Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-12-12


alton Of that Republic to the United States which was reject
ed by the Senate. Finally, the first Of March, 1886
Congress passed Joint resolution for annexing her the
United States upon certain preliminary conditions which
her as en required The soemnes which character
lied deliberations and conduct Of the Government and
people of Texas the deeply interesting questions present.
ed by these resolutions known TO the world The Con-
gess, the Executive and the people OF Texas
elected for that purpose, accepted with great unanmty
the proposed terms Of annexation and thus consummated
part the great of restoring to federal Union
territory which had been ceded Spain by the Florida treaty
| more than quarter of century before.
After the joint resolution for OF Texas TO the
United States had been passed by Congress- the Mexican
Minister at Washington addressed note to The Secretary Of
State, bearing date the 9th Of March, lS45, protesting
against of aggression the most unjust which
be found recorded in the annals of modern history nomey,
that of despoing friendly nation like Mexico OF consider
able portion of her territory " and protesting against the
solution of being whereby the province
Of Texas integral portion Of the Mexican territory agreed
and admitted into the American Union y and he announced
that consequence, his mission to the United States had
terminated and demanded his passports which granted
upon the absurd petex made by Mexico hersef in
debed Tor her independence revolution that
the Republic OF Texas still continued be- notwithstanding all
that had passed. province of Mexico that this step
/ ken by the Mexican Minister.
Every honorable effort has been used by me to avoid the
which followed but all have proved vain All our at
temps preserve peace have been by insult and
the part of Mexico My efforts this commence
in the of the Secretary of State of the 10th Of March,
ls45, in to that Of the Mexican Minister. Whilst
hausted, and proving again what known the whole
world that Texas had long since achieved her Independence
the Secretary of State expressed the regret of this Government
that Mexico should have taken offence at the resolution of
nexaon passed by Congress- and gave that
most strenuous efforts shall be devoted to the amcable adj
astent of OF complaint between the two Gov
enmens and the cultivation Of the kndes and most friend
ly relations between the sister Republics
That have acted in the spirit Of this will APP
pear from the which have since occurred. Notwh-
standing Mexico had abruptly terminated all diplomatic in
with the United States and ought therefore, to
have been the first ask for its resumption, yet waving all
ceremony embraced the earliest favorable opportunity " to
from the Mexican Government whether they would
receive Envoy from the United States entrusted with full
power adjust all the questions in dispute between the two
Governments" In September, lS45 believed the prop-
ous moment for such overture had arrived Texas, by
the enthusiastic and almos, unanimous will of her people,
had pronounced IN favor OF Mexico herself had
agreed acknowledge the independence of Texas to
condition. it true, which she had right impose and
power enforce The last lingering hope of Mexico if
she still could have retained any, that Texas would again
become of her Provinces must have been abandoned
The Consul of the United States the city of Mexico
therefore instructed by the Secretary of State the fifteenth
September S45 to make the inquiry Of the Mexican Gov
eminent The inquiry made, and the fifteenth of Oc
obe, 1915 the Minister Of Foreign Affairs of the Mexican
Government note addressed to Consul, gave favor
able response requesting at the time, that naval
force might be Withdrawn from Vera Cruz while negotiations
should be pending Upon the receipt of this noe naval
force promptly Withdrawn from Vera Cruz. Minister
Immediately appointed, and departed to Mexico. Every
usment Of all difficulties. AT the date of my annual
message TO Congress- in December last doubt enter
tanned but that he would be received by the Mexican Govern
men and the hope cherished that all of msunder
standing between the would be speedily
ed In The confident hope that such ycd be lie result of
his mission, informed Congress that orboe that
recommend such Interior of redress for the wrongs
and injuries had long hone ii would have been
per TO make had such negotiation been instituted. To
surprise and regret the Mexican Government though
emnly pledged do so upon the arrival of Minister in
ed Vera Cruz the theh of November, ls45, he found
that the aspect of affairs had undergone unhappy change
The Government of General Herrera who that time
President OF the Republic, toerng to its fall General
Paroles Ca military eader had manifested his determination
to overthrow the government Of Herrera, by military
luton and of the principal which he employed
TO elect his purpose and render the of Herrera
odous TO the army and people of Mexico, by loudly
demning its determination to receive minister of peace from
the United States, alleging that the intention Of Here
by treaty with the United States dismeber the terri
tory Of Mexico by cedng away the department of Texas
The Of Herrera believed have been well dis
posed TO pacific adjustment Of existing difficulties but pro-
badly alarmed for its security and in order to ward off
The danger Of the revolution led by Paredes violated its
Tenn agreement and refused accredt Minis
Ter and this although informed that he had been invested
with full power TO adjust all questions dispute between the
two Governments Among the frivolous pretexts for this
fusa the principal was that Minister had gone
upon special misso confined to the question Of Texas
aone leaving all the outrages upon flag and citizens
unredressed The Mexican Government well knew that both
peravey required that the two questions Of boundary and
indemnity should be treated OF together naturally and nse
paby blended and they ought have that this
best calculated to enable the United States extend
them the most liberal Justice On the hiiteth of December,
s45, General Herrera resigned the Presidency, and yielded
up the Government General Paroles without struggle.
Thus revolution accomplished solely by the army
handed by Paredes and the power Mexico passed
into the hands OF military usurper, who known be
bitterly hostile to the United States.
Although the prospect Of pacific adjustment with the
Government uHpromisng, from the known hostility of its
head to the United States yet determined that nothing should
be left undone part to restore friendly relations between
the two countries, Minister instructed to present his
credentials 10 the Government and ask be accredited
by il in the diplomatic character in which he had been
missoned These instructions he executed by his note of the
first OF March, 1916, addressed the Mexican Minister Of
Foreign Affairs bat his request insutngly refused by
that Minister in his Of the twelfth Of the month
No alternative remained for Minister but to demand his
passports and return to the United States.
Thus the extraordinary spectacle presented to the civil
Lied world Of Government violation 81 its express
agreement having twice ected minister Of peace invested
with full powers adjust all the existing differences between
the two countries in just and honorable to both
that modern history presents parallel case
which, in time Of peace nation has refused hear
propositions from another for terminating existing difficulties
between them.
Scarcely hope of adjusting difficulties, at a
remote day, OF preserving peace with Mexico could be
cherished while Paredes remained the head Of the Govern
ment lie had acquired the supreme power by military
revolution, and upon the most solemn pledges
against the United States and to reconquer Texas which he
cmed revoted province Of Mexico. He had denounced
guilty OF treason all those Mexicans considered Texas