Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-08-01

Of Judge ofthe District Court.
THE MISSING CORRESPONDENCE
TUE ADMINISTRATIONS MANA
CEMENT.
We have astefiainrd that there is 'inisaint
foFfaepbhdanGe,,' connected with 8if relation
with Mexico, that should be given to ths ri-
Bile, How far We are justified IN the asset-
tta1, WILDE seen below One thing must be nd
mittsd by the people If The Whole country, It Il
thts-tllefe il i t~1YstefY, banging over tbs
REASONS, that prompted Afr, Polk 10 6fleI
Gen. 1aylorffom Corpus Christi At the time
he did, That hhs never been explained Whaf
the National tatelllgenGBf. called for tho al
legged missing correspondence, the gaffuieus
IL li1it, remained AZ mute about The tnaltHr as
possible, Silence from such d quarter. is
"t1htifmatlBh strong AZ holy writ" that there
is spmtthing concealed, that tho Administraa
lion ia afraid to publish 10 ihs country. Mr.
POLK, under any circumstances, II placed IN
This pfediGatisnt he either bad his feasonz
for ordering t!eur Taylor 10 lie Rio tifAnda,
which he has uut chosen to give to The world,
% he, Un lie pefsdniI responsibility, virtually
declared war. while Congress WHs IN session.
a high handed and alarming assumption 81
power. Uii inAn examination If he publieEz
ed correspondence, which is quite bnd enough
to diRglRt every patriot IN The land.
Nh BLAeK 70 Mn pBNfA, Oct II. lat5
"Arluaied by these sentiments C"fo enlii.
vate The hiniest aud most friendly relations
between tho sister republics The President
has directed NE 10 instruct you, IN the absena
dc Of any diplomatic agent 10 Mes leo, II rs
certain from The Matigah Government Wht-
ihef they would receive an Envoy fFntn The
United States, Instructed with full p9WHf 10
adjust all The questions In dispute between
the two Gov efiments, Shbnld hhswef ba III
tho affirmative, buGli nh snyuy will h1 imluHs
diatly despatched 10 Mexico"
Answert TO The Above AIR Pnna to Mr. Hiafk,
Oct. H., ls45,
AIN answer, | have TO cay 10 you, That al
though The UeSitHn uBtieu Is deeply injured
by tho UnitHl Il ates, through Tho acts COM
United by llen IL The Department Of Texas.
which belongs tothts nation. my government
IL diaBnHed IT, receive tho 6aalmt5 5ibHsF 8filfn.
United StBtee Who f4ag gone Fatl6s 54hifll
With full powers from his ttopeffnaHtfa sats
lie tho present diaputet IN aFeacefHl, ]faas6aa.
bic and honorable manucft'
NpW If there Ia a1y meaning IN lAnFDbsr,
or IN diplomatic correspondence, Mr. l'olt
di mi ash Mexico to receive :" teltdnnt
MtuleIef," but al especial Ministers, To FeltIg
specified u difficulties between the wa govern.
tnedts, and ltakieb promised Gully 10 receive il
" Commissioner" Sc much for the miseff=.
bly, deceptive course Of The Administrator,
with regard 10 the commencement OF Tho mis-
hion Of Mr., Sttdnllt
Mr., &Itdell arrived ~ Vera Cruz on Iha
lulh Of NaYentbrrs "uoa afterwards. thrra
commenced The difficulties between lin and
tho MaAtrRn Govctnnehh Iln chirl one III
which, was, that Mrktfo had not agreed, 10
receive il Minister accredited A. Mr.. FttldeII
wAa, "aa a Mi1iEtaf 10 feridu near tho uuypFns
meul,' but ouly Il Minister Instructed 10 got.
Ito specified questions IN dispute. Had Mrs
SIidoll beblt tnstfurte4 20 act IN such a rapn.
city, Haeftalono as MeSjcp agreed to receive
a Minister, our diIiuuItioB 70 far ar Mr.. III.
delI'H reception was concerned, would never
have occurred, war Wltbthat country would
not hav0 been necessary, or # it was, il ca,ld
have been declared by ra, in a dIguiied man.
nor, and not have been begup by tho com.
tetuptlbln policy 0f n narrow minded Adu1intn. |
traitor, that waa determined 10 hfnp IL about
under any circumstances, even tit had 10 in.
vent Il pteteSt, when q hundred rood calaea
war with Mexico have oxibted foGibo last
twenty years. But to the correspondence to
zee how The Administrator managed, Qttor H.
got up The quarrel between Mr.. Slidell aud
Mr.. Pena, n Jgfee thai government - reject
1Ir. SltdcIl. unddr any circumstances.
Mr.. Polk in his Message to Congreaa, Nay IL.
''Fhe government Of General Herrera, thore
IL good reason to believe, WnH eeri6ttsiy anx.
louH 10 receive our Minister, but IL Welded ia
Tho storm raiaed by lie encmica, and on thal
Of December refused to acGredlt Mr.. sIf
Mr.. Polk to Mr.. slidelI, January -.
/" Determined 10 IGavc no effort untrfrd to
effect an amlcablo arrangement with Mexico,
defectcd Mr.. SItdel TO present his credon,
llals to tho government Of General Paredes
ask 10 be- officially received by him.
SlideIi to Lanzae, March Ist, and against
Polk.
The President Of the United States entirely
of the course pursued by tho under.
signed, and the communications by him ad
lerssCd to tho Mexican government. Had
the then existing government continued in
no alternative would have remained,
.he undersigned would have been directed to
his passports, the President of the
United States moaM hare submitted the talo1e
10 Congress, and called upon the nation
2 assert It's rights, and ayonge its injured
honor.
Buchanan to SIidell, and against Polk.
Mr.. Buchanan in enclosing the Presidents
orders to Mr.. Slidell, TO present his craden-
10 Paredes, concludes his letter. eAforI
bis, should The President refuse to receive
'ou, then demand your passports from the pro-
authority, and return 70 The United States.
. will then become the duty of the President
D submit The Whoie case II Congress, and call
Ipou the nation to assert it's lust rights. and
its injured honor.
lf any one will read the above extracts at
entively, we think the following conclusions
viii be inevitable.
lst-MeXic0 did not promise to receive
from this country, bat a special en-.
,oy to settle specified difficulties between opr
and Mexico. 2nd.-Tbat Mr.. Sliden
nd MIR. Buchanan, with great propriety say.
hat il Mexico does not arrange the pending
iliieulttes between the two countries. the
President woukd BE- boRad h -a5ra5t He nba5o
natter TO Congress; and caY ap5a he uq,to,
It's constitutional channel, to ass--ttha
lst rights, and avenge the injured wrongs Of
be country.
Now, what is the course of Mr.. Polk
While Mr. SlidelIs reception at Mexico was
. doubt, while that government begged a lie.
Ie Time, as bis arrival ''was unexpected"
lid Mr.. Polk calmly wait until Ar. SIideIl,s
Mission was positively ended Quite the
While he protesting great anxiety
) have the difficulties arnicahly arranged be-.
Veen the two c~ontries, he sent a hostile fleet
# ne coast Of Mexico, and oter three months
sfore Mr.. SildeH demanded bis pqss5orls Of
le Mexican government, be ordered Gen..
,,ayior to leave Corpus Christi, for the Rio /
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