Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-01

manner of conducting that war, will not
fail to arrest your attention.
Such remonstrance, urged in no unfriend-
l'ly spirit to Mexico, was. called for by con-
sideralions of an imperative character,
having relation as we'll to the peace of
this country and honor Of this Govern
ment as to the cause of humanity and ci
vilization. Texas had entered into the
Treaty of Annexationupon The invitations
Of the Executive; and when, for that act,
she was threatened with renewal of the
war on The part of Mexico, she naturally
looked to this Government tointeEpose its
efforts 10 ward off the threatened blow.
But one course was left the Executive.
acting within the limits of its constitution
al competency, and that was TO protest in
respectful. but at the same time stroug
| and decided terms against it. The war
thus threatened to be renewed, was pro-
muIgated by edicts and DEGREES, which
ordered, on the part Of the Mexican mill
laEy, the desoalion of whole tracts of
country, and the destruction, without dis
| elimination, of all ages, sexes, and condI-
tions of existence. ,a
Over, the manner Of conducting war,
Mexico possesses NO exclusive control.
She has no Hght.o violate at pleasure the
principles which all enlightened ciyiliza-
ton has laid down for The conduct of ma
lions at war; and thereby retrograde to a
period Of barbaFism which, happily for
the world, has long since passed away.
All nations areinteresled in enforcing an
observance Of those principles, and the
United States, the Oldest of the Anierican
Republics, and the nearest Of the civilized
powers 10 the theatre on which these
enormities were proposed to be enacted.
could net quietly content themselves to
witness such stale Of things. They had,
through the Executive, on another occa
sion, and as was believed with The appro-
baton of the whole country, demonstrated
against outrages similar, but even less in
human, than those which by her new
edicts and DEGREES she has threatened TO
perpetrate, and of which the late inhumau
massacre at Tobasco was but the precur-
sOr.
The bloody and iuhuman murder Of
Fannin and his companions, eqtalled only
in savage barbariiy by the usages of The
untutored Indian tribes, proved how little
confidence could be placed on the most
solemn stipulaions of her Generals, while
The fate of others who became her cap
tives in war, many Of whom. no longer
able to sustain the fatigues and Privations
of long journeys, were shot down by the
way side, while their companions who
survived were subjected TO suiferings even
more painful than death--had left an iude-
lible stain on the page Of civilization. The
Executive with The evidence Of an inten-
lion on the part Of Mexico to renew
scenes SO revolving to humanity, could do
no less than renew remonslrances formerly
urged. For fulfilling duties SO imperative,
Mexico has thought proper, through her
accredited organs, because she has had re-
presented to her the inhumauity Of such
proceeding, 10 indulge iii language un-
known to the courtesy of diplomatic in
lercoursc, and offensive in the highest de-
gree to this Government and People. =.
Nor has she offended in this only. She
has not only violated existing conventions
between the Two countries. by arbitrary
aud unjust DEGREES against our trade and
intercourse, but withholds instalments Of
debt, due to ouf citizens, which she so.
leliniy pledged herself to pay, under cir
cumslanccs which are fully explained BY
the accompanying letter from Dir. Green.
our Secretary Of Legation. And when
our Minister has invited The attention Of
her Government TO wrongs committed by
her local authorities not only on The pro-
perty but on the persons of our fellow
citizens, engaged in prosecuting fair and
honest pursuits, she has added insult to in
jury, by not even deignihg, for months TO-
gelter, to return an answer 10 his repre-.
sentations.-Stil further to manifest her
unfriendly feeling towards the United
States, she has issued DEGREES expelling
from some of her provinces American
citizens engaged in the peaceful pursuits
of life, and now denies to those of our
citizens prosecuting tho Whale Fishery on
the Northwest coast Of the Pacific, the
privilege which has, through all lime, here
tofore been accorded to them, of exchans-
ing goods of small amount in value at
leT pUiiS W
pensabe TO their health aud comfort.
Nor will it escape the observation of
Congress, that in conducting correspon-
dence with that Minister Of the United
States, who cannoi, and does not, know
any distinction between The geographical
seetion6 Of the Union, charges wholly un-
founded are made against particular States
and an appeal to others for aid and pro.
lection against supposed wrongs. In this
same connection, sectional prejudces are
attempted 10 be excited, andihe hazardous
and objectionable effort is made 10 foment
divisions among the States of the Union,
thereby 10 etnbnfef-,heif peace. !, Mexico
has still to learn, rhat however freely we
may indulge in discussion among ourselves,
the american People will tolerate no IN
reference in their domestic affairs by any
foreign Government; and in all that con