The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-12-24

Gls heal Tie LnikeA Saairrs A1as ASsE1-
} mined ri nothing shOuld be lell nndone
on our gEi 10 restore iEiendly relations
} between le two countries, our minister
Was insl1sed 10 present his credentials
10 The NJ government. and ask 10 be ae-
eredliled j. il in the diplomatic character
in whiclsle had been commissioned.
These ifiruciiOns he executed by his
note Of n hrst Of March, 1916, address
ed TO In Mexican Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, bl his request Was insulllngly re.
fused by hat minister in his answer If
the Twelfth Of the same month. No al
ienaliyerunained for our minister but 10
demandls passports, and ieluIn 10 The
United states.
! Thuswas the extraordinary spectacle
presenla 10 the civilized world, Of goY-
emmen 10 violation Of its own express
agreemat. having twice rejected minis
ter Of pace, invested with full powers To
adjust Il the existing differences between
the lw countries ia a manner just and
honorable TO both. am not aware that
modemhislOry presents parallel ease, in
which. in time Of peace, one nation has
refused even To hear propositions from
anolheilor terminating existing difficulties
belweel them. Scarcely hope of adj.
iuslingour difficulties, even at remote
day, orof preserving peace with Mexico,
could II cherished while Paroles remain
ed at lie head Of the government. He
had ACQUIRED the supreme power by a
military revolution, and upon the most
solemn plalges TO wage war against the
United Stlies, and 10 reconquer Texas,
which he damned as a revOlted province
+ OF Mexico. He had denounced as guilty
Of treason all those Mexicans who eonsid'
cred Texas as no longer constituting n par
of the territory of Mexico, and who were
friendly to the cause of peace. The du'
ration of he war which he waged against
the Unitel States was indefinite, because
the end which he proposed, Of the recon-
quest of ''exas, was hopeless. Besides
there was good reason 10 believe, from al
his cond,ct, that il was his intention Il
convert tie republic of Mexico into mon
archy, and to call d foreign European
prince to the throne. Preparatory to this
end, he lad, during his short rule, destroy
ed the liberty of the nress. tolerating that
portion Of il only which openly advocated
the establishment Of monarchy. The
better to secure the success of his ultimate
designs, he had, by an arbitrary decree
convokel Congressman TO be elected
by the rec voice Of the people, but 10 BE-
chosen IN manner 10 make them subser
Went TO his will, and to give him absolute
control over their deliberations.
Under all these circumstances, it was
believed that any revolution in Mexico
founded hpon opposition 10 the ambition:
projects Of Paroles, would tend to promote
the cause of peace as well as prevent any
attempted European interference in the
affairs of The North American continent
} both objects of deep interest to the United
States. Any such foreign interference, il
: attempted must have been resisted by the
/ United States. My views upon that sub
} ject were fully communicable Congress
, in my stannual message. In any event
il was certain that no change whatever il
the government of Mexico which woult
/, deprive Paroles of power could be for the
|. worse, so far as the United States were
! concerned, while it was highly probable
that any change must be for the BETTER
This was the state of affairs existing when
Congress, on the thirteenth of May last
, recognised the existence of the war which
had been commenced by the government
. of Paroles, and it became an object O
, much importance, with view TO Q speedy
settlement of our difficulties and the resto
ration of an honorable peace, that Parede:
, should not retain power in Mexico.
Before that time, there were symptoms o
a revolution in Mexico, favored, as it wa:
, understood to be, by the more liberal par
: ty, and especially by those who were op
posed TO foreign interference and to tn
t monarchical form of government. SAINT;
Anna was then in exile in Havana, havln!
r been expelled from power and banishe.
, from his county by revolution whicl
= occurred in December, 1914; but it wa:
| known that he had still considerable par
E ty in his favor in Mexico. 1t was als'
E equally well known that 10 vigilance whlcI
3 could be exelted by our squadron would
; in all probability, have prevented him iron
, electing landing somewhere on the ex
T ,ensive gulf cost Of Mexico, if he desire
: TO return to his country. lie had openl
S protested an entire change of policy ha'
e expressed his regret that he had subvertc
, the federal constitution of 1924, and avow
e ed that he was now in favor Of its reso
o toration. He had publicly declared hi
n hostility. in the strongest terms, to the es
h adjustment of monarchy, and TO Euro
= pean interference in the affairs OF hi
g country.
II, Information to this effect had been re
;. ceived, from sources believed to be reliable
J. at the date of the recognition of the exist
II ence of the war by Congress, and was a
i forwards fully confirmed by the receipt