Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-12-17

ably alarmed for its own security, aud y
order 10 ~ari Of tho danger Of the rcv"Iu
ton led by Parade-. violated its solemn
agreement, and refused 10 receive 90 acercdi'
our minister; and this, although informed
tina, he had been invested wifi full power
TO adjust al questions in dispste between
the two government, Among the frivolou.
pretests Tor this refusal, the principal one
was, that our minister had not gone upon a
special mission, confined TO the question ol
Tc1a. alone, leaving all the outrage. upon
our flag and our citizens unrcdrcascd.
The Mexican government well knew that
both our national honor and the protection
due To- eur citizens. impcraiiyely required
that ,he two questions Of boundary and
indemnity should be treated Of together. as
naturally aud iuscprably blended. and cal
culatcd to enable the United States to e,-
tend to them the most liberal jnsticc. On
the 30th Of December, lS45, General Her
rcra resigned the presidency, and yielded up
the government to general Paroles without
n struggle. Thus revolution was accom-
plishcd solely by the army commanded by
Paredcs, aud the supreme power in Mexico
passed irto the hands Of military usurpcr
who WAS known to be bitterly hostile 10 the
United States.
---AhhayAh the QroDect Of q paci6c adjust
ment With The new E0veTps.crt wss ..ysSSs.
ising, from the known hostility Of its head
10 the United States, vet, determined that
nothing shall be left undone on our part to
restore. friendly relations between the two
countries, our minister was instructed 10
present his credentials to the new govern
mcnt, and ask to be accredited by il in the
diplomatic character in which he had been
commissioned These instructions he exc
cutcd by his note of the first Of March, 1916,
addressed to thcMc,ican minister Of Foreign
Affairs, but his request was insultingly re-
fused by that minister in his answer Of the
10Th Of the same month. No alternative
remained for our minister but to demand
his passports, and return to the United
States.
Thus was the extraordinary spccticle pre-
sented to the civilized world, of govern
mcnt, in violation Of its own express agree.
mcnt, having twice rejected q minister of
peace, invested with full powers to adjust all
the existing differences between the two
countries i'll manner just and honorable to
both / am not aware that modern history
presents a parallel case, in which, in time of
peace, one nation has refused even to hear
propositions from another for terminating
existing difficulties between them Scarcely
q hope of adjusting our difficulties, even at
remote day, or Of preserving peace with
Mexico, could be cherished while Paroles
remained at the head Of the government.
He had acquired the supreme power by
military revolution, and upon the most SOL
emn pledges to wage war against the United
States and to recouquer Texas, which he
claimed as q revolted province Of Mexico.
He had denounced as guilty of treason all
those Mesicans who considered Texas as no
longer constituting part Of the territory of
Mexico, and who were friendly to the cause
of peace The duration Of the war which
ha wapcd nsainst the United States was
indefinite, because the end which he pro-
posed, Of the rcconquest of Texas was hope
less. Besides, there was good reasons to
believe from all lis conduct, that it was his
intention to CONVEX, the republic Of Me>i leo
into monarchy, and to call foreign Eu-
rOpean Prince to the Throne.
Preparatory to thi, end, he had, during
his short rule, destroyed the liberty of the
press, tolcrating that portion of it only which
openly advocated the establishment of mon
archy. The better to secure tn" success Of
his ultimate design, be had, by an arbitrary
degree. convoLed Congress--not to be O.
lectod by the free voice Of the people, but to
be chosen in manner to make them sub.
scrvicnt to his will, and to give him absolute
control over their deliberations.
Under all these circumstances, it was be-
lieyed that any revolution in Mexico, foun-
dcd upon opposition to the ambitious pro-
jects of Paroles, would tend to promote the
cause of peace as well as prevent any Mt
tempted European interference in the affairs
of the North American continont-both
objects of deep interest to the United States.
Any such foreign interference. if attempted
must have been resisted by the U. States.
Ny views upon that subject were fully com
municated to Congress in my last animal
message. In any event, it was certain that
no change whatever in the government Of
Mexico which would deprive Paroles Of
power could be for the worse, so far as the
/ .itcd States were concerned, while il was
highly probable that any change must be for
the better.
This was the state of affairs existing
when Congress, on the 1871 of May last re-
cognizcd the existnnco Of the war which had
been commenced by the government. OF
Paroles. and it became an object Of much
Importance, with view to speedy settle
ment Of our difficulties and the restoration
Of an honorable peace. that Parades should
not retain power in MEXICO.
Before that time there we're symptoms Of
a revolution in Mexico, favored, as it was
understood to be, by the more liberal par
~, and especially by those who were oppos-
cd TO foreign interference and 10 the monnr-
chical form Of government.