Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-12-17


pose, and render the Government of Herrera Qdous
to the army and the people of Mexico, was by loud
ly condemning its determination to receive Minis
ter of Peace from the United States, and alleging
that it the intention of Herrera, by treaty with
the United States, to dsmomber the territory of
Mexico, by ceding the Department of Texas. The
Government of Herrera is believed to be well dis
posed to pacific adjustment OF existing difficulties
but, probably alarmed for its own security, and in
der to ward off the danger Of the revolution led by
Parades, violated its solemn agreement, and refused
to receive or accredt our Ministers and this, athO
informed that he had been invested with the full
power to adjust all questions in dispute between the
two Governments, Among the frivolous preteXts for
this refusal, the principal was, that our Minister
had not gone upona special mission, confined to the
question Of Texas alone, leaving all the outrages up
on our flag and our citizens unredressed. The Mex
lean Government well knew that both national hon
and the protection due to our citizens imperative
ly required that the two questions of boundary and
indemnity should be treated together, naturally
and inseparaby blended; and they ought to have
seen that this was best calculated to enable
the u s. to extend to them the most liberal justice.
On the Both Dec, 1915, Gen. Herrera resigned the
Presidency, and yielded up the Government to Gen.
Parades withouta struggle This revolution was
accomplished solely by the army commanded byl
Parades, and the supreme power in Mexico passed
into the hands of military usurper, who was known
to be bitterly hostile to the United States.
Although the prospect of pacific adjustment with
the new Government was unpromlsing, from the
known hostility its head to the United States, yet,
determined that nothing should be left undone on
our part to restore friendly relations between the
two countries, minister instructed to present
his credentials to the new Government, and ask to
be accredited by it in the diplomatic character in
which he had been commissioned These instIuc-
tons he executed by his note of the LIST of March,
1916, addressed to the Mexican Minister of Foreign
Affairs but his request was lnsuItngly refused 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 spectacle presented
to the civilized world of Government in violation
of its own express agreement having twice rejected
minister of peace invested with the full power to
adjust all the existing differences between the two
countries in manner Just and honorable to both,
am not aware that modern history presents par
ael case in which, in time of peace, one nation has
refused even to hear propositions from another for
terminating existing difficulties between them.
Scarcely hope OF adjusting our difficulties even at
remote day, or of preserving peace with Mexico,
could be cherished while Parades remained at the
head of the Government lie had acquired the SUI
preme power by military revolution, and upon the
most solemn pledges to wage war against the Unit
ed States, and to re-Conquer Texas, which he claim
ed as artV1.ted Mexican province. He had denounc-
ed as guilty of treason all those McXcans who CON
sdered Texas no longer constituting part of the
territory of Mexico, and who were friendly to the
cause of peace-The duration of the war which he
wagcd against the United States was Indefinite be-
cause the end which he proposed of the reconquest
of Texas, was entirely hopeless. Beside, there
all tltot
that it his intention to convert the republic Of
Mexico into a monarchy, and to call foreign Eu-
ropean prince to the throne Preparatory to this
end, he had, during his short rule destroyed thelb-
erty Of the press, toeratng that portion of it only
which openly advocated the establishment off mon
archy The better to secure the of his ulti
mate designs, he had, by an arbitrary decree, con-
voked Congressional to be elected by the free
voice OF the people, but to be chosen in a manner
to make them subseryien to bis WILL and 10 give him
absolute control over their deliberations.
Under all these circumstances, it was believed
that any revolution in Mexico, founded upon oppo-
sition to the ambitious projects of Paradcs, would
tend to promote the cause of peace as well as pre-
vent any attempted European interference in the af-
fairs of the North American continent-both objects
of deep interest to the United States. Any such
foreign interference, ifatempted, must have been
resisted by the United States My views upon that
suhiect vare fnv communicated fo Conrress in INV
frsi annual MESSAGE In onv event # ,yns cortoiy
tbnt NO cbnn ,yatoyor ~ Io Covornnont Of New
100 which ,r6,,d Jonro Parados Of mower cond he
for the vorso 60 Gr os tho TTntod States wero CON
carned ybiIn if os birbv nroboble that anv cbonre
mnst he for tbc botter Tlis WAS t6e stntc Of ef:
fairs pvistina when Conoress on tbc 18th Of Nav
last recogni2ed tbe existence Of the war which had
hpon commoncod bv tho Govornmcnt If porodes
and if boron,n an object Of much mnortoncc with =
Wow to = snoody sottloront Of orr difirultos and
the restoration ofon honorable nooce tbot parodes
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