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cnhies existed in relation 10 the tenor OF
hi credentials, wIi.h ma 'r i uprr--ary
10 consult the Couneil OF Government
thereon, aud on the 20lh OF lhe same
month he was advised ty Mr. Ps-ua y
Pegua, that Il- Mexican Government had
decided not 20 rccogn - hun in his capa-
ciIy OF Envoy ENuoord mary sud Mjn.-grr
PleuFo.gnuHy.
To tH.s communication of the Minister
Of Foreign Relations, tie undersigned re-
pIrd under dates OF Gosh aud e4,h Dec,
usWtIug the reasoning uy which Iur fi.lu-
sai 20 recognize hIm waz attempted o. De-
Sustained, tiudieJilu- the tour-e pursued
Is hi- Govcrrmrut aud declaring d. IN
teulion to oprorscd % Ja.apa, lhefe loawat
instructions oiartrd to aa emergency so
entirely unlocked Tor.
He has now received these instructions.
The President OF The United States entire.
ly approve, the course pa ued by the un-
d"rsiEuef. aud thp communications by
him addressed to the Mexican Govern
ment.
Had the then existing Government con-
llnued ln power, as no alternative would
have remained, the undersigned would
have been directed to demand his pass
pous.
The Presidcntoflhe United States would
have submitted the whole case to Congress,
and called upon the nation 10 assert ils
jus rights, and aveuge its injured honor.
The dcsinies Of he Mexican Republic,
however, having since been committed to |
Other hands, The Prcsidem is HHuWug 10 |
iake u courSe uhich tcouH iHeuiaLtg result I
IL ,car. 'o1tom mating another effort 10 a.
cert 50 great Il caiamHy.
lie wishes, by rNhausting every honor |
lle means 0i coucidotiou, to demonstrate |
.o he civilized world, thai it it, peace |
she'll lc disturbed, the responsibility must
Fall urOn MeXico alone.
He Is sincerely dOslrous to preserve that
peace, lat the STATE Of quasi hostility which |
ow exists on the par OF Mexico, is one
ahich is iucomyohLr pat TIE digniiy ard
interests ~ Hr U8ted Sialas, and It is tor
lac Mexican Government 10 decide, whe-
h'r il shall give place to friendly nego-
laloo or ie0d 10 aaoyea rupture.
To this request he received an answer
lated at Mexico on the l2th Of March.
oeremptouy refusing to receive him. and
declaring. among other lhugs, that "thr
supreme Government had declared before
hand that they woa'd .ook upon auncXa.
lion ms cnsus LcHi; conlormably to this
declaration, the negotiations were Of ne
nes-ily 10 be ended. and war was the only
resource Of lh" Mexican Govcmmput."-
The letter then proceeds 10 reiterate the
and charges which have here
.oiore been mode by she Mexican Govern
meut TO the q. States.
To this communication Mr.. SlidelI re-
piled on the l7h March. He demands
bis pas-pors--und alter answering the
charges otthn Mexican Minister, concludes
.y saying
The UNDERSIGNED has already exceeded
ID" limits which be had prescribed 70 him
-cll Tor reply; the question has now reach
'd n point teherc words mra gre liace 10
nets.
white he dccply regrets result 80 little
WHEN he commenced the du-
lc- Of hI. mission OF praro. be- is cor,olod
.y the reflection that no honorable tuurts
o avert IN" caIHmllcs Of war have been
.par'd y hi- Governments and that these
forts cannot m'l TO he property appreciate.
ii, no, only by the pcopr OF The United
states, hutiy the world,
The PASSPORTS were despatched on theI
lst, aud the Minister retired.