Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-09-23
Foreign News by the Cambria.
iiocsK or COMMONS, Monday. Angus, 81.
Mexieo and rae Uaired Slater.

Lord George Bennnek called the attention Of the House TO
ne present state OF Affairs between the United States and
Mexico. Ihis county had a great interest in Mexico. In
asnueh rs cur annusl exports To 1t amounted TO fSOO.OO0
a year, n the British capital invested IN its mines amoun-
ted to at least tIOVeV.Vuo' and as tho public debt OF Mex
leo 10 mis country amo1n'cd L nesry as much mofe. War
'hc'e'o'S' oe'Ncen VA onien states anu MeAieo must DC
extremely Injurious to British commercial interest; aud II IL
should emo ia the eonq1es, OF Mexico by the United States.
ne feared 'ns' inc BRUSH deo' IN Mexico would follow the
ia"V "e oeos WING oy ue unlted themselves u 'his
S.unuy' oeNees; - "o oni'eo states became masters o'
Mehleo, ney ~TuIu' III consequence OF ther having at
eas - ~ themselves s'anu s'o"ee III ,o"'
~ "oiah COLONIES. ne men eh'eiee ~
~ . so !. ~o aroe aggressive messures os wnisn
"e my 80 . "s'os ali ahneaeo ieaas' anu oy
whleh 'ney WeI hoN suenpung 10 annex MeAco ana Cal
"o"na . an euu pu, W mo = y ~
'ms w auo 'ne ohiteu Sa'eN Vy 'o nIm
III NJ. : nnSxn,auo - ms Soanuy,n "Ta.a ieaa !,
,har. nox. c.s."S ns Ia
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~ ss' e''ouon' . mou'o "e snheAeuono d
elac,;on :, paS"it.n, =, H. 80, is1s T." 80. =
se.s;cr Of N.,.nor.. a.. 1850 S,.,os "a c.;nsa -.
-, - - - - - a-sLiI
5,co ,hs;, manne.cn,cs ~, :, s,,hon, nsynsn, oc a.,
5u,,es The h,J ,bn. Ven no.scs.;on ri ,ho cn,,nsr..
al N.x;.o .h;.h 49,. =, ;,..is .a,io,. 49, ., ,ha -
u,tciaI and nanuf,c,nripg in,,re.,s of Crc,, Retail, A.,
- -. 50, 49, ns,.,is.SIa sL.s.sIss -
hv which m. u,;,eI S,,t,. . votL;, !, ,h.ir ,.L.n.s
of territorial ,ycrandiremen, h. a,krd Lori PaImrrs,on
40 c,Dl,in an. sTis,ins .tato ~ m ,.I,t;o,, ,,,h N.,;co
and pressed upon him At the same t,me. the e,nediencv of
n tsLing somc immediate stems 10 nrcYcn, ,ho ,nncy,;;o,
of Mexico 90 The limited States. and 10 mn, an and ~ ,bc
bos,lities n,N pravaiiny hetvreen those two ountrs.s
lie rcu;,1od Lord P,In,e,s,oo ,h,, ON ~, oah ~ T,na
las, the then Minister of the Gown h.d told the House
thai the paeket. which sailed on he Ard Of lime. had =,
ken ont an offer Of mediation on the mari of this eonntrv
20 The government Of The II,itsd S,,,cs Nv I, !. 81,
ted by the official organ of the American goyemment ,hat
no such offer Of mediation had been signiied 10 r made
nv MIR. Pakeuham. our Minister NJ washington. He con.
ci,ded bv asking Lord Palmerxt,n what wss Inc ,,rs .,.,o
Of The case with respect TO this offer Of mediauopl
Viscount Palmcrsion-i shall have great pleasure in civ.
ing my noble friend an answer 10 the question he has put.
| uus;, however, that the House will think | am pursuing
that course which is the most BETTING the position | hold.
If | do not follow my noble friend into those observations
which he has made upon the past transactions between this
country and the United States. Mexico. and Texas con.
corning the relation to that country with Texas, and the
annexation OF Texas TO the United States. These are
matters which belong to past periods the facts arc hisio-
really known; and IL not, l think, necessary or useful for
me at present to expses. any opinion upoa them. Hear.
hear) Sir, my noble friend has expressed opinions as 10
the injury which must accrue 10 Butsh interests from the
war now going on between Mexico and the United States
I entirely concur with my noble friend that in the present
state of International relations in the civilized world il Is
impossible that any great war can be carried on between
any two considerable and independent states without, that
war affecting preJudicially the commercial interests Of all
other countries which may have relations OF commerce with
the two coniending parties. And IL proportion IS COM
and ciTeumscube II. extent, in that proportion will II be the
interest Of all nations that peace should universally prevail.
Heart Therefore do ! look with greater satisfaction up
on the progress which has lately been made by those doc
uines OF extended Commerce which appear to me to afford
additional security Tor the maintenance vi peace all over
the world. CCheers) l think, however, my noble friend
has in some degree exaggerated the facility with which. in
his opinion, the U. States may establish their authority and
dominion over the territories OF Mexico. Those territories
are vast In their extent, and IN proportion 10 their vast
ness Is enhanced the difnculy 81 carrying on military oper-
atoms OF an aggressive character within their limits. That
! occupied by a very large population, ofirom eight
TO ten millions OF inhabitants, OF a race different from the
people Of the United States, oi archgion different from The
religion OF the United States, and though II might be easy
Tor the United states 70 incorporate with the union a eoun-
nv like Texas, filled and inhabited almost entirely by Uni.
ted States settlers the question: l can assure my noble
friend aud the House, becomes very different when II APP
phes 10 the annexation OF territories much more Ihickly
peopled, and inhabited by a race different m those two re-
specis from the race which wishes TO possess them. | will.
however, say nothing which shall IN any degree affect that
character OF Importantly winch beh's a Government that
oilers ITS mediation between eon'ending parties. Hear,
heaTl My noble ire"d donos tue accuracy Of the state
ment which was made by her Malesiy's late Government
with respect To the offer asserted to have been rendered by
them, OF mediation between the two parties. ! am glad,
in justice TO our predecessors, that my noble friend has ena.
bled the ~ set that question night. The facts se shortly
these. tn Periecuy iFue' IS asserted by the right honora.
pie baf'ne' al tue hcad OF het hales'ys government, that
ahoHtI was ulau' 10 w tnNeu states' and also commu-
nieaIed to heNco, winch her MAJESTY late Government
understood ana meant 70 he an oher ct mediation. That
oiler vas l tHinH' properly conveyed IN terms which left
greaiiauIale Ol IniefPieianonto Tue government OF the Us.
Our position win respect 10 me /. States was at that tine
not The Poz.uon OF unbiaSsed impaiuaHtT Which behts the
character Ola mediator me question bet" cen this coun-
ny III W. '"Weo me- via" .esPec' ne oregon teTTI-
tory had not at that uEic ocen hnaily settled. IL was pos
slblo, notwithstanding The negotiations then going on,
mat 'hS' 4uesuoh m'shl nave assumtd 4 character which
would have ai'estee ufeat britain u Inc qualty Of Impair
u1hy which snou!d nave beIongedio q mediator. II that
discussion mao eAH'u IN rupture between Great Britain
ahu 'ho Onl!eu 9''''s' our mediauoh, Of course bet~esn
Inc IA'su ctl'Cs ia heAco "ouia nave been out OF the
question Inc oHtI' 'he'e'oIe' which was made
% me Ch.teu Su'e' was IN eheet ms that II
mo unied states were disposed TO accept the mediation Of
Great bii'a!n' max hollaNoh "ouIub De frankly offered aud
rendered. l'ink mat was gong az Tar as IN the then ex-
is'ing s'a'c d hihss Ao government oi1Icat britain could
properly nave gone. Ahe uo'eiHmeni OF the United
S'ates' however eNh'IA'IHs what / nave already stated with
respect 20 the PnsidoH III winch the oregon question had
p'aeeu "tla' britain 'O"atus inc u 2ta'eH, ad not mink II
eRped'en' 70 express any Wish upon IN SUBJECT and there
Ioie no answer was se"''N Deing Indersiood 10y the
government oi Inc Oh'eI sta'es mat the communi-
cauoh was ho' one when necessarily required an
ans"e'' tH-' ,H'y were q" d hOef'y 10 act upon II
h'hey pieAseu' Ou' 'ha' no uinofase would DC taken
oy TINS country u lHty EOs'hlhed from taxing any Steps con
s'tuohI usSnn ! n'u' however an ih'er'lo" not long
ngo WIN M 'oLsns' inc American minister, who, l am
s'Hy "say' was oONgoo' on account Of NE health, 10 re-
IRE ifom MS posi- heie ana return 10 the On'ed states. !
am sure EhETN N0uE hIU M EMn M rood fnTNUmn AZ EmAwH-