The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-05-21

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The existing stats ol Tie relations be-
tween The Unilei States and Mexico rem
ders il proper that ! should bring lhe sub
jeeI 10 The consideration of Congress.
In my message = The commencement Of
your present session. The state of these
relations. the causes which Led 10 ILe aus
pension Of diplomatic intercourse between
The Two countries in March. lsi5. and the
long.eOnliEurd and unredressed wrOngs
and injuries conmisled BY the Mexican
Government on citizens Of The United
States in their persons sna properly. were
briefly sci forth.
As The facts and opinions which were
then laid before Won Sere carefully con-
sidered, ! cannot better express my pre-
sent convictions Of the condition Of affairs
up 10 lha, time than By referring you 10
that communication.
The strong desire TO establish peace
with Mexico on liberal and honorable
terms; and the readiness Of this Govern
msns 10 regulate and adjust our boundary
and other causes Of difference with that
Power on such fair and equitable princi-
Piles as would lead to permanent relations
Of The most friendly nature, induced me,
in September last. to seek the Ie-Opening
Of diplomatic relations between The two
countries. Every measure adopIel on
our part had for its object The furIherance
VI these desired results. In communica.
ling 10 Congress a succinct statement Of
the injuries which We had suffered from
Mexico, and which have been aceumu-
laling during period Of more than TWEEN
~ years. every expression that could
tend TO inlame the people Of Mexico,
or defeat or delay a pacific result, was
carefully avoided. An Envoy Of the
United States repaired TO Mexico, with
ful! powers TO adjust every existing DIFF.
ference. But, though present on The Mex
lean soil by agreement beIweea,he two
Governments, invested with full powers.
and bearing evidence Of the most friend.
ly dispositions, his mission has been
unaysiling. The Mexicaa Government
not only refused to receive him or listen
10 his propositions, but, after long.con-
Iinued series of menaces, have al last in
yaded our territory and shed the blood
Of our own fellow. cisizens on our own
soil.
II now becomes nv duty 10 state more
So Is..il dIG urIgtn, psvgtSss, aud failure
o. that mission. In pursuance Of the in
strucIions given in September last, an in
quiry was made, on the 18th October,
lsi5, in the most friendly ierms, through
our Consul in Mexico. Of The Minister
for Foreign Affairs. whether the Mexican
Government " would receive an Envoy
from the United States, entrusted with
full powers 10 adius. al the questions in
dispute between the two Governments y
with the assurance that, "should the All.
swer be in the affirmative, such an Envoy
would be Immediately dispatched 10 Mex
ico." The Mexican Minister, on the 18th
October, gave an affirmative answer to
this inquiry, requesting at the same time
that our naval force at Vera Cruz might
be Withdrawn, lest its continued presence
might assume The appearance Of menace
and coercion pending the negotiations.
This force was Immediately Withdrawn.
On the 10Th November, 1915, Mr.. John
Slidell, Of louisiana, was commissioned
BY me as Envoy Extraordinary and Min
!sier Plenipolenliary of The United States
10 Mexico, and was entrusted with full
powers 10 adjust both the questions of
the Texas boundary and Of i,demniica-
ton to our citizens. The redress Of The
wrongs Of our citizens naturally and inse-
par.bly blended itself with ihe question
Of boundary. The settlement of the one
question, in any correct view Of the sub
ieci, involves that of the other. | could
not. for moment, entertain the idea that
The claims of our much injured aud long
suffering citizens, many of which had ex-
istsd for more than twenty years, should
be postponed or separated from the SET
siement of the boundary question.
Mr.. Slideil arrived at Vera Cruz on the
lhrlie h of November, and was cou te-
ousIy received by The authorizes of that
city. But the Government Of General
Herrera was then to.:ering TO its fall. The
Revolutionary party had seized upon the
Texas question to effect or hasten lis over
throw. Its determination To restore friend
ly relations with the United States and
TO receives our Minister to negotiate fur
the settlement Of this question was vio-
lenly assIiled, aud was made the great
theme Of denvncialisn against it, The
Gov ernment of General Herrera, there is
good reeson to believe, was sincerely de-