The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-12-30

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.Llhe Exscua,iYe, and lRe ne pie of, Texas,
in1 q q C9,nyention Ielecicd ifor, that purpose
.accepteI with great, unsnimi.y The pro. pro
lpose,l terms Of, annexation !, and thus con, Cor
Isdmnlated on her, part The great nc, q re.
storing 20 our federal Union vast terrific
rY which hal been, cededr 20 Spain by The
Fi!DFIida i!pI! treaty more than a, ,qparters ofj
century before, ,.;,; .igl,, ~, ,.,,g
After the Joint; resolu,iong for tho, annex.
9 allon OF Texas to the United. States, had
[a5Sla, minister ai Waslipgson Mdlrnsscd % u
npte "a ,ihe Secretary! of State, bearing
'(|qts oil SIKH March, 1886, pro,es,ine
Iagaihsl itaS Han;aci Of aggression; The mos
unjust which can be found recorded in the
anIndls of mpdern history, namely, tha,
fof des,poiling a friendly nation. Ike Mexi-
GO, OF ,considerabIe portion Other terrific
ry'"a and protesting against the resolutions
OF annEXa Iont as: being AN art g whereby
tthe,pror.nce of Texas, an iniegrel portion
ot the Mexiran territory, is agreed and adj
Emittc,l into the American lInion;''. and he
announced that, as q cnnseGuence. his mis-.
sion 10 tho United States, had Terminated, terminate,
and demanded his passports. Which We're
granted Twas upon The absurd n ipIrretoxt et,,!s
made by Mexico, (herself indebted fo,rr' her
llndePendence TO successful: rteyoIutions,)
that tho republic OF, Texas still continued
to be notwit hslnnding all that had passed
province al" Mexico. that this step was
loken by the Mexican minister. - 0sns's.2 =,
Every honorabls effort has been ia dt al .by
me to avoid Tie War which fdiowy;eed. bIiy,l
al5haVe proved vain. Ali DIR ia,ttefmi,pi,tss tu
preserve peace have been mel by 'insuul,
and Resistance on The part 81, Mexico.
MY efforts'to this end commenced in lie
note 81 the Secretary Of State Of the l0ih 81
March, 1915, hi answer To ihat az the
Mexican minister Whilst. declining :'io
Irc-open a discussion which had already
beef'exhaustetl, and proving 1aageaain" !" "wh;ai,
was know35to the whole wofId, that Texas
had long since achieved he: intependesincee,
the Secretary Of Slate expressed the re.
lgret of This government that Mexico should
have taken offence al the resolution Of an. an,
nexation passed BY, Congress, and cave
assurance that our' most strenuous e fforls
shall be devoted to the amicablc ntIiustmen n,
o( every cause Of complaint between the
Two governments, and 10; the cultivation OF
lhe klndest and Most friendly relations be.
tween the sister republics" !''h'2
THAT have acted in the spirit Of this as
surancc, will appear from The events which
have since occurred. Notwi,hstanIinp
Mexico had abruptly terminated all diplo-
matte intercourse with the United States,
and ought, therefore, TO have been the
hrst TO ask for its resumption, YET, waiy.
ing all ceremony, embraced the cnrlies,
tarorable opportunity to ascertain from
The Mexicpn government whether they
would rcceive'un envoy from The United
States entrusted with full power to 'adius,
all the questions in dispute between the
two governments. In September, IS45,
believed the propitious moment for such
al overture had arrived. Texas, lby the
enthusiastic and almost unanimous will oi
her people, had pronounced in favor OF
annexoiion, Mexico herself had agreed 10
acknowledge the independence Of II xps,
snbJectto condition, II is true, which IL
had no righti" impose and no power 10
enforce. The last lingering hope of Mexi.
CO, il she still could have retained aby,
that Texas would ever become one OF her
provinces, must have been abandoned. 1aI
The Consul Of the United States at the
city OF Mexico was, therefore, instructed
by the Secretary of State on the 1911,
Of September, IS45, to make the inquiry
OF the Mexican government. The inQui.
ry was made. and on the 18th Of Oct. lS45
the minister Of Foreign Affairs Of The Mex.
lean government, in note addressed ia
ourconsnl, gave favorable response, re-
(quesiing, at the same time, that our naval
force might be Withdrawn from Vera Cruz
while negotiation should be pending,-
Upon the receipt Of this note, our naval
force was promptly withdrawn from Vera
Cruz. 1.j ees.
A minister was Immediately appointed
and departed to Mexico. Every thing
bore promising inspect for speedy aud
peaceful adjustment Of all our difficulties
Al the date Of my annual message tc
Congress, in December last, no doubt was
entertained but that he would be received
by the Mexican government, and the hope
was cherished that all cause Of msunder
standing between the two countries woult
be speedily removed. In the confi,len
hope that such would be the result Of his
mission, informed Congress tha, l for
bore at that time to ''rccommcnd sucI
ullerior measures Of redress for the wrong.
and injuries we had so long borne, MS i
would have been proper to make had M
such negotiation been Instituted" To m,
surprise and regret, tho Mexican govern
ment' though s"lemnly pledged to do S,