The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-05-23

and Minister PlenipoIentiary Of the United
States to Mexico, and was inlrusled will
full powers 10 adjust both the questions o
the Texas boundary and indemniicaIon tc
our citizens. The redress OF The wrongs
Of our citizens naturally and inseparably
blended itself with the question OF boundary
The settlement Of the one question, IN 1
correct view of the subject, involves that o
The other. could not, for moment, en-
terlaln the idea thai the claims of our much
Injured and long suffering citizens, many OF
which had existed for more than twenty
years, should be postponed, or SEPARATED
from lhe settlement of the boundary ques
ton.
Mr.. SlideIl arrived at Vera Cruz on the
|30h of November, and CouIeousIy received
by ihe authorities of that city. But the
government of Gen. Herrera was then to.-
Ierng to its fall. The revolutionary party
had seized upon Texas question to effect
or hasten It's overthrow. lis determination
TO restore friendly relations with the United
States, and to receive our mlalsler, 10 ne
go,lale for lhe settlement OF this question
was violently assaIed, and vas made the
great theme OF denunClaliOn against II. The
government Of Gen Herrera, lhere is good
reason to believe, was sincerely desIrols TO
receive our minister; but it yielded 10 The
storm raised by its enemies, aad on tn
Il ST Of December refused to acrredil Mr.
SIdeII upon lhe most frivolous pr-lexls
These are so IulIy and ably expos@d in the
note Of Mr.. SIde.l Of the 24,h of December
last 10 the Mexican Minister of Foreign H.
IaIions, herewith transmitted, that deum
II unnecessary TO enter into farther dol4n Oh
his portion of the subject.
Five days after The dalee of IL. S.llelI's
lole, Gen. Herrera yielded the govtrnmen'
10 Gen. Paroles without struggle. aud ou
he 30th of December resigned ibe presl-
iency. This revolution was acromr r.l,hsd
solely BY the army, the people hrolo4 mkeuI
,ut lIllc part in .he contest; and thus the
.upreme power in Mexico passed Iuto the
rauds Of Il military lealcr.
Dc elmiocd 20 leave no effort unIried loI
feet an amlcsbe adjustment with Mrxjcr
directed MIR. SideI TO present ai' credrn
tals 10 he government Of Gen. P4Iea-S. &
,sk to be 0cjaly received by bin. There
would have been less ground for taking Tins
step had Gen, PareGes come mlO power 6y
A regular constitutional succession. In lha
event his administration would have been
but mere constitutional C0ntlns
nance OF the government Of Gen, Herrera,
,nd the refusal of the latter to receive, unless
~ lnumalioa bad been given by Gen. Pa
redes Of his desire 10 reverse the decision VI
MS predecessor.
But The government of General Paroles
yves its existence to military revolution
py which the subsisliog constitutional au-
.horllies had been subyered The form
If government was entirely changed, sSI
we'll as all the high (unCIlonsries by whom
II was administered.
United these circumstances, Mr.. Sidell,
in obedience to nv direction, addressed a
note 10 the Mexican Minister Of Foreign
Relations, under date of the lst of March
last, asking /" be received by that govern
ment in lhe diplomatic character TO which
no pad been appointed. This minister, inI
uis reply, under date Of the l2,h OF March,
reiterated lie arguments OF his predecessor
aud in terms that may be considered as CIV
ing Just grounds Of offence to The govern
men, and people Of the United States, de-
MED the application of Mr. SlideIl. Moth
ing therefore, remained for our envoy bat
10 demand his passports and return to his
own country.
Thus the government of Mexico, though
solemnly pledged by official acts in October
las! TO receive and accredit an American
envoy, violated their r'ighted faith, and re.
fused the offer Of peaceful adjustment OF
our difficulties Not only was the offer re-
iacled, bu, the injigoily Of its rejection was
enhanced by the manifest breach Of faith in
refusing to admit the envoy, who came be-
cause they bad bound themselves 10 receive
him. Nor can it be said that the offer was
nuless from she want Of ofopporluuiiy Of dis
dusslng it; our envoy was present on 'heIf