arkhow-
ledge the independence Of these Colonies, and
protested against the annexation to the Union ol
the " Province" of North Carolina? We may
be mistaken, bnt, in our opinion, there will be no
war. In the first place, Mexico has not been ag
grieved, and has no right to go to war and ia
the second place, she is notoriously deficient ir
all the elements of strength requisite to begir
even, much lessto carry on, q. war with anylead
ing power She might, perhaps, slightly .fnjur
our commerce; bat as, by the law of nations
twothlrds of the crew Of each OF her vessels mus
be native born citizens, or else, when captured, b
swung up like maehctors, and as it is not pos
sible for her to man any considerable number O
vessels with native born citizens, the contest npol
the high seas would soon be terminated while upor
the land one banner after another would 90 dowr
before Us, and in six months the American eagl,
would overlook the City of Montezuna W.
repeat, there is no danger. Great Britain viii
not dare to take part with Mexico, and Mexico
herself is weak and miserable, and could be drub
bed into silence in less time than it would require
toprepare for war with any great power
10 The Superior Court for Wake county is
in session here this week, his honor Judge Dick
on the bench. We shall give sketch next week
OF the most important proceedings. = >:z'z