The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-10
Communicated
RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.

| Mr.. Poinsett went to Mexico in 1926 with every
prospect of a successful mission. But the English
commissioner had arrived before him, and already
negotiated treaty of friendship, which bears date
9Th April, 1925 The necessity of maintaining a
standing army, and the exhausted state of the fna-
ces, forced the Mexican government to make heavy
loans in England, and thus threw it into the en-
brace of the British government. English capital
flowed into the country, and was invested in its rich
mines. Among other prudent arrangements, the
Mexican Secretary of State was appointed direct
or of an English mining company, with salary of
$40 000 and the ascendency of the British influence
| in Mexico secured by that most persuasive of
all diplomatic agents-the same which exercises
so much influence and secures many partsans in
our own country-Bntish gold.
The commissioner had without difficulty, nego-
| tiated treaty, which was signed and approved of
by the Mexican Congress within two months after
his arrival in the capita whereas, Mr.. Poinsett,
| much ADLER diplomatst, with every circumstance
apparently in his favor, met with almost insupera-
BILE difficulties in concluding similar treaty. In
fact, treaty Of friendship and navigation with
Mexico bears date in 1881, six years after the first
arrival of our able minister We have seen the I'M
friendly conduct Of the Mexican government to-
wards us, attributed by our Secretary Of State, in
official despatch, to "snister intrigues having for
their object to mslead the Mexican people, and to
force the national government TO acts Of lity to-
wards us !" The recent disclosure of the proceed
ings of Captain Elliott in Texas, and of his recent
mission to Mexico, gives us another notable exam
pie of the "sinster intrgues" which have always
embarrassed our relations with Mexico, and thrown
so much difficulty in the way of the annexation of
Texas
Will the partisans Of her Britannia Majesty's gov
ernment--who, unfortunately, are but too numerous
amongst ushave the boldness longer to contend for
the uprghtness and disnterested purity of that gov
eminent, while they SANDER and stigmatze the
duct and motives of our own Executive Will they
again dare to say that that government is too proud
to use deception intrigue, while they bring against
| our own government the same charges against
which they exhibit much zeal in defending that?
Or will they again assert that England has no mo-
tivethat she is not interested in checking our on
ward progressl
The following extract from letter, dated Liver.
pool I'd July 1927 and addressed to the editor the
Richmond Enquirer, (see Niles's Register ofthe 18th
September, 1879 so fully explains the policy Of
the British government, the difficulties encountered
by Mr.. Poinsett in Mexico, and the motives of the
"snister intrigues" brought into operation against
him, that must be excused for quoting freely from
it, as follows:
This country has been for twelve months laying the
which be terminated just only by united
and energetic resistance and prompt adoption Of counter
President the United States may guilty on
the West India question: and whether he has has not
guilty OF neglect have not the here to determines
but be this may counrys honor and her interest
require that we should rally round our government and
contest has been shronded with thin veil by MIR Can
nng in his correspondence with Mr. Gallan, to conceal
When England in 1916 opened her West India Islands on
certain conditions, to the whole world, she was sincere;
her in rather awkward dilemma as in 1896 she deter
mined to change her policy but she would have found
stipulated and piighed engagement to negotiate upon the
subject she made positive engagement to settle the
destined At al 1r respecting it. and with
out giving any other than contained in Mr. Can
aag bnppa9 and e, M that ne not
that had already been exhausedto which he subsequent
ADDED a.. the gou,. Of Commons the empty dohy
This government has just passed bill through Parliament
Of every description horses fresh provisions &c SC, and
be Canadian produce and shall be admitted England
and into the West Indies such The operation Of this
Canada and the United States to give the British shipping
the entire carrying trade of such american articles they
ceved from the United States through that channel viii
pay duty here ofonly fi 2oo but imported direct
s S ses w nae m Ge
slaves coming direct United States ashes coming through
Canada admitted here free of duty they direct
they pay duty Of six shilngs per cwt; wheat the
United States is entirely prohibited; from Canada Is adj
mted at duty OF 5s quarter; thus the Canadians may
ship al their own grain and supply themselves with cheap
the navigation OF the United States Of which it feels great
jealousy and at the same time improve It's own policy
Of England; and in this policy find the secret CON
nected with the West India question He argues- mean
MIR Husksson-that II the trade be opened 10 equal
terms from commercial activity and conguity will
the whole Of and thereby much increase
mercaI marine.r
The foregoing contains partial disclosure Of the
motives of the sinister intrigues," which ember-
rassed the negotiation from the treaty of friendship
and commerce with Mexico, and which have contri-
buted 30 largely to give unfrendly aspect to our
relations with that country. The policy Of Eng.
mad htrM Mr. in "a
to cripple our navigation, Of which she feels great
jealousy; and in 1896 she feared that if the trade of
the West Indies and Of Mexico was opened to us
on equal terms, from our commercial activity and
contiguity we would secure the whole Of it. and
thereby much increase our merchant marine.
Hence the 'snister nrigues which were set on foot
to defeat our treaty. to embarass our relations with
Mexico, and to deprive us of a commerce on equhl
terms with the English.
II will be seen from the following extract from