Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-06-05

Gliding so delicate a question before sub
hitting it 10 Congress.
If he could make an arrangement hon
orablc in itself, and such as would salts
fly the national honor, he would submit 1t
with great pleasure to Congress-; and if
such could not be achieved, the same
government which is so DESTROYS Of
peace contormably to the dignity of the
Republic, would be the first to decide in
favor of war, which would be more Just
after all efforts to avert it had failed.
The preliminary propositions of Texas
are ola character honorable and fair to-
ward the Republic; and the Government,
without deciding upon them, had no
doubt about accepting them as the in
itiative to the arrangement sought by
Texas, Net to Lave accepted them
would have been to establish the annex
alton of Texas to the United States, and
Congress will perceive that step so i'll
advised would have been aterrible charge
to the present Administration.
To refuse to hear proposals Of peace
that may lead to a satisfactory result,
would have been an extreme measure
the least profitable to the Republic, how
ever it might at first hatter justly rita
ted patriotism; but this is not what the
nation expect from its Supreme Govern
ment, which is obliged to foresee and
and weigh the evils of a long and costly
war, and to aboid them as long as its
honor can be maintained, as in the pres
ent cpse.
If the Government had acted solely up
on lis impulses, as soon as the law of
annexation passed the Congress of the
United States, the Chambers we'll knew
what its conduct would have been, and
that its frmness in resisting all other
proposition than war, which the patriot
ism of all Mexicans would have sustained
with glory. His ExccIency, the Pres
dent ad interim, as we'll as his ministers,
make great sacrifice in asking the au-
thorlzallon at the end of this message;
but it is made upon mature deliberation,
and from an ardent desire for the prosper
ity ofthe Republic, and with the convic-
ton that if war should ensue after max
ing every effort 10 preserve peace, it will
end in the glory of the national arms, and
in accordance with public justice as re-
CARDS those who provoke it.
Therefore, his ExcelIency, the Prcsi-
dent nd interim, in ministerial council,
and with the unanimous advice of his
Cabinet, has directed me to present for
your deliberalion the following resolu-
tion:-
"Tne Government is authorized to re-
ceive the propositions made by Texas, and
to proceed to the formation of a treaty
that it deems honorable to the republic;
to be laid before Congress for its exam
ination and appreciation.
With the highest consideration, sc.
LUIS G. CUEVAS.
GoD AND LIBERTY
Mexico, Apr. 81, 1915.
1t would seem that the Mexican gov.
eminent, Notwithstanding the above let
ter is DESTROYS to prepare for war, and
has asked Congress for loan of 30OO,-
900.
On the 10Th of April, Congress passed
a resolution allowing Santa Ana and
Canulizo to eXpatriate themselves within
eight days, for ten years. If they refused,
the prosecutions against them are to be
urged forward
The earthquake in the city of Mexico
had ceased From the Departments,
accounts continue to arrive of the devas-
tation caused by those of the 18th and 10Th