The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-20
No. Id.
Mr.. Buchanan 10 Mr.. SiideA.

No. Id.
Mr.. buchanan 10 Mr. ShdeA
[Extractsl
] DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, March IL, 1886,
The duplicate Of your despatch No. 6, OF the 9Th
uumo, and your despatch No. Z, have been received
In the latter you state that you shall anxioasly
await my dehnitiss instructions by the "Missia-
IL is not deeHad necessary TO modify the instruc-
ions which you have already received, except in q
SINGLE particular, and this arises from the late reyo-
uton effected in the government of the Mexican
republic by General Paredes
an directed By the President 10 instruct you NOT 10
swe thai republic until you shall hare made formal
dsSssmd 10 DC received By the ns,o ssperumsni. Tie
geSeswxeM Of Pusdes eapis into sristsnos not By rg
uisr constitutional sueesssion ba IN consequence Of
military revolution By toAich the bssting eosfifsor
81 sutAorthss were albperted II eannof be considered
IS mere continuance Of he govsYYn,syi Of HerTsrs
On me eonhny the form Of government mas been srt
nrsty changed, as wsu Is Ell az hish tsseHo~sstss =
the head Of the Standardization I'VE hco governments
are certainly not idsea that hs yesa Of the one %
receive you ough 70 be considered conclusive evidsnes
maj saeh would be the determination Of the other. II
poid be difficult on such presumption, Ia regard 70
50 feeble and distracted country yMerieo 10 sat
The fmercan people that all had been done which ought
10 hare been done 10 Gpoid the necessity Of resOing 20
hostliiss BE-
On your return 10 the United States, energetic meas
ies againa Jusreo ,ood at once be recommended bi
the President; and these might fail 10 obtain the support
81 Congress- Ju could be asserted that the erisiing gop.
eminent had not refused 10 reeeipe minister II
toouid mol be sufficient anSesr 10 such allegation
that The government Of Herrera had refused 10 receive
you and thai you tcsre therefore justified in eaping The
country, ajter short delay because In the meantime
the government Of P1edss had not voluntarily offered %
rspers the decision Of lis predecessor.
The President believes that for the purpose Of
making this demand you ought 70 return TO The city
ofMexco, this be practicable consistently with the
national honor Ii was prudent for you to leave II
during the tendency Of the late revolution but this
reason no longer continues. Under existing eircun-
stances, your presence there might be productive oil
the most beneficial consequences.
The time when you shall ask To be received by
the government Of Paroles 10 left to your own dis
crenon. The President thinks this ought to he done
trary. Your demand ought 10 be couchea in strong
but respectful language. IL can no longer be resist
ed on the ridiculous pretence that your appointment
has not been confirmed by the Senate. ..
Transmit you, herewith, sealed letter from the
President Of the United States, aecredtng you u,
your official character to General Paroles as Pres
dent ad interim ofthe Mexican republic. An open
copy Of the letter IA also enclosed, which you vii
communicate to the minister for foreign affairs,
with request for him to name time for you TO
present the original to the acting president in per-
son..
In regard TO the time Of your departure from the
Mexican republic, the President is willing to extend
your discretion In the present distracted condition
Of that republic, it is impossible for those at dis
lance to decide as correctly what ought TO be your
course in this particular as you yourself upon
the spot The intelligence which you have COM
municated, that the department Of Sinaloa has de-
clared its independence" "that the garrison Of Ma
zatlan has pronounced against Paredes,n and "that
the authorities of the departments Of Nuevo Leon,
Tamaulipas, chihuahua, Michoacan, and Querets-
have protested in strong terms against the usur
patton Of Paredes and, refuaing TO continue in the
exercise of their fnnctions, have dissolved" may
well exercise an influence on your decision. Indeed
you suppose that Appearances Justify the belief that
Paroles Will not be able 10 sustain himself until the
ernpient will perish from inanition, iffrom no other
cause. -...H ~
In this critical posture of Mexican affairs it will
be for yourself to decide the question of the lime Of
your departure according to events they may oc-
cur. IT, after you shall have fulfilled your nstric-
tons, you should indulge reasonable hope that by
continuing in Mexico you could thus best subserve
the interests Of your country, then you ought to
main, provided this can be done with honor. The
President reposes entire confidence in your patriot
ism and discretion, and knows that no temporary
Inconvenience to yourself will prevent you from per-
forming your duty 1t may be that when prepared
to take your Departure another revolution might be
impending, the result of which would enable you,
by timely interposition, to accomplish the great
objects Of your mission. Besides, in the present
distracted condition Of Mexico, it is Of Importance
that should have able and discreet agent in
that country to watch the progress of events and to
communicate information on which the depart
ment could rely. Jalapa is probably not so favora-
bic position for observation as the city of Mex
leo.