The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-27
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

The present administration has few favors TO ex-
pect from the wing press. We must mako up ON
minds to see all sorts of attacks made upon il from
that quarter In this spirit it is that the Pi tsburg
Journal OF the Gath tits away about our relations
with Mexico. IL carps, as usual, at the an.
nexation Of Texas-then, at our claiming all the
country east of the Del Nore. Ithen nsina,te that
Gen. Taylor's army now stands upon the Mexican
soil, and apprehends collision between the two ar
mes in which case it is not difficult TO that the
wing paper is prepared TO take aides with the Mexi-
unskilfu and bad craftsmanship in the adlnnistra-
ton of our own government,
Now in all these positions the Journal is wrong
in fact as we'll as in feeling lst. We had right 10
mex Texas to the United States, because Texas was
independent, and had been recognised as such by
the United States, England France, &c. ID. Hav-
ing annexed her to our country, we had right to
claim ell the territory which we had claimed as a
part OF Texas before her cession to SPAIN and which
Texas has claimed since the declaration of her indie
pendence. Sd. Owning thus to the banks of the
Rio del Norte, had right, and it became, under
existing circumstances, our duty, to protect the
American soil with our troops-taking care to re-
spect the property Of the few persons calling them
selves Mexcans, who happened to be within our
borders, and taking to act on the defensive, to
keep our troops on this side the Rio del Norte and
not to fire a shot upon the Mexicans on the other
side, unless they should commence the attack. In all
these positions, our administration has been guided
by the best principles of Craftsmanship" that are
recognised among the nations Of the earth. In the 4th
place. government waived even the point Of eti-
quette; and though Mexico had Withdrawn her min
lister from the United States, and suspended all di-
pIomatic intercourse vita u.s. sought sgsn 10 open
the door of negotiation for the purpose of settling
all disputes, and of restoring the most amicable re-
lations between the two countries. We had vari-
GUS injuries to complain OF. Our citizens had been
i'll treated by the Mexican authorities. Their prop
erty had been seized and unjusly confscated to the
extent of many millions Of dollars. A large amount
of claims still unsettled. The portion which
had been adjusted under a commission of the two
nations had no, been paid. Several ns,alments re-
main due, and the faith of treaty has been violated
by Mexico. Under similar circumstances France
had formerly despatched squadron, and exacted
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pursued her example; but we preferred to
send minister to the Mexican capital, to
settle not merely the boundaries of Texas,
but all the other causes Of dispute, and to bind
the two countries together by permanent peace
But she refuses to receive minister, unless he
goes with the limited powers of commissioner
leaving all our complaints unsettled, and all the
claims of our citizens unsatisfed Notwithstand
ing this wise and conciliatory course on the part o.
the administration, we see the whig press coming
forward to assa them for their "unskilful and bar
craftsmanship to paralyze any measures which they
may propose for obtaining justice for our people
put in the wrong before the world, and to lay
at our doors all the consequences of the obstinate
"unskilful, and bad craftsmanship" of the Mexica
government