Washington telegraph., 1846-12-30

Influences from abroad In the same despatch
the aeefataB oi Stale allims that "sncr 1887
the unIled states have regarded reNas as an In
dependent sovereignty, gs much as Mexico; an,
ihat lfade aud commerce with citizens of GOV,
ffnment nj war with Mexico, cannot, on that ue
count be ftgaftcd as an intercourse By which ns
slslalee and sueeat are given to Mexican rebels.
The wh9le enfftnt Of Mt do Boeanrgfi's remarki
Inn N lie same direction, as Il the independence
al fesas had mol been acknowledged Il has been
aeknaNlHkged-lt was acknowledged Ia 1857
ugainsl Tie femaasuanees aud protest Of Mexico
aud mast Of the ats Of any Importance, Of which
Nj haeanefHa complains, low necessarily from
ihat recognition.
IL snzats Of fasaa as still being "an Integral
pad a tHH lfiHlpfY Of The Mrncan Repablic," bui
he eannai but understand that the United Siaics
d ut 81 TagaFd IT, Tie real complaint Of Mexico,
ihsHfiafsi Il, in substance, neither more nor lees
ihaa a complaint against tn fae5 gu,iun of Texas
Independence. Il may be thought rather llis to
faPaHl ihai complaint, and not quite jus, 10 con-
line Il u the United Staies, TO ,ho exemption Of
England ff4aee, aud Belgium unless thr Uu.,ed
siatss hafiaF been The iifsl To Acknowledge tho
Independence Of Mexico herself, are to h. blamed
faf setlIas an example iar the recognition Of that
Of leAas. And he added, that "lhc constitution.
pahie fealtzi the laws obIigc the preslent to fr-
saai fszaz a. an Independent state, aud iis ter.
nlufY as no part Of the iortlory Of MeNco"-
ifkas has been al Independent slate, with an or.
EaHlsed government, delyngthe power u Mexico
l. overthrow o. fsHau4Hsf hgi ioi more than tea
Yeais hHlala she commenced the present waragaiust
thf faIlrd siaifs. ffAas had giycn such evidence
70 The world Of her ability 10 maintain hcr scpa.
faig sAIzienfe as an independent nation, Lat fhc
Hai been iafmally recognized as such, mo-, only by
lie latad siaiss, but by several Of the pr nCp.l
Iaastz Il Eanna.
II conformity slh tins It pullion, third con.
sgHt.aa Was concluded aud sisaod At the CITY II
1#k5a aa lhh a1tl day of November, ls 10, by
i5z HlzHshaisHi.aI re af tile tao governments, by
AiHsH HfaFisI5n as made iaf ascrla mug aud pay.
m lHszH aIams In January, l-ii lAis couyrn-
Ia sas aiiHi By The senate Of the L. states.
81 laa am MIN sais Wluei were mlu.fcsiy fri.
z#zlzHIs u lHsI Hhaf4aiHf Uppna rcrcirnca OF
= zmEHdmHals proposed 70 The government of
II NHa. The saHs kazaas, lili Hul,Irs, and drlays
Esf# alaHasHd which have SO long marked the
fa.isg a Tat government towards The a. States
Il has Mt even yet decided whether il would or
Haa.a mt a6Hade II them. although the subject
he aza Iszaies.il pressed uplu ils CONSIDERATION
NsKHfa laz thus violated q ssreui time the faith
If Hfs.laa. by IaIIas or refusing 10 carry into
aifHHi the 9Th article Of liIr Convention OF Jan.
uay. lsl1.
sch s history Of tic wrong which We have
HIlllafsi aud patiently endured from Mexico,
Iafaasl laas seflps 1i yeafg So far from afford.
IL faaHlHabls satisfaction for the injuries and In.
su'is Nr had baur-a great agriiyalion Of them
cous - Iu the fact that while the United States,
anxious 10 preserve good nnIrftiudng with
Mthloo have constantly, bul niuly employed IN
seeking fritcs' Tor past wrongs, new oniragrs
Wrre constantly occurring, which have continued
10 Increase ouf causes Of complaint, aud to swell
thr amnnni oi oar demands While the citizens
OF The United States were conducting lawful
commerce with Mexico, under the guaranty Of
Treaty Of "sn.iy, commerce, and navigation"
many Of them have suffered 40 the injuries whirh
voula hiyr resulted from open war This treaty,
instead Of ai0rdng protection % olr citizens, has
been the means Of inviting them into the ports of
Mexico, ihai they be, a. they have bccu Ia nu-
mrfous instances, plundcrrd Of their property, aud
deprived 'ihcir personal liberty Il they dared IN
ssl ol their rights Had the unlawful seizure Of
Amrr.ln property aud the violation Of personal
Ihcay Of onf ci4rus TO say nothing oi the insults
10 oar iiht which have occurred IN the ports Of
Mexico taken place on the high sras, they would
themselves long sincr have constituted state Of
actual war btiwrrn the Two countries. In 10 long
slitrrns Mexico 10 violate her most solemn treaty
ol obligations pundtr our ciligens Of their proper
ty' aud unpnson their persons, Eihoui aii0rdilg
lbetn any redress we have failed to perform one
of iht ipt Dni highest duties which every gov.
tTnmem owes TO ils citizens, and the consequence
hhl brtn that mlny OF them have been reduced
ifum state Of uilllcnct 10 bankruptcy, The
proud ulme ol American citizen, which ought 10
project all who bear Il from insult aud injury
throughout The world, has alafdcdgo such pfoicc.
tan Ia our citizens IN Mexico We had ample
caust oiwM against MeSieo long brlor. the break.
in9 oui oi hosiilt'ea But even then We iorborc 10
take rdfrs iu our own hands, uutil Mexico her.
sgl became The arTrssof, hy invading our soil in
hostile array and shedding the blood Of our cit.
Icns.
Such are the grave causes n complaint on tho
pld Of the unhed States against Mexico --causs
which existed long b fotr the annexation Of TcXis
10 ihr United States and yet animated by the
iutr oipFarr, and mlgunnlm0us moderation, we
did not adopt those measures OF frlrrsS which, un-
der such Circumstances, are the Justified rgs1n Of
inllrcd nations
Tie annexation Of Texas TO the Uuiicd States
constituted no just cause Of offence rt Meries
The prclexi that Il did N IL wholly inconsistent.
with the well authenticated facts
connected with the revolution By which Texas be-
came independent Of Mexico. That tbs may b'
lhe more mlnlfcsi, il may BE- proper to advert to
the causes and the history Of the principal events
oi that revolution.
Texas consisted + portion Of the ancient prov
nee Of Louisiana, ccdrd to the United States by
France In the year 1903 In the year 1873, the
L States by the Florida treaty, celcdlo Spain all
That part Of Louisiana within the present limits Of
,ffcxas; and Mexico, by the revolution which
separated her from spain, and rendered her an
ndcpe idcnl nation, succeeded to the rights Of the
mother country over this territory. In the year
1924 Mexico established federal constitution,
under which the Mexican republic wasrcomposcd
VI ID number Of sovereign slatrs, confrderhled
together in federal Union similar to our own
Elch Of these States had ~ own Executive, Leg
stature aud Judiciary aud for ail except federal
purposes, was rs independent Of tho general gov
eminent, and that Of the other States, as is Penn.
sylyanin or Virginia under our constitution. Tex.
ls and Caahuila united and formed one of these
Mexican States The State constitution which
hey adopted, and which was approved by the
Mexican eoniederacy, asserted that they were
'lrce and independent Of the oihor Mexican